More Songs

*= easy **= medium ***= more challenging
Pick a song from the list below, tell Theresa or Denise and they'll add it to a future playlist.
Here's our Holiday Song List & our Summer Sing Along List!

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*10 easy songs in CFG7
***_ Picking / instrumental sound exploration
*26 Miles (Santa Catalina), Four Preps, Use Tutorial HERE
*Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus, Uke Tutorial HERE
*Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers, Uke Tutorial HERE
*Aloha-oe, uke tutorial HERE
*All my Exes Live in Texas, George Strait, Uke tutorial HERE
*All Shook Up, Elvis Presley, Uke tutornial HERE
**American Pie, Don MeLean, Uke tutorial HERE
**American Medley, Austin Uke Society version
**America the Beautiful
**Amie, whatcha wanna do, Pure Prairie League, Uke tutorial HERE
*An American Dream, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Uke sing along HERE
**And it stoned me, Van Morrison, Ike tutorial HERE and HERE
*Another Saturday Night, Sam Cooke, uke tutorial HERE
*Back Home Again, John Denver, Uke tutorial HERE
*Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Jim Croce, Uke tutorial HERE
*Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Uke tutorial HERE
*Barbara Ann, Beach Boys, Uke play along HERE
*Bare Necessities, Jungle Book, uke tutorial HERE
**Best of my Love, Eagles, uke playalong HERE
*Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell, uke tutorial HERE
***Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now, Van Halen, uke tutorial HERE, original, listen HERE
***Black Water, Doobie Brothers, original song LISTEN
*Blame it on Mexico, George Strait, uke tutorial HERE
*Blowin’ in the Wind, Bob Dylan, Uke tutorial HERE
*Blue Bayou, Ray Orbison, Uke tutorial HERE (nice Rasgueado strum!)
*Blue Eyes Cryin the Rain, Willie Nelson
*Blue Hawaii, Elvis
*Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis Presley
*Boot Scootin' Boogie, Brooks & Dunn, Uke tutorial HERE
*Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf, Uke tutorial HERE
*Born to Lose Again, Ronnie Milsap, original song LISTEN
*Bottle of Wine, Tom Paxton, uke play along HERE
*Bread & Butter, The Newbeats
*Bring It On Home To Me, Sam Cooke, Uke play-along HERE
*Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison, Uke tutorial HERE and HERE
***Build Me up Buttercup, The Foundations
*Bye Bye Love, The Everly Brothers, uke tutorial HERE
*By the Light of the Silvery Moon
*Call me the Breeze, Lynrd Sknyrd
*Calendar Girl, Neil Sedaka Listen HERE
*Cassions Go Rolling Along
*Chain of Fools, (one chord, C or Am) Aretha Franklin, Uke tutorial HERE and HERE
*Chains, Beatles
**Changes in Latitude, Jimmy Buffet
*Chantilly Lace, Jerry Lee Lewis
*Cheeseburger in Paradise, Jimmy Buffet
*Chicken Fried, Zac Brown, uke tutorial HERE
*Cold Cold Heart, Hank Williams, uke tutorial HERE
**Cracklin Rosie, Neil Diamond, uke tutorial HERE
**Crocodile Rock, Elton John, uke tutorial HERE
*Da Doo Ron Ron, The Crystals
**Dancing in the Moonlight, King Harvest Uke Tutorial HERE
*DayO (Banana Boat), Harry Belafonte, Uke tutorial HERE
*Deep in the Heart of Texas, Gene Autry, Uke tutorial HERE
*Do Wah Diddy, Manfred Mann, Uke tutorial HERE
*Don't Worry Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin, Uke tutorial HERE
*Down on the Corner, CCR/John Fogerty
**Do You believe in Magic, Lovin' Spoonful
*Drift Away, Dobie Gray, Uke tutorial HERE, different key but amazing otherwise HERE
*Eight Days a week, Beatles
*Evil Ways, Santana, uke tutorial HERE
*Europa, Santana, uke tutorial HERE (with TABS/picking)
