It's a Small World Ukulele Tutorial

Our new video “It’s a Small World” ukulele tutorial is truly a great song for ukulele beginners.

First of all, it’s easy to learn. You’ll need only four simple chords and all-down strums. Jenny does show another strumming pattern and a more difficult fingerpicking option if you’re up for the challenge. Otherwise, play with all-down strums and it’s still going to be great.

Secondly, “It’s a Small World” is a very popular tune just about everywhere. It’s the theme song for a Disneyland ride attraction of the same name. The dark attraction features hundreds of doll characters wearing costumes from different countries. And these characters are all singing along to “It’s a Small World”.  With five Disney parks showcasing the attraction in three continents, it’s no wonder the song has been played more than 50 million times.

As previously noted, you’ll  need only four chords for “It’s a Small World” ukulele tutorial. The ukulele chords are C, G7, F and Dm.

Jenny uses a D-DU-D-DU (D-down, U-up) strumming pattern for the verses. Read more here.