Melanie Safka - I Don’t Eat Animals Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, C, D, D7

Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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GIwasjustthinkingaboutthewayit’ssupposedtobe,

CI’lleattheGplantsandtheDfruitfromthetrees.

GAndI’llliveonvegetablesandI’llgrowonseeds,

butCIdon’teatGanimalsandDtheydon’teatGme,

ohno,CIdon’teatDanimals’causeIGlovethem,yousee,

CIdon’teatDanimals,IwantGnothingdeadinDme.

D7DD7

GIdon’teatwhiteflour,whitesugarmakesyourot,

oh,CwhitecouldbebeautifulbutGmostlyit’sDnot.

AGlittlebitofwholemeal,someraisinsandcheese,

butCIdon’teatGanimalsandDtheydon’teatGme.

Ohno,CIdon’teatDanimals’causeIGlovethem,yousee,

CIdon’teatDanimals,IwantGnothingdeadinDme.

D7DD7

AGlittlebitofwholemeal,someraisinsandcheese,

CI’lleattheGplantsandtheDfruitfromthetrees,

AndGI’llliveonvegetablesandI’llgrowonseeds,

butCIwon’teatGanimalsandDtheywon’teatGme,

ohno,CI’llliveonGlife,IwantDnothingdeadinGme,

youknow,I’llCbecomeGlifeandmyDlifewillbecomeGme,

youknow,I’llCliveonGlifeandmyDlifewillliveonGme.

ArtistMelanie Safka

AlbumLeftover Wine

GenresPop

Year1970

KeyG

DifficultyEasy

How to play I Don't Eat Animals on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Melanie Safka - I Don't Eat Animals on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.

I Don't Eat Animals uses these transitions most often: D → G (13), G → C (13), and G → D (11). 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 G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

2. G → D chord transition

Switching from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

3. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

4. D → D7 chord transition

Switching from D to D7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude, played 4 times.

I Don't Eat Animals chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Don't Eat Animals.

I Don't Eat Animals includes 58 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
I Don't Eat Animals contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
These transition patterns show how I Don't Eat Animals connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 28%
- D → D7: 1%

1. G → C chord transition

2. G → D chord transition

3. C → D chord transition

4. D → D7 chord transition

5. D7 → G chord transition