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.
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| 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. |  |
| Achy Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus (Don Von Tress, 1991) Good beginner 2 chord song. Use any 4/4 strum you know. | |
| Ahead By A Century The Tragically Hip (1996) Contains Riff Tabs. Notated in key of original. | |
| 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. | |
| Angel Sarah McLachlan (1998) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with this video. | |
| Au bord de Lac Bijou Zachary Richard (1996) Joue avec le vidéo dans cette tonalité. | |
| Baby One More Time Britney Spears (Max Martin, 1998) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| Blackhawk Emmylou Harris (Daniel Lanois, 1995) | |
| Bless the Broken Road Rascal Flatts (2005) (Hummon/Boyd/Hanna, 1994) | |
| 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. | |
| Brian Wilson Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, 1992) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Building A Mystery Sarah McLachlan (1997) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Closing Time Semisonic (Dan Wilson, 1998) This one has an easy riff. Play along in this key. | |
| Days Like This Van Morrison (1995) Capo on 3rd fret to play with orginal. | |
| Dimming of the Day Bonnie Raitt (Richard Thompson, 1975) | |
| Fields of Gold Sting (1992) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Friday I'm In Love The Cure (Robert Smith, 1992) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman (1995) Original is 1 semitone lower than these chords (key of F#). | |
| Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Green Day (1997) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Harvest Moon Neil Young (1993) Play along with Neil Young in this key. | |
| Hasn't Hit Me Yet Blue Rodeo (Keelor & Cuddy, 1993) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original. | |
| Hold On Tom Waits (1999) Play along with Tom Waits in this key. | |
| I Lost My Baby Jean Leloup (1996) Joue avec le vidéo utilisant ces accords. | |
| I'm Like A Bird Nelly Furtado (1999) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Kiss Me Sixpence None The Richer (Matt Slocum, 1997) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Le coeur est un oiseau Richard Desjardins (1995) Joue avec l'original dans cette tonalité. | |
| Lemon Tree Fool's Garden (1995) Original Key is F minor. (4 semitones lower than this chart) | |
| Losing My Religion R.E.M. (1991) Play along with original in this key. Mandolin parts included in this arrangement. | |
| Lost Together Blue Rodeo (Greg Keelor, 1992) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Man on the Moon R.E.M. (1992) Play along with R.E.M. in this key. | |
| Mary Janes Last Dance Tom Petty (1993) Play along with orginal in this key (kind of). It's a bit 'pitchy'. | |
| My Bonny Laura Smith (1995) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Eric Clapton (1992) Bessie Smith (1929) (Written by Jimmie Cox, 1923) Play along with either Eric Clapton or Bessie Smith in this key. | |
| Red Winged Blackbird (Key of C) David Francey (1999) Capo on 5th fret to play with original. | |
| Red Winged Blackbird (Key of F) David Francey (1999) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Rise Again Rankin Family (as sung by Anne Murray) (Leon Dubinsky, 1984) This chart tracks with Anne Murray's version. | |
| Runaway Train Soul Asylum (Dave Pirner, 1993) | |
| San Francisco Bay Blues Eric Clapton (Jesse Fuller, 1955) Clapton plays it in this key (C). The Jesse Fuller version is in Bb. | |
| Shine Junkhouse (1997) | |
| Shiny Happy People REM (1991) | |
| Sierra Boz Scaggs (1994) | |
| 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). | |
| Superman's Song Crash Test Dummies (1991) Play along in this key. | |
| Tears In Heaven Eric Clapton (Clapton/Jennings, 1991) Play along in this key. Nice as a fingerpicking song. | |
| That's What Makes You Strong Jesse Winchester (1999) Play along with video in this key. | |
| Under the Bridge Red Hot Chili Peppers (1992) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. Ending ommitted. | |
| Way Over Yonder In A Minor Key Billy Bragg & Wilco (Woody Guthrie & Billy Bragg (1998) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with original. | |
| Whale Of A Tale Danny Michel (1999) | |
| What A Good Boy Barenaked Ladies (Page/Robertson, 1992) | |
| 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. | |
| Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under Shania Twain (w/Mutt Lange, 1995) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Wildflowers Tom Petty (1994) | |
| Wonderwall Oasis (Noel Gallagher, 1995) Capo 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| You Dont Know How It Feels Tom Petty (1994) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| 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. | |