An Ode to the Ukulele They’re my littlest friends and I play them all daily I now have nine, unique ukuleles They’re all very different, in texture and tone So dinky, such fun but they’re taking over my home! There’s a name for my problem it’s called U.A.S What a wonderful way to de-stress. source: http://bit.ly/R31TJU
Index
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Stupid Wouldn’t It Be Nice Build Me Up Buttercup Stay Awake The Debt Odd Maybe I Will Lullaby Stairwell First Impressions Such Great Heights Cliquot I Don’t Know My Hope It All Makes Sense at the End Still Alive An Open Letter to Stephen Fry First Day of My Life
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L-O-V-E You Are My Favourite Beard Song Take Your Love With Me The Knitting Song I Could’ve Been Your Girl Love is Easy You Want Her Too Hope of Deliverance When I’m Sixty-Four Something If I Fell I’ll Follow the Sun Hotel California Chord Progression Chart, by Key Chords List Guitar-Uke Note Conversion Ukulele Scales
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bruddah Iz (Israel Ka’ano’i Kamakawiwo’ole) C Cmaj7 Am F C G Am F Fadd9 F C Em F C Oooo, oooo, oooo... F E7 Am F Oooo, oooo, oooo... C Em Somewhere over the rainbow F C - Way up high F C And the dreams that you dream of G Am F Once in a lullaby... - C Em Oh, somewhere over the rainbow F C - Blue birds fly F C And the dreams that you dream of G Am F Dreams really do come true... C Someday I’ll wish upon a star G Am F Wake up where the clouds are far behind me C Where trouble melts like lemon drops G High above the chimney tops Am F That’s where you’ll find me
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- C Em Oh, somewhere over the rainbow F C - Blue birds fly F C And the dream that you dare to G Am F Why oh why can’t I... C G Well I see trees of green - F C And red roses too F C E7 Am I watch them bloom for me and you F And I think to myself G Am F - What a wonderful world C G Well I see skies of blue F C And I see clouds of white F C And the brightness of day E7 Am - I like the dark F And I think to myself G C F C - What a wonderful world
- G The colors of the rainbow - C So pretty in the sky - G C Are also on the faces of people passing by F C I see friends shaking hands saying F C “How do you do?” F C Dm G - They’re really sayin’ “I, I love you.” C G I hear babies cryin’ F C And I watch them grow F C E7 Am They’ll learn much more than we’ll ever know F And I think to myself G Am F - What a wonderful world
C Someday I’ll wish upon a star G Am F Wake up where the clouds are far behind me C Where trouble melts like lemon drops G High above the chimney tops Am F That’s where you’ll find me - C Em Oh, somewhere over the rainbow F C - Way up high F C And the dreams that you dare to F G Am F Why oh why can’t I C Em F C Oooo, oooo, oooo… F E7 Am F Oooo, oooo, oooo…
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Stupid
Brendan Maclean STRUMMING PATTERNS INTRO: dud u-udu MAIN: d - du - udu G G6 G G6 G D If you weren’t so stupid I could have loved you Am And if you weren’t so stupid C But you’re pretty stupid G D And if you weren’t so busy I could have loved you Am But you work in an office C And you’ve got other offers G Tell me, what is his name now? What is his name? D I’m excited to hear the news Am Tell me what is his name now? C What does it say about you?
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C When I’m down to get high, Lord G D If you made me a coffee I could have loved you. Am And I’d make you hot chocolate C And anything you wanted G Tell me, who is invited? D So flaming delighted to see all the boys, you see Am Tell me, why don’t I fight it? C What does it say about me? G D Am C But let’s not be friends or else this will never end... G D Am C We’d adopt, - we’d have dogs G D Am C I have all the things he’s got - But I’m not G D Am C x2
G D Am C But let’s not be friends or else this will never end G D Am C Let’s not be friends for sure, for sure
G D Am C So let’s stop - pretend that there’ll be a happy end. G D Am C Let’s not be friends for sure, for sure.
