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Eric Idle - The Infinite Monkey Cage Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, G, Bm, E7, A, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CIfindGquantummechanicsBmconfusing E7today
NowAscienceisBmalltherage
TheGHadronColliderisE7bangingaway
ATryingtoguessourD7ageC
AGparticlehere,aparticlethere
InthisCweirdquantumworldbitscanAbeanyD7where
WhichGmightjustexplainBmwhyI’mE7losingmyBmhair
InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
GT’otherdayIheardMrs.BmSchrödingerCsay
I’mgoingtoD7putouttheGcatD7
Mrs.GHeidingersaid,Bmwoo,itE7mightbequitedead
I’mmostAcertainifyoushoulddoD7that
GUnlessyou’vegotthatRobinInceandProfessorCox
I’dCleavethatpoorpussy AaloneinitsD7box
ThatGcatmaybeasdeadasarat,E7youcanBmwage
InTheAInfiniteMonkeyBmCage
GScientistssayalltheBmworld’sjustastage
ThatAphysicsispassingBmthrough
GTheremaybean BminfiniteE7numberofAme’s
AndaninfinitenumberofD7you(Godhelpus)
GOverinCERN,theyaretryingtolearn
CWhatcanthedarkmatterAbeD7
GWhogivesafigBmifaE7pigcandoBmtrig
InTheAInfiniteD7MonkeyGCage
GThere’smanyaE7superpositionalthing
IsAblowingmymind GtodayC
TheGmultiverseseemstobeE7madeoutofstring
AThat’swhattheparticleD7physicistssayC
GIfinfinitemonkeystypeeveryday
CTheymayaccidentallywriteAHamlettheD7play
Butthey’dGprobablyjustshitonitandE7throwit Bmaway
InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
AThatnaughtymonkey
InTheInfiniteBmMonkeyGCagewithoutyourtrousers
E7InTheAInfiniteBmMonkeyGCage
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ArtistEric Idle
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play The Infinite Monkey Cage on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Eric Idle - The Infinite Monkey Cage on ukulele requires 6 chords and 12 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.

The Infinite Monkey Cage uses these transitions most often: A → D7 (9), D7 → G (9), and A → Bm (7). 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

Switching 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 4 times.

C to G

2. G → Bm chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Switching from G to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

G to Bm

3. Bm → E7 chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

To move from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Bm to E7

4. E7 → A chord transition

Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

Switching from E7 to A:

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 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 section, played 7 times.

E7 to A

5. A → Bm chord transition

Switching from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

6. G → E7 chord transition

Switching from G to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. A → D7 chord transition

To move from A to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

8. D7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to C:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. C → A chord transition

Switching from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

10. 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 9 times.

11. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

12. A → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

The Infinite Monkey Cage chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Infinite Monkey Cage.

  • The Infinite Monkey Cage includes 86 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • The Infinite Monkey Cage contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how The Infinite Monkey Cage 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 → A: 6%
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → G: 25%
    • Bm → A: 19%
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