The Songs Page
These are the songs that we’ve played together at the Ukebox Pub Nights. The keys chosen and strumming patterns suggested are an interpretation of the song and are provided here to help you learn in advance of, and during our jams.
Many thanks for all the contributions from members of the Ottawa ukulele community, as well as from the greater online uking community. A special thanks goes out to two sources in particular, from which a great number of these charts are derived: Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG), especially Sue Rogers; and Dan Panke from MyUke.ca for his song suggestions and invaluable help with making the functionality of this webpage possible.
| Song Title Artist | Files, etc. |
| 5 Days In May Blue Rodeo (Jim Cuddy & Greg Keelor; 1993) Play along with original recording in this key. JAM TIP: I've often dropped the key from Em to Am in order to sing it at jams. Jim Cuddy's voice is just a bit high for me. |  |
| 9 To 5 Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton, 1980) Use capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| 50's Shuffle Medley Various Artists from the 1950's | |
| 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| 1234 Feist (Sally Seltmann & Feist; 2007) This version has all the Dm chords and decorated G chord in the chorus. Capo on 2nd fret to play with original recording. | |
| 1234 (Sesame Street Version) Feist (Sally Seltmann & Feist; 2008) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original recording. | |
| 1234 (Simplified) Feist (Sally Seltmann & Feist; 2007) Simplified version! I've used this version mainly to teach the song to children. All the Dm chords have been and the G chord in the Chorus is undecorated. Capo on 2nd fret to play with original recording. | |
| A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash (Shel Silverstein, 1969) Capo on 1st fret to play along with the original. | |
| Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus (Don Von Tress, 1991) Good beginner 2 chord song. Use any 4/4 strum you know. | |
| Act Naturally The Beatles (Johnny Russell & Voni Morrison, 1963) Good Beginner Song. Play with original in this key. | |
| After You've Gone (Key of Bb) Ella Fitzgerald (Layton & Creamer, 1918) Play along in this key with Ella or Loudon Wainright III. | |
| After You've Gone (Key of G) Django Reinhardt (Layton & Creamer, 1918) Play along in this key with Django. | |
| A Hard Day's Night The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964) Use capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| A Hard Day's Night The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964) This chart is in D. Original is in F#. | |
| Ahead By A Century The Tragically Hip (1996) Contains Riff Tabs. Notated in key of original. | |
| Ain't She Sweet (Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1927) A classic tune for the uke. Play along in this key. Check out George Harrison's playful 'fancy' strums. | |
| Ain't No Cure For Love Leonard Cohen (1986) Play along in this key. | |
| Aline Christophe (1965) Joue avec le vidéo dans cet tonalité. | |
| Alison Elvis Costello (1977) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| All I Want Is You Barry Louis Polisar (2008) From the 'Juno' soundtrack. Fun 3 chord song for jams. | |
| All Shook Up Elvis Presley (Otis Blackwell, 1957) Capo on 1 to play with recording. | |
| All Star Smash Mouth (Greg Camp, 1999) Original in key o f F# (this is in G). | |
| A Long December Counting Crows (1996) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Alouette Folklore | |
| Already Gone The Eagles (Jack Stemchin & Robb Strandlund, 1974) Play with original in this key. | |
| American Pie Don McLean (1971) Original in Key of G. This version is in C. | |
| Amsterdam Jacques Brel (1964) Brel chante cette chanson 3 demi-tons plus bas que cette version des accords. | |
| Angel From Montgomery Bonnie Rait & John Prine (Prine, 1971) Capo on 2nd fret to play with this version | |
| Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke (1963) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| April Showers Al Jolson (Louis Silvers; B.G. De Sylva, 1921) Chords are in C but this video has it in F. Try capo on 5 to learn with this video. Also, first intro verse that Sue found is optional and often ommitted. | |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight Elvis Presley (Roy Turk & Lou Handman, 1926) This chart is in G for my voice though Elvis sang it in C. Try a capo on 5th fret to learn with the original recording. | |
| Atlanta Moan Manitoba Hal (Barbecue Bob, 1930) Play along in this key. | |
| Atlantic City Bruce Springsteen (1982) Play to original with capo on 2. | |
| Attends-moi ti-gars Félix Leclerc (1957) Enregistrement original 2 demi-tons plus bas. | |
| Au bord de Lac Bijou Zachary Richard (1996) Joue avec le vidéo dans cette tonalité. | |
| Au Chant De L'alouette Traditionelle | |
