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Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, B7, Bm, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.

EmThere’samanwhoAmleadsalifeofEmdanger
ToEmeveryonehemeetshestaysaB7stranger
WithEmeverymovehemakes, Amanotherchancehetakes
EmOddsarehewon’tAmlivetosee Emtomorrow
SecretBmAgentEmMan,SecretBmAgentEmMan
They’veCgivenyouaB7numberandtakenawayyourEmname
EmBewareofprettyAmfacesthatyouEmfind
AEmprettyfacecanhideanevilB7mind
Oh,beEmcarefulwhatyousay,oryou’llAmgiveyourselfaway
EmOddsareyouwon’tAmlivetosee Emtomorrow
SecretBmAgentEmMan,SecretBmAgentEmMan
They’veCgivenyouaB7numberandtakenawayyourEmname
SecretBmAgentEmMan,SecretBmAgentEmMan
They’veCgivenyouaB7numberandtakenawayyourEmname
EmSwingingontheAmRivieraEmoneday
AndthenEmlayinginaBombayalleyB7nextday
Oh,don’tyouEmletthewrongwordsslip,Amwhilekissingpersuasivelips
EmOddsareyouwon’tAmlivetosee Emtomorrow
SecretBmAgentEmMan,SecretBmAgentEmMan
They’veCgivenyouaB7numberandtakenawayyourEmname
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ArtistJohnny Rivers
Album...And I Know You Wanna Dance
GenresPop
Year1966
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Secret Agent Man on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man on ukulele requires 5 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.

Secret Agent Man uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (9), Em → Am (9), and Bm → Em (8). 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 - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Em to Am

2. Em → B7 chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram

Switching from Em to B7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

Em to B7

3. Em → Bm chord transition

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

Switching 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 chorus, played 8 times.

Em to Bm

4. Em → C chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

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 chorus, played 4 times.

Em to C

5. C → B7 chord transition

To move from C to B7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

Secret Agent Man chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Secret Agent Man.

  • Secret Agent Man includes 52 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Secret Agent Man contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Secret Agent Man 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 Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%
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