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Fall Out Boy - Save Rock And Roll Ukulele Chords

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ChordsE, B, C#m, A, G#m, F, C, Dm, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-4-2Ukulele G#m | A♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[E] [B] [C#m] [A]
I [E]need more dreams, and less [B]life
I [C#m]need that dark, in a little more [A]light
[E]I cried tears you’ll never see [B]
So [C#m]fuck you, you can go cry me an ocean
And leave me [A]be

[chorus]
[A]You are [B]what [C#m]you [C#m]love
[A]Not who [G#m]loves you [C#m]
In a [A]world full [B]of the [C#m]word [C#m]yes
I’m [A]here to scream

[chorus]
[E]No No, wherever I [B]go
Trouble seems to [C#m]follow
Only plugged in to [A]save rock and roll

[section 2]
[E] [B] [C#m] [A]
[E]Blood brothers in [B]desperation
An [C#m]oath of silence
For the voice of our [A]generation
[E]How’d it get to be only me? [B]
Like I’m the [C#m]last damn kid still kicking
That still [A]believes

[section 3]
[A]I will [B]defend [C#m]the [C#m]faith
[A]Going down [G#m]swinging [C#m]
[A]I will [B]save [C#m]the [C#m]songs
That we [A]can’t stop singing

[chorus]
[E]No No, wherever I [B]go
Trouble seems to [C#m]follow
Only plugged in to [A]save rock and roll

[chorus]
[E]Oh no we won’t go, ’cause [B]we don’t know when to quit oh oh
[C#m]Oh no we won’t go ’cause [A]we don’t know when to quit oh oh

[chorus]
[A]You are [B]what [C#m]you [C#m]love
[A]Not who [G#m]loves you [C#m]
In a [A]world full [B]of the [C#m]word [C#m]yes
I’m [A]here to scream

[chorus]
[F]No No, wherever I [C]go
Trouble seems to [Dm]follow
Only plugged in to [Bb]save rock and roll

[chorus]
[F]Oh no we won’t go, ’cause [C]we don’t know when to quit oh oh
[Dm]Oh no we won’t go, ’cause [Bb]we don’t know when to quit oh oh

[Closing]
[F]No No (Oh no we won’t go)
Wherever I [C]go (’cause we don’t know when to quit oh oh)
Trouble seems to [Dm]follow (oh no we won’t go)
Only plugged in to [Bb]save rock and roll
(Cause we don’t know when to quit oh oh)

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ArtistFall Out Boy
AlbumSave Rock And Roll
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2013
KeyE

How to play Save Rock And Roll on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Fall Out Boy - Save Rock And Roll on ukulele requires 9 chords and 12 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.

Save Rock And Roll uses these transitions most often: C#m → A (18), B → C#m (15), and E → B (9). 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 E - B chord transition.

1. E → B chord transition

Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram

To move from E to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
E to B

2. B → C#m chord transition

Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram

To move from B to C#m;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.
B to C#m

3. C#m → A chord transition

Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from C#m to A;

  1. While playing C#m, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 4 to G string fret 2.
C#m to A

4. A → E chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram

To move from A to E;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
A to E

5. A → B chord transition

To move from A to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

6. A → G#m chord transition

To move from A to G#m;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 4.

7. G#m → C#m chord transition

To move from G#m to C#m;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 4 to A string fret 4.

8. A → F chord transition

To move from A to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

9. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

10. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

11. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm to Bb;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.

12. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

  1. While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

Save Rock And Roll chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Save Rock And Roll.

  • Save Rock And Roll includes 74 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Save Rock And Roll contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Save Rock And Roll connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C#m, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (27%), B (21%), and F#m (11%).
    • C#m → A: 27%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → E: 12%
    • A → B: 4%
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