Easy Ukulele Songs. by Denise Gagné. Contents Song Music Lyrics Chords

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1 Easy Ukulele Songs by enise agné ontents Song Music Lyrics hords Introduction, tips and tuning. Little Tommy Tinker 8 0. Johnny One Hammer 8 0. unga lafia Ro, Ro, Ro Your Boat dieu My omrades 9 6. This Old Hammer 0 7. Ten in Bed 0 8. Land of Silver Birch m 9. anoe Song m 0. In Land of Oz m. Skin and Bones Em. The host of Tom Em. otton Eyed Joe Whistle aughter Little Liza Jane The Wandering oboy lementine Sing Lo, Seet hariot Hush Little Baby This Old Man He s ot Whole World Rock-a My Soul Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 4 4. Hey Lidee 4 5. Old Texas 4 6. ound a Peanut Boll Weevil Nobody Likes Me Wade in Water 6 45 m 7 0. What Shall We o With Silly Sailor? 7 46 m 7. Nothing But Peace He is Born 9 47 hord chart 48 Themes & Variations Box 509 eer Park PO, Red eer lberta T4R M tvinfo@telus.net Web Site:.musicplay.ca Toll ree Phone or ax: Printed in anada 05 over esign and musical arrangements by raig assils ISBN Number:

2 Introduction This collection of easy songs for ukulele is designed to get you singing and playing ukulele in very first lesson! The chords used in this collection are introduced through a series of 5 one chord songs. Mastering chords before having to learn to change chords eliminates much of frustration that young beginners face. fter introducing chords used, 5 easy to chord songs are given. If your students find it difficult to sitch chords, divide class into to groups and have one group play one chord and or group play or. Practice changing chords sloly ithout looking at fretboard. When students are able to feel here fingers go, changing chords ill be easy. The last to songs in collection use three chords. ith recordings of all songs is included. Students ill learn chords and ho to change chords using folk songs that are given in collection. In addition to songs in collection e ve given links (in proectable P included on ) to easy pop songs on YouTube that use same chords. Students really enoy playing along ith pop songs. Where possible, links to original artists performance and to a video ith chords and lyrics are given. n inexpensive student book/ is available so your students can play along ith all folk songs and easily access same YouTube links at home. This collection does not address reading notes and playing melodies - focus is on learning songs to sing and strum. The ukulele originated in 9th century as a Haaiian interpretation of machete, a small guitar-like instrument taken to Haaii by Portuguese immigrants. Since n, ukulele has been commonly associated ith music from Haaii, here name roughly translates as umping flea, perhaps because of movement of player s fingers. The ukulele gained great popularity elsehere in United States during early 0th century, and from re spread internationally. It has been popular ith performing musicians, and also in music education.

3 Playing Position Sitting Sit up straight ith your feet flat on floor and your shoulders relaxed If ukulele is large enough, rest ukulele on your right leg If ukulele is too small to rest on your leg, hold it against your ribcage ith your right forearm Standing Press ukulele against your ribcage ith your right forearm to keep uke in place S M PL E Use a strap Some players like to use a strap to keep ukulele in place The Right Hand You can use eir your thumb or your index (pointer) finger to strum Some players like to use a pick. Hold pick beteen your thumb and middle knuckle of your pointer finger, in same ay you ould hold a key. elt picks are used most often on ukulele. 4

4 Playing hords The Left Hand The fingers of your left hand are numbered ---4 The left thumb goes on back of ukulele neck Press strings using tips of your fingers beteen to frets 4 hord iagrams The chord diagram is like a picture or map of neck of your ukulele. It shos here to place fingers to play a chord. The lines don represent strings and horizontal lines represent frets. The numbered circles sho you here to depress a string and hich finger to use In this example, press don first string at third fret Use your third finger rets inger Strings 4 E 5