*F eeling’ Groovy, Simon & Garfunkel
*Five foot Two, Percy Wenrich, Uke tutorial HERE
**Follow the Sun, Beatles, uke tutorial HERE
*Follow the Sun, Xavier Rudd, uke tutorial HERE
**Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks, uke tutorial HERE and better singing/but wrong chords HERE
*Fun, fun, fun, Beach Boys
*Galway Girl, Ed Sheeran, uke tutorial HERE
*Garden Party, Rick Nelson, Listen HERE
***Girl from Ipenama, Uke tutorial HERE
*Good Luck Charm, Elvis Presley,
*Goodnight Irene, Eric Clapton Uke Tutorial HERE
*Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis, uke tutorial HERE
*Green Acres 1965, Vic Mizey
**Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen,
*Happy Birthday, traditional
***Harvest Moon, Neil Young
*Heard it through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye, uke tutorial HERE
***Heart of Gold, Neil Young
**Help Me Make It Through The Night, Kris Kristofferson
**Help me Rhonda, Beach Boys
*Hey Good Lookin', Hank Williams Uke Tutorial HERE
*****Hey Jude, Beatles, Uke tutorial HERE
**Hit the Road Jack, Percy Mayfield
***Horse with No Name, America, Uke tutorial HERE
***Hotel California, Eagles
*Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
***House of the Rising Sun,The Animals
*Hukilau Song
*I can see clearly now, Johnny Nash, Uke tutorial HERE
**I cant help falling in love with you, Elvis Presley. UKE tutorial HERE
*I’d like to teach the world to sing, Roger Greenaway, Uke tutorial HERE (but we use the easy D7
*If I Had A Hammer, Peter, Paul & Mary
*I Just Wanna Dance With You, Josh Turner
*Iko Iko, James Crawford (adapted lyrics for Sun City)
***I’ll Follow the Sun, Beatles
**I'll Tell me Ma - Irish Traditional
*I’m a Believer, Monkees
**Imagine, Beatles
**If you could read my mind love, Jim Croce
**I'm looking over a 4 leaf clover
*I'm Yours, Jason Mraz, Uke tutorial HERE
**In My Room, Beach Boys
*In the Summertime. Mungo Jerry, uke tutorial HERE
**Into the Mystic, Van Morrison
*Irish Eyes are smiling, Traditional Uke tutorial HERE
*Irish - The Wild Rover, uke tutorial HERE
*Island Style, John Cruz
*Jackson, Johnny Cash, June Carter
*Jamaica Farewell, Harry Belafonte, play along HERE
*Jamaica Farewell, easier chords
*Jambalaya, Harry Belafonte
**Jolene, Dolly Parton
*King of the Road, Roger Miller
***Knocking on Heavens Door, Bob Dylan
**Kokomo, Beach Boys
*La Bamba, Ritchie Valens, Uke tutorial HERE
* Leaving on a Jet Plane, Austin Uke deep-dive, John Denver
*Let it Be, Beatles
*Lime in the Coconut, or with picking, Harry Nilsson, uke tutorial HERE
**Little Deuce Coupe, Beach Boys
*Little Grass Shack
**Little Red Uke (Little Deuce Coupe), Beach Boys
*Locomotion, Carole King
*LolliPop, The Chordettes
**LOVE, Nat King Cole, uke tutorial HERE (with TABS/picking)
**Lyin’ Eyes, Eagles
*Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet Uke Tutorial HERE
*Me & Bobby McGee, Chris Christoferson
**Me & Julio are Down by the Schoolyard, Paul Simon
*Mele-kalikimaka, Bing Crosby Christmas song
*Mellow Yellow, Donovan
**Midnight Special , Credence Clearwater Revival
*Monster Mash
****Moondance, Van Morrison
*Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan
**Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
**My Girl, Temptations, Uke play along HERE and HERE
*Nashville Cats, Lovin' Spoonful
*Octopus’ Garden, Ringo
***Old Man, Neil Young
*On Coconut Island
*On Top of Spaghetti
*One Love, Bob Marley
**Oye Como Va, Santana, Uke tutorial HERE (with TABS/picking)
*Pancho and Lefty, Townes Van Zandt
*Peaceful Easy Feeling, Eagles Uke Tutorial HERE
*Pearly Shells
***Pirate Looks at 40, Jimmy Buffet
*Proud Mary, Tina Turner
