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Radiohead - Nude Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, C#m, F#m, G#m, G#, E, B, Am, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [A] [C#m] [C#m] [F#m] [F#m] [G#m] [G#m] [A] [A] [G#m]Don’t get [G#]any big ideas [A]They’re [E]not [C#m]gonna happen [B] [G#m]You paint yourself white [G#]And fill up with noise [A]But there’ll [E]be [C#m]something missing

[B]Now that you’ve [G#m]found it [A]It’s gone, now that [G#m]you feel it You [A]don’t, you’ve gone off the [C#m]rails [A]

[G#m]So don’t get any [G#]big ideas [A]They’re [E]not gonna [C#m]happen [B] [G#]You’ll go to hell for, What your [A]dirty [E]mind is [C#m] [B]thinking

[G#m] [G#m] [A] [A] [G#m] [G#m] [A] [A] [C#m] [C#m] [A] [A] [E] [E] [Am] [E] [E] [Am] [C] [C] [Am] [Am] [E]

Artist Radiohead
Album In Rainbows
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2007
Key A

How to play Nude on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Radiohead - Nude on ukulele requires 9 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

When you are ready, begin with A - C#m chord transition.

1. A → C#m chord transition

  • To play the starting chord A; Place index finger on C string fret 1. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  • To move from A to C#m; Move index finger from C string fret 1 to C string fret 4.
  • Move middle finger from G string fret 2 to G string fret 6.
A to C#m

7. A → E chord transition

  • To move from A to E; Move index finger from C string fret 1 to G string fret 1.
  • Move middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2. Place pinky on C string fret 4.
A to E