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F
The itsy-bitsy spider
TEMPO: Speed of the
song measured in
beats per minute: BPM
• Slow Medium or Fast
• Usually constant
throughout the song
• Tempo often determines
the genre of music
C7 F
Went up the water spout.
C7 Down came the rain and
F
Washed the spider out.
F Out came the sun and
C7 F
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
C7 F
Went up the spout again.
Smile
when you
sing!
‘Ukulele 101
How to approach a new song handed to you:
a. Skim the piece. Notice peculiarities, i.e., Key changes, difficult chords,
tacits, ritardando, etc.
b. If there is time, go over the above mentioned.
c. You will notice the piece is much smoother when you “smooth the
bumps” beforehand.
SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
Intro: first verse - harmonica
She'll be [C] coming 'round the mountain when she comes (toot toot)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she [G7] comes (toot toot)
She'll be [C] coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be [F] coming 'round the mountain,
She'll be [C] coming 'round the [G7] mountain, when she [C] comes. (toot toot)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes
(whoa back)
C
Oh we'll all go out to meet her when she comes
(hi babe)
She'll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes
(wolf whistle)
G7
Oh we’ll all drink apple cider when she comes
(glug glug)
Oh we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes
(yum yum)
And she'll have to sleep with grandma when she comes
(snore snore)
Try your best to start moving from one chord to
another ON TIME; even if you have to start
changing early!
Practice these chords “by themselves” without
the song to train your fingers to “recognize” the
chord shapes.
F
GK ..•
‘Ukulele 101
LAZY D7
REMEMBER:
Use your index
finger and
make sure your
“up” strum
sounds just as
good as your
“down” strum.
G
The itsy-bitsy spider
D7 G
Went up the water spout.
D7 Down came the rain and
G
Washed the spider out.
G Out came the sun and
D7 G
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
D7 G
Went up the spout again.
Here’s an
easy way to
play D7. But
you must know
both ways!!!
‘Ukulele 101
GK
G
In a cavern, in a canyon,
D7
Excavating for a mine,
G
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
D7
G
And his daughter Clementine.
..•
LAZY D7
G
Light she was, and like a fairy,
CHORUS:
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
Oh my darling Clementine
G
Thou art lost and gone forever,
D7
G
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
D7
And her shoes were number nine,
G
Herring boxes without topses,
D7
G
Sandals were for Clementine.
(Chorus)
How Music Works
•
NOTE: A single tone of definite pitch made by a musical instrument or the human voice
•
CHORD: A group (typically three or more) notes sounded together, as a basis of harmony
•
Melody: an organized sequence of musical pitches.
•
Scale: any set of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency or pitch.
Ukulele 101
CGJNF
rKo IKO & SATNTS
I
(N',AWtJNS
^AEDLEy)
c
(TN 3-3-09)
(1) My grondmoondyour grondmo Were sittin' by the fire
GC
My grondmotold your grondmc I'm gonnoset your flog on fire
(rKorKo)
c
(REFRAIN)Tolkin' 'bout HEYNOW, (Echo- HEy NOW!) HEy NOW (Echo- HEy NOW!)
GC
rko, iko un - doy
Jockomofeenooi no - n6
Jockomofee na - n€
(2) Lookot my kingoll dressedin red fko, iko, un - doy
6c
f betchofive dollorshe'll kill you deod
Jockomof ee na - n6,
(To Refrain)
(3) My ffog boy ondyour flog boy Were sittin' by the fire
GC
My flog boy told your flog boy f 'm gonnoset your flog on fire (To Refroin)
REMEMBER:
Practice SLOW
for accuracy
then speed up
later!
(4) Seethot guyoll dressedin green fko, iko,un - doy
GC
He's not o mqn,he's o lovin'mochineJockomof ee na - n6, (Refroin)
(sArNTs REFRATN)
cGT
Oh, whenthe soints(Echo!)go morchingin (Echo!),
Oh, whenthe saintsgo morching in
cc7FCGTC
**Lord howf wontto be in thqt number Whenthe sointsgo
morching in
(END: Togto ** ond 5 - L - A -W................."in"
Cl/// / C7/ C/
cG7
(1) And whenthe sun(Echol)beginsto shine(Echol) And whenthe sunbeginsto shine
ccTFCGTC
Lord,howf wontto be in thot
number Whenthe
sunbe - ginsto
shine (To Refroin)
67
(2) Oh,whenthe trumpet(Echo!)soundsits cqll(Echo!)Oh, whenthe trump- et soundsits cqll
ccTFCGTC
Lord,howf wontto be in thot number Whenthe trumpet soundsits cqll (To Refroin)
Ukulele 101
This
means
you are
changing
from ‘C’
to ‘C7’
FAST!
