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Green Day - Restless Heart Syndrome Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, D, A, C, Am, G, F, B, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmI’vegotaDreallybadAdisease
EmIt’sgotmeDbeggingonmyAhandsandCknees
SoEmtakemeDtoAemergency
EmCausesomethingDseemstobeAmissingC
EmSomebodyDtakethepainAawayC
EmIt’slikeanDulcerbleedingAinmyCbrain
SoEmsendmeDtotheApharmacy
EmSoIcanDlosemyAmemoryC
AmI’mGelatedDMedicated
AmLordknowsIGtriedtofindaDwayFtorunBaway
EmIthinktheyDfoundanotherAcureC
EmForbrokenDheartsandfeelingAinsecure
You’dEmbeDsurprisedwhatAICendure
EmWhatmakesyouDfeelsoAself-assured?
EmIneedtoDfindaplacetoAhideC
EmYouneverDknowwhatcouldbeAwaitingCoutside
TheEmaccidentsDthatAyoucouldCfind
EmIt’slikesomeDkindofAsuicideC
AmSowhatGailsyouDiswhatFimpalesyou
AmIfeellikeGI’vebeenDcrucifiedFtobeBsatisfied
EmI’mavictimDofmysymptom
AIammyAmownworstDenemyB
EmYou’reavictimDofyoursymptom
AYouareyourAmownworstDenemyBKnowyourenemy
EmI’melatedDMedicated
AIammyAmownworstDenemyB
EmSowhatailsyou,Diswhatimpalesyou
AYouareyourAmownworstDenemyB
EmYou’reavictimDofthesystem
AYouareyourAmownworstDenemyB
EmYou’reavictimDofthesystem
AYouareyourAmownworstDenemyB
EmEmCCBmEmEmEmEmEm
ArtistGreen Day
Album21st Century Breakdown
Year2009
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Restless Heart Syndrome on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Restless Heart Syndrome on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.

Restless Heart Syndrome uses these transitions most often: D → A (22), Em → D (22), and A → C (16). 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

Switching 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 22 times.

Em to D

2. D → A chord transition

To move 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 section, played 22 times.

D to A

3. A → C chord transition

Here's how to move from A to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

A to C

4. C → Em chord transition

To move 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 14 times.

C to Em

5. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. G → D chord transition

To move 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 4 times.

8. D → F chord transition

Here's how to move from D to F:

  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 E 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 4 times.

9. F → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Am:

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

10. F → B chord transition

To move 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 section, played 2 times.

11. B → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from B to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

12. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

13. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

14. D → B chord transition

Switching from D to B:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

15. 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 outro.

16. Bm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the outro.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Restless Heart Syndrome.

  • Restless Heart Syndrome includes 121 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Restless Heart Syndrome contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Restless Heart Syndrome connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → F: 2%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → D: 18%