Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to F,D keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Not a lot of
[Bm]people left [G]around
Who know’s [Bm]now
[G]Softly [Bm]laying on
the [G]ground [Bm]ohooh [G]
Not a lot of [Bm]people left
a[G]round [Bm]ohoohh [G]oh[Bm]oohh
[section 2]
[G]In my [Bm]life I have [Em]seen
People [Am]walking to the [G]seat
Just to [Bm]find mem[Em]ory
Plagued my [Am]constant mis[G]ery
Their [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down
[Am]Fixed upon the [G]ground
Their [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down [Am]
[chorus]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes
fixed on the [G]sun [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[section 3]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Cut my [Bm]hair on
a silver [G]cloud
Bro[Bm]ken sound
[G]Softly [Bm]laying on the
[G]ground [Bm]ohoohh
[G]Not a lot of [Bm]people left
a[G]round [Bm]ohoohh [G]oh[Bm]oohh
[section 4]
[G]In my [Bm]past bitter [Em]sweet
Found no [Am]love between the [G]sheets
Take the [Bm]blood broken [Em]dreams
[Am]Lonely times in[G]deed
With [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down
[Am]Fixed upon the [G]ground
With [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down [Am]
[section 5]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes
fixed on the [G]sun [D]
[D]Turn back no it’s
time for me to let go [G] [D]
[D]Way down had to
find a place to lay low [G] [D]
[D]Lamp shade turning
[D]right into a lamp post
[interlude]
[Em] [Dbm] [D] [G] [Dbm] [D] [Em] [Dbm] [D] [Em]
[section 6]
[D]Walk around the [Em]corner
[G]Never saw it coming still
I [D]try to make a [Em]move
It almost [G]stopped me from belief
I don’t [D]wanna know the [Em]future
[G]I’m like rolling thunder
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[chorus]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the
[D]I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the [G]sun
[interlude]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[Closing]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Not a lot of [Bm]people
left a[G]round
[Bm]oh[G]ooh [Bm]oh[G]ooh
How to play Shake Me Down on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down on ukulele requires 7 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.
Shake Me Down uses these transitions most often: G → Bm (34), Bm → G (26), and D → Em (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 G - Bm chord transition.
1. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm;
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
2. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
3. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
5. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
6. 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.
7. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
8. Em → Dbm chord transition
To move from Em to Dbm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 4.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
9. Dbm → D chord transition
To move from Dbm to D;
- While playing Dbm, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 4 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 4 to fret 2.
10. G → Dbm chord transition
To move from G to Dbm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
11. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
12. 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.
13. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
Shake Me Down chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Shake Me Down.
- Shake Me Down includes 126 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Shake Me Down contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Shake Me Down connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → G: 25%
- Bm → Em: 13%