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Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, A, Em, C
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmAAAmAAAmAAAmAA
AmRowsofhouses,allbearingdownonAmme
AmIcanfeeltheirbluehandstouchingAmme
EmAllthesethingsintoposition,
AmAmAAAmAmA
AAllthesethingswillonedayswallowwhole
CAndfadeEmoutAmagain,AandAmACEm
AmThismachinewill,willnotcommunicate
AmThesethoughtsandthestrainIamunder
EmBeaworldchild,formacircle,
Beforeweall,goAmunder,AAmA
CAndfadeEmoutAmagain,A
AmAndAfadeAoutCagain
EmAmAAmACAmAC
AmAAmACAmAAmA
AmCrackedeggs,deadbirds,screamastheyfightforAmlife
AmIcanfeeldeath,canseeitsbeadyAmeyes,
Emallthesethingsintoposition
AllthesethingswillonedayswallowAmwhole,AAmA
CAndfadeEmoutAmagain,AAm
AAndAfadeoutCagainEmAmAAmA
CAmAAmACAmAAmA
CImmerseyourEmsoulinAmlove
CImmerseyourEmsoulinAmlove
AmAAAm
ArtistRadiohead
AlbumThe Bends
Year1995
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Street Spirit (Fade Out) on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) 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.

Street Spirit (Fade Out) uses these transitions most often: Am → A (30), A → Am (18), and A → C (12). 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 Am - A chord transition.

1. Am → A chord transition

Switching from Am to A:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 30 times.

Am to A

2. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

Am to Em

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 12 times.

A to C

4. C → Em chord transition

Switching 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 8 times.

C to Em

5. C → Am chord transition

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 5 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Street Spirit (Fade Out).

  • Street Spirit (Fade Out) includes 88 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Street Spirit (Fade Out) contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Street Spirit (Fade Out) connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → C: 3%
    • A → Am: 1%