| Autumn Leaves Standard (Kosma, Prevert, Mercer, 1945) Bilingual Version | |
| Autumns Here Hawksley Workman (2003) Play in this key. | |
| A White Sport Coat Marty Robbins (1957) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. 2nd fret after key change. | |
| A Woman Gets More Beautiful Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (Colin Linden, 2016) Play along in this key. | |
| Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton (1975) Play with original in this key. | |
| Baby One More Time Britney Spears (Max Martin, 1998) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| Back In The Saddle Again Gene Autry (Ray Whitley & Gene Autry, 1939) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Back In The U.S.S.R The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1968) In this key. | |
| Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce (1973) Opportunity to use 'Shuffle Chords'. Original key is G but this chart is in C. Try Capo on 7 to learn with the original. | |
| Bad Day Daniel Powter (2005) Capo on 1 to play with original. | |
| Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) Play in this key. | |
| Banana Pancakes Jack Johnson (2001) Play along in this key. | |
| Bankrobber The Clash (Joe Strummer & Mick Jones, 1980) Play with video in this key. | |
| Besoin Pour Vivre Claude Dubois (1972) Original est 3 demitons plus bas que ces accords. | |
| Best Day Of My Life American Authors (2013) Includes tabs for riff. | |
| Big Bad John Johnny Cash (Jimmy Dean & Roy Acuff, 1961) Play along in this key for beginning. This chart does not do the key changes. | |
| Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows (Joni Mitchell, 1970) Capo on 1st fret to play with the Counting Crows version. | |
| Billie Jean Michael Jackson (1982) Original is 1 semitone lower than these chords. These chords work well as an acoustic version of the song. | |
| Billy Dee Kris Kristopherson (1971) This version has all the key changes. | |
| Birth of the Blues Henderson, da Sylva, Brown (1926) Capo on 1st fret to play along with Randy Travis' version. | |
| Black Horse and the Cherry Tree KT Tunstall (2005) Bo Diddley strum thoughout. Great rhythm challenge. | |
| Blame It On Me George Ezra (2014) | |
| Bless Your Foolish Heart Jesse Winchester (2009) Capo 4 to play with original. | |
| Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes (Gordon Gano, 1983) Includes Riff. Original in this key. | |
| Blue Ain’t Your Color Keith Urban Play along in this key. | |
| Blue Bayou Roy Orbison (with Joe Melson, 1963) Capo on 5 to learn with the original. | |
| Bluebird Mark Knopfler (2012) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Blue Christmas Elvis Presley (Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson, 1957) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with this video. | |
| Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson (Fred Rose, 1975) Good Beginner Song. This version has barlines added to help out. Put capo on 4th fret to play with original which is in the key of E. | |
| Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley (Carl Perkins, 1955) Play with Elvis in this key. Nice rhythm challenge in this tune. | |
| Bobcaygeon The Tragically Hip (1999) Play with video in this key. | |
| Boots or Hearts The Tragically Hip (1990) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire, 1968) A somewhat simplified version to play at jams. Use capo on 2 to play with video. | |
| Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell (1967) Posted 2 versions. Play along with Judy Collin's version using Capo on 1st fret to learn the song. Joni Mitchell's version would require retuning a semi-tone lower. | |
| Brand New Key Melanie Safka (1971) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Breakfast In Hell Slaid Cleaves (2000) Chart in the key of the original. | |
| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka (with Howard Greenfield, 1962) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Brian Wilson Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, 1992) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simpler Version) Simon and Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1970) This is a simpler version for jams. Capo 1 to aproximate original. | |
| Broken Bicycles Tom Waits (1982) Capo on 3rd fret to play with Tom Waits. | |
| Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison (1967) Includes intro riff. Play in this key with original recording. | |
| Budapest George Ezra (2014) Play along in this key. If Bb chord is still uncomfortable, we've changed it to the key of C for jams in the past. | |
| Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations (Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay, 1968) Chart in the key of the original. | |
| Burning Down The House Talking Heads (1983) Play with original in this key. Try Slowing it to .75 speed to get the hang of it. | |
| Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, 1957) Capo on 2 to play with original. | |
| Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli (Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, 1967) Original is in F. Capo on 5 to learn with video. | |
| Cat Came Back / Hit The Road Cat Medley Various Artists This is a slightly less gruesome version than the traditional one that can be done with kids. | |
| Changing Partners Patti Page (Larry Coleman & Joe Darion, 1953) Original in key of Eb. This chart is 4 semi-tones higher in G. | |
| Chuck Berry Medley Chuck Berry Medley of many of his hits. Great way to practise the shuffle chords strumming. | |
| Circle Game (Key of A) Joni Mitchell (1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Circle Game (Key of C) Joni Mitchell (1968) Original in Key of B - this chart is semitone higher in C. | |
| City Of New Orleans Steve Goodman (1971) Famously covered by Arlo Guthrie (1972) and Willie Nelson (1984). Great tune to get everyone singing along. Have included the video for Willie Nelson's version in the key of D. Use capo on 2nd fret to learn along with it (Chart in C). | |
| Closer To Fine Indigo Girls (Emily Saliers, 1989) Capo on 9th fret to play with original. | |
| Closing Time Semisonic (Dan Wilson, 1998) This one has an easy riff. Play along in this key. | |
| Comme un million de gens Claude Dubois (1966) | |
| Copperhead Road Steve Earle (Earle & Tony Brown, 1988) Play along in this key. | |
| Cotton Fields Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter, 1940) 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' | |
| Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot (1971) | |
| Country Comfort Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Country Roads John Denver (with Danoff & Nivert, 1971) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Crocodile Rock Elton John (w/Bernie Taupin, 1972) Play along in this key. | |
| Crossroads Eric Clapton (Robert Johnson, 1936) Play along with Eric Clapton in this key. | |
| Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) Harry Dacre (1892) | |
| Dance Me To The End Of Love Leonard Cohen (1984) Play along with orginal in this key. | |
| Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen (1984) Capo on 4th fret to try with original. It's much more singable for the guys in this key (G). | |
| Dancing With Myself Billy Idol (with Tony James, 1979) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Dedicated Follower of Fashion Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Devil With A Blue Dress Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (Long/Stevenson/Little Richard (1966) Play along in this key for 1st part of song. This chart does not do the key changes when Good Golly Miss Molly starts. | |
| Down On the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) Play with original in this key. | |
| Dream A Little Dream Of Me The Mamas & The Papas (Andre, Schwandt, Kahn, 1931) Play along with the Mamas & Papas version in this key. | |
| Dream Baby Roy Orbison (Cindy Walker, 1962) Great 2 chord song. Easy! Play with the video in the same key! | |
| Dream Lover Buddy Holly (Holly & Allison, 1956) Classic 50's tune. Use capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Drive My Car The Beatles (McCartney / Lennon, 1965) Play along in this key. | |
| Drunken Sailor Traditional Sea Shanty Capo on 2nd fret to play with Irish Rovers. This chart is simplified. | |
| Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot (1966) Play with original in this key. | |
| Eleanor Rigby The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1966) Capo on 7th fret to play along with the original. | |
| Englishman In New York Sting (1987) Capo on 2nd fret. | |
| Everybody's Talkin' Fred Neil (1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Every Breath You Take The Police (Sting, 1983) Try capo on 1st fret to play with original. It's close but still a bit 'pitchy'. | |
| ***Extras*** (Themed Songs for 2nd set) | |
| Farewell To Nova Scotia As collected by Helen Creighton (published 1950) Play along with Gordon Lightfoot's version in this key. | |
| Fast Car Tracy Chapman (1988) Use capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, 1967) Play with original in this key. | |
| Free Fallin' Tom Petty (with Jeff Lynne, 1989) Capo on 5th fret to play with original. | |
| The French Song Lucille Starr (1962) Capo on 1st fret to play with this video. | |
| Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) Dixie Chicks (Radney Foster, 2002) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Hallelujah Leonard Cohen (1984) Play along with the live video in the key of C. | |
| Happy Trails Roy Rogers (Dale Evans, 1940's) Original in key of F. This chart in key of C. | |
| Hasn't Hit Me Yet Blue Rodeo (Keelor & Cuddy, 1993) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original. | |
