Welcome to Beginner Ukulele

Types of Ukulele

baritone tunes differently and has different chord patterns

Parts of a Ukulele

Sound board

HeadstockNutFretboard

Frets

Bridge

NeckTunersBody

Soundhole

How to hold a Ukulele

Hold the ukulele against your chest with your right forearm relaxed across the top right edge of the soundboard.

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The neck of the Uke should be between you thumb and index finger with the thumb comfortably on the back of the neck

Strings

Tuning

Tuning

StrummingStart out with a loose fist.

Strum with the index finger of your right hand, fingernail side down . When you strum down, you should be hitting the strings with your nail. When you're strumming up, with the fleshy tip of your finger

How to Read Chord Diagrams

Week 1 Chords

Week 1 Chords

Page � of �1 1 Singin' in the rain

I'm singin' in the rain Just singin' in the rain What a glorious feelin’

I'm happy again. I'm laughing at clouds. So dark up above The sun's in my heart

And i'm ready for love. Let the stormy clouds chase. Everyone from the place

Come on with the rain I've a smile on my face I walk down the lane

With a happy refrain just singin’ singin' in the rain

Jambalaya

C G Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh CMe gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou G My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my oh CSon of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

C G Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzing CKinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen G Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh CSon of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Repeat Chorus

C G Settle down far from town get me a pirogue CAnd I'll catch all the fish in the bayou C G Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh CSon of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Repeat Chorus end on C

Chorus C G Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet gumbo CCause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio G Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Tom Dooley

C I met her on the mountain, G and there I took her life,

Met her on the mountain, C stabbed her with my knife,

Repeat Chorus

C This time tomorrow, G reckon' where I'd be, Hadn't been for Grayson, C I'd been in Tennessee,

Repeat Chorus

C This time tomorrow, G reckon' where I'll be,

Down in some lonesome valley, C hangin' from a wide oak tree,

Repeat Chorus 2x end soon C

Chorus C Hang down your head Tom Dooley, G Hang down your head and cry,

Hang down your head Tom Dooley, C Poor boy, your bound to die,

Buying a Ukulele

What to look for• Tune it - put tension on the neck and bridge • Bridge - not lifting off body • Tuning Pegs - not loose; smooth action • Neck - check for sharp frets • Play every note on the neck; no buzz • Look inside for glue drips; poor workmanship

A minor

F

Eleanor Rigby by Lennon/MacCartney

F Am F Am Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Am F Am Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream

Am F Am Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all come from? Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Am F Am Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear--No one comes near.

Am F Am Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all come from? Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all belong?

F Am F Am Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people

Am F Am Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name--Nobody came Am F Am Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave--No one was saved Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all come from? Am F Am All the lonely people Where do they all belong?

Ring of Fire Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore, 1963

Verse 1 C F C |Love is a burning |thing It | C F C |Makes , a fiery |ring | C F C |Bound , by wild de - |sire | C G C |I fell into a ring of fire| |

Chorus G F C I fell in to a burning ring of fire G I went down, down, down F C And the flames went higher C And it burns, burns, burns F C G C The ring of fire, the ring of fire

Verse 2 C F C |The taste of love is | sweet, When | C F C |Hearts like ours | meet | C F C |I fell for you like a child | | C G C |O-o-o-h, but the fire went | wild |

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UNDER THE BOARDWALK 4/4 1…2…123

Oh, when the sun beats down and burns the tar upon the roof

And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire-proof

Under the boardwalk, down by the sea…yeah

On a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be

UT-BW, out of the sun, UT-BW, we’ll be havin’ some fun, UT-BW people walkin’ above

UT-BW, we’ll be fallin’ in love, under the boardwalk, boardwalk

From the park you hear the happy sound of a carou-sel

You can almost taste the hot dogs and french fries they sell

Under the boardwalk, down by the sea…yeah

On a blanket with my baby, that’s where I’ll be

UT-BW, out of the sun, UT-BW, we’ll be havin’ some fun, UT-BW people walkin’ above

UT-BW, we’ll be fallin’ in love, under the boardwalk, boardwalk

Bye Bye Love INTRO: 1st two lines & Bass Run CHORUS: F C F C / Bye bye love, / bye bye happiness F C G7 C / Hello loneliness, I think I'm gon-na cry F C F C / Bye bye love, / bye bye sweet caress F C G7 C //// / Hello emptiness, I feel like I could die NC…………….G7 C 1. There goes my baby with someone new G7 C He sure looks happy, I sure am blue C7 F G7 //// / He was my baby till she stepped in NC………… G7 C //// / Goodbye to romance that might have been (CHORUS) NC……………. G7 C 2. I'm through with romance, I'm through with love G7 C I'm through with counting the stars a-bove C F G7 //// / And here's the reason that I'm so free NC…… . G7 C //// / My loving baby is through with me (CHORUS) ENDING: C G7 C Bye bye love good bye, (3X)