*Pub With No Beer, Slim Dusty
*Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash
**Ripple, Grateful Dead
*Rock around the Clock
*Roll Over Beethoven, The Beatles
*Save the last dance for me, The Drifters
*Shake it Off, Taylor Swift
**Shake it up Baby, Beatles
*Somewhere over the Rainbow, Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole "IZ", Uke tutorial HERE
**Somewhere Over the Rainbow Level 2, Uke tutorial (using Em) HERE
**Sound of Silence, Paul Simon
*Stand by Me
*Stand By Me 2, Cynthia Lin, Island Strum tutorial HERE
**Stuck in the Middle with you, Stealers Wheel
*Sway, Dean Martin, (song sheet =Austin Uke's "deep dive" with TABS/fingerpicking)
*Sugar Pie Honeybunch, The Four Tops
*Surfin USA, Beach Boys, uke tutorial HERE
**Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond (Austin Uke's version)
**Sweet City Woman, The Stampeders
*Sweet Home Alabama
**Take it Easy, Eagles
Take me home Country Road, John Denver, Uke tutorial HERE (with TABS/picking)
*Teach your children, Graham Nash, uke tutorial HERE, and fancy things HERE
*Teddy Bear, Elvis
**Tequila, (Peewee Herman song) Fast but easy chords
**Tequila Sunrise, Eagles
*The Gambler, Kenny Rogers
*The Lion sleeps Tonight, The Weavers, uke tutorials HERE
*The Rose, Bette Middler
*The Tide Is High, Blondie
*The Weight, The Band
*Three Little Birds, Uke tutorial HERE
**These Boots were made for Walkin’, Nancy Sinatra, uke play along HERE
**They call me the Breeze, Lynrd Skynrd Uke Tutorial HERE
*This Land is Your Land, Woodie Guthrie, Uke tutorial HERE
*Three Little Birds, Bob Marley, Uke Playalong HERE, Austin Uke Society tutorial HERE
*Tiny Bubbles, Don Ho, play-along HERE, tutorial HERE
*Tiptoe through the Tulips, Uke tutorial (simple) HERE and with singing HERE and HERE
***Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Sons Of The Pioneers
*Twist & Shout, The Beatles Uke Tutorial HERE
*Two Pina Coladas, Garth Brooks, Listen HERE
***Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers
**Under The Boardwalk, Drifters
*Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker, Uke Tutorial HERE
*Walking After Midnight, Patsy Cline
**Waltzing Matilda, Seekers
*We're Going to be friends,Jack Johnson, Uke tutorial HERE
**What a Day for a Daydream, Lovin' Spoonful
*When the Saints Go Marching In, traditional
** When you're smiling, Louis Armstrong, uke tutorial HERE and HERE
**When you wish upon a star, Cliff Edwards
**Where have all the Flowers Gone, Peter Paul & Mary
*Who Put The Bomp, Barry Mann
**Will you still love me tomorrow, Carole King
*Wonderful World, Sam Cooke
*Yellow Submarine, Beatles
*Yesterday, Beatles
*YMCA, Village People, uke tutorial HERE
*You aint going nowhere, Bob Dylan, Uke tutorial HERE
*You are my Sunshine, traditional folk song, Uke tutorial HERE
**You're so Vain, Carly Simon (song sheet =Austin Uke's "deep dive" with TABS/fingerpicking)
*Your Mama don’t Dance, Kenny Loggins, Uke tutorial HERE
*Zip a dee doo dah, Disney, uke tutorial HERE

Additional Song Books: Uke Groups who share their music for FREE; download the whole .pdf or save as one page at a time.

Jim's Ukulele Songbook (a great place to search for a song, to save it as Word doc, set up a free account and you can download in any format)
BUG - ByTown Ukulele Group (find the song, save it as a Word doc)
Ukulele Society of Great Britain
MAUI - Madison Area Ukulele Initiative (sorted by level of difficulty - entire books to download to your iPad)
San Jose Uke Club
Santa Cruz Uketastics
Santa Barbara Uke Group
Petey Mack's Ukulele songbbook
Our OWN "HAWAII BOB's" songbook