Category: Key of C
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star — Travis Picking Tablature
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” is a classic English nursery rhyme and lullaby that expresses a child’s wonder at the beauty of a shining star in the night sky. The lyrics describe the star as small yet bright, lighting up the darkness. The song conveys curiosity and admiration, comparing the star to a guiding light high…
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Amazing Grace — Fingerstyle with Tablature
I recorded this many years ago when I was trying to figure out how to make my videos, so it’s different than most of my newer videos. Below are three different tablatures, each preceded by an explanation of what it shows. If you need help understanding the tablature, watch my video on “How to Read…
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When the Saints Go Marching In — Beginner Clawhammer Tablature
An easy clawhammer ukulele arrangement of When the Saints Go Marching In featuring measure by measure tablature. Just the standard “bum ditty” (no drop thumb) and no slurred notes (hammer-ons, etc.). This is a good starting place if you’re wanting to learn to play melodies on clawhammer ukulele.
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Railroad Bill — Clawhammer Tablature
Learn how to play the classic folk song Railroad Bill on clawhammer ukulele. Includes chords, lyrics, and tablature for the break played between verses. The slow demonstration with tablature begins at 2:15 on the video. If you need help with the clawhammer technique, watch my Clawhammer Tutorial, which covers all of the fundamentals. “Railroad Bill” is a…
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Make You Feel My Love — Fingerstyle Tutorial
The Bob Dylan classic, “Make You Feel My Love” played in the key of C on ukulele, contains chords and lyrics. The fingerstyle ukulele picking pattern is explained at the end of the song. The video tutorial begins at 2:40. “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan is a heartfelt ballad about unconditional love…
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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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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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