This fun and upbeat song uses the chords: C, F, G, and Dm. Dm is pretty similar to F. You keep your fingers down for F, and then your third finger rests on the same fret as your second finger, but on the string closest to the ground.
This is one of my favorite songs to play on ukulele. It is a challenging one, as it uses some new chords for many. This song has the chords: C, F, G, Am, Em, and E7. Feel free to play the chords you know, try the new ones, or just sing along. May 20th would have been Israel Kamakawiwo'ile's 60th birthday. To commemorate this as well as in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the USA, Google Doodle posted some great information and a wonderful video. Go here to see it. "You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog" was a popular Elvis song. It was originally recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Elvis liked it so much, he decided to do a version of it too. Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics to "This Land is Your Land" in 1940. The melody was based on a song called "When the World's On Fire," as well as "Oh My Loving Brother." These two songs use the chords C, F, and G7. Feel free to play G instead, or try to play it with G7.
For Mother's Day, here is a ukulele song that uses 3 chords, C, F, and C7. C7 was the first chord we learned with the Lime in the Coconut song. You can play a steady beat, or create some down-up patterns to play with the song. The audio underneath is me singing the song, so you can learn the melody.
For Star Wars day today (May the Fourth....be with you!) here is the Star Wars theme song for ukulele. It uses the chords C, F, and G. Enjoy! Let me know if you tried to play it! |
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