| Have You Ever Seen The Rain CCR (John Fogerty, 1970) Play along with original in this key (C). | |
| Heart Of Gold Neil Young (1972) Play along in this key. | |
| Hélène Roch Voisine (Lessard & Voisine, 1989) | |
| Helpless Neil Young (1970) Play along with Neil Young in this key. | |
| Here Comes The Sun The Beatles (George Harrison, 1969) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Hero Enrique Iglesias (2001) Play with original in this key. | |
| Heroes David Bowie (w/Brian Eno, 1977) Play along in this key. | |
| Hey! Baby Bruce Channel (Cobb & Channel, (1961) This is in C but the original key is A. Your capo won't really help you here, unless you're willing to put it on the 9th fret. Have a listen, then give it a shot int he new key. | |
| Hey There Delilah Plain White Ts (Tom Higgenson, 2006) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Hey Ya OutKast/WIUO (André 3000, 2003) Play along in this key with the WIUO version. The form isn't exactly the same at the end. | |
| Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960) Original is 1 semitone lower (Abm). | |
| The Hockey Song Stompin’ Tom Connors (1973) Play along in this key. | |
| Ho Hey The Lumineers (2012) Play along in this key. | |
| Holding Out For A Hero Bonnie Tyler (Steinman & Pitchford, 1984) Play with orginal in this key. | |
| Hold On Forever Rob Thomas (2015) Capo on 4th fret to play with orginal. | |
| Hold On Tight Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne, 1981) Key? - - - - - strumming pattern? | |
| Home Phillip Phillips (Pearson & Holden, 2012) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Hound Dog Elvis Presley (Leiber & Stoller, 1952) Play along with Elvis in this key. | |
| House Of Gold 21 Pilots (Tyler Josheph, 2013) Play along in this key. | |
| House Of The Rising Sun Traditional Folk Song 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. | |
| If I Had A Boat Lyle Lovett (1987) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| If I Had A Rocket Launcher Bruce Cockburn (1984) Play along with original in this key. | |
| If I Needed You Townes Van Zandt (1972) Original in key of B (1 semitone lower than this chart). | |
| If I Were A Carpenter Tim Hardin (1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You Tom Waits (1973) Play along with original in this key. Good fingerpicking song with plenty of suspended chord decoration opportunities (not in chart). | |
| I Lost My Baby Jean Leloup (1996) Joue avec le vidéo utilisant ces accords. | |
| In The Summertime Mungo Jerry (Ray Dorset, 1970) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| I Shot The Sheriff Bob Marley (1973) Original in key of Gm. This chart is in key of Am. | |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand The Beatles (Lennon / McCartney, 1963) Capo on 1st fret to play with Beatles. | |
| Jack Of All Trades Bruce Springsteen (2011) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley (Lieber & Stoller, 1957) For the F# to G strums, only play the high three strings. This allows you to simply move a G chord shape from the first fret to the second fret. Original key is Eb - but this one is set in G to be easier. Would need to place a capo on 8th fret to play with original with these chords. Obviously not ideal. See if you can just learn it by playing it on your own without the video. | |
| Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte (Irving Burgie, 1957) 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. | |
| Je vole Louane (Michel Sardou, 1978) Capo sur 3ième frette pour jouer avec Louane. | |
| Jolene Dolly Parton (1974) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Jolie Louise Daniel Lanois (1989) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Keep On The Sunny Side Carter Family (Ada Blenkhorn & Howard Entwisle, 1899) Play along with video in this key. This video omits 2nd verse. | |
| Kiss Me Sixpence None The Richer (Matt Slocum, 1997) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Lady Marmalade Labelle (Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan, 1974) Play along with original in this key. | |
| La Madrague Brigitte Bardot (Jean-Max Rivière et Gérard Bourgeois, 1963) Joue avec l'originale dans cette tonalité. Thanks for the chart Heather. | |
| Landslide Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks, 1975) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original Fleetwood Mac version. Dixie Chicks do it in key of G. | |
| Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Katy Perry (Perry/Gottwald/Martin/McKee, 2011) Capo on 4th fret. | |
| La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf (Piaf, Louisguy, Monnot, 1947) Key? - - - - - better video? | |
| Leaving On A Jet Plane John Denver (1966) Play along with John Denver's version in this key. | |
