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.
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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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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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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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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