Chorus
C
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
C(
C7) F
C
You make me happy when skies are gray
C(
C7) F
C
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
C
G7
C
Please don't take my sunshine away
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Verses
C
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
C(
C7) F
C
I dreamt I held you in my arms
C(
C7)F
C
When I a-woke dear, I was mistaken
C
G7
C
And I hung my head and cried
C
I'll always love you and make you happy
C(
C7) F
C
If you will only say the same
C(
C7) F
C
But if you leave me to love another
C
G7
C
You'll regret it all some day
C
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
C(
C7) F
C
And no one else could come between
C(
C7)
F
C
But now you've left me, and love another
C
G7
C
You have shattered all my dreams
›
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“VAMP” is a traditional
Introduction (and outro) to
Hawaiian music. It introduces the
key of the song and signals the hula
dancers to get into place! It always
follows this pattern of beats:
G7// C7// F////
NJF
Ukulele 101
E HUL I MA' KOU
(VAM PG7-C 7-F,c7-C 7_F)
F
“TACIT”
means
sing but
don’t
play.
Great for
dramatic
effect!
If
you don’t
smile, it
doesn’t
count!!!
G7
E HUL I,E HUL I MA' KOU ,
E HUL I,E HUL I MA' KOU
C7
KOU MAK A, KOU LIM A,
(TACIT)
(ttctT
)F
ME KOU KIN O E, //// ////
(VAM P GT-C T-F)
HE ALO HA MAI
Forward slashes will
help to keep count
F
G7
I MUA , I MUA MA' KOU ,
I MUA , I MUA MA' KOU
C7
ME KOU KIN O E, //// ////
KOU MAK A, KOU LIM A,
(TACIT)
F (VAM P G7-C 7-F)
HE ALO HA MAI
F
G7
I HOP E,I HOP E MA' KOU ,
I HOP E,I HOP E MA' KOU
C7
ME KOU KIN O E, //// ////
KOU MAK A, KOU LIM A,
(TACIT)
F
(VAM PG7-C 7-F)
HE ALO HA MAI
F
G7
HA'I NAHA'I NA HO' I MAI ,
E HUL I,E HUL I MA' KOU
C7
KOU MAK A KOU LIM A,
(TACIT)
ME KOU KIN O E, //// ////
F (VAM PG7-C 7-F)
HE ALO HA MAI
The last “VAMP” always ends with
THREE BEATS!:
G7// C7// F///
Ukulele 101
GCK
LA BAMBA (Intro: Instrumental and/or chord progressions of
G - C - D7)
(T-A-C-I-T)
G
C - D7
G
PARA BAILAR LA BAMBA......................PARA BAILAR LA BAMBA
C
D7
G
SE NECE - SITA UNA POCA DE GRACIA
G
UNA POCA DE GRACIA
PARA_MI
C - D7
C
PARA_TI
D7
G
C-D7
G
Y....Y’ARRIBA Y AR-RIBA
Y ARRIBA Y AR-RIBA
G
POR TI SE - RE,
C
POR TI SE-RE
C
D7
POR TI SE-RE
G
C
D7
G
C
D7
G
C
D7
BAM - BA - BAMBA........BAM - BA - BAMBA..........BAMBA - BA - BAMBA
(T-A-C-I-T)
G
C-D7
G
C
YO NO SOY MARINERO, YO NO SOY MARINERO, SOY CAPITAN
G
C
D7
SOY CAPI -TAN, SOY CAPI - TAN
G
C
D7
G
C
D7
G
C
D7
BAM - BA - BAMBA........BAM - BA - BAMBA.....BAMBA - BA - BAMBA.
(Instrumental HERE, then repeat ALL, or TAG QUIETLY with:)
G
C
D7
G
C
D7
G
C
D7////
BAM - BA - BAMBA........BAM - BA - BAMBA......BAMBA - BA - BAMBA
G//// /
(YELL) LA BAMBA!!!
