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Alice Cooper - Social Debris Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, C#, C, A, A7, E, G, F, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-4 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram


[D] [C#] [C] [A]
[A] [A7] [A] [A7] [A] [D]
I don’t com[A]mit, I just col[A]lide
I won’t sub[A]mit, I’ll just de[D]cide
On where to [A]run or where to [D]hide


[E]Their eyes are everywhere
[E]I see them spying there
At my [G]face, at my [G]hair


[A] [A7] [A] [A7] [A] [A7] [A] [D]


I won’t plug [A]in, to their mac[A]hine
I hate the [A]sound, I hate that [D]scene
I sure ain’t [A]hip, I sure can’t [A]hop
I lost the [A]script, I lost the [D]plot


[E]Their spies are everywhere
[E]I feel them hiding there
On my [G]face, in my [G]hair


I [D]just [D]can’t [D]cope with [A]all this disease
It’s pushing [D]down, [C#]down, [C]down
Down on [A]me
Look at [D]me, what you [D]see
Is [A]social [A7]deb[A]ris


[E] [E] [F] [E] [Am] [F] [E]


[Am]You [Am]said you’d [G]treat [F]me,
But [Am]tried [Am]to de[G]lete [F]me
[Am]You [Am]think I’m [G]tra[F]gic,
But [Am]I [Am]know I’m [G]ma[F]gic


[E]Your eyes are everywhere
[E]I see you spying there
At my [G]face, at my [G]hair


I [D]just [D]can’t [D]cope with [A]all this disease
It’s pushing [D]down, [C#]down, [C]down
Down on [A]me
Look at [D]me, what you [D]see
Is [A]social [A7]deb[A]ris


I [D]just [D]can’t [D]cope with [A]all this disease
It’s pushing [D]down, [C#]down, [C]down
Down on [A]me
Look at [D]me, what you [D]see
[A]Social [A7]deb[A]ris
Look at [D]me, what you [D]see
I’m [A]social [A7]deb[A]ris

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AlbumDetroit Stories
Year2021
KeyD

How to play Social Debris on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Alice Cooper - Social Debris on ukulele requires 9 chords and 15 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.

Social Debris uses these transitions most often: A → D (14), D → A (11), and A → A7 (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 D - C# chord transition.

1. D → C# chord transition

To move from D to C#;

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

3. C → A chord transition

To move from C to A;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C to A

4. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.
A to A7

5. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

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

6. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E;

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

7. E → G chord transition

To move from E to G;

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

8. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

9. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

10. A → E chord transition

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.

11. E → F chord transition

To move from E to F;

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

12. E → Am chord transition

To move from E to Am;

  1. While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

13. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am to F;

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

14. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

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

15. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Social Debris.

  • Social Debris includes 82 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Social Debris contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Social Debris connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → E: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → E: 3%