Train - Shake Up Christmas Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
[Opening]
Ho ho [C]ho Shake up the happiness, [Dm]wake up the happiness[F]
Shake up the [C]happiness, it’s Christmas Time
[section 2]
There’s a story that I was told and I wanna tell the world before I get too old
I don’t remember it so let’s December it and reassemble it oh yeah
[C]Once upon a time in a town like [Dm]this a little girl made a great big wish
[F]To fill the world of happiness [C]and be on Santa’s magic list
[chorus]
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon Y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
Ho ho [Dm]ho, Ho ho [F]ho, It’s Christmas [C]Time
[section 3]
At the same time miles away a little boy made a wish that day
That the world would be okay and Santa Claus would hear him say
“I got [C]dreams and I got love, I got my [Dm]feet on the ground and family above,
Can [F]you send some happiness with my best to the [C]rest of the people of the east and the west.”
[section 4]
[C]And maybe every once in a while [Dm]you’ll give my grandma a reason to smile
[F]This the season with smile It’s [C]cold but we’ll be freezing in style
[C]Let me meet a girl one day [Dm]that wants to spread some love this way
[F]We can let some souls run free [F]and she can open some happiness with me
[chorus]
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon Y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
[Closing]
I know you’re [C]out there, I hear your [Dm]reindeer,
I see the [F]snow where your boots [C]have been
I’m gonna [C]show them some day we’ll [Dm]know then,
Then love will [F]grow and believe again
[chorus]
Shake it [C]up, shake it [C]up, shake up the [Dm]happiness,
Wake it up, wake up the [F]happiness, c’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
[chorus]
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
Ho ho [Dm]ho, Ho ho [F]ho, It’s Christmas [C]Time
Shake it [C]up, shake up the happiness, wake [Dm]it up, wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
[chorus]
[C]Shake it up, Shake up the [Dm]happiness, Wake it up, Wake up the happiness
[F]C’mon y’all, it’s Christmas [C]Time
Ho ho [C]ho, ho ho [Dm]ho, ho ho [F]ho, it’s Christmas [C]Time
How to play Shake Up Christmas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Train - Shake Up Christmas 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.
Shake Up Christmas uses these transitions most often: C → Dm (18), Dm → F (18), and F → C (18). 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 C - Dm chord transition.
1. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
Shake Up Christmas chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Shake Up Christmas.
- Shake Up Christmas includes 54 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Shake Up Christmas contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Shake Up Christmas 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 → Dm: 5%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%