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Pink Floyd - Hey You Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, Dm, Bm, D, D7, G, C, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmDmEmDm
HeyEmyou,outthereinthecold
Gettinglonely,gettingold,canyouBmfeelme
HeyEmyou,standingintheaisles
Withitchyfeetandfadingsmiles,canyouBmfeelme
DHeyyou,don’tyouhelpthemtoD7burytheGlightC
BmDon’tgiveinAmwithoutaEmfight.Dm
HeyEmyou,outthereonyourown
SittingnakedbythephonewouldyouBmtouchme
HeyEmyou,withyourearagainstthewall
WaitingforsomeonetocalloutwouldyouBmtouchme
DHeyyou,wouldyouhelpmetoD7carrytheGstooneC
BmOpenyour Amheart,I’mcomingEmhome
AmEmAmEmAmEm
CButitwasDonlyaGfantasy
CThewallwastooDhigh,asGyouDcanCsee
CNomatterhowheDtriedhecouldGnotDbreakCfree
AndthewormsateD7intohisEmbrainDm.
EmDmEmDmEmDm
HeyEmyou,outthereontheroad
Doingwhatyou’retold,canyouBmhelpme
GHeyEmyou,outtherebeyondthewall
Breakingbottlesinthehall,canyouBmhelpme
DHeyyou,don’ttellmethere’sD7nohopeatGallDC
BmTogetherwestand,AmdividedweEmfall.
AlbumThe Wall
Year1979
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Hey You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Pink Floyd - Hey You 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.

Hey You uses these transitions most often: Dm → Em (7), Em → Dm (7), and Am → Em (6). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. Em → Dm chord transition

Switching from Em to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

Em to Dm

2. Em → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Em to Bm

3. Bm → D chord transition

Switching from Bm to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

Bm to D

4. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

D to D7

5. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

6. G → D chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. D → C chord transition

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 6 times.

8. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

9. Bm → Am chord transition

Switching from Bm to Am:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. Am → Em chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

11. Em → C chord transition

To move 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.

12. C → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D7:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

13. D7 → Em chord transition

Switching from D7 to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section.

14. Bm → G chord transition

Switching from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

15. G → Em chord transition

Switching 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 section.

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

  • Hey You includes 69 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Hey You contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Hey You 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 (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → Am: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → C: 14%