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. It’s a clever way of seeing how learning just a single chord can allow you to play a ton more songs. 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. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon (D, C, G)Ī modern classic by the late Rev.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! OR it might also be F, then he plays open with a muted A string, then am.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. Potentially the progression might be / looks like F, C, Am. And maybe a C-chord instead of the G-chord (his fingers lift off when he's supposed to play G, I can't tell if he's got a finger on C or if it's just an open chord) Whereas (its hard to tell exactly what it is in the video I sent) but it almost looks like he's playing an F chord instead. In Elise's video, the progression is Am, G, C at the start. You can even see his hands are on different chords. And he's not using a capo in this, so it should be the same (even though she said it's normally played with capo on first). (THERE'S NO SOUND IN THE FIRST 15-20 SECONDS!!)Ĭompare it to this, the notes just sound different. She's really good, and it sounds great, but I still think it just sounds off compared to the original. That's actually one of the videos I saw while learning it (the very first one I saw actually). Review Requests Songs Pics Discussion Tutorial Bach - Cello Suites- Like classical? Try these beautiful transcriptions by u/tepr.Looking for Uke Tabs? We've got a ton! Compiled by /u/Rokittman.Uke of Carl- Fun site with original tabs, TV, Movie, & Game themes, transcribed by ear from one of our members.Got a Ukulele- Great site about all things ukulele, run by one of our regulars.Ukulele Mike- Great Youtube series with tutorials for beginners.UkeBuddy- Chords, tool, tuner, and more!.
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