Silent Night Ukulele Tutorial with Fingerpicking

Learn to fingerpick the chords for Silent Night with this ukulele tutorial. First of all, you’ll need only three chords for Silent Night: C, G7 and F. Because the song is in ¾ time, the strumming pattern follows D-DU-D (D-down, U-up) repetition. Secondly, Jenny gives tips on fingerpicking the chords in the video. So that’s two ways you can play the song. Thirdly, Jenny fingerpicks the melody, also known as solo ukulele.

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How to Play Jingle Bells on the Ukulele

Here’s an all new video of Jingle Bells easy ukulele tutorial featuring a split screen with Jenny fingerpicking the melody tab on one screen and doing the all-down strum pattern on the other. You’ll need only three easy chords which are C, F and G7. 

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White Christmas Ukulele Tutorial

By request from many subscribers, we now bring you White Christmas by Bing Crosby ukulele tutorial. Bing Crosby recorded this Irving Berlin song in 1942. He made it popular and a perennial number 1 song in the charts. Aside from being one of the most recorded Christmas songs, White Christmas is also considered the best-selling single of all time.

Firstly, Jenny presents a sing and strum or what others call a play along version. In addition, she shows how to fingerpick the melody on the second part. Read more here.

Ukulele Tutorial for Mele Kalikimaka aka The Hawaiian Christmas Song

Let’s learn how to rock Merry Christmas the Hawaiian way with Mele Kalikimaka ukulele tutorial. Instead of the usual Christmas tracks featuring subzero setting, we have an island-vibe Christmas carol. And what’s a more fitting instrument to accompany this song than the ukulele?

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How to Play Over the River and Through the Wood on Ukulele

With Over the River and Through the Wood ukulele tutorial for beginners, we learn an all-around winter holiday ukulele song. First of all, we only need three chords for the sing and strum version. These are C, F and G7. Secondly, we can learn to fingerpick the melody

While Over the River and Through the Wood is originally a Thanksgiving song, it is also a Christmas song. So don’t get disappointed if you’re not able to learn it for Thanksgiving. Let’s replace “Thanksgiving day” from the lyrics with “Christmas day” and we’ve got ourselves a Christmas ukulele song.

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Easy Ukulele Tutorial for Turkey in the Straw

This week, let’s learn a fun old bluegrass number with this Turkey in the Straw beginner ukulele tutorial. Turkey in the Straw is an easy ukulele song that’s great for Thanksgiving. Also, it has an upbeat tune that’s perfect for square and line dancing during gatherings. If you’re looking for a religious thanksgiving song, check out our ukulele tutorial for the Prayer of Thanksgiving (We Gather Together).

For this song, you’ll only need three easy chords: G, D7 and C. First of all, you can strum and sing along the lyrics.

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Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Easy Ukulele Tutorial

With this new Jolly Old Saint Nicholas ukulele tutorial, we get to learn another merry Christmas song which we can add to our list of ukulele Christmas carols. If you missed the Jingle Bells easy ukulele tutorial, check it out here.

You will need only four chords for Jolly Old St Nicholas ukulele tutorial – C, Am, F and G7. Read more here.

Jingle Bells Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Although Christmas is still a few weeks away, it would be great to start with this Jingle Bells easy ukulele tutorial. It takes a couple of weeks or so for ukulele beginners to master songs on the ukulele. So starting on it now will have you ready to strum your ukulele along with Jingle Bells and other Christmas carols in time for the holidays.

So here goes our Jingle Bells easy ukulele tutorial. You’ll need only three easy chords which are C, F and G7. And the strumming pattern is all down strums. First, Jenny and Rebecca shows how to sing and strum the song. Then at the end, Rebecca continues with the all-down strumming while Jenny fingerpicks the melody. Also, Jenny provides some great tips on fingerpicking.

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Ukulele Tutorial for The Army Song aka The Caisson Song

With Veterans Day approaching, we thought we’d bring you The Army Song ukulele tutorial for beginners. Although we’ve intended to feature The Army Song, also known as The Caisson Song, for Veterans Day, the song would also be great for Fourth of July or just any day. Because a soldier wrote the song, the words resonate with military men especially those in the field artillery.

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The Cat Came Back Easy Ukulele Tutorial for Beginners

Halloween is just around the corner and we thought we’d bring you a somewhat spooky but fun novelty song with The Cat Came Back beginner ukulele tutorial. Because the chord progression is the same throughout the song, it makes for an easy ukulele tutorial. Additionally, the song lyrics are humorous and quite entertaining to sing.

The Cat Came Back ukulele tutorial is perfect for beginners as it plays the same four chords throughout the song: Am, G, F and E7. Read more here.

Down in the Valley Ukulele Tutorial for Beginners

For this week we bring you an easy 2 chord song with Down in the Valley ukulele tutorial. While you can play the song with just two chords, Jenny plays it in two keys to keep it more interesting. Down in the Valley is a popular blues folk song that’s been around since the 1920s. Consequently, it has several versions and at times the lyrics differ. But it’s a wonderful and easy song to learn on the ukulele.

