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Original Post By:
tclouie
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Date: 8/15/2015 9:37:59 PM |
| Hi, I didn't get any response to my post about music summer camp, but I did want some input about this: What is a good simple two-chord ukulele song kids can learn, as beginners? Need to know for next year's camp! Thanks. |
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Posted By:
Geoff Rezek
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Date: 8/16/2015 7:43:56 AM
(Updated: 8/16/2015 7:45:01 AM)
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It Ain't Gonna Rain No More
Buffalo Gals
Clementine, or Found a Peanut
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Did you Ever See a Lassie
Jambalaya
Pooly Wolly Doodle
Rocka My Soul
Simple Gifts
Skip to My Lou
Feeling Alright
Taps
The Yellow Rose of TX
Yellow Submarine (Chorus)
Hokey Pokey
The More We Get Together
Mexican Hat Dance
Over in the Meadow
I am a Fine Musician
Tom Dooley
Got the Ukulele in my Hand
Row Row Row Your Boat
Banana Boat Song
If Your Happy and You Know it
Three Blind Mice (One Cord)
Geoff Rezek
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Posted By:
tclouie
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Date: 8/16/2015 6:56:18 PM |
How could I forget Buffalo Gals, Jambalaya and Simple Gifts? I already play those! Thanks, Geoff!
Tom
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Posted By:
Ukulele Rob
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Date: 8/20/2015 12:23:01 AM |
| Aaron Keim (Mya Moe Ukueles, the "Quiet American," etc.) has a great booklet of two-chord songs available. Check out the "Store" at http://www.quietamericanmusic.com
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Posted By:
Ticker
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Date: 8/20/2015 7:43:34 PM |
| I like that list. I have a mother/daughter as ukulele students and they are having fun playing these simple tunes. Thanks for posting. Ticker
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Posted By:
J Boy Shyne
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Date: 9/13/2015 6:17:22 PM |
Dr Uke's site is a great resource for such stuff. He provides lyrics/chords sheets with chord diagrams. Tons of tunes on his site. Here's the link to the beginner's section
http://www.doctoruke.com/beginners.html
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Posted By:
karl
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Date: 9/16/2015 4:13:06 AM
(Updated: 9/16/2015 4:38:27 AM)
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- Singing in the rain (the jazzed up version has more chords, but playing it with two is passable)
- Brown Girl in the Ring (a lot of disco is based on counting songs)
- Wheels of the Bus
- Iko Iko
If you play those songs in F, you can even make them one-finger songs: Fadd9 (0010) with a C7 (0001). Gets people playing in less than 30 seconds!
A more medi�val sounding two chord progression is i-VII (Am-G, or Dm-C, or Em-D). If one player in a group stick to the minor chord all the way through, you get a nice droning effect.
- Drunken Sailor
- Son a Chistr (aka Cider Song, or She used to love me) - it does have a bridge with a third chord, the VI.
- Jean Petit qui Danse
- Rosa Zullen We Dansen
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