5 Strumming hord The hord chord is sounded hen three or more notes are played at same time To play a chord, press first string don in third fret ith third finger Strumming You can use eir your thumb or your index (pointer) finger to strum Some players like to use a felt pick Strum all four strings in a smooth donard stroke Keep a steady beat as you strum The best place to strum is seet spot near area here neck meets body strum strum strum strum strum strum strum strum / / / / / / / / Try some different strumming patterns on a chord. The letter d is for a don strum and u is for an up strum. d u d u d u d u d d u d du d u d d u d d d d u d u When you are playing a song, choose a strumming pattern that suits style of music. 6

6 Tuning Ukulele Tuning ukulele is easy, especially since re are many apps available to help ith this. n excellent tuner for mobile devices can be found by searching for guitar toolkit. It has instrument specific tuners for all stringed instruments, chord guides and a great metronome. good free tuner is n-track Tuner. There are many more free tuners available, but beare of in app purchases and plenty of adare. In large classes of students, it may be more efficient to line up students, ukulele in hand, and tune m yourself than to try and have students tune instruments. t.musicplayonline.com re is a ukulele tuner. Log in, and n select Ukulele from menu on left. lick on tuning peg to start and stop sound. This book uses tuning (standard) so click on Ukulele Tuner. Better quality ukuleles ill stay in tune much better, so try to purchase good quality ukuleles. lays loosen string and n tighten it up until it is in tune (from under pitch to on pitch). Instruct your students to never touch tuning pegs once you have tuned instrument. Open string tuning: or easy tuning. start at ith a tuner and move up. The melody ill sound a little bit like My dog has fleas. Play a chord to make sure instrument is in tune ith itself. Make music! The strings are tuned as follos: String 4: String : String : E String : 4 & c E Pop Songs to Play on Ukulele Playing pop music is a huge motivator for students. The Proectable P file includes links to pop songs ith one, to, three or more chords that are easy to play. s soon as students are familiar ith a fe chords, try playing pop songs that are included in links. Links are included to You- Tube channel, Easy Ukulele hords and Lyrics to learn chords, and to original performer s videos. 7

7 Intro bars. Little Tommy Tinker st time unison, nd and rd time as a round & c Lit -tle Tom-my Tin - ker sat up -on a clink - er. He be - gan to cry. &. Ma! Ma! Poor lit - tle in - no - cent guy. Intro bars. Johnny One Hammer & c John - ny plays ith one ham - mer, one ham - mer, one ham - mer. &. Œ John - ny plays ith one ham - mer,. Johnny plays ith to hammers.... Johnny plays ith three hammers Johnny plays ith four hammers Johnny plays ith five hammers... Then he takes a rest. n he plays ith to. Intro bars. unga lafia & c J repeat Repeat 4 times Œ un - ga a - la - fia. h -shay, ah - shay. un - ga a - la - fia. h -shay, ah - shay. 8 J & J Œ J Œ. un - ga a - la - fia. h -shay, ah - shay. un - ga a - la - fia. h- shay, ah - shay. Liberia Œ

8 Intro bars 9. anoe Song Song m & b c m & b & b My pad - dle's keen and bright, ol - lo ild goose flight, ip, dip and sing her back, flash - ing ith sil - ver. dip, dip and sing. flash - ing ith sil - ver. & b. Intro 4 beats ol - lo ild goose flight, & b c. In m dip, dip and sing. land puff snakes ro dia - - of y are ses monds & b. la - nough ro - dia - dies to ses monds smoke kill on in 0. In Land of Oz ci a ir ir - gars, eve - snake. When heads. When eyes. When ry Oz take dead, die, break, here is y y it m nine-teen nine - ty - eight! e put put is Π- lapping ame: The 8-beat clapping pattern starts on donbeat. Each person starts ith ir left hand up and right hand don. Their partner s left hand is under ir right, and ir partner s right is over ir left. One hand ill clap up and or don. o this tice, n repeat reversing hands ith your partner. Your left hand ill no be don. Next clap your on hands tice, and n clap your partner s hands tice. This pattern repeats until end of song.

