First Step is to Tune Your Ukulele:
How to Play Easy Songs on the Ukulele with Only 3 Chords C, F, & G7
How to Play You Are My Sunshine on the Ukulele with Only 3 Chords C-F-and G7
How to Play This Land on the Ukulele with Only 3 Chords C-F-and G7
How to Play Leaving on a Jet Plane on the Ukulele with Only 3 Chords C-F-and G7
Oldies
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The Gambler
Walkin After Midnight
Glory of Love
Bye Bye Love
Amazing Grace
Take Me Home
Jolene
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Stand by Me
Dream Lover
Doo Wops
Country Waltzes
Hank Williams
Streets of Laredo
Hallelujah
Beatles
Country
Puff
Rainbow Connection
When I was a child, I taught myself to play ukulele, and by the time I was 12, I had also taught myself to play guitar. I am no classical guitarist. Rather, I taught myself these things to accompany myself and others for campfire singing and for other group singing. Fortunately, to play accompaniments, a player only needs to learn to play a few chords. I can only begin to imagine how very many songs can be played with a 4 chord progression.
I found the following brilliant collage of tunes — all played with 4 chords:
“Four Chords” by Axis of Awesome
00:52 – Don’t Stop Believing, Journey
00:59 – You’re Beautiful, James Blunt
01:09 – Forever Young, Alphaville
01:16 – I’m Yours, Jason Mraz
01:25 – Happy Ending, Mika
01:33 – Amazing, Alex Lloyd
01:42 – Wherever You Will Go, The Calling
01:49 – Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Sir Elton John
01:56 – She Will Be Loved, Maroon
5 02:04 – Pictures of You, The Last Goodnight
02:11 – With or Without You, U2
02:19 – Fall at Your Feet, Crowded House
02:29 – Not Pretty Enough, Kasey Chambers
02:38 – Let it Be, The Beatles
02:42 – Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers
02:46 – Horses, Daryl Braithwaite
02:54 – No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley
02:56 – Sex and Candy, Marcy Playground
02:58 – Land Down Under, Men at Work
03:01 – Waltzing Matilda, Banjo Patterson
03:06 – Take on Me / When I Come Around, A-Ha / Green Day
03:21 – Save Tonight / Africa, Eagle Eye Cherry / Toto
03:29 – If I Were a Boy / Self Esteem, Beyonce The Offspring
03:37 – You’re Gonna Go Far Kid, The Offspring
03:45 – You and Your Hand, P!nk
03:53 – Poker Face, Lady Gaga
03:58 – Barbie Girl, Aqua
04:00 – You Found Me, The Fray
04:08 – Don’t Trust Me, 30h!
3 04:15 – Kids, MGMT
04:23 – Canvas Bags, Tim Minchin
04:33 – Torn, Natalie Imbrugila
04:48 – Superman, Five for Fighting
04:52 – Birdplane, Axis of Awesome
05:02 – Scar, Missy HigginsI am not suggesting that players limit themselves to 4 chord progressions, but chording is the foundation of all levels of playing the ukulele and gu
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