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Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out Ukulele Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, Am, C, Em, G, E, C/e/E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [Dm] [Am] [Am]
[F]I wish I found some better [Dm]sounds no one’s ever heard
[Am]I wish I had a better [Am]voice to sing some better words
[F]I wish I found some chords [Dm]in an order that is new
[Am]I wish I didn’t have to [Am]rhyme every time I sang
[F]I was told when I get [Dm]older all my fears would shrink
But [Am]now I’m insecure and I [Am]care what people think

[chorus]
My name’s [F]Blurryface and [Dm]I care what you [Am]think [Am]
My name’s [F]Blurryface and [Dm]I care what you [Am]think [Am]

[chorus]
[F]Wish we could [C]turn back time [Am]to the [Em]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out
[Am]Wish we could [G]turn back time[C]to the [E]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out

[section 2]
[F] [Dm] [Am] [Am]We’re stressed out [F] [Dm] [Am] [Am]
[Am]Sometimes a certain smell will [G]take me back to when I was young
[Dm]How come I’m never able to [C]identify where it’s coming from
[Am]I’d make a candle out of it [G]if I ever found it
Try to [Dm]sell it, never sell out of it, I’d [C]probably only sell one

[section 3]
[Am]It’d be to my brother ’cause [G]we have the same nose
Same [Dm]clothes, homegrown, a stone’s [C]throw from a creek we used to roam
[F]But it would remind us of when [Dm]nothing really mattered
Out of [Am]student loans and treehouse homes we [Am]all would take the latter

[chorus]
My name’s [F]Blurryface and [Dm]I care what you [Am]think [Am]
My name’s [F]Blurryface and [Dm]I care what you [Am]think [Am]

[chorus]
[F]Wish we could [C/E]turn back time [Am]to the [Em]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out
[Am]Wish we could [G]turn back time[C]to the [E]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out

[chorus]
We [Am]used to play pretend, give each [G]other different names
We would [C]build a rocket ship and then we’d [E]fly it far away
Used to [Am]dream of outer space, but now they’re [G]laughing at our face saying,
“[C]Wake up, you need to make [E]money.” Yeah.

[chorus]
[F]Wish we could [C/E]turn back time [Am]to the [Em]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out
[Am]Wish we could [G]turn back time[C]to the [E]good old days
[Am]When our [G]mommas sang [C]us to sleep, but [E]now we’re stressed out

[Closing]
We [F]used to play pretend, used to [Dm]play pretend, money
We [Am]used to play pretend, wake [Am]up, you need the money
[F]Used to play pretend, used to [Dm]play pretend, money
We [Am]used to play pretend, wake [Am]up, you need the money

[chorus]
[F]Used to play pretend, give each [Dm]other different names
We would [Am]build a rocket ship and then we’d [Am]fly it far away
Used to [F]dream of outer space, but now they’re [Dm]laughing at our face saying,
“[Am]Wake up, you need to make [Am]money.” Yeah.

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ArtistTwenty One Pilots
AlbumMatuschkes Lieblinge, Vol. 4
GenresRock
Year2015
KeyF

How to play Stressed Out on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out on ukulele requires 8 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.

Stressed Out uses these transitions most often: Dm → Am (15), F → Dm (15), and Am → G (14). 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 F - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
F to Dm

2. Dm → Am chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
Dm to Am

4. F → C chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

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.
F to C

5. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

6. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

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

7. 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.

8. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

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

9. C → E chord transition

To move from C to E;

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

10. 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.

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. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

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

13. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

14. F → C/e/E chord transition

To move from F to C/e/E;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.

15. C/e/E → Am chord transition

To move from C/e/E to Am;

  1. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

Stressed Out chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Stressed Out.

  • Stressed Out includes 111 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Stressed Out contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Stressed Out connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
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