| Le chat du café des artistes Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970) Capo au 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| Le coeur est un oiseau Richard Desjardins Joue avec l'original dans cette tonalité. | |
| Lemon Tree Fool's Garden (1995) Original Key is F minor. (4 semitones lower than this chart) | |
| Le P'tit Bonheur Félix Leclerc (1948) Les accords sont dans la tonalité de l'enregistrement. | |
| Let It Snow Sammy Cahn & Julie Styne (1945) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with this video. | |
| Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me John Hurt (1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Like A Cloak Joey Ryan (w/Kenneth Pattengale, 2009) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Lili Marlene Vera Lynn (Leip & Schultze, Phillips & Connor, 1937) Play with Vera Lynn in this key. | |
| Littlest Hobo Theme (Maybe Tomorrow) Terry Bush Capo on 5th fret to play with original recording. | |
| Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fogerty, 1969) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Log Drivers Waltz Wade Hemsworth (1955) Capo on 2nd fret to play with NFB film. | |
| Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress The Hollies (Clarke, Cook, Greenaway, 1972) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Losing My Religion R.E.M. (1991) Play along with original in this key. Mandolin parts included in this arrangement. | |
| Lost Boy Ruth B (2015) Play along in this key. | |
| L-O-V-E Nat King Cole (Bert Kaempfert & Milt Gabler, 1965) Play along with the video until the solo. The key then changes twice by 1 semitone (capo 1st fret, then 2nd). | |
| Love Fuso (2017) Joue avec le vidéo utilisant ces accords. | |
| Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone (J. Fred Coots, 1931) Capo on 3rd fret to play with Pat Boone's version. | |
| Lovers In A Dangerous Time Bruce Cockburn (1984) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| Loving Arms Dixie Chicks (Tom Jans, 1973) Play along with Dixie Chicks version in this key. | |
| The Lowlands Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (2002) Capo on 2nd fret to play along. | |
| Lucille Kenny Rogers (Roger Bowling & Hal Bynum, 1977) Capo on 1st fret for first half, then Capo on 3rd fret after key change. | |
| Mack The Knife Bobby Darin (Weill & Brecht, 1928) Original in key of B. This chart is in key of C. | |
| Madeleine Jacques Brel (Brel, Jouannest, Corti, 1961) Capo sur le 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| Mad World Tears For Fears (Gary Jules, 1982) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Maggie Mae Rod Stewart (with Sam Quittenton, 1971) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Major Tom Peter Schilling (1983) Play along in this key for the 'Lullaby' version of the tune. | |
| Mary Janes Last Dance Tom Petty (1993) Play along with orginal in this key (kind of). It's a bit 'pitchy'. | |
| Maybellene Chuck Berry (with Fratto, Freed, 1955) Capo on 1st fret to play with original recording. | |
| Mele Kalikimaka Bing Crosby (Robert Alex Anderson, 1949) Capo sur 2ieme frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| Memories Van Morrison Play along in this key. | |
| Meunier, Tu dors Folklore | |
| Michelle The Beatles (McCartney & Lennon, 1965) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Midnight Special Huddie LedBetter (Traditional) Capo on 1st fret to play with LeadBelly (Huddie LedBetter) | |
| Mille Après Mille Fred Pellerin (Gérald Joly, 1969) Capo sur le 1er frette pour jouer avec Fred Pellerin. | |
| Milord Edith Piaf (Monnot & Moustaki, 1959) Une classique d'Édith Piaf. | |
| Mon Joe Paul Piché (avec Pierre Bertrand d'après folklore, 1977) Original starts in this key, then moves up 1 semi-tone in second verse (try capo 1). | |
| Moondance Van Morrison (1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Moon Glow Will Hudson, Eddie De Lange & Irving Mills (1933) Fakebook style chart with melody in tablature notation. Play with Diana Krall's version in this key (G). | |
| Mr Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker (1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Key of C) Arcade Fire (2004) Capo on 5 to play with original. | |
| Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) (Original Key) Arcade Fire (2004) Play along with original in this key. | |
| The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| No Mercy In This Land Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite (Harper, 2018) Play along with Ben Harper in this key. | |
| Ob-la-di Ob-la-da The Beatles (McCartney, 1968) Capo 3nd fret to play with original. | |
| Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger (George Jackson & Thomas Jones, 1978) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Thanks for this chart Dan. | |
| On The Road Again Willie Nelson (1980) Original in key of E but much easier to play and sing in C. | |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1930 Follow along with Ukester Brown. Ignore the intro verse. | |
