Jeri's YOUkulele Notes: Easy Pop Ukulele

Jeri's List of Easy Pop Ukulele Pieces

These songs are listed from easiest level to moderately challenging.

Most of the title below include a link to a chord/TAB page.
Listen to and play along to all of these pieces by accessing my Spotify Playlist, Ukulele Play-Alongs.

Coconut (lime in the coconut) – C chord whole song, C-G bordun/bass

Banana Boat Song (Day-o) – Pattern #1 practice F F C7 F on “Daylight come, and I wanna go home.”

When I’m Gone, Anna Kendrick (“Cup Song”) – Am, C, F, G chords

https://ukutabs.com/a/anna-kendrick/cups/

Ho Hey, Lumineers – C and F review. C chord most of the time. F on first “I belong with you” each time. https://ukutabs.com/t/the-lumineers/ho-hey/

Sweet Home Alabama, Lynrd Skynrd – D, C, G progression

Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash – G and D only (some quick transitions)

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, Bob Dylan – G, D, Am7, C (repeatedly)

https://ukutabs.com/b/bob-dylan/knocking-on-heavens-door/

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen (recording by Rufus Wainwright) – C, Am, F, G, Em https://ukutabs.com/l/leonard-cohen/hallelujah/

Halo, Beyonce – A, Bm, D, F#m
https://ukutabs.com/b/beyonce/halo/ (F#m listed as Gbm in TAB)

Let It Be, Beatles – Am, C, F, G https://ukutabs.com/t/the-beatles/let-it-be/
(Disregard Em and Dm chords. Simply pick F E D C notes instead of playing quick chords.)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Tokens - F, Bb, F, C7 (repeats) Key of F with Tokens' recording.
Key of C with Cyntiah Lin's play-along video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6iPnBZJR1E

Sunday Morning (All I Need), Maroon 5 – C, Dm, G7
https://ukutabs.com/m/maroon-5/sunday-morning/

Complicated, Avril Lavigne – Bb, C, Dm, F, Gm
https://ukutabs.com/a/avril-lavigne/complicated-two/

Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival – A, D, G

https://ukutabs.com/c/creedence-clearwater-revival/bad-moon-rising/

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Creedence Clearwater Revival – Am, C, F, G

https://ukutabs.com/c/creedence-clearwater-revival/have-you-ever-seen-the-rain/

Thunder, Imagine Dragons – Am, C, Dm, Em, F, G
https://ukutabs.com/i/imagine-dragons/thunder-two/

On Top of the World, Imagine Dragons – C, Dm, F, G

https://ukutabs.com/i/imagine-dragons/on-top-of-the-world/

Geronimo, Sheppard – Am, C, Em, G
https://ukutabs.com/s/sheppard/geronimo/

Free Fallin’, John Mayer – Bb, C, F
https://ukutabs.com/j/john-mayer/free-fallin/

I’m Yours, Jason Mraz – Am, C, D7, F, G
https://ukutabs.com/j/jason-mraz/im-yours/