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Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, G, F, A7, Em, D, A, F#, B, E
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

CEternalGlifeisnowonmyFtrailA7FA7
GotmyCredglittercoffin,Gman,justneedonelastFnailA7FA7
WhileCalltheseuglygentlemenGplayouttheirfoolishFgamesA7FA7
There’saCflamingredGhorizonthatscreamsourFnamesA7FA7
GAndasyourfantasiesarebrokenintwo
DidyouEmreallythinkthisbloodyroadwould,pavethewayforyou?
YoubetterDturnaroundandblowyourkissAhellotolifeeternal,Emangel
CRacistGeveryman,whathaveyouFdone?A7FA7
CMan,you’vemadeaGkillerofyourunbornFsonA7FA7
CCrownmyfearyourGkingatthepointofaFgunA7FA7
CAllIwanttoGdoisloveFeveryone…A7FA7
GAndasyourfantasiesarebrokenintwo
DidyouEmreallythinkthisbloodyroadwould,pavethewayforyou?
YoubetterDturnaround,andblowyourkissA7hellotolifeA7eternalCF#FBA
A7There’snoCtimeforF#hatred,onlyFquestions
WhatisBlove,whereisAhappiness,whatisGlife,whereisFpeace?
EWhenwillIfindthestrengthtobringmerelease?
CAndtellmewhereistheGloveinwhatyourprophethasFsaid?A7FA7
Man,ItCsoundstomejustlikeaGprisonforthewalking FdeadA7FA7
And CI’vegotamessageforGyouandyourtwistedhellFA7FA7
YoubetterCturnaroundandblowyourkissGgoodbye,tolifeFeternalA7angel
GEmDAGEmDAEm
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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumGrace
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1994
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Eternal Life on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life on ukulele requires 10 chords and 19 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.

Eternal Life uses these transitions most often: F → A7 (23), G → F (13), and C → G (12). 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 - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

To move from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

C to G

2. G → F chord transition

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

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.

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

G to F

3. F → A7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

To move from F to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 23 times.

F to A7

4. A7 → C chord transition

Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from A7 to C:

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

A7 to C

5. A7 → G chord transition

Switching from A7 to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

6. G → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. Em → D chord transition

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 chorus, played 4 times.

8. D → A chord transition

Switching from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

9. A → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from A to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. Em → C chord transition

Switching from Em to C:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

11. D → A7 chord transition

Switching from D to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

12. C → F# chord transition

To move from C to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. F# → F chord transition

To move from F# to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. F → B chord transition

Switching from F to B:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. B → A chord transition

Here's how to move from B to A:

  1. While playing B, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. A → A7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the section.

17. A → G chord transition

Switching from A to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

18. F → E chord transition

Switching from F to E:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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.

This transition appears in the section.

19. E → C chord transition

Switching from E to C:

  1. While playing E, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

Eternal Life chord transition analysis

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

  • Eternal Life includes 101 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Eternal Life contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Eternal Life connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → E: 1%
    • F → A7: 1%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → G: 4%
    • A7 → C: 2%
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