G D And if you weren’t so ugly, I could have loved you. Am It’s something I tell myself
G D Am C We’d adopt, - we’d have dogs G G6 G G6 G
Wouldn’t It Be Nice The Beach Boys
F Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older? Bb Gm7 Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long C7 F And wouldn’t it be nice to live together, Bb Gm7 In the kind of world where we belong
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Dm7 Cm You know it’s gonna make it that much better, Dm7 Am7 Gm7 C7 When we can say goodnight and stay together F Wouldn’t it be nice if we could wake up, Bb Gm7 In the morning, when the day is new C7 F And after having spent the day together Bb Gm7 C7 Hold each other close, the whole night through Dm7 Cm What happy times together we’d be spending, Dm7 Am7 Gm7 C7 I wish that every kiss was never ending F Oh, wouldn’t it be nice
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray, F#m Bm It might come true Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Maybe then there wouldn’t be F#m Bm A single thing we couldn’t do F#m Bm We could be married F#m C7 And then we’d be happy F Oh, wouldn’t it be nice Dm7 Cm You know it seems the more we talk about it Dm7 Am7 Gm7 It only makes it worse to live without it Am7 Gm7 C7 But lets talk about it. F Wouldn’t it be nice? F to fade
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Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations (Cover by Julia Nunes) C E7 Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby F G Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around C E7 And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby F G When you say you will but I love you still C C7 I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’ F Fm You know that I have from the start C G So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, F C Dont break my heart C G Bb F Ill be over at ten, you told me time and again C F But you’re late, I wait around and then C G Bb F I went to the door, I cant take any more C F Its not you, you let me down again
F C Dm (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find G Fm Em (Hey, hey, hey!) A little time A7 F and I’ll make you happy (hey hey hey) I’ll be home Dm G I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you G G Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo C E7 Why do you build me up (build me up)... C G Bb F To you I’m a toy but I could be the boy you C F Adore, if you’d just let me know C G Although you’re untrue, Bb F C Im attracted to you all the more F Why do I need you so F C Dm (Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find... C E7 Why do you build me up (build me up)...
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Stay Awake Julia Nunes
D A7 D - - It’s like I don’t have the patience, G Or the will power to separate myself D From this inundating era I’ve been dealt A And all across the nation D G Pixelated screens light up the night A7 D Of insomniacs and night owls alike A7 Em But we can turn off the lights A The sun’s coming up G A No dreams tonight to interrupt E G A Turn off the alarm before it sounds Em G And get out of bed without putting your head Em A D down, down A7 D - I’ve been closing my eyes real tight
A7 Em But we can turn off the lights... G D Stay awake with me G D In the darkness you will see G D Em A D What I’ve known all along, all along along A D Baby when you’re sleeping Em I wonder if you see me in your dreams A7 D Do you know exactly what all of it means D Maybe we are falling G And when I hit the ground I disappear A7 D But you open up your eyes and I’m still here A7 Em But we can turn off the lights... Em A Em A Em A D Down, down, down
G But the space between my lids betrays the light A7 D So I’m up again, I lost the will to fight D The scrolling information G Pulls me in and holds me in a trance A7 D Link to link, no I don’t stand a chance
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The Debt Julia Nunes
A D A D A Well, I bet you thought that D I forgot about our deal A But I am a man of my words, though they be strange and absurd D I’m just trying to keep it real A And I know I lost the bet, but I haven’t lost you yet D And if drinking lemonade for the rest of my days G E Would save you, you know I would do... it A D A D A Remember Regina and Sarah and cereal bowls? D And wearing our hats, even when it’s not cold? A I’ll never relate to your city peeps D ‘Cause I do most of my thuggin’ on suburban streets G E A I get terrified, but I’m fine... when I’m with you
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A D A D G D You should know that I love it when you sing G But I’d love it even more D if you’d stop hitting things G D A Regardless, I’d be heartless... without you A D A D A Well, I haven’t yelled at someone in a really long time D And the last time that I did, I regretted it A I can’t wait ‘till senior year, D when I will live in constant fear A ‘Cause you’ll act like a zombie, and slