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Singin’ In The Rain Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown (1929) |
Cotton Fields Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter, 1940) |
On The Road Again Willie Nelson (1980) |
Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte (Irving Burgie, 1957) |
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding (Redding & Cropper, 1967) |
Sound Of Silence Paul Simon (1964) |
House Of The Rising Sun Traditional Folk Song |
Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) |
Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) |
Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) |
Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) |
Have You Ever Seen The Rain CCR (John Fogerty, 1970) |
Proud Mary CCR (John Fogerty, 1968) |
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (IZ) Israel Kamakawiwo`ole’s Version (1990) |
Singin' In The Rain
Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown (1929)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
I'm | [F] singin' in the | rain,
just | [F] singin' in the | rain
What a | [F] glorious | feeling,
I'm | [C7] happy a- | gain
I'm | [C7] laughin' at | clouds,
so | [C7] dark up a- | bove
The | [C7] sun's in my | heart,
and I'm | [F] ready for | [F] love
Let the | [F] stormy clouds | chase,
every- | [F] one from the | place
Come | [F] on with the | rain,
I've a | [C7] smile on my | face
I'll | [C7] walk down the | lane,
with a | [C7] happy re- | frain
Just | [C7] singin', just | singin'
in the | [F] rain
#Great first song to learn. This simple version only needs two chords!
#To play with Gene Kelly video, place capo on 1st fret. Song starts at 1:07.
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Cotton Fields
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter, 1940)
Try with 'Carter' Picking (Alternating Thumb)
4/4 | T3 - D - T4 - D - | or 4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Intro
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A]
When | [A] I was a little bitty | baby my Mama would
| [D] rock me in my | [A] cradle
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
When | [A] I was a little bitty | baby my Mama would
| [D] rock me in my | [A] cradle
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
Chorus
Now when them | [D] cotton bolls get | rotten
You can't | [A] pick very much | cotton
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
It was | [A] down in Louisi- | ana
Just about a | [D] mile from Texar- | [A] kana
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
It was | [A] over in Arkan- | sas the people asked
| [D] me what I come here | [A] for
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
It was | [A] over in Arkan- | sas the people asked
| [D] me what I come here | [A] for
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
Chorus
Now when them | [D] cotton bolls get | rotten
You can't | [A] pick very much | cotton
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
It was | [A] down in Louisi- | ana
Just about a | [D] mile from Texar- | [A] kana
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
It | [A] may sound a little bit | funny, but you
| [D] can't make too much | [A] money
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
It | [A] may sound a little bit | funny, but you
| [D] can't make too much | [A] money
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
Chorus
Now when them | [D] cotton bolls get | rotten
You can't | [A] pick very much | cotton
In them | [A] old... | cotton fields back | [E7] home | [E7]
It was | [A] down in Louisi- | ana
Just about a | [D] mile from Texar- | [A] kana
In them | [A] old... | [E7] cotton fields back | [A] home | [A]
#Folk Standard that's great fun to sing.
#We'll often play it in key of C but most online versions seem to be in Key of A (as shown here).
#Try using an alternating thumb picking pattern: 'Carter Picking'
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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On The Road Again
Willie Nelson (1980)
Try with 'Carter' Picking (Alternating Thumb)
4/4 | T3 - D - T4 - D - | or 4/4 | T3 - D u T4 - D u |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again
| [E7] The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my | friends
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Goin' | [C] places that I've | [E7] never been | [E7]
Seein' | [E7] things that I may | [Dm] never see a- | gain
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
Chorus
On the | [F] road again | [F]
Like a | [F] band of gypsies | we go down the | [C] highway | [C]
We're the | [F] best of friends | [F]
In- | [F] sisting that the | world keep turning | [C] our way | [C]
and | [G7] our way | [G7↓]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again
| [E7] The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my | friends
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
Instrumental Verse x2 (optional)
Chorus
On the | [F] road again | [F]
Like a | [F] band of gypsies | we go down the | [C] highway | [C]
We're the | [F] best of friends | [F]
In- | [F] sisting that the | world keep turning | [C] our way | [C]
and | [G7] our way | [G7↓]
On the | [C] road again | [C] | [C]
Just can't | [C] wait to get on the | [E7] road again | [E7]
The life I | [E7] love is making | [Dm] music with my friends | [Dm]
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
And | [F] I can't wait to get | [G7] on the road a- | [C] gain | [C]
| [F] | [G] | [C] | [C↓]
#Original in key of E but much easier to play and sing in C.
