Jingle Bells Ukulele Chord Melody Tutorial

This week, we present a video on Jingle Bells ukulele chord melody tutorial. For those that don't enjoy singing, playing a chord melody is an entertaining way to share music without having to sing. A chord melody combines both the melody and the accompaniment (for example, strummed chords) into a single arrangement that one person can play. With Christmas coming in a few weeks, what better song to try and play a chord melody to than Jingle Bells! In this video, Jenny demonstrates how to play Jingle Bells ukulele chord melody.

Singin' in the Rain Ukulele Tutorial With Chords and Tab

With this week’s easy “Singin’ in the Rain” ukulele tutorial, let’s learn an iconic song that’s also the title of a popular 1952 film. As with previous video tutorials, it includes ukulele chords and lyrics. Additionally, Jenny does a more extensive melody tab tutorial on this video. For beginners, learning to play a song on the ukulele is best when there are lesser number of chords. “Singin’ in the Rain” ukulele tutorial requires only four chords.

The four chords we need for “Singin’ in the Rain” ukulele tutorial are: C, Am, C#dim, G7. Despite the long and seemingly difficult name of the third chord (C#dim), it’s just an open two-finger chord.

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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. 

This Land Is Your Land Ukulele Tutorial

This week, we’re featuring “This Land Is Your Land” ukulele tutorial. “This Land Is Your Land” is a very famous American folk song. Woody Guthrie composed the first version of the song in 1940. Accordingly, Guthrie wrote the song because of  “God Bless America”. Guthrie was exasperated and weary of hearing Irving Berlin’s composition on the radio. Actually, he initially entitled the 1940 version “God Blessed America”. However, Guthrie later replaced the line “God blessed America for me”. This became “This land was made for you and me.” Subsequently, he renamed the title as “This Land Is Your Land.”

To play along with “This Land Is Your Land” ukulele tutorial, we’ll need five chords. “This Land Is Your Land” ukulele chords are all open chords, no bars: C, C7, F, Am and G7.

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Hello Madduh Hello Faddah Ukulele Tutorial

With our new video “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” ukulele tutorial, let’s learn a novelty song about summer camp. Alan Sherman and Lou Busch wrote the song, inspired by letters from Sherman’s son while he was in Camp Champlain. “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” (also spelled as “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”) was a surprise hit, reaching number 2 on the Billboard charts (Hot 100) in 1963.

Don’t forget to check our blog page for other easy ukulele tutorials featuring different types of songs ranging from folk, rock, pop, blues and even hymns. Also, you’ll find many easy ukulele songs for various occasions such as Christmas, Thanksgiving and 4^th of July.

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Definitely, we’ll need to know a lot of chords to play along with “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” ukulele tutorial: eight chords plus four additional ones for the bridge. The ukulele chords for the first and last part are: C, G7, B7, Em, G, D7, E7, and F. While the chords for the bridge are: Cm, Fm, Eb and Ab.

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How to Play the Eagles' Hotel California on the Ukulele (Hotel California Ukulele Tutorial)

Let’s try a 70’s hit song with our new video – “Hotel California” ukulele tutorial.  The video includes a ukulele rendition of the famous guitar coda. So stick to the end to check out the cool ukulele fingerpicking part.

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We will need a total of seven chords for “Hotel California” ukulele tutorial:  Am, E7, G, D, F, C, Dm. These are fairly easy chords, all open chords with no bars needed. A couple are easy one-finger chords (Am and C).

Jenny transposed the song to A minor because it’s easier on the ukulele. Strumming pattern follows a D-DU-UDU (D-down, U-up) arrangement. Read more here.  

God Bless America Easy Ukulele Tutorial

With this week’s feature of “God Bless America” ukulele tutorial, let us learn another patriotic song. “God Bless America” is another favorite 4^th of July song. The great composer Irving Berlin wrote the song more than a century ago.  

In case you missed last week’s ukulele tutorial for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” check it out here. Or browse through our blog main page  for more ukulele lessons for beginners.

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“God Bless America” ukulele tutorial is easy for beginner ukulele players as you’ll need just four chords. And these are:  F, C, Bb and C7.

The chord shapes for F, C and C7 are fairly easy ones. However, making the Bb chord is a bit tricky. First, you’ll need to bar the lower two strings on the first fret using your index finger. Read more here.

How to Play "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Ukulele

With Fourth of July approaching, we thought we’d feature “The Star Spangled Banner” ukulele tutorial. You’ll have about a couple of weeks to play along and practice the song. And you’ll also see Jenny teach more about this on her Facebook live lesson later this week. 

Jenny chose to sing and play the song in the key of F which is a fairly comfortable key for a woman to sing it. “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the national anthem of the USA, has a very large range of an octave and a fifth. And so you have to pick a key that works for your voice.

Want more ukulele tutorials? Check out our blog main page  for more ukulele videos and lessons, all designed for beginner ukulele players.

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Ukulele Tutorial for "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music"

Let’s play along to this easy ukulele tutorial for “My Favorite Things” from the musical and film “The Sound of Music”!

We’ll need nine chords for “My Favorite Things” ukulele tutorial. And these are: Em, Cmaj7, Am, D7, G, C, B7, A and A7.

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"As Time Goes By" Ukulele Tutorial

This week, we get to learn one of the best movie songs with the following As Time Goes By ukulele tutorial. As Time Goes By is an enduring and nostalgic song from the 1942 movie Casablanca.

Aside from this video tutorial on how to play As Time Goes By on the ukulele, we have made many easy ukulele tutorials that you can access from our blog page.