| Painting By Chagall The Weepies Play with original in this key. | |
| Paperback Writer The Beatles (Lennon & McCartney, 1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Partons La Mer Est Belle Folklore Voici la version que j'ai appris. C'est facile en strumming, mais super beau aussi en fingerpicking (6/8). | |
| Perfect Ed Sheeran (2017) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. Nice 6/8 fingerpicking tune. | |
| Petit Papa Noel Tino Rossi (Raymond Vinci et Henri Martinet, 1946) L'originale est en Si (demi-ton plus bas). | |
| Piano Man Billy Joel (1973) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Please Come Home For Christmas Eagles (Charles Brown & Gene Redd, 1960) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with this video. | |
| Proud Mary CCR (John Fogerty, 1968) Great for introducing the Chunk (X) strum. Also great chord 'riff'. Play with original in this key. | |
| Psycho Killer Talking Heads (Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth, 1977) Key? -- - - - | |
| Pull Me Through Jim Cuddy (2006) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Puttin' On The Ritz Taco (Irving Berlin, 1927) Play along in this key with the Taco version. | |
| Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Burt Bacharach & Hal David (1969) Capo on 5th fret to play with this video. | |
| Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band (Dickey Betts, 1973) Capo on 1st fret to play with original recording. | |
| Remember Me From Pixar's "Coco" (Robert Lopez/Kristen Anderson-Lopez, 2017) Play along in this key for the 'Lullaby' version of the tune. | |
| Reminds Me Of You Van Morrison Play along in this key. | |
| Respect Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding, 1965) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Ripple Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Rocket Man Elton John (with Bernie Taupin, 1972) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| The Rose Bette Midler (Amanda McBroom, 1980) Play along in this key. | |
| Safety Dance Men Without Hats (Ivan Doroschuk, 1983) Play along with orginal in this key. | |
| San Francisco Bay Blues Eric Clapton (Jesse Fuller, 1955) Clapton plays it in this key (C). The Jesse Fuller version is in Bb. | |
| Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers (Sloan / Barri, 1966) Original is in Em. This chart is in Am. | |
| Signs Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) Play with original in this key. | |
| Signs (Key of G) Five Man Electrical Band (Les Emmerson, 1970) Capo on 5th fret to play along with original. (See other chart in orginal key) | |
| Si Jamais J'oublie Zaz (Ycare & Jean-Étienne Maillard, 2015) Capo au 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'originale. | |
| Singin’ In The Rain Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown (1929) 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. | |
| Singin' The Blues Gail Davies (Melvin Endsley, 1956) Play along with Gail Davies in this key. 4th fret capo with original. | |
| Sister Golden Hair America (Gerry Beckley, 1975) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding (Redding & Cropper, 1967) Play with original in this key. | |
| Sixteen Tons Tennesse Ernie Ford (Merle Travis, 1946) Capo on 2nd fret to play with Tenessee Ernie Ford. | |
| Smile Charlie Chaplin, John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons (1936) Tony Bennett does it in this key. | |
| Snowbird Anne Murray (Gene McLellan, 1970) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original. | |
| Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye (2011) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Something Just Like This Coldplay/Chainsmokers (2017) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Somewhere Over The Rainbow (IZ) Israel Kamakawiwo`ole’s Version (1990) A ukulele standard. Essential strumming feel to learn. Play along in this key (C). | |
| Song For A Winters Night Gordon Lightfoot (1967) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Sound Of Silence Paul Simon (1964) 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. | |
| Spiderman Theme Song Paul Webster & Bob Harris (1967) Original is in Cm. This chart is in Em. | |
| Spinning Wheel Blood Sweat and Tears (Clayton-Thomas, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Stay With Me Sam Smith (Smith, Napier, Phillips & Petty, Lynne (2014) Play along in this key. | |
| Steal My Kisses Ben Harper (2000) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Stray Cat Strut Stray Cats (Brian Setzer, 1981) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original recording. | |
| Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel (Joe Egan & Gerry Rafferty, 1972) Play with original in this key. | |
