Radiohead - High and Dry Ukulele Chords

Chord reference F#m, A, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F#m]Two jumps in a week I bet [A]you think That’s pretty clever don’t [E]you boy. [F#m]Flying on your [A]motorcycle. Watching all the ground beneath [E]you drop.

You’d [F#m]kill yourself for [A]recognition. Kill yourself to never [E]ever stop. [E] You [F#m]broke another mirror. [A]You’re turning into something you [E]are not. [E]

Don’t leave me [F#m]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry, Don’t leave me [F#m]high, [A]don’t leave me [E]dry.

[F#m]Drying up in [A]conversation You will be the one who [E]cannot talk. [F#m]all your insides fall to piece[A]s. You just sit there wishing you could [E]still make love.

[F#m]They’re the ones who’ll hate you when [A]you think You’ve got the world all [E]sussed out. [F#m]They’re the ones who’ll spit at [A]you. You will be the one [E]screaming out. [E]

Don’t leave me [F#m]high,[A] don’t leave me [E]dry, Don’t leave me [F#m]high,[A] don’t leave me [E]dry.

[F#m] [A] [E] [E] [F#m] [A] [E] [E] It’s the [F#m]best thing that you ever [A]had. The [E]best thing that you ever, [E]ever had. It’s the [F#m]best thing that you ever h[A]ad. The [E]best thing that you had has [E]gone away.

Don’t leave me [F#m]high,[A] don’t leave me [E]dry, Don’t leave me [F#m]high,[A] don’t leave me [E]dry. Don’t leave [F#m]me [A]high, [E] Don’t leave me [F#m]high, [A]don’t leave me dry[E].

Artist Radiohead

Album The Bends

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 1995

Key F#m

How to play High and Dry on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Radiohead - High and Dry on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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 F#m - A chord transition.

1. F#m → A chord transition

Ukulele F#m / Gbm chord diagram 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. Fingering: 2-1-2-0

Ukulele A chord diagram 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. Fingering: 2-1-0-0

To play the starting chord F#m; Place middle finger on C string fret 1. Place ring finger on G string fret 2. Place pinky on E string fret 2.
To move from F#m to A; Lift ring finger and pinky.
Move middle finger from C string fret 1 to G string fret 2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.

2. A → E chord transition

Ukulele E chord diagram 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. Fingering: 1-4-0-2

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.

3. E → F#m chord transition

To move from E to F#m; Lift index finger.
Move middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 1. Move pinky from C string fret 4 to E string fret 2. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.