Chords for Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (EASY Ukulele Tutorial) - Chords - How To Play
Tempo:
61.2 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
G
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey there and welcome to You Can Uke.
Today I want to teach you how to play the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
So grab your ukulele, make sure it's in the standard tuning of G, C, E, A.
[Am] And let's get crackin'.
So the original recording of this song was written in D major, but to keep this lesson
pretty simple, we're going to learn how to play it in C major.
Now there's four chords that we need to know in order to play this song, and those chords
are A minor, C, [G] G, [D] and D.
If you know those chords, great job, go ahead and skip to the later portion of this lesson.
So the first chord we're going to learn today is A minor.
To play that, you have to press with your second finger on the [Am] fourth string of the second fret.
This is A minor.
[Gb] The next chord we're going to learn to play is C major.
To play that, you're going to take your third finger and press down on the first string
of [C] the third fret.
This is C major.
The next chord we're going to [G] learn to play is G major.
To play that, you're going to take your first finger, press down on the third string of
the second fret.
Take your second finger, press down on the first string of the second fret, and take
your third finger and press down on the second string of the third fret.
This is G major.
And the very last chord we're going to learn to play is D major.
To play that, you're going to take your second finger, press down on the fourth string of
the second fret.
Take your third finger, press down on the third string of the second fret, and take
your fourth finger and [D] press down on the second string of the second fret.
This is D major.
Now [Am] that we know those chords, let's learn the chord progression of the song.
It's really simple.
It's just A minor for four beats, [C] C major for four beats, [G] G major for four beats, [D] and
D major for four beats.
[Am] Let's play through that chord progression.
[C] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three.
[Am] One, two, [C] three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [E] three, four.
One, two, three, [Bb] four.
And that's going to be the same progression played through the entire song.
Next, let's learn the chord strumming pattern of the song.
It's really simple to play.
It's just down, down, up, [Am] tap, down, up, down, down, up, tap, down, up.
Let's play that with the A minor chord.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
And now, let's combine the strumming pattern with the chords of the song.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, [C] up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, [G] down, down, up, tap.
[D] Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, [Am] up, one, two, three, [C] four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
I think we got the song.
So [Am] now, let's try and play through Radioactive.
[C] [G] [D]
[Am] I'm [C] waking up to [G] ash and dust.
I [D] wipe my brow and I [Am] sweat my rust.
I'm [C] breathing in the [G] chemicals.
[D] Whoa.
[Am] I'm [C] breaking in, [G] shaping up, [E] and checking out on [Am] the prison bus.
[C] This is it, the [G] apocalypse.
[Am] Whoa.
I'm waking up.
I [C] feel it in my bones, enough to [D] make my systems [Am] blow.
Welcome to the [C] new age, to the [Em] new age.
Welcome to the [D] new age, to the [Am] new age.
Whoa, [C] oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh.
[D]
Radioactive, [F] radioactive.
Whoa, oh, [C] oh, whoa, [G] oh, oh.
[D]
Radioactive, radioactive.
And at the end of that first verse, before you head into the first chorus,
you're just going to strum the last D one time.
Now, if you want to play through the rest of that song,
then go down to my description box below
and click on the link to access the chord chart for this song.
And that's how you play [Ab] Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Thanks again for watching this video.
I hope it helps you out to have
Today I want to teach you how to play the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
So grab your ukulele, make sure it's in the standard tuning of G, C, E, A.
[Am] And let's get crackin'.
So the original recording of this song was written in D major, but to keep this lesson
pretty simple, we're going to learn how to play it in C major.
Now there's four chords that we need to know in order to play this song, and those chords
are A minor, C, [G] G, [D] and D.
If you know those chords, great job, go ahead and skip to the later portion of this lesson.
So the first chord we're going to learn today is A minor.
To play that, you have to press with your second finger on the [Am] fourth string of the second fret.
This is A minor.
[Gb] The next chord we're going to learn to play is C major.
To play that, you're going to take your third finger and press down on the first string
of [C] the third fret.
This is C major.
The next chord we're going to [G] learn to play is G major.
To play that, you're going to take your first finger, press down on the third string of
the second fret.
Take your second finger, press down on the first string of the second fret, and take
your third finger and press down on the second string of the third fret.
This is G major.
And the very last chord we're going to learn to play is D major.
