Author: Richard
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Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World — Clawhammer
How to play Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World with clawhammer ukulele style strumming. Includes chords and lyrics. I did this in the style of Iz but kept the lyrics more closely to the original songs. If you need help with the clawhammer style be sure to watch my Clawhammer Tutorial. Bruddah Iz’s version of…
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Hallelujah — Fingerstyle with Tutorial
How to play Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen on the ukulele. This is an easy fingerstyle accompaniment arrangement with chords and lyrics. The fingerstyle pattern I used is explained at the conclusion of the song. Although the fingerpicking pattern is easy, it might take a while to get used to playing it and singing at the…
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Love is My Religion — Strum-Along
The Ziggy Marley song, “Love is My Religion,” with chords and lyrics. I played this in the key of E like the original recording, but it’s just a 3-chord song and can easily be transposed to an easier key (for playing or singing). Instead of the E-D-A chords, play G-F-C for the key of G…
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken — Clawhammer Tablature
I played this song clawhammer style in the key of F and included a simplified tablature demonstration at the end of the video. I’m including a printout of that tablature below. If you need help learning clawhammer, check out my Clawhammer Tutorial. “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” is a classic gospel song with deep roots…
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Cat’s in the Cradle — Clawhammer
Clawhammer Ukulele strumming (standard bum-ditty with drop thumb accompaniment) along with chords and lyrics. If you need help with the clawhammer technique, please watch my Clawhammer Tutorial. “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin is a folk-rock song that tells the poignant story of a father and son whose relationship is marked by missed opportunities…
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American Pie — Strum-Along
Play-along ukulele version of Don McLean’s classic song from the early 1970s. I’ve included all of the chords and lyrics to every verse from the original recording. There are no difficult chords but they do change quickly. You might want to slow down the video until you get the hang of it. “American Pie” is…
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San Francisco Bay Blues — Travis Picking
I used Travis Picking in my video, alternating my thumb between the 4th and 3rd strings. If you need help with the picking, refer to the first three examples on my Fingerstyle Tutorial. “San Francisco Bay Blues” is a folk-blues song written by Jesse Fuller in 1954. It tells the story of a heartbroken man…
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Me and Bobby McGee — Clawhammer
My recording of Me and Bobby McGee contains straight clawhammer accompaniment. It’s simple and in 4/4 time, so you can pick it or strum it in any way you like. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristofferson is a classic country-rock song about love, freedom, and loss. The song tells the story of two drifters,…
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My Dog Has Fleas — Clawhammer Tablature
This is an original song I wrote back in 2001. I kept hearing references to ukulele tuning sounding like “My Dog Has Fleas,” but I couldn’t find anything that actually sounded like that, so I decided to write it myself. The first four notes of the melody are G-C-E-A, just like standard ukulele tuning. I’m…
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A Place in the Sun — Strum-Along
I played it in the key of F here, which works great on the uke. There are very easy chord changes that stay pretty much the same throughout the song. “A Place in the Sun” is a song by Stevie Wonder, released in 1966 as a single and later included on his album Down to…
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