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Maroon 5 - Animals Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, D, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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BabyI’mEmpreyingonyoutonight
HuntyouDdown,eatyoualive
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals
MaybeyouEmthinkyouthatcanhide
IcanDsmellyourscentformiles
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals.BabyEmI’m
SowhatyoutryingtodotoDme
It’slikewecan’tstop,we’reCenemies
ButwegetalongwhenI’minsideEmyou
You’relikeadrugthat’skillingDme
IcutyououtCentirely
ButIgetsohighwhenI’minsideyou
YeahyoucanstartEmover,youcanrunfree
YoucanfindDotherfishinthesea
YoucanCpretendit’smeanttobe
Butyoucan’tstayawayfromme
IcanstillEmhearyoumakingthatsound
TakingmeDdown,oh,undertheground
YoucanCpretenditwasmebelow
BabyI’mEmpreyingonyoutonight
HuntyouDdown,eatyoualive
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals
MaybeyouEmthinkyouthatcanhide
IcanDsmellyourscentformiles
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals.BabyEmI’m
SoifIrun,it’snotDenough
You’restillinmyhead,foreverCstuck
Butyoucando,whatyouwannado
EmIloveyourlies,I’lleat’emDup
Butdon’tdenytheCanimal
ThatcomesalivewhenI’minsideyou
YeahyoucanstartEmover,youcanrunfree
YoucanfindDotherfishinthesea
YoucanCpretendit’smeanttobe
Butyoucan’tstayawayfromme
IcanstillEmhearyoumakingthatsound
TakingmeDdown,oh,undertheground
YoucanCpretenditwasmebelow
BabyI’mEmpreyingonyoutonight
HuntyouDdown,eatyoualive
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals
MaybeyouEmthinkyouthatcanhide
IcanDsmellyourscentformiles
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals.BabyEmI’m
Don’ttellnoDlie,youcan’tCdeny
CThebeastinside,yeahyeahyeah
EmNogirldon’tDlie,youcan’tdeny
CThebeastinside,teahyeahyeah
JustlikeEmanimals,animals,likeDanimals
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals
BabyI’mEmpreyingonyoutonight
HuntyouDdown,eatyoualive
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals
MaybeyouEmthinkyouthatcanhide
IcanDsmellyourscentformiles
JustlikeCanimals,animals,likeanimals.BabyEmI’m
Don’ttellnoDlie,youcan’tCdeny
CThebeastinside,yeahyeahyeah
EmNogirldon’tDlie,youcan’tdeny
CThebeastinside,yeahyeahyeah
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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumV
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Animals on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Animals 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.

Animals uses these transitions most often: D → C (21), Em → D (21), and C → Em (20). 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

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.

Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.

D to C

3. C → Em chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.

C to Em

Animals chord transition analysis

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

  • Animals includes 62 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Animals contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Animals 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 → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → D: 18%
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