So let’s start with the chords. As previously stated, Jenny presents Down in the Valley ukulele tutorial in two keys which are key of C and key of F. First of all, the two chords for key of C are C and G7. 

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Ukulele Tutorial for Johnny Cash's I Walk the Line

Wouldn’t you want to play the #1 song in Rolling Stone’s top 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time on the ukulele? Watch Jenny’s I Walk the Line ukulele tutorial, and you’ll soon be playing Johnny Cash’s memorable song and considerably country music’s greatest song. While I Walk the Line is a fairly simple song, Cash’s delivery of its emotional lyrics in his magnificent baritone voice truly makes for one grand performance.

Since Johnny Cash recorded and performed I Walk the Line with key changes between verses, Jenny also presents I Walk the Line ukulele tutorial with three different keys: F, C and G.

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Ukulele Tutorial for the Beatles' In My Life

For those wanting to learn another Beatles song, we’re thrilled to feature the following In My Life ukulele tutorial. Even if you’re not a Beatles fan, In My Life is such a beautiful song to learn on the ukulele. The song has sentimental lyrics, bluesy melody and ingenious instrumental arrangement. Indeed, you won’t regret giving the time to learn and master this nostalgic love song.

While the original song by the Beatles released in 1965 is in key of A, Jenny transposed the song to key of C for two reasons. First of all, the chords are easier on this key. Also, this key fits Jenny’s voice better. So let’s get to the chords of song which are C, G, Am, C7, F, Fm, Dm, D7 and Bb. Although the chords Fm and Bb are a little complicated, Jenny shows how to play those chords in the video.

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Ukulele Tutorial for What a Wonderful World

Let’s learn another Iz song on the ukulele with Jenny’s What a Wonderful World ukulele tutorial. While Louis Armstrong originally recorded What a Wonderful World in 1967, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole included the song in a ukulele medley he released in 1993. Indeed, many other notable musicians have recorded this song which expresses appreciation and gratitude for the world that we live in.

First of all, we learn what chords are used. We’ll be needing seven chords and these are shown by Jenny in the video: C, Em, F, Dm, E7, Am and G7.

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How to Play Autumn Leaves on Ukulele

Being a jazz song, Autumn Leaves features several chords which may be a bit tricky for beginners. But it’s great too to take the challenge and learn a new song with different chords than what we’re familiar with. The chords are: Am, D7, Gmaj7, Cmaj7, F#m7b5, B7, Em, G6, A7 and C6. Jenny uses D-DU-UDU (D-down, U-up) strumming pattern.

Even though all those exotic chords look daunting, grab your ukulele and enjoy strumming along with Jenny’s Autumn Leaves ukulele tutorial here.

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Puff the Magic Dragon Ukulele Tutorial

With Jenny’s Puff the Magic Dragon ukulele tutorial, let’s get our ukulele strumming with this fun and famous song. Since the song’s chart-topping release in 1962, Puff the Magic Dragon has remained popular to young and old audiences.  So don’t miss the opportunity to learn to play the song on ukulele.

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips Ukulele Tutorial

Before we go ahead with Jenny’s Tiptoe Through the Tulips ukulele tutorial, here’s some insightful trivia. Tiptoe Through the Tulips is a popular song from the 1920s that has found resurgence when it was featured in the 2010 horror movie Insidious. The version featured in the movie was an adaptation by Tiny Tim sang in an uncanny, falsetto voice.

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Ukulele Tutorial for Yankee Doodle

Let's learn a patriotic song for 4th of July - the funny Yankee Doodle. Yankee Doodle may sound silly but actually has interesting history. Read on more about this history and check the easy ukulele tutorial here. Music sheets are also available for download to make learning the tutorial easier.

 

Molly Malone Ukulele Tutorial

Get ready to play another easy ukulele song with our Molly Malone ukulele tutorial. Strumming pattern for the verses is easy with an all-down flow. For the chorus, Jenny does a fingerpicking style which you can follow on the video. Jenny also plays part of the song as solo melody. With the help of the tab sheet and of course the Molly Malone ukulele tutorial, you’ll be sure to play a solo melody for this folk tune too. For the chords, the song uses just five: C, A minor, D minor, G and E minor.

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Roger Miller's King of the Road Ukulele Tutorial

King of the Road is a chart-topping country to pop crossover song. American musician and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Roger Dean Miller wrote the lyrics of the song in 1964. Read more here.

In the following King of the Road ukulele tutorial, Jenny illustrates the chords and strums. While the song uses three very easy chords: G, C and D7; the strum pattern is a bit tricky. The strum pattern follows an uneven down (1), down-up (2), up (3) down-up (4) flow. The song is also a bit fast which adds to the strumming challenge but keep working on it and you’ll surely find the rhythm. Check out the video here. 

