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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