Beginner Ukulele

RULES FOR USING

THE UKULELES

• Never touch or fiddle with the

tuning pegs on your instrument

• Be sure to have clean hands before

using the ukulele

• Only play when you are asked to -

playing out of turn will result in
losing the instrument for the
remainder of class

• Keep your ukulele in rest position

(hug your uke) and you will be less
tempted to play when you aren’t
supposed to.

• Try your best and have fun 

 Level Song Concept
Fan My Dog Has Fleas Holding the ukulele
Row Row Row String names and
numbers
Alternate picking C
and G string

Groupie We Will Rock You Holding the ukulele

Smoke on the Water Finger placement on
the fingerboard.

Backstage Row Row Row C Chord/C7 chord

Hot Cross Buns Down Strumming
Pass Singing while playing
Lime in The Coconut
(C7 chord)
Roadie Hush Little Baby C and F Chords
Skip to My Lou Down Strumming
Singing while playing

Opening One Bottle of Pop C and G Chords

Michael Finnigan Down Strumming
Act Singing while playing
I Had A Little Chicken
Go Tell Aunt Rhody

#1 Single The Lion Sleeps Tonight C, G and F Chords

Yellow Submarine Down, up, down, up
strumming pattern
Singing while playing

Touring I’m Yours C, G, F and Am

Stand By Me Chords
Artist Down, down, up
stumming pattern

Ukulele The Cup Song + Body C, G, F and Am

Percussion Chords
Hero Down, down, smack
strumming pattern
Singing while playing
Alternate finger picking between the C and G open strings.
 Hot Cross Buns
C / / /
Hot cross buns,
C / / /
Hot cross buns,
C / / /
One a pen - ny,
C / / /
Two a pen - ny,
C / / /
Hot cross buns.
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 C7

NOTES IN THE C DOMINANT 7TH CHORD

G C E B
 OR (more challenging)

Down, Up, Down, Up,

(1 and 2 and)
Down, Up, Down, Up
(3 and 4 and)
 C7

Lime In The Coconut

Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime

His sister had another one, she paid it for a lime.
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank them both up
She put the lime in the coconut, she called the doctor, and
said "Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?"
"Now let me get this straight ",
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank them both up
Put the lime in the coconut, you called your doctor, I say
Doctor, ain't there nothing I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?
I say, Doctor, doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take,
I say, Doctor, to relieve this belly ache?'
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning
 Are You Sleeping?

F / / / F / / /
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping,

Brother John, brother John?

Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are

ringing.

Ding ding dong, ding ding dong.

Frère Jacques, frère Jacques,

Dormez vous? Dormez vous?

Sonnent les matines, sonnent les matines,

Ding ding dong, ding, ding, dong

 Skip to My Lou
F
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.

C
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.

F
Skip, skip, skip to my lou.

C F
Skip to my lou my darlin’.

F
Flies in the buttermilk. Shoo fly, shoo!

C
Flies in the buttermilk. Shoo fly, shoo!

F
Flies in the buttermilk. Shoo fly, shoo!

C F
Skip to my lou my darlin’.
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 One Bottle of Pop C G
/ / C / /
/ /

/ / C / /

C / /

/ /

/ / C / / G / / C / /

C / / C / /
/ /

/ / C / /

/ / / /

C / / C / /

/ /
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2
Am

2
C
Well, you dawned on me and you bet I felt it
G
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
Am
I fell right through the cracks
F
Now I'm trying to get back

C
Before the cool dawn run out

I'll be giving it my bestest

G
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention.
Am
I reckon, it's again my turn
F
To win some or learn some.

C
But I won't hesitate
G
No more, no more.
Am
It cannot wait,
F
I'm yours.
 Stand By Me

C
When the night has come,
Am
And the land is dark,
F G C
And the moon is the only light we’ll see.
C
No I won’t be afraid,
Am
No I won’t be afraid,
F G C
Just as long, as you stand, stand by me.

Chorus
C
Now darlin’ darlin’ stand by me,
Am
Oh, stand by me,
F G C
Stand by me, stand by me.
C
When the sky that we look upon,
Am
Should tumble and fall,
F G C
And the mountains should crumble to the sea.

C
I won’t cry, I won’t cry,
Am
No I won’t shed a tear,
F G C
Just as long, as you stand, stand by me.

Chorus

C
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me,
Am
Oh, stand by me,
F
Oh stand now,
G C
Stand by me, stand by me.