| Summertime George Gershwin (1934) This is a 'bare bones' version of the chord progression. Capo on 1st fret to play along with Norah Jones. | |
| Sundown Gordon Lightfoot (1974) Capo on 4th fret to play along with original. Extended jams are all on a [D] chord. | |
| Sunglasses At Night Corey Hart (1984) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Sunny Bobby Hebb (1966) Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses. At the jam we will play all in same key. To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse. | |
| Sunny Afternoon The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) Capo on 5th fret to play with original in Dm. This chart in Am. | |
| Sunshine Superman Donovan (1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Superman (It's Not Easy) Five For Fighting (John Ondrasik, 2001) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Superman REM (1986) (Zekley/Bottler, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Superman's Song Crash Test Dummies (1991) Play along in this key. | |
| Sway Michael Bublé (Luis Demetrio & Norman Gimbel, 1953) Play with video in this key. | |
| Sweet City Woman The Stampeders (Rich Dodson, 1971) Play with original in this key. | |
| Sweet Home Chicago Manitoba Hal (Robert Johnson, 1936) Play along in this key. | |
| Taekwondo Walk Off The Earth (2017) Play with orginal in this key. Good beginner song. | |
| Tainted Love Soft Cell (Ed Cobb, 1964) Original in key of G. This chart is in A. | |
| Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver,1971) Capo on 2 to play with original. | |
| Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Graham Nash, 1970) Play along with video in this key. | |
| Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton (Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, 1991) Play along in this key. Nice as a fingerpicking song. | |
| Tennessee Waltz Patti Page (Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, 1946) Patti Page's version is in Key of F. This chart is in G. | |
| That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly (Holly & Allison, 1956) Classic 50's tune. Use capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| That's What Makes You Strong Jesse Winchester (1999) Play along with video in this key. | |
| The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel (1968) Original in key of B. This chart is in key of C. Good fingerpicking song. | |
| The Gambler Kenny Rogers (Don Schlitz, 1978) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. (Capo 2 after key change) | |
| The Letter The Box Tops (Wayne Carson, 1967 Capo on 5 to play use this chart with the original. I changed the key to Em from it's original Am for my voice. | |
| The Love Cats The Cure (Robert Smith, 1983) Play along with the Cure in this key. | |
| There's Nothing Holding Me Back Shawn Mendes | |
| These Boots Are Made For Walking Nancy Sinatra (Lee Hazelwood, 1966) Original in the key of F (Capo 8 if you really need to) | |
| This Wheel's On Fire The Band (Bob Dylan & Rick Danko,1967) Capo on 7th fret to learn it with the Band's version | |
| Three Little Birds Bob Marley (1975) Play with original in this key. | |
| Thunder Imagine Dragons (2017) Play along with original in this key. Great beginner song. | |
| Thunder (No Bridge) Imagine Dragons (2017) Play along with original in this key. Great beginner song. | |
| Time After Time Cyndi Lauper (1983) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Time Of The Season The Zombies (Rod Argent, 1967) Play along with original in this key. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| Tiptoe Through The Tulips Al Dubin (Lyrics), Joe Burke (Music) (1929) This video has it in the key of F. Place capo on 5th fret to play with video. There is also an intro verse which I have ommitted. Sue has it on the BUG site if you're interested. Oh, and no, I didn't post the Tiny Tim video... and I won't. | |
| Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Fuller Arrangement) Al Dubin & Joe Burke (1929) | |
| Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Simple) Tiny Tim (Al Dubin & Joe Burke (1929) Capo on 4th fret to play with Tiny Tim. | |
| Tonight You Belong To Me Billy Rose (Lyrics) & David Lee (Music) (1926) A classic for the uke since Steve Martin played his uke to Bernadette Peters on the beach for the move 'The Jerk'. That's the video version here. To play along with the video, you would need to tune your uke a semitone down. | |
| True Colors Cindy Lauper (Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly, 1986) Play with original in this key. | |
| Twelve Days Of Christmas Traditional Easy version with simple chords | |
| Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke (1962) Play along in this key. | |
| Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke (1962) Original in A. This chart is in G. | |
| Ukulele Lady Vaughn De Leath (Richard Whiting & Gus Kahn, 1925) Video in key of A. This chart is in key of F. | |
