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Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Bm, Em, Am, D, Dbm, 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 F,D keys to play this song with easier chords.

GShakemeBmdown
GNotalotof
BmpeopleleftGaround
Whoknow’sBmnow
GSoftlyBmlayingon
theGgroundBmohoohG
NotalotofBmpeopleleft
GaroundBmohoohhGohoohh
GInmyBmlifeIhaveEmseen
PeopleAmwalkingtotheGseat
JusttoBmfind Emmemory
PlaguedmyAmconstant Gmisery
TheirBmeyescastEmdown
AmFixedupontheGground
TheirBmeyescastEmdownAm
DI’llkeepmyeyes
fixedontheGsunBmGBm
GShakemeBmdown
GCutmyBmhairon
asilverGcloud
BmBrokensound
GSoftlyBmlayingonthe
GgroundBmohoohh
GNotalotofBmpeopleleft
GaroundBmohoohhGohoohh
GInmyBmpastbitterEmsweet
FoundnoAmlovebetweentheGsheets
TaketheBmbloodbrokenEmdreams
AmLonelytimes Gindeed
WithBmeyescastEmdown
AmFixedupontheGground
WithBmeyescastEmdownAm
DI’llkeepmyeyes
fixedontheGsunD
DTurnbacknoit’s
timeformetoletgoGD
DWaydownhadto
findaplacetolaylowGD
DLampshadeturning
Drightintoalamppost
EmDbmDGDbmDEmDbmDEm
DWalkaroundtheEmcorner
GNeversawitcomingstill
IDtrytomakeaEmmove
ItalmostGstoppedmefrombelief
Idon’tDwannaknowtheEmfuture
GI’mlikerollingthunder
CEvenonacloudyGday
DEvenonacloudyEmday
CEvenonacloudyGday
DEvenonacloudyEmday
CEvenonacloudyGday
DEvenonacloudyEmday
CEvenonacloudyGday
DI’llkeepmyeyesfixedonthe
DI’llkeepmyeyesfixedonthe
I’llkeepmyeyesfixedontheGsun
BmGBmGBmGBm
GShakemeBmdown
GNotalotofBmpeople
left Garound
BmohoohBmohooh
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ArtistCage The Elephant
AlbumThank You, Happy Birthday
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2011
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Shake Me Down on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down on ukulele requires 7 chords and 13 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.

Shake Me Down uses these transitions most often: G → Bm (34), Bm → G (26), and D → Em (9). 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 - Bm chord transition.

1. 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 34 times.

G to Bm

2. Bm → Em chord transition

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

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 section, played 8 times.

Bm to Em

3. 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

Here's how 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 8 times.

Em to Am

4. Am → G chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

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 6 times.

Am to G

5. 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 chorus, played 2 times.

6. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

7. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the interlude, played 9 times.

8. Em → Dbm chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to Dbm:

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

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

9. Dbm → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Dbm to D:

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

This transition appears in the interlude, played 3 times.

10. G → Dbm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Dbm:

  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 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the interlude.

11. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. 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, played 3 times.

Shake Me Down chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Shake Me Down.

  • Shake Me Down includes 126 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Shake Me Down contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Shake Me Down 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 Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → G: 25%
    • Bm → Em: 13%
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