9 Intro bars 8. Sing Lo, Seet hariot 7 & b c. & b. & b lo, J Sing. lo, seet. seet.. char - i - ot, com-in' for to car -ry me. 7 char - i - ot, com - in' for to car - ry me. looked o - ver Jor -dan and hat did I see, com-in' for to car -ry me 7. home. ine. home. 7. home. Sing & b... band of an - gels com-in' af -ter me, com-in' for to car -ry me 7 home. I Sing 7

10 Intro bars 4. Hey Lidee & # # c Œ. Œ Hey li - dee li - dee li - dee! Hey li - dee li - dee lo. & # # Œ Hey li - dee. li - dee li - dee! Œ Hey li - dee li - dee lo. fine & # # I I She He kno kno laughs hangs a a like out girl. boy. Her His a in - bol side name name of is is Shel - ly. Bob - by. el - ly. lob - by. Œ Hey li - dee li - dee & # # Œ. Hey li - dee li - dee lo. Intro 4 bars & # # c I'm I'll going take to my & # # They've nd got hit no 5. Old Texas leave horse, use trail Old I'll Tex take - as my for up long - - on horn a no. rope. co. lope. lo. nd time.. & # # They've Say ploed a and fenced my cat - tle - di - os to - la - range, mo, & # #. nd and val hit - leys re trail are to all farmed Mex and - i - changed. co.

11 Intro 4 bars 7. Boll Weevil & b c Oh, & b all ay to & b first time I sa that & b next time I sa that & b boll ee-vil as a lit-tle black bug, came from Mex -i - co y Tex - as, ust a look-in' for a place to Œ Œ stay. lit - tle black bug, he as set - ting on. say. ame Verse 4 and 5 start here. square. No, lit - tle black bug, he had all his fam - 'ly re, Just a look-in' for a home, Just a look-in' for a Œ. The farmer took boll eevil, he put him in hot sand. The eevil said, This is mighty hot, but I ll take it like a man. The farmer took boll eevil, and put him in some ice. The eevil said to farmer, This is mighty cool and nice. This ll be my home. This ll be my home. home. Ó Œ The 5

12 Intro bars 4. Ro, Ro, Ro Your Boat Ro, ro, ro your boat, gently don stream. (7) Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. Ro, ro, ro your boat, gently don stream. (7) Ha ha! ooled you! I m a submarine. Ro, ro, ro your boat, gently don stream. (7) Thro your teacher overboard and listen to her scream. 7 optional Intro 4 bars dieu to my comrades for ahile e must part. nd likeise lassie ho s stolen my heart. I am bound out for reenland and ready to sail In hopes to find riches in hunting hale. Our ship is ell rigged and she s ready to sail. Our cre y are anxious to follo hale. Where icebergs do float and stormy inds blo, Where land and ocean is covered ith sno. 5. dieu My omrades Intro bars 6. This Old Hammer This old hammer shines like a silver, Shines like a gold boys, Yes, shines like a gold. in t no hammer in this old mountain, Shines like a mine boys, Yes, shines like a mine. The teacher is permitted to reproduce this page for students in one school or institution.

13 Intro bars. Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor No tas tenty five or thirty years since Jack first sa light. He came into this orld of oe one dark and stormy night. He as born on board his far s ship as she as lying to, Bout tenty five or thirty miles souast of Baccallieu. Oh, Jack as every inch a sailor, ive and tenty years a haler, Jack as every inch a sailor, He as born upon bright blue sea. When Jack gre up to be a man he ent to Labrador. He fished in Indian Harbour here his far fished before. On his returning in fog he met a heavy gale, nd Jack as sept in to sea and salloed by a hale. Oh, Jack as every inch a sailor, ive and tenty years a haler, Jack as every inch a sailor, He as born upon bright blue sea. The hale ent straight to Baffin s Bay bout ninety knots an hour, nd every time he d blo a spray he d send it in a shoer. Oh no says Jack unto himself I must see hat he s about. He caught hale by tail and turned him inside out! Oh, Jack as every inch a sailor, ive and tenty years a haler, Jack as every inch a sailor, He as born upon bright blue sea. The teacher is permitted to reproduce this page for students in one school or institution. 4

14 7 m 7 PL E7 m 7 Em S M m E Note: Some chords have been altered to fit smaller hands. 49 The teacher is permitted to reproduce this page for students in one school or institution.