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Easy Songs to Play on the Ukulele for Beginners

Rohini Mohan
Learning a new musical instrument can become overwhelming, especially for those who are learning on their own and without the guidance of a dedicated teacher. Here is a list of some ukulele songs that you can pick and choose from to begin your wondrous journey as a ukulelist!

Christmas Songs on Ukulele

Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Let It Snow, White Christmas, and Good King Wenceslas.
If you have been recently introduced to the ukulele, you could learn a lot by simply listening and learning to simple songs. However, the pace at which you learn will depend a lot on your song selection. To make things easier for yourself, choose songs from various genres that you enjoy listening to.
Select a handful of simple and easy-to-play songs that you can sing along or hum to. Secondly, the song must be slow or simple enough for you to understand its time-signature. As a beginner, try your hand at simple chords and gradually graduate to more complex ones once you have mastered the easier chord combinations.
It is even more important that you do not give up trying, and keep practicing even if you feel like you're not learning much or as fast as you would have liked to.
Once you understand the basic working and sound of this sweet instrument, you will be able to play uninhibited. This Melodyful guide lists some easy songs to play on a ukulele.

List of Easy Ukulele Songs for Beginners

Songs with Assorted Chords

♫Blowin' in the Wind - Bob Dylan
♫Better Together - Jack Johnson
♫She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain - American Folk song
♫Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
♫Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley
♫Fireflies - Owl City
♫Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
♫Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
♫Hey, Soul Sister - Train
♫Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
♫Hey Jude - The Beatles
♫I've Been Working on the Railroad - American Folk song
♫Imagine - John Lennon
♫I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) - The Jungle Book
♫Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
♫Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
♫On Top of Old Smoky - The Weavers
♫Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
♫Rolling In The Deep - Adele
♫Redemption Song - Bob Marley
♫Rhythm Of Love - Plain White T's
♫Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
♫Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye
♫Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson
♫Time Of Your Life - Green Day
♫Trouble - Never Shout Never
♫The Only Exception - Paramore
♫We Could Happen - AJ Rafael
♫What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
♫Wonderwall - Oasis
♫You've Got a Friend In Me - Randy Newman

Songs with C, F, and G Chords

♫500 Miles - The Proclaimers
♫5 Years Time - Noah and the Whale
♫Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
♫A Dog At All Things - The Bobby McGee's
♫Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
♫Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers
♫Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
♫Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
♫Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
♫Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
♫Did It Hurt? - Never Shout Never
♫Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
♫He's Turned Emo - The Lancashire Hotpots
♫Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys
♫High Hopes - Paolo Nutini
♫I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
♫I Will Never Love You More - SoKo
♫I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers
♫Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
♫King of the Road - Roger Miller
♫Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival
♫La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
♫Maybellene - Chuck Berry
♫Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets
♫Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
♫Summer Nights - Grease
♫Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
♫Start A Fire - The Tiger Lillies
♫This Too Shall Pass - OK Go
♫The Joker - Steve Miller
♫The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
♫The Bucket - The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra/Kings of Leon

Songs with Am, Dm, and Em Chords

♫The Addams Family (Theme Tune) - Vic Mizzy
♫Cut and Run - Electrelane
♫Me, You and Steve - Garfunkel and Oates
♫Cet Air-La - Julien Doré
♫Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine
♫Foundations - Kate Nash
♫Ho Hey - The Lumineers
♫Into the Wild - L.P.
♫I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You - Black Kids
♫Mr. Moon - Kate Micucci
♫Rock Steady - Alton Ellis
♫Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwoíole/Jason Castro
♫Standing Next to Me - Last Shadow Puppets
♫Sentimental Heart - She & Him
♫Wolves - Phosphorescent

Songs with C, F, G, and Am Chords

♫Amazing - Alex Lloyd
♫Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
♫Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Mellencamp
♫Africa - Toto
♫Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
♫Blue Moon - Frank Sinatra
♫Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones
♫Cryin' - Aerosmith
♫Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
♫Country Roads - John Denver
♫Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
♫Forever Young - Alphaville
♫Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
♫Glycerine - Bush
♫I'm Goin' Down - Bruce Springsteen
♫Heart And Soul - Hoagy Carmichael
♫Happy Ending - Mika
♫Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
♫If I Were A Boy - Beyoncé
♫I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
♫I'd Do Anything for Love - Meatloaf
♫I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
♫Love Will Keep Us Alive - Eagles
♫Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
♫Let It Be - The Beatles
♫Midnight Train - Journey
♫No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers
♫Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
♫Octopus's Garden - The Beatles
♫Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
♫Poker Face - Lady Gaga
♫Please Mr. Postman - The Beatles
♫Pictures Of You - The Last Goodnight
♫Ruby Soho - Rancid
♫Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
♫Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
♫She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
♫So Lonely - The Police
♫Take On Me - A-ha
♫This Magic Moment - Jay and The Americans
♫Tuesday's Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
♫This Boy - The Beatles
♫Umbrella - Rihanna
♫Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
♫Where'd You Go - Fort Minor
♫When I Come Around - Green Day
♫Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
♫With Or Without You - U2
♫You're Beautiful - James Blunt
♫You've Really Got a Hold on Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Beatles
Take your time because you have a whole list of songs to work with. Choose 5 - 10 of your favorites and start today!