“Happy” by Pharell Williams – Ukulele Tutorial
Here is our tutorial for the song "Happy" by Pharell Williams for the ukulele (Standard GCEA Soprano Ukulele Tuning). This is definitely not our easiest ukulele tutorial. Because of the tempo of the song you have to try it a few times, before you will be able to be...
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“Whiskey In The Jar” by Thin Lizzy – Ukulele Tutorial
About The Song "Whiskey in the Jar" is a popular Irish traditional song from the 17th or 18th Century. The author is unknown. A lot of artists recorded their version of this song. The Dubliners made a version of it in the 1960s and in 1990 they made a version with...
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Down Under ukulele chords – By Men At Work – Tutorial
When we checked the traffic of uke4u.com we realized, that we have some Aussies visiting this site. So we decided to do a song from a land down under " where women glow and men plunder ". So here's a real pop classic from the early eighties. Men At Work were an...
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” Imagine ” By John Lennon ( Ex-Beatles ) Ukulele Playalong
Here's our ukulele playalong: Ukulele Chords and Lyrics on 2 Sheets ( Click Here for pdf download ) " Imagine " was the best selling single and LP of John Lennon's solo career after leaving The Beatles. The song and the album of the same name were recorded in...
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” Iris ” By The Goo Goo Dolls – Ukulele Playalong With Chords And Lyrics
So here comes a song from the late 90's. The Goo Goo Dolls are a rock band, founded in Buffalo in 1986. They were quite popular in the USA, but international superstardom came in 1998 with " Iris ". John Rzeznik, the frontman of the band, wrote this song for the "...
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Auld Lang Syne – Ukulele Tutorial with Chords And Lyrics
This is the video for the 'Auld Lang Syne' Ukulele Tutorial. It contains Informations for the Strummingpattern (pretty easy), Chords and Lyrics. Just watch and play along. "Auld Lang Syne" Lyrics come from a Scots poem written by Robert Burns (1788). The Melody is...
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In Between Days ( by The Cure ) – Ukulele Playalong
Click here for chords and lyrics on 2 sheets ( pdf ) Here's a classic 80's tune from the Cure. The band was formed in 1976 in Crawley ( GB ). Robert Smith is the mastermind and the only original member that's still in the band. We made the song...
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Jason Mraz ” I’m Your’s – Ukulele Tutorial, Playalong
Ukulele Chords And Lyrics ( PDF ) Here 's my ukulele tutorial for " I'm Your's " by Jason Mraz. I pitched the chords one note, so that it's easier to play. You can download chords and lyrics by clicking on the link under the video. This is a Reggae tune. Learn to play...
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow ( Iz ) – Ukulele Playalong With Muted Strumming ( From 0:43 Min )
Due to some requests I posted this video on Youtube, where the strumming is muted when the singing begins. Create your own strumming pattern. Or you might play it like Iz. Remember that he used his thumb and chunked the strings. Click here for the full tutorial with...
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” Hallelujah ” By Leonard Cohen – Ukulele Playalong
Ukulele Chords & Lyrics On 2 Sheets ( PDF ) This song originally released in 1984 on Leonard Cohen's album "Various Positions". We used this version for this ukulele tutorial. It's written in the key of C major with a 6/8 beat. The tempo varies around 56 bpm. The...
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” Brown Girl In The Ring ” – Easy Ukulele Playalong
"Brown Girl in the Ring" is a traditional children's song from the Caribbean. It's about a ring game from Jamaica. The players form a ring, one steps in the middle and begins skipping or walking around to the song. A lot of artists like Louise Bennett, Exuma,...
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Gangnam Style – Ukulele Tutorial
Chordsheet and lyrics - click here ( pdf ) This is my version of Psy's Gangnam Style on ukulele. Learn the chords first, then strum along with the video. Or create your own version. The tempo is 130 bpm. Standard ukulele tuning ( G C E A ). Strumming strumming 1 (B5...
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Hey, Soul Sister By Train – Ukulele Tutorial
Chords And Lyrics On 3 Sheets ( PDF ) ( thanks to lassie66 for creating the pdf ) Print the pdf file ( see link above ) to learn the chords. You see two different chord diagrams for C#m. Use the one which is easier to grab for you. Try to play the easy strumming...
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by IZ – Ukulele Tutorial
Hi, everyone here is a new Ukulele tutorial, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". Maybe you have already watched my Gotye tutorial or the Katy Perry tutorial. (If not, give it a try). So you've already seen the chords and the lyrics in the Video. With this tutorial i added...
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Katy Perry: Wide Awake – Ukulele Tutorial
ukulele chords and lyrics ( PDF ) ( thanks to lassie66 for creating the pdf ) 80 bpm 4 chords through the whole song: Gm Bb F C strumming intro/bridge ( half notes ): D D D D strumming verse ( quarter notes ): D D D D D...
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Somebody That I Used To Know ( Gotye ) – Ukulele Tutorial
Watch and learn to play Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye. Simply watch the video and playalong.
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Blues licks for ukulele – 12 bar pattern in C
This is part of the tutorial ” Easy Blues licks for ukulele “
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Playalong 12 bar Blues pattern ( C ) with ukulele
This is part of the tutorial " Easy Blues licks for ukulele " Play along this easy Blues in C You can use the Blues licks in the earlier posts It's the classic 12 bar pattern with turnaround Chords: C F G7 88 bpm Setting: drums, bass,...
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Ai Se Eu Te Pego ( Michel Telo ) – Ukulele arrangement
Ai Se Eu Te Pego ( Michel Telo ) – Easy To learn, just watch the video and follow the chord instructions.
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Excellent dude. Thanks.
Thanks for watching.
Best wishes FriendlyFred.
Really love your stuff makes learning so much easier
Thanx Danielle,
strum on.
Best wishes FriendlyFred.
Really easy to learn the songs i like. Thanks ^.^v
Hoping for more playalongs vidoes.
Hi Jc,
glad you like the playalongs.
Yes, we’ll keep them coming. Just look at the blog once in a while.
Bye FriendlyFred
Awesome site! I learned ukulele in less than an hour!! Thank you so much!
Hi.
Have you done a playalong for Java Jive?
No, maybe later.
Cheers FriendlyFred
Thank you for this wonderful APP.
I would like more songs please.
Regards.
Fazlyn
Thanks Fazlyn for your kind words.
We’re just working on another app at the moment. Have you tried our tuner ?
Cheers
FriendlyFred
hey i was wondering if you had a tab for wandering star? my mom was talking about your video and i wanted to learn how to play it thanks mate
I just played the tune by the ear and didn’t make tabs for it.
Best regards to you and your mom
FriendlyFred
Love on between days. Fantastic video to help me having just got a uke
Thanks Ken.
Keep on strumming.
FriendlyFred
Great app – great work – thanks for this. I am a beginner at this but I play guitar so it may come easier than others. Your video guides are as easy as it gets. I am up and playing as if I know what I am doing right along with you. I would love to put in a request for a song – Pharell’s Happy by Walk off the earth (they do this specifically for Uke – which is cool in itself. If you don’t know their version – here is the video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbVoo7YLWnI
Thanks!
Thanks Rick for your kind words. I’ll have a look at the vid.
Cheers FriendlyFred
Hi Rick,
we’re working on our version of ” happy “. We’ll put it online soon.
Rock on
FriendlyFred
Hi Rick,
our ” happy ” version is now online.
Take a look at:
http://uke4u.com/happy-by-pharell-williams-ukulele-tutorial/
Cheers
FriendlyFred