How to Play Nearer My God to Thee - Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Nearer My God to Thee is a great song for beginners to learn on the ukulele since it only has three chords. Jenny does a ‘sing and strum’ in the key of C and a ‘solo melody’ in the key of G. This way you have the option to play in either key or even both if you like.

For the key of C, we have the chords C, F and G7 while for the key of G, we got G,  C and D7. Jenny does an all-down strum (four beats per measure) on the first verse. To vary up a little bit, she tries a down (1), down (2), up-down (3), down-up (4) on the second verse. In addition, she also does a fingerpicking strum on the third verse. Finally, she shows a simple chord melody on the last verse. So without further ado, check out the video below to learn how to play Nearer My God to Thee. 

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My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean Ukulele Tutorial

View our video tutorial for My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean – easy ukulele song for beginners. With just five simple chords namely G, C, A, D and D7 and a standard all-down strum pattern, you will soon be playing this song all on your own. Download the lyrics and chords sheet here before heading to the ukulele tutorial.

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Ukulele Tutorial for Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (Ode to Joy)

Wouldn’t it be awesome to boast about knowing how to play a tune by Beethoven on the ukulele? With the help of our Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee ukulele tutorial, you can truthfully claim you do know a Beethoven tune on the ukulele. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee is a popular hymn set to one of Beethoven’s melody in his final symphony. The melody is called Ode to Joy and it is part of Symphony Number 9.

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Ukulele Tutorial on Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

Have you ever wanted to play that mournful “Hallelujah” soundtrack from the movie Shrek? Go to our ukulele tutorial to view how Jenny illustrates the different chords for this song as well as the different strums you can try with this song.

Of course don't forget to get a copy of the music sheets - a chord and lyrics sheet or a melody tab sheet or both here. Learn more about the song, how it was written and its covers and renditions including a ukulele version by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro.

Ukulele Tutorial for Morning Has Broken

The 21 Songs in 6 Days team has worked on another video for you and here is the ukulele tutorial for Morning Has Broken. We include the chords used in the song (both in C major and in G major), strumming patterns and a copy of the lyrics and chords sheet that you can download. 

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How to Play Sakura - A Ukulele Tutorial

The Japanese folk song, Sakura, is an easy song to learn on the ukulele with just three chords: Am, Dm and E7. Strumming follows all-down strums (4 strums per measure). 

Read more here to download the tab sheet, view the Sakura ukulele tutorial and get busy learning the song in time for cherry blossoms season. 

Arirang Ukulele Tutorial

We here at ukulele.io present you a tutorial on how to play Arirang on ukulele and we think it’s pretty easy to learn for two reasons. First, the song uses just four chords: C, Am, F and G7. Second, the strum is a simple down-down-down flow with three strums per measure.

Read more here to download a copy of the lead sheet and follow the video tutorial. Also, learn more trivia about this beautiful song that unites a divided nation. 

How to Play Perfect by Ed Sheeran on the Ukulele

We’re pretty excited to bring you an easy ukulele tutorial for “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran. We know lots of young ones absolutely love this beautiful ballad. But we’re sure older ukulele enthusiasts will love it too especially with how Jenny played the song in the video.

Jenny transposed the chords to C major for two reasons. First, it’s an easy key to play. Second, it’s a nice key to sing this wonderful love song. Go here to read more about chords, strumming, lyrics and chords sheet as well as some trivia bout the song.

Ain't She Sweet Video Tutorial

Here’s a couple of reasons why you should learn how to play “Ain’t She Sweet” on the ukulele.

First of all, “Ain’t She Sweet” is a classic song that’s popular since the 1920s. Learning it adds a historic song on your list of ukulele songs.

In addition, many famous artists have performed it including the Fab Four themselves. The Beatles have performed it many times as a group including a ukulele rendition in 1995.

See the video tutorial here.

Jenny gives some lessons on how to play “Ain’t She Sweet” on the ukulele in the above video.

Rather than play a standard ukulele, she uses a banjolele that sounds real cool and goes really well with the song. A banjolele looks like a banjo but is tuned like a ukulele.

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How to Play Love Me Tender - an Easy Ukulele Song for Valentine's Day

Would you like to play Elvis Presley’s famous song “Love Me Tender,” an easy ukulele song for Valentine’s Day? We’ve created a ukulele video lesson for you and it uses just a few chords. Here's the video tutorial. 

“Love Me Tender” is a song written for a film initially entitled “The Reno Brothers.” It was recorded and released by Elvis Presley in 1956 a few weeks before the movie was shown. Download a lead sheet and read more here. 

City of Stars Ukulele Tutorial

We conducted a poll in December on which song you'd like to have ukulele lessons on and "City of Stars" was one of the top two songs so here comes the video tutorial for this melancholic and poetic song from the movie La La Land! 

Check out more about the chords, strums and the ukulele tutorial for City of Stars in this video.

“City of Stars” was composed for the Oscar winning movie called “La La Land” starring Ryan Gosling opposite Emma Stone.

The song was originally intended to be sung by Stone’s character Mia,... Read more here.