Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive 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 D,A,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
[Opening]
Well, you can [Em]tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a [D]woman’s man, no [Em]time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
I’ve been [D]kicked around since [Em]I was born.
And now it’s [A]all right, that’s s ok, you may look the other way,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.
[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]
[section 2]
Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I [D]can’t get either I [Em]really try.
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a [D]dancing man, I [Em]just can’t loose.
You know it’s [A]all right, it’s ok, I live to see another day,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.
[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]
[section 3]
[A]Life goig nowhere, somebody help me; Somebody help me, [Em]yeah.
Life goig nowhere, somebody help me, yeah.
Stayig alii[Em]iive!
Well, you can [Em]tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a [D]woman’s man, no [Em]time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
I’ve been [D]kicked around since [Em]I was born.
And now [A]it’s all right, it’s ok, you may look the other way,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.
[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]
[Closing]
[A]Life goig nowhere, somebody help me; Somebody help me, [Em]yeah.
Life goig nowhere, somebody help me, yeah.
Stayig alii[Em]iive!
How to play Stayin' Alive on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive on ukulele requires 4 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.
Stayin' Alive uses these transitions most often: D → Em (9), Em → D (9), and A → Em (5). 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 Em - D chord transition.
1. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
2. Em → A chord transition
To move from Em to A;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
3. Em → Bm chord transition
To move from Em to Bm;
- While playing Em, lift your middle finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
Stayin' Alive chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Stayin' Alive.
- Stayin' Alive includes 34 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Stayin' Alive contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Stayin' Alive connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
- Em → D: 17%
- Em → A: 5%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → Em: 17%