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For this As Time Goes By ukulele tutorial, you’ll need to know or learn a lot of ukulele chord shapes – eleven in total. But the chord changes are pretty easy. Plus the strumming pattern is also easy, D-DU-UDU (D-down, U-up).

The chords are: Am, D7, Dm, G, G6, A7, Cm7, E7, C#dim, Em, G#dim.

Some tips on how to make these chord shapes are given by Jenny on the video. Read more here. 

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Today, let’s learn how to play the song “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!” from the musical “Oklahoma” with our easy ukulele tutorial!

Like the rest of our tutorial videos here at ukulele.io, this video contains the lyrics, chords, strumming pattern and melody tab on screen.

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In this Oh, What a Beautiful Morning ukulele tutorial, you will be using a total of 8 chords.  Although you might think 8 chords are a handful, most of them are very familiar.

These chords are: C, G7, Am, Fm, Gdim, Fsus4, F#dim, D7

Read more here. 

Reviews of 7 Beginner Ukulele Books

In this collection of ukulele beginning book reviews, we take a close look at 7 popular ways to begin your ukulele journey. We’ll give you a lot of information about what’s in each book, and explain who each of these methods is best for.

So, you want to learn how to play the ukulele. Where do you start? How do you get the basics under your belt so you can choose the music you want to play and eventually teach yourself? There are loads of online videos, but maybe a book would be better? Do you need to have an instructor? Can you teach yourself?

If you are wondering about these questions then this post focusing on ukulele beginning book reviews is for you. 

THE 7 POPULAR UKULELE BEGINNER BOOKS TO BEGIN YOUR UKULELE JOURNEY

1. 21 Songs in 6 Days: Learn Ukulele the Easy Way
2. Ukulele For All
3. Alfred’s Basic Ukulele Method
4. Hal Leonard-Ukulele Book 1
5. Essential Elements for Ukulele
6. Ukulele Primer by Bert Casey
7. Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Tips and Tunes 

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How to Play the Beatles' Love Me Do on the Ukulele?

Learn how to play a #1 hit Beatles song with our easy Love Me Do ukulele tutorial!

Similar to the rest of the tutorial videos on our site, this video contains the lyrics, chords, strumming pattern and melody tab on the screen.

Check out our blog page. You’ll see our other videos contain the same information to help you quickly learn how to play lots of easy songs on ukulele!

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In this tutorial, you will be using 4 chords.  These chords are G7, C, G, and D.  You’ll see that Jenny prefers playing the D chord with 2 fingers while strumming 3 strings.

If you are familiar with the song, you will know that the intro uses a really beautiful harmonica solo. John Lennon played the bluesy harmonica riff. 

In this tutorial Jenny transcribed the harmonica solo for ukulele. Read more here. 

How to Tune a Ukulele Part 3

Learn how to tune your ukulele with three easy steps.
3️⃣ Finally, Jenny will show you how to use a Snark clip-on ukulele tuner in this short video.
Check out the video here. 

How to Tune a Ukulele Part 2

Learn how to tune your ukulele with three easy steps.
2️⃣ Next, learn the names and numbers of your ukulele strings in this short video so you can learn how to use a ukulele tuner. 
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How to Tune a Ukulele Part 1

Learn how to tune your ukulele with three easy steps. 
1️⃣ First you need to know the parts of the ukulele like the strings, fretboard, nut, bridge and body so you know which parts to adjust to get your ukulele in tune. Check video here. 

Give Me That Old Time Religion Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Learn how to play a gospel song  with this week’s Give Me That Old Time Religion easy ukulele tutorial!

In this video, you will see lyrics, chords, strumming pattern and melody tab on the screen. 

If you visit our blog page, you will see our other videos and tutorials of easy ukulele songs. These contain the same information to help you easily learn how to play different easy songs on ukulele!

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In this video, Jenny sings and plays in 2 keys to give you a choice of which one to use. And she’s also used a technique called a “turnaround” to connect these 2 keys. Finally, she also plays solo ukulele with such a beautiful melody!

For this song, here are the chords that you will use, depending on which key you choose. Ukulele chords for Give Me That Old Time Religion easy ukulele tutorial in the key of C are: C, F and G7. Read more here. 

Ukulele Tutorial for Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl

Let’s play along to this week’s new video – Brown Eyed Girl easy ukulele tutorial – complete with lyrics and chords on screen. Brown Eyed Girl is a bittersweet love song released in 1967 by Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison.

Indeed, Jenny’s Brown Eyed Girl easy ukulele tutorial is fun to play along to with its simple chord progression. Plus, you’ll need only four chords which are C, F, Am and G7. Read more here. 

How to Play Shall We Gather at the River on Ukulele

Learn how to play a beautiful Christian hymn with this Shall We Gather at the River ukulele tutorial! As with the previous videos, it includes lyrics, chords, strumming pattern and melody tab on screen.

To follow and play along to this easy ukulele tutorial, you’ll need just three chords. However, Jenny plays the song in two keys – key of C and key of G. So you’ll actually see six different chords on the video tutorial. Firstly, for the key of C – the chords are C, F and G7. Read more here.

Island Style Easy Ukulele Tutorial

Play along to this easy ukulele tutorial of a beautiful Hawaiian song by John Cruz called Island Style. As with the previous video tutorials, this includes lyrics, chords and tabs!

To follow this Island Style ukulele tutorial, you’ll need four chords: C, C7, F and G7. As with last week’s video, the strumming pattern is a bit tricky: D-DU-UDU (D-down, U-up). Read more here.