Category: Key of C
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Are You Lonesome Tonight — Strumming and Fingerstyle
Are You Lonesome Tonight was written in 1926 and has been recorded by many artists over the years, but it’s most closely associated with Elvis Presley, who made it a #1 hit back in 1960. Some recordings (including Elvis’) feature a spoken bridge also included in the original 1927 sheet music. For this chords &…
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Crazy — Travis Picking
Written by Willie Nelson in 1961, “Crazy” became Patsy Cline’s signature song. By 1996, the Amusement and Music Operators Association named it the #1 most-played song on jukeboxes. Rolling Stone has ranked it as one of the Top 100 songs of all time. For my tutorial, I played it in the Travis Picking style in…
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The End of the World — Fingerstyle
“The End of the World” became a massive hit for Skeeter Davis in 1963. To date, it’s the only song to ever reach the Top 10 on four different Billboard charts (#2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart, and #4 on Billboard’s Hot…
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Illegal Smile — Clawhammer and Fingerstyle
In this John Prine classic, I played the verses clawhammer style (4/4 time) and the chorus fingerstyle (3/4 time). The song has only three chords, but they change quickly, so it might take some work if you’re not used to changing chords quickly. Also, if you’re not comfortable with the clawhammer and/or fingerstyle, it’s okay…
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Just the Other Side of Nowhere — Travis Picking
This song is from Kris Kristofferson’s first album, “Kristofferson.” It’s been one of my favorites for a long time. I did this fingerstyle (Travis Picking), but it sounds good if you want to strum it instead. If you need help with the Travis Picking, check out the first three examples in my fingerstyle tutorial on…
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After All This Time — Strum-Along
This is Rodney Crowell’s #1 country hit from 1989. In 1990, it won a Grammy for Best Country Song. It should be easy for most uke players to strum along with, in the key of C and 4/4 time.
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Basic Ukulele — Part 1 — Key of C
Please note, as you play along with these lessons, that the normal tempo versions of the songs that I play after the slow versions are for demonstration purposes, and I don’t expect a beginner to play along with those. Later on, as your playing progresses, then you can come back and play along with those…
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Lonesome Town — Fingerstyle
Fingerstyle followed by Strum-Along (2 examples)Key of C4/4 Time One of Ricky Nelson’s big hits, from 1958. I included two versions in this video, fingerstyle followed by a strumming example. Ricky Nelson (1940–1985) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor, widely recognized as one of the first teen idols of the rock and roll era.…
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Help Me Make It Through the Night — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of C4/4 Time Another of Kris Kristofferson’s great country songs, it first became a hit in 1970 when recorded by Sammi Smith, reaching #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart. I recorded it in the key of C. I should probably mention that I used some suspended chords but didn’t write them in over…
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