Down by the Riverside Ukulele Tutorial

For this week, let’s learn a peace-loving folk song with this Down by the Riverside ukulele tutorial featuring lyrics, chords and tabs you can view on screen.  Down by the Riverside is one of the songs from our latest book 21 Easy Ukulele Folk Songs which you can purchase here.

In order to play along with this Down by the Riverside ukulele tutorial, you’ll need only four chords. The ukulele chords are C, F, G7 and C7. As for the strumming pattern – Jenny follows a D-DU-UD-U (D-down, U-up) repetition. Finally, Jenny also plays solo ukulele for both the verse and chorus parts. Read more here.

How to Play When Irish Eyes Are Smiling on Ukulele

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we present this week’s lesson – When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ukulele tutorial. The ukulele chords for the song are: C, G7, F, A7, D7 and C7. Since the song is in 3/4 time, Jenny uses the D-DU-D (D-down, U-up) strumming pattern. Read more here.

Sweet Betsy from Pike Ukulele Tutorial with Tabs

It’s a brand new week and we bring you another fun folk song with this Sweet Betsy from Pike ukulele tutorial. Sweet Betsy from Pike is an American ballad with funny lyrics about a couple named Betsy and Ike. Also, it is one of the songs from our recently-released book called 21 Easy Ukulele Folk Songs. So don’t forget to buy your copy here and learn how to play carefully selected folk songs on ukulele.

Certainly, this Sweet Betsy from Pike ukulele tutorial comes complete with chords and lyrics, strumming pattern and melody tabs. You’ll need to know ten chords for this video tutorial. However, Jenny plays the song in two keys – key of G and key of C – plus a turnaround to switch keys. If you want to play in just one key, you’ll need just six chords. Read more here. 

Big Rock Candy Mountain Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Our latest weekly feature is a fun Big Rock Candy Mountain ukulele tutorial. As you might expect, we present the complete package – lyrics, chords, strumming pattern, melody tabs and song history.

By the way, Big Rock Candy Mountain is one of the songs from Book 5 of the Beginning Ukulele books series, 21 Easy Ukulele Folk Songs. The book features 21 carefully selected songs, each with corresponding lyrics and chords plus melody tabs. Additionally, it comes with access to online video lessons. So get a copy of the book here and learn to play 21 folk songs on ukulele fast.

For this Big Rock Candy Mountain ukulele tutorial, you’ll need to know just three chords which are C, F and G7. Read more here.