Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Not a lot of
[Bm]people left [G]around
Who know’s [Bm]now
[G]Softly [Bm]laying on
the [G]ground [Bm]ohooh [G]
Not a lot of [Bm]people left
a[G]round [Bm]ohoohh [G]oh[Bm]oohh
[verse 2]
[G]In my [Bm]life I have [Em]seen
People [Am]walking to the [G]seat
Just to [Bm]find mem[Em]ory
Plagued my [Am]constant mis[G]ery
Their [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down
[Am]Fixed upon the [G]ground
Their [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down [Am]
[chorus]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes
fixed on the [G]sun [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[verse 3]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Cut my [Bm]hair on
a silver [G]cloud
Bro[Bm]ken sound
[G]Softly [Bm]laying on the
[G]ground [Bm]ohoohh
[G]Not a lot of [Bm]people left
a[G]round [Bm]ohoohh [G]oh[Bm]oohh
[verse 4]
[G]In my [Bm]past bitter [Em]sweet
Found no [Am]love between the [G]sheets
Take the [Bm]blood broken [Em]dreams
[Am]Lonely times in[G]deed
With [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down
[Am]Fixed upon the [G]ground
With [Bm]eyes cast [Em]down [Am]
[verse 5]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes
fixed on the [G]sun [D]
[D]Turn back no it’s
time for me to let go [G] [D]
[D]Way down had to
find a place to lay low [G] [D]
[D]Lamp shade turning
[D]right into a lamp post
[interlude]
[Em] [Dbm] [D] [G] [Dbm] [D] [Em] [Dbm] [D] [Em]
[verse 6]
[D]Walk around the [Em]corner
[G]Never saw it coming still
I [D]try to make a [Em]move
It almost [G]stopped me from belief
I don’t [D]wanna know the [Em]future
[G]I’m like rolling thunder
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[D]Even on a cloudy [Em]day
[C]Even on a cloudy [G]day
[chorus]
[D]I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the
[D]I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the
I’ll keep my eyes fixed on the [G]sun
[interlude]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [G] [Bm]
[Closing]
[G]Shake me [Bm]down
[G]Not a lot of [Bm]people
left a[G]round
[Bm]oh[G]ooh [Bm]oh[G]ooh
How to play Shake Me Down on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down on guitar 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
To move from G to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
2. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
- Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
3. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
4. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
5. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
6. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
8. Em → Dbm chord transition
To move from Em to Dbm;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
9. Dbm → D chord transition
To move from Dbm to D;
- While playing Dbm, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
10. G → Dbm chord transition
To move from G to Dbm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
11. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
12. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
13. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
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 Chordier.
- Shake Me Down contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Shake Me Down connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → G: 25%
- Bm → Em: 13%