#Try using an alternating thumb picking pattern: 'Carter Picking'
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte (Irving Burgie, 1957)
Calypso Feel
4/4 | d - D u - u - u |
1 2 & & &
[C] Down the way where the [F] nights are gay
And the [G7] sun shines daily on the [C] mountain top
[C] I took a trip on a [F] sailing ship
And when I [G7] reached Jamaica I [C] made a stop
Chorus
But I'm [C] sad to say, I'm [Dm] on my way
[G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day
My [C] heart is down my head is [Dm] turning around
I had to [G7] leave a little girl in [C] Kingston town [C]
[C] Down at the market [F] you can hear
Ladies [G7] cry out while on their [C] heads they bear
[C] Akee rice salt [F] fish are nice
And the [G7] rum is fine any [C] time of year
Chorus
But I'm [C] sad to say, I'm [Dm] on my way
[G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day
My [C] heart is down my head is [Dm] turning around
I had to [G7] leave a little girl in [C] Kingston town [C]
[C] Sounds of laughter [F] everywhere
And the [G7] dancing girls swaying [C] to and fro
[C] I must declare my [F] heart is there
Though I've [G7] been from Maine to [C] Mexico
Chorus
But I'm [C] sad to say, I'm [Dm] on my way
[G7] Won't be back for [C] many a day
My [C] heart is down my head is [Dm] turning around
I had to [G7] leave a little girl in [C] Kingston town [C]
[C] Down the way where the [F] nights are gay
And the [G7] sun shines daily on the [C] mountain top
[C] I took a trip on a [F] sailing ship
And when I [G7] reached Jamaica I [C] made a stop
#Lovely, singable tune to introduce upbeat 'Calypso' Strum.
#Can also be done nicely in fingerpicking.
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original in G.
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Sitting On the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding (Redding & Cropper, 1967)
4/4 | d - X u - u d u |
1 2 & & 4 &
| [G] Sittin' in the mornin' | [B7] sun
I'll be | [C] sittin' when the evenin' | [A] come
| [G] Watching the ships roll | [B7] in
And then I | [C] watch 'em roll away | [A] again
I'm | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [Em] bay
Watching the | [G] tide roll | [Em] away
Ooo, I'm just | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [A] bay
Wastin' | [G] ti---- | [Em] ime
I | [G] left my home in | [B7] Georgia
| [C] Headed for the 'Frisco | [A] bay
'Cause | [G] I've had nothing to | [B7] live for
And look like | [C] nothin's gonna come my | [A] way
I'm | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [Em] bay
Watching the | [G] tide roll | [Em] away
Ooo, I'm just | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [A] bay
Wastin' | [G] ti---- | [Em] ime
Bridge
| [G] Looks [D] like | [C] nothing's gonna change
| [G] Every- [D] -thing | [C] still remains the same
| [G] I [D] can't do what | [C] ten people tell me to do
| [F] So I guess I'll | [D] remain the same, yes
| [G] Sittin' here resting my | [B7] bones
And this | [C] loneliness won't leave me | [A] alone
It's | [G] two thousand miles I | [B7] roamed
| [C] Just to make this dock my | [A] home
I'm | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [Em] bay
Watching the | [G] tide roll | [Em] away
Ooo, I'm just | [G] sittin' on the dock of the | [A] bay
Wastin' | [G] ti---- | [Em] ime
Instrumental (Whistle)
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [E7] |
| [G] | [G] | [G] | [E7] | [G↓]
#Play along in this key
#Last Updated 4/21/20 JJ
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Sound Of Silence
Paul Simon (1964)
2/4 | d u D u |
Intro Fingerpicking Pattern over this Em9 chord
A-----2-----2--|-----2-----2--|
E--------2-----|--------2-----|
C--4-----------|--4-----------|
G--------------|--------------|
1 & 2 & 1 & 2 &
| [Em] | [Em] |
| [Em] .. Hello | darkness, my old | [D] friend | [D] |
| [D] . I've come to | talk with you a- | [Em] gain | [Em] |
