Hey Soul Sister by Train (Recorded in a hard key and with a fast strum that will just confuse beginners.Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Isreal Kamakawiwo’ole (Tons of chords with shifting patterns).I’ve taught and continue to teach these songs to beginners and wouldn’t dream of including some of these in a uke 101 class: A wonderful collection of 100 favorites songs and melodies for the beginners, features melody - sheet music with letters, tablature, chords, and lyrics. The reason you won’t find these here is because I’m an ukulele teacher. But this doesn’t mean they are a great song for beginners. There are a certain number of famous songs that get thrown onto other easy song lists because they’re well known. Two Songs That Aren’t Easy (But are on Other Lists) If you are trying to play it all at once with brute determination and thinking power, you might be able too, but it will feel way harder than it should. The idea is to get everything running on autopilot in one form or another. Once everything is easy separately, start adding pieces together – strum (muted) and sing or strum and hold chords. Then sing through the song without trying to play.
Then take a look at a simple strum without trying to hold chords. Get familiar with the chords first – look them up (if you need a chord chart, click here), write them down, learn to finger them. If you try and do everything at once you’re going to struggle. It really helps to break a song down by chords, strum, and vocals. The book is written to help beginners learn to play the ukulele. It comes with a DVD containing 15 songs to play along with. It’s a clever way of seeing how learning just a single chord can allow you to play a ton more songs. Ukulele Primer Book for Beginners: with Online Video Access This product by Bert Casey comes with the following key features The music book is 55 pages. If you want even more ideas for some easy uke songs, there is a great collection on Uke Hunt arranged by chords used. Dennis Kamakahi about the Kalalau area on Kaua’i. They need to be old enough to be able to press the strings down on the fingerboard,and to remember the tunes and chord formations, but you can teach them an easy song or two and they will have lots of fun. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon (D, C, G)Ī modern classic by the late Rev. Ukulele is an ideal instrument for childrens little hands.Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd (D, C, G).Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry (Am, F, C, G).Run-Around – Blues Traveler (G, C, Am, D).Oye Como Va – Santana (Am, D7 – Use Am instead of Am7).Mustang Sally – Wilson Picket (C, F, G – strip 7ths for easier version).I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers (D, G, A – transpose -2).Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles (Am, G, F, E7).Hand in my Pocket – Alanis Morissette (G, C, F, D).All the Small Things – Blink 182 (C, G, F).
With a steady downstrum and some nimble changes you’ll be rocking your uke like the Heartbreakers! A study in chugging rock from the late Tom Petty, I Won’t Back Down has a fun push-pull rhythm that shortens the time spent strumming some chords and lengthens others.
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