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
- *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
- *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)
- *Feeling’ 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
- *Goodnight Irene, Eric Clapton Uke Tutorial HERE
- *Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis, uke tutorial HERE
- *Green Acres 1965, Vic Mizey
- *Happy Birthday, traditional
- ***Harvest Moon, Neil Young
- *Heard it through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye, uke tutorial HERE
- ***Heart of Gold, Neil Young
- **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
- ***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)
- *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
- *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
- *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
- *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
- **Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- **My Girl, Temptations, Uke play along HERE and HERE
- *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)
- *Peaceful Easy Feeling, Eagles Uke Tutorial HERE
- *Pearly Shells
- ***Pirate Looks at 40, Jimmy Buffet
- *Proud Mary, Tina Turner
- *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
- **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
- *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
- *Twist & Shout, The Beatles Uke Tutorial HERE
- *Two Pina Coladas, Garth Brooks, Listen HERE
- *Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker, Uke Tutorial HERE
- *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
- **Will you still love me tomorrow, Carole King
- *Wonderful World, Sam Cooke
- *Yellow Submarine, 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