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The Beatles - Octopus’s Garden Ukulele Chords

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

[B] [E] [B] [A] [B] [E] [C#m] [A] [B] [E]I’d like to be [C#m]under the sea, [A]in an Octopus’s Garden in the [B]shade. [E]He’d let us in, [C#m]knows where we’ve been,, [A]in his Octopus’s Garden in the [B]shade. [C#m]I’d ask my friends to come and see, [A]an Octopus’s [B]Garden with me. [E]I’d like to be [C#m]under the sea, [A]in an Octopus’s [B]Garden in the [E]shade.

[E]We would be warm [C#m]below the storm, [A]in our little hideaway beneath the [B]waves. [E]Resting our head [C#m]on the sea bed, [A]in an Octopus’s Garden near a [B]cave. [C#m]We would sing and dance around, [A]because we know we [B]can’t be found. [E]I’d like to be [C#m]under the sea, [A]in an Octopus’s [B]Garden in the [E]shade.

[A] [F#m] [D] [E] [A] [F#m] [D] [E] [A] [B] [E]We would shout [C#m]and swim about, [A]the coral that lies beneath the [B]waves. [E]Oh, what joy for [C#m]every girl and boy, [A]knowing they’re happy and they’re [B]safe. [C#m]We would be so happy, you and me, [A]no one there to tell us what to [B]do. [E]I’d like to be [C#m]under the sea, [A]in an Octopus’s [B]Garden with [C#m]you, [A]In an Octopus’s [B]Garden with [C#m]you, [A]in an Octopus’s [B]Garden with [E]you, [B] [E]

Artist The Beatles
Album Abbey Road
Genres Rock
Year 1969
Key B

How to Play Octopus's Garden on Ukulele?

The Beatles - Octopus's Garden can be played in the key of B using the B, E, A, C#m, F#m, D chords.

  • For B, To play B, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
  • For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Octopus's Garden with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.