Green Day - Sassafras Roots Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]Roaming round your house, wasting your [C]time[D]
[G]No obligation just wasting your [C]time [D]
[G]So why are you alone wasting your [C] [D]time?
[G]When you could be with me wasting your [C]time [D]
[chorus]
[C]I’m a waste like [D]you, with [C]nothing else to [D]do
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
[section 2]
[G] [G] [C] [D]
[G]Wording off regrets, wasting your [C]time [D]
[G]Smoking cigarettes, wasting your [C]time [D]
[G]I’m just a parasite wasting your [C]time [D]
[G]Applying myself to wasting your [C]time [D]
[chorus]
[C]I’m a waste like [D]you, with [C]nothing else to [D]do
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
[section 3]
[E7] [C] [E7] [C] [E7] [C] [D]
[G]So why are you alone wasting your [C] [D]time?
[G]When you could be with me wasting your [C]time [D]
[C]I’m a waste like [D]you, with [C]nothing else to [D]do
[Closing]
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
May [C]I waste [G]your time [D]too?
How to play Sassafras Roots on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Green Day - Sassafras Roots on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Sassafras Roots uses these transitions most often: C → D (18), D → C (12), and G → C (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
3. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
4. D → E7 chord transition
To move from D to E7;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
5. E7 → C chord transition
To move from E7 to C;
- While playing E7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
Sassafras Roots chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sassafras Roots.
- Sassafras Roots includes 69 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Sassafras Roots contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Sassafras Roots connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → C: 14%