On Intro only: Bass Run:

C D E

Bass Run: C D E

Bass Run: C D E

� of �1 1 Three little birds by Bob Marley

Intro: Vamp on A with Reggae Beat

Chorus:

Don't worry,about a thing Cause every little thing, gonna be alright

Singin don’t worry, about a thing cause' every little thing, gonna be alright

Verse:

Rise up this mornin’ Smile with the rising sun three little birds perch by my doorstep

Singin' sweet songs of melodies pure and true sayin', this my message to you-oo-oo

Chorus Verse

(Chorus 2x’s end on

How to read strumming patternsd = down strum u = Up Strum

- = a missed Strum x means a muted string

Capital letter means emphasize

The number over the letter is the beat it falls on

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & d u d u d u d u

So what we have been playing in class is

New Pattern

This pattern is often written as a half bar rhythm

d-du

1 2 3 4d u- d d u- d

"Blue Moon” by R. Rogers and L.Hart 1 2 3 4 Strum Pattern d- du d-du

repeat until vocal starts

Blue moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own

Blue moon You knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for

2 Bars Someone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my heart could ever hold

I heard somebody whisper please adore me And when I looked the moon had turned to gold

Blue moon Now I'm no longer alone Without a dream in my heart

Without a love of my own

New Pattern

1 2 3 4d ud du u- -

Up on the roof Geffin/KingStrum Pattern D-DU-UDU

When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face

I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof it's peaceful as can be And there the world below can't bother me Let me tell you now

When I come home feelin' tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet

I get away from the hustling crowds And all that rat race noise down in the street

On the roof's the only place I know Where you just have to wish to make it so up on the roof

At night the stars put on a show for free And darling, you can share it all with me I keepa telling you

That right smack dab in the middle of town I found a paradise that's trouble-proof

So if this world starts getting you down There's room enough for two, up on the roof

Up on the roof, Up on the roof, let ring

1 2 3 4

Up on the roof Geffin/KingStrum Pattern D-DU-UDU

When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face

I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof it's peaceful as can be and there the world below can't bother me Let me tell you now

When I come home feelin' tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet

I get away from the hustling crowds And all that rat race noise down in the street

On the roof's the only place I know Where you just have to wish to make it so up on the roof

At night the stars put on a show for free And darling, you can share it all with me I keepa telling you

That right smack dab in the middle of town I found a paradise that's trouble-proof

So if this world starts getting you down There's room enough for two, up on the roof c 3 bars then end on

Up on the roof, Up on the roof,

Margaritaville by J Buffet Strum Pattern D-DU-UDU

Nibblin’ on sponge cake, watchin’ the sun bake, All of those tourists covered with oil,

Strummin’ my four-string, on my front porch swing,Smell those shrimp, they’re beginning to boil

I don’t know the reason,I stay here all season, Nothin’ is sure but this brand new ta-too,

But it’s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, How it got here, I haven’t a clue Chorus

I blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop-top,Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home,

But there’s booze in the blender, and soon it will render,That frozen concoction that helps me hang on

1 2 3 4

Margaritaville by J Buffet Strum Pattern D-DU-UDU

Some people claim that there’s a wo- man to blame,

And I know, it’s my own damned fault

New Pattern3/4 time

d1 2 3

u u

3/4 Time by Tony Joe White 1 2 3 Strum Pattern d- u- u vamp on C

I like enchilados and old eldorad0s that shine My old fender guitar and songs and women and wine

They say that I'm livin' too fast but I feel fine And I just keep on easin' along in 3/4 time

Sometimes I get sideways and stay up all night writin' songs

I know it ain't healthy but somehow I keep goin' on

I write what I feel and I don't give a damn if it rhymes Just give me a C chord and play it in 3/4 time

Well, it's a big old world and we all have to live our lives

And one thing's for sure, ain't none of us gonna get out alive

So while I'm still kickin', I'm gonna keep pickin' my tunes

I like what I'm doin' and I hope it don't end too soon

'Cause all of my life there's one thing I keep hopin' to find A woman who likes to make love in 3/4 time

(It might be nice, you know)

Chord sheet