| [Em] . Because a | vision soft- | [C] ly creep- | [G] ing |
| [G] .. Left its | seeds while I wa- | [C] as sleep- | [G] ing |
| [G] .. And the | [C] vision | .. that was | planted | in my | [G] brain |
| [G] .. Still re- | [G] mains | [Em] |
| [G] . Within the | [D] sound | ... of | [Em] silence | [Em] | [Em↓]
In restless dreams I walked a- [D] lone
Narrow streets of cobble- [Em] stone
'Neath the halo of a [C] street- [G] lamp
I turned my collar to the [C] cold and [G] damp
When my [C] eyes were stabbed by the [C] flash of a neon [G] light
That split the [G] night [Em]
[G] And touched the [D] sound
of [Em] silence
[Em] And in the naked light I [D] saw
Ten thousand people, maybe [Em] more
People talking with- [C] out speak- [G] ing
People hearing with- [C] out listen- [G] ing
People writing [C] songs that [C] voices
never [G] share
And no one [G] dare [Em]
[G] Disturb the [D] sound of [Em] silence
[Em] “Fools” said I, “You do not [D] know
Silence like a cancer [Em] grows
Hear my words that I mi- [C] ight teach [G] you
Take my arms that I mi- [C] ight reach [G] you”
But my [C] words... like [C] silent raindrops [G] fell [Em]
And [G] echoed in the [D] wells of [Em] silence
[Em] And the people bowed and [D] prayed
To the neon God they [Em] made
And the sign flashed out [C] its warn- [G] ing
In the words that it wa- [C] as form- [G] ing
And the sign said “The [C] words of the prophets
Are [C] written on the subway [G] walls
And tenement [G] halls [G]
And [G] whispered in the [D↓] sounds
of [Intro FP] [Em] silence [Em]
A-----2-----2--|-----2-----2--|
E--------2-----|--------2-----|
C--4-----------|--4-----------|
G--------------|--------------|
1 & 2 & 1 & 2 &
#Original key is semitone lower (Ebm) so a capo won't help for playing along.
#Thanks to Sharon and VUP (Vernon Ukulele Players) for this great chart.
#Last Updated 1/15/19 JJ
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House Of The Rising Sun
Traditional Folk Song
6/8 Fingerpicking Pattern
A|----------R-------|
E|-------M-----M----|
C|----I-----------I-|
G|-T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 &
Intro
| [Am] | [C] | [D] | [F]
| [Am] | [E7] | [Am] | [E7]
There [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [E7]
My [Am] mother [C] was a [D] tailor [F]
She [Am] sewed my [C] new blue [E7] jeans [E7]
My [Am] father [C] was a [D] gamblin' [F] man
[Am] Down in [E7] New Or- [Am] leans [E7]
Now the [Am] only [C] thing a [D] gambler [F] needs
Is a [Am] suitcase [C] and a [E7] trunk [E7]
And the [Am] only [C] time [D] he's satis- [F] fied
Is [Am] when he's [E7] on a [Am] drunk [E7]
He [Am] fills his [C] glasses up [D] to the [F] brim
And [Am] pushes those [C] cards a- [E7] round [E7]
The [Am] only [C] pleasure he [D] gets out of [F] life
Is [Am] rambling from [E7] town to [Am] town [E7]
Now [Am] tell my [C] baby [D] sister [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done [E7]
But [Am] shun that [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Oh [Am] mother [C] tell your [D] children [F]
Not to [Am] do what [C] I have [E7] done [E7]
[Am] Spend your [C] lives in [D] sin and miser- [F] y
In the [Am] House of the [E7] Rising [Am] Sun [E7]
Well, I got [Am] one foot [C] on the [D] platform [F]
The [Am] other foot [C] on the [E7] train [E7]
I'm [Am] goin' [C] back to [D] New Orleans [F]
To [Am] wear that [E7] ball and [Am] chain [E7]
Well, there [Am] is a [C] house in [D] New Orleans [F]
They [Am] call the [C] Rising [E7] Sun [E7]
And it's [Am] been the [C] ruin of [D] many a poor [F] boy
And [Am] God I [E7] know I'm [Am] one [C] | [D] | [F]
| [Am] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am↓]
#Good tune for learning fingerpicking. Easy 6/8 (or 3/4) pattern.
#Though this version doesn't track directly with the Animals' famous rendition, you can still play along with it in this key.