| Unchain My Heart Ray Charles (Bobby Sharp, 1961) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Under A Stormy Sky Daniel Lanois (1989) Play along in this key. | |
| Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Ending ommitted. | |
| Victoria The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Viva La Vida Coldplay (2008) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| V'la L’bon Vent Traditionel | |
| Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show (Ketch Secor & Bob Dylan, 1973 & 2001) Interesting back story to the writing of the song worth looking up. You'll need a capo on 2 to play along with Old Crow Medicine Show's version. | |
| Waiting For A Train Jimmie Rodgers (1928) Jorma Kaukaunen's version is in this key (G). | |
| Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline (Alan Block and Donn Hecht, 1957) Play along in this key. | |
| Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves (Kimberley Rew, 1983) Original is in Key of Bb. This chart is in C. | |
| Walkin In The Sunshine Roger Miller (1967) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original through most of the tune. Capo on 1st fret after key change. | |
| We Are Going To Be Friends White Stripes (2002) Play with original in this key. | |
| We'll Meet Again Vera Lynn (Ross Parker & Hughie Charles, 1939) | |
| We're Here For A Good Time Trooper (Raymond McGuire & Brian Smith, 1977) Play along with original in this key. Thanks for the chart Dan. This version excludes the key change at the end of the song. | |
| Werewolves of London Warren Zevon (LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon, 1978) Includes riff. Play along with original in this key. | |
| Whale Of A Tale Danny Michel (1999) | |
| What A Day For A Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966) Fun rhythm here. In orginal key. | |
| What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong (Thiele & Weiss, 1967) Simple setting of the tune in C. Original is in the key of F. This arrangement focuses on accessible chords, great for a jam setting. | |
| What's Up 4 Non Blondes (1992) Two bar strumming pattern. Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Wheat Kings The Tragically Hip (1992) In original key. | |
| Wheels On The Bus Verna Hills (1939) | |
| When I'm Cleaning Windows George Formby (Fred Cliff, Harry Gifford & George Formby, 1936) Original is in the key of Ab. | |
| When I Close My Eyes Joel Plaskett (2015) Original in key of A. Too high for my voice so I've redone it in C. | |
| White Cliffs of Dover Vera Lynn (Walter Kent and Nat Burton, 1941) | |
| Who'll Stop The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fogerty, 1970) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under Shania Twain (w/Mutt Lange, 1995) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Why Worry Mark Knopfler Play along in this key. | |
| Wicked Game Chris Isaak (1989) Capo on 2nd fret to learn with orginal recording. | |
| Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles (Gerry Goffin and Carole King, 1960) In original key. | |
| Winter Wonderland Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith (1934) Capo on 2nd fret to play with Macy Gray version. | |
| Wish I Could Fly Like Superman Kinks (Ray Davies, 1979) Capo on 4th fret to play along with original. | |
| Witchcraft Frank Sinatra (Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh, 1957) Play with original in this key. | |
| With Or Without You U2 (1987) In key of original. | |
| Wonderwall Oasis (Noel Gallagher, 1995) Capo 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot (1976) 6/8 strumming which is nice. Make sure there's time at the jam, it's a long one. | |
| Yellow Bird Michel Mauléart Monton (19th Century Haitian Song) We'll learn the tune using Chris Isaac's version from the '90s. Play along in this key. | |
| Yes Sir, That's My Baby Lee Morse (Walter Donaldson & Gus Khan, 1925) A classic for the uke. Very accessible. | |
| You And I Ingrid Michaelson (2006) Nice version mildly unusual Swiss Army Strum. Play with original in this key. | |
| You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell (1939) Good beginner song. | |
| You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd Roger Miller (1965) Silly song. In original key. | |
| You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones (1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| You Dont Know How It Feels Tom Petty (1994) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| You Needed Me Anne Murray (Randy Goodrum, 1978) Capo on 2 to play with the video. | |
| Your Cheatin' Heart Hank Williams (1952) Good beginner tune. | |
| You Shook Me All Night Long ACDC (1980) Play along in this key. | |
| You've Got A Friend In Me Randy Newman (1995) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Zombie The Cranberries (1994) Two bar strumming pattern. Accessible chords in the original key. | |