Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Wake Me Up When September Ends on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends on ukulele requires 6 chords and 10 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.
Wake Me Up When September Ends uses these transitions most often: C → Cm (10), Cm → G (10), 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 G - Bm chord transition.
1. G → Bm chord transition
Switching from G to Bm:
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
2. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
3. Em → D chord transition
Switching from Em to D:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
4. D → C chord transition
Switching from D to C:
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
5. C → Cm chord transition
Switching from C to Cm:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.
6. Cm → G chord transition
Here's how to move from Cm to G:
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.
7. G → Em chord transition
Switching from G to Em:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
8. Bm → C chord transition
To move from Bm to C:
- While playing Bm, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
9. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
10. D → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
Wake Me Up When September Ends chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wake Me Up When September Ends.
- Wake Me Up When September Ends includes 72 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Wake Me Up When September Ends contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Wake Me Up When September Ends 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 → Em: 9%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%