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Ain't She Sweet
(Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927)
[C] Ain't [C#dim7] she [G7] sweet
see her [C] walkin [C#dim7] down the [G7] street
well I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially
[D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet
[C] Ain't [C#dim7] she [G7] nice
well look her [C] over [C#dim7] once or [G7] twice
and I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially
[D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] nice
Just cast an [F7] eye
in her di- [C] rection
oh me oh [F7] my
ain't that per- [C] fection [Dm] [G7]
[C] I [C#dim7] re- [G7] peat
well don't you [C] think that's [C#dim7] kind of [G7] neat
and I [C] ask you [E7] very [A7] confidentially
[D7] Ain't [G7] she [C] sweet
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Have You Ever Seen The Rain
CCR (John Fogerty, 1970)
Wimpy Strong
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [C] ...Someone told me | long ago |
| [C] ...There's a calm be- | fore the storm
I | [G7] know... | it's been coming | [C] for some time | [C] ... |
| [C] ...When it's over | so they say |
| [C] ...It'll rain on a | sunny day
I | [G7] know... | shining down like | [C] water | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
| [C] ...Yesterday and | days before |
| [C] ...Sun is cold and | rain is hard
I | [G7] know... it's | been that way for | [C] all my time | [C] ... |
| [C] ...Till forever | on it goes |
| [C] ...Through the circle | fast and slow
I | [G7] know... and | it can't stop I | [C] wonder | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
Chorus
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...I wanna | [G7] know... have you | [C] ever seen the | [Am] rain... |
| [F] ...Coming | [G7] down on a sunny | [C] day | [C] ... |
#Play along with original in this key (C).
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Proud Mary
CCR (John Fogerty, 1968)
4/4 | D u X u D u X u | X = Chunk
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Riff:
C A C A
| D U D U - U D - | D U D U - U D - |
C A G F D Reg. Strum
| D U D U - U - U | - U D U D U D - | D u X u D u X u
[D] Left a good job in the city,
[D] Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
[D] And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
[D] Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
Chorus
[A7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
[D] Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
[D] But I never saw the good side of the city
[D] 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Chorus
[A7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Riff:
C A C A
| D U D U - U D - | D U D U - U D - |
C A G F D Reg. Strum
| D U D U - U - U | - U D U D U D - | D u X u D u X u
[D] If you come down to the river
[D] Bet you gonna find some people who live
[D] You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money
[D] People on the river are happy to give
Chorus
[A7] Big wheel keep on turnin'
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on burnin'
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
[D] Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
Riff:
C A C A
| D U D U - U D - | D U D U - U D - |
C A G F D Reg. Strum
| D U D U - U - U | - U D U D U D - | D u X u D u X u
#Great for introducing the Chunk (X) strum. Also great chord 'riff'.
#Play with original in this key.
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow (IZ)
Israel Kamakawiwo`ole's Version (1990)
Strong 2 & 4 Accents
4/4 | d - D u - u D u |
1 2 & & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [Em] | [Am] | [Am7] | [F] | [F]
| [C] Ooh... | [C] | [Em] | [Em] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [F] Ooh... | [F] | [E7] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [F] |
| [C] Some- | where | [Em] over the | rainbow | [F] ... | way up | [C] high | [C]
| [F] And | the | [C] dreams that you | dream of
| [G] Once in a | lulla- | [Am] by | [Am] | [F] | [F] |
| [C] Some- | where | [Em] over the | rainbow | [F] ... | blue birds | [C] fly | [C]
| [F] And | the | [C] dreams that you | dream of
| [G] Dreams really | do come | [Am] true | [Am] | [F] | [F]
Some- | [C] day I'll wish u- | pon a star
And | [G] wake up where the | clouds are far be- | [Am] hind | [Am] | [F] me | [F]
Where | [C] trouble melts like | lemon drops |
| [G] High above the | chimney tops that's | [Am] where | [Am] you'll | [F] find | [F] me |
| [C] Some- | where | [Em] over the | rainbow | [F] ... | blue birds | [C] fly | [C]
| [F] And | the | [C] dreams that you | dream of
| [G] Why... oh | why... can't | [Am] I | [Am] I | [F] | [F]
| [C] Ooh... | [C] | [Em] | [Em] | [F] | [F] | [C] | [C] |
| [F] Ooh... | [F] | [E7] | [E7] | [Am] | [Am] | [F] | [F] | [C↓]
#A ukulele standard. Essential strumming feel to learn. Play along in this key (C).
#Last Updated 1/5/18 JJ
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