(WHISTLE!)
Ukulele 101
I Can't Stop Loving You
ÔÓÈ
Words & Music by Don Gibson
C
(C7)
F
I can't stop loving you
C
I've made up my mind
G7
C
To live in memories of the lonesome times
(C7)
F
I can't stop wanting you;
C
It's useless to say
G7
C
So I'll
I'll just
just live
live my life in dreams of yesterday
So
yesterday
Bridge
Ray Charles 1962 #1
#1
This song, held the #1 spot for five weeks in 1962
G7
C (C7)
F
Those happy hours that we once knew
C
G7
So long ago still make me blue
C (C7)
F
They say that time heals a broken heart
C G7
C (C7)
But time has stood still since we've been apart
C
(C7)
F
I can't stop loving you
C
I've made up my mind
G7
C (C7)
To live in memories of the lonesome times
F
I can't stop wanting you;
C
It's useless to say
G7
C F
So I'll just live my life in dreams of yesterday
C
F
G7
C7
C
Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz
June 2004
"We'll Never Stop Loving You Ray"
KEEP THE SLOW TEMPO!!! If you notice you are speeding up, SLOW DOWN!
Ukulele 101
Elvis Presley Medley
AHKL
THIS
TIME,
the
forward
slash
means
ONE
STRUM!
All Shook Up
A
A
A well a bless my soul, what’s wrong with me?
I’m itchin like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I’m actin wild as a bug. I’m in love! Uhn!
A7/
D7
E7 A
I’m all shook up! Mm mm , ooh, yeah, yeah
Well my hands are shaky and my knees are weak
I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck? I’m in love!
A7/
D7
E7
A
I’m all shook up! Mm mm, ooh, yeah, yeah
D7
A
Please don’t ask me what’s on my mind. I’m a little mixed up but I’m feelin’
fine.
D7
E7
When I’m near that girl that I love best, my heart beats so it scares me to
death!
A
She touched my hand what a chill I got.
Her lips are like a volcano that’s hot!
I’m proud to say that she’s my buttercup. I’m in love!
A7/
D7
E7
A
I’m all shook up! Mm mm, ooh, yeah, yeah
D7
A
My tongue gets tied when I try to speak. My insides shake like a leaf on a
tree.
D7
E7
There’s only one cure for this soul of mine. That’s to have that girl that I love
so fine!
A
She touched my hand what a chill I got.
Her lips are like a volcano that’s hot!
I’m proud to say that she’s my buttercup.
A/
A7/
D7 E7
A
I’m in love! I’m all shook up! (Mm mm, ooh, yeah, yeah!)
D7
E7 A
(Mm mm, ooh, yeah, yeah!)
Blue Suede Shoes
A/
A/
Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show,
A/
A7
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go!
D7
A
But don’t you…step on my blue suede shoes.
Ukulele 101
Elvis Presley Medley -- Continued
E7
D7
A
You can do anything but lay off my blue suede shoes
A/
A/
A/
A/
Well, you can knock me down, step in my face, Slander my name all over the
place;
A/
A/
A
Do anything that you want to do, but uh uh honey,
A7
D7
A
Lay off my shoes. Don’t you…step on my blue suede shoes
E7
D7
A
You can do anything, but lay off my blue suede shoes
A/
A/
A/
A/
Well, you can burn my house, steal my car, Drink my liquor from my old fruit
jar;
A/
A/
A
Do anything that you want to do, but uh uh honey,
A7
D7
A
Lay off my shoes. Don’t you…step on my blue suede shoes
E7
D7
A
You can do anything, but lay off my blue suede shoes
A
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes. Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
D7
A
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes. Blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
E7
D7
A
Well, you can do anything, but lay off my blue suede shoes
Hound Dog
A
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
cryin’ all the time
D7
A
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
cryin’ all the time
E7
D7
A
Well you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine
A
When they said you was high classed, well that was just a lie
D7
A
When they said you was high classed, well that was just a lie
E7
D7
A
Well you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine
(repeat song 2nd time to next line)
E7
D7
A
Well you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine
(E7 A)
Ukulele 101
NOW the
forward slash
is denoting
“MEASURES”
or groups of
beats
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