To play that, you're going to take your second finger, press down on the fourth string of
the second fret.
Take your third finger, press down on the third string of the second fret, and take
your fourth finger and [D] press down on the second string of the second fret.
This is D major.
Now [Am] that we know those chords, let's learn the chord progression of the song.
It's really simple.
It's just A minor for four beats, [C] C major for four beats, [G] G major for four beats, [D] and
D major for four beats.
[Am] Let's play through that chord progression.
[C] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three.
[Am] One, two, [C] three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [E] three, four.
One, two, three, [Bb] four.
And that's going to be the same progression played through the entire song.
Next, let's learn the chord strumming pattern of the song.
It's really simple to play.
It's just down, down, up, [Am] tap, down, up, down, down, up, tap, down, up.
Let's play that with the A minor chord.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
And now, let's combine the strumming pattern with the chords of the song.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, [C] up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, [G] down, down, up, tap.
[D] Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, [Am] up, one, two, three, [C] four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
I think we got the song.
So [Am] now, let's try and play through Radioactive.
[C] [G] [D]
[Am] I'm [C] waking up to [G] ash and dust.
I [D] wipe my brow and I [Am] sweat my rust.
I'm [C] breathing in the [G] chemicals.
[D] Whoa.
[Am] I'm [C] breaking in, [G] shaping up, [E] and checking out on [Am] the prison bus.
[C] This is it, the [G] apocalypse.
[Am] Whoa.
I'm waking up.
I [C] feel it in my bones, enough to [D] make my systems [Am] blow.
Welcome to the [C] new age, to the [Em] new age.
Welcome to the [D] new age, to the [Am] new age.
Whoa, [C] oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh.
[D]
Radioactive, [F] radioactive.
Whoa, oh, [C] oh, whoa, [G] oh, oh.
[D]
Radioactive, radioactive.
And at the end of that first verse, before you head into the first chorus,
you're just going to strum the last D one time.
Now, if you want to play through the rest of that song,
then go down to my description box below
and click on the link to access the chord chart for this song.
And that's how you play [Ab] Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Thanks again for watching this video.
I hope it helps you out to have
Key:
Am
C
G
D
E
Am
C
G
Hey there and welcome to You Can Uke.
Today I want to teach you how to play the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
So grab your ukulele, make sure it's in the standard tuning of G, C, E, A.
[Am] And let's get crackin'.
So the original recording of this song was written in D major, but to keep this lesson
pretty simple, we're going to learn how to play it in C major.
Now there's four chords that we need to know in order to play this song, and those chords
are A minor, C, [G] G, [D] and D.
If you know those chords, great job, go ahead and skip to the later portion of this lesson.
So the first chord we're going to learn today is A minor.
To play that, you have to press with your second finger on the [Am] fourth string of the second fret.
This is A minor.
[Gb] The next chord we're going to learn to play is C major.
To play that, you're going to take your third finger and press down on the first string
of [C] the third fret.
This is C major.
The next chord we're going to [G] learn to play is G major.
To play that, you're going to take your first finger, press down on the third string of
the second fret.
Take your second finger, press down on the first string of the second fret, and take
your third finger and press down on the second string of the third fret.
This is G major.
And the very last chord we're going to learn to play is D major.
To play that, you're going to take your second finger, press down on the fourth string of
the second fret.
Take your third finger, press down on the third string of the second fret, and take
your fourth finger and [D] press down on the second string of the second fret.
This is D major.
Now [Am] that we know those chords, let's learn the chord progression of the song.
It's really simple.
It's just A minor for four beats, [C] C major for four beats, [G] G major for four beats, [D] and
D major for four beats.
[Am] Let's play through that chord progression.
[C] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three.
[Am] One, two, [C] three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [E] three, four.
One, two, three, [Bb] four.
And that's going to be the same progression played through the entire song.
Next, let's learn the chord strumming pattern of the song.
It's really simple to play.
It's just down, down, up, [Am] tap, down, up, down, down, up, tap, down, up.
Let's play that with the A minor chord.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
And now, let's combine the strumming pattern with the chords of the song.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, [C] up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, [G] down, down, up, tap.
[D] Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, [Am] up, one, two, three, [C] four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
I think we got the song.
So [Am] now, let's try and play through Radioactive.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] I'm [C] waking up to [G] ash and dust.
