Category: Pop
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Let It Be — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of G4/4 Time The title track of the 1970s Beatles album, “Let It Be, ” was written and sung by Paul McCartney. The song was inspired by a dream he had about his mother, Mary, who died when Paul was 14 years old. I played it in the key of G, and it should…
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Que Sera Sera — Fingerstyle
FingerstyleKey of G3/4 Time Que Sera Sera was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1955 and sung by Doris Day in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” In 1956, it won an Oscar for Best Original Song, and the Doris Day recording reached #2 on the Billboard Hot…
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In This Life — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of G4/4 Time “In This Life” was written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin, and was a #1 country hit for Collin Raye in 1992. Notable cover versions have been recorded by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (Bruddah IZ), Ronan Keating, and the Irish pop band Westlife.
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Bad Moon Rising — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of G4/4 Time John Fogerty wrote this song, which his group Creedence Clearwater Revival performed. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969 and sold more than 2 million copies. It was the lead single from the CCR album Green River. CCR played it in the key of D, which is…
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Sound of Silence — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of Am4/4 Time Paul Simon wrote this song in 1964 and it became their first #1 hit the week ending January 1, 1966. I played this ukulele strum-along in the key of Am and all of the chords are easy (Am, C, F, and G).
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Can’t Help Falling in Love — Fingerstyle
FingerstyleKey of F6/8 Time One of Elvis Presley’s signature songs, it became a huge hit in 1961 with the Elvis movie, “Blue Hawaii.” It’s in 6/8 time and I did it fingerstyle using the same pattern I’ve used for other 6/8 songs. If you would like the fingerstyle pattern explained, see the detailed explanation at…
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Proud Mary — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of G4/4 Time “Proud Mary” is a rock song originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) in 1969 and later made famous by Ike & Tina Turner in their 1971 high-energy cover. The song tells the story of a person who leaves behind their old life working in a city and finds freedom and…
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City of New Orleans — Travis Picking
Travis PickingKey of C4/4 Time “City of New Orleans” was written by Steve Goodman in 1970, and he released it as a single in 1972, but it was also made popular by Arlo Guthrie’s recording in 1972. Guthrie’s version went to #18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the US Billboard…
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Till There Was You — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of C4/4 Time “Till There Was You” was written by Meredith Willson in 1950. It was featured in the Broadway musical The Music Man in 1957 and became a Top 40 hit for Anita Bryant in 1959. Shirley Jones sang it in the 1962 movie The Music Man. The Beatles recorded it on their…
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In the Misty Moonlight — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of G4/4 Time “In the Misty Moonlight” was written by Cindy Walker and became a hit for Jerry Wallace in 1964 (#19 on the Billboard Top 100). Dean Martin’s single in 1967 went to #1 on the Easy Listening chart and #46 on the Hot 100. It’s been recorded by many other artists as…
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