I [D] wipe my brow and I [Am] sweat my rust.
I'm [C] breathing in the [G] chemicals.
[D] Whoa.
_ [Am] I'm [C] breaking in, [G] shaping up, [E] and checking out on [Am] the prison bus.
[C] This is it, the [G] apocalypse.
[Am] Whoa.
I'm waking up.
I [C] feel it in my bones, enough to [D] make my systems [Am] blow.
Welcome to the [C] new age, to the [Em] new age.
Welcome to the [D] new age, to the [Am] new age.
Whoa, [C] oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh.
[D] _
Radioactive, [F] radioactive.
Whoa, oh, [C] oh, whoa, [G] oh, oh.
_ [D]
Radioactive, radioactive.
And at the end of that first verse, before you head into the first chorus,
you're just going to strum the last D one time.
Now, if you want to play through the rest of that song,
then go down to my description box below
and click on the link to access the chord chart for this song.
And that's how you play [Ab] Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Thanks again for watching this video.
I hope it helps you out to have
Today I want to teach you how to play the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
So grab your ukulele, make sure it's in the standard tuning of G, C, E, A.
[Am] And let's get crackin'.
So the original recording of this song was written in D major, but to keep this lesson
pretty simple, we're going to learn how to play it in C major.
Now there's four chords that we need to know in order to play this song, and those chords
are A minor, C, [G] G, [D] and D.
If you know those chords, great job, go ahead and skip to the later portion of this lesson.
So the first chord we're going to learn today is A minor.
To play that, you have to press with your second finger on the [Am] fourth string of the second fret.
This is A minor.
[Gb] The next chord we're going to learn to play is C major.
To play that, you're going to take your third finger and press down on the first string
of [C] the third fret.
This is C major.
The next chord we're going to [G] learn to play is G major.
To play that, you're going to take your first finger, press down on the third string of
the second fret.
Take your second finger, press down on the first string of the second fret, and take
your third finger and press down on the second string of the third fret.
This is G major.
And the very last chord we're going to learn to play is D major.
To play that, you're going to take your second finger, press down on the fourth string of
the second fret.
Take your third finger, press down on the third string of the second fret, and take
your fourth finger and [D] press down on the second string of the second fret.
This is D major.
Now [Am] that we know those chords, let's learn the chord progression of the song.
It's really simple.
It's just A minor for four beats, [C] C major for four beats, [G] G major for four beats, [D] and
D major for four beats.
[Am] Let's play through that chord progression.
[C] One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three.
[Am] One, two, [C] three, four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [E] three, four.
One, two, three, [Bb] four.
And that's going to be the same progression played through the entire song.
Next, let's learn the chord strumming pattern of the song.
It's really simple to play.
It's just down, down, up, [Am] tap, down, up, down, down, up, tap, down, up.
Let's play that with the A minor chord.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
And now, let's combine the strumming pattern with the chords of the song.
Down, down, up, tap.
Down, [C] up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, up, [G] down, down, up, tap.
[D] Down, up, down, down, up, tap.
Down, [Am] up, one, two, three, [C] four.
One, two, three, [G] four.
One, two, [D] three, four.
One, two, three, four.
I think we got the song.
So [Am] now, let's try and play through Radioactive.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] I'm [C] waking up to [G] ash and dust.
I [D] wipe my brow and I [Am] sweat my rust.
I'm [C] breathing in the [G] chemicals.
[D] Whoa.
_ [Am] I'm [C] breaking in, [G] shaping up, [E] and checking out on [Am] the prison bus.
[C] This is it, the [G] apocalypse.
[Am] Whoa.
I'm waking up.
I [C] feel it in my bones, enough to [D] make my systems [Am] blow.
Welcome to the [C] new age, to the [Em] new age.
Welcome to the [D] new age, to the [Am] new age.
Whoa, [C] oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh.
[D] _
Radioactive, [F] radioactive.
Whoa, oh, [C] oh, whoa, [G] oh, oh.
_ [D]
Radioactive, radioactive.
And at the end of that first verse, before you head into the first chorus,
you're just going to strum the last D one time.
Now, if you want to play through the rest of that song,
then go down to my description box below
and click on the link to access the chord chart for this song.
And that's how you play [Ab] Radioactive by Imagine Dragons.
Thanks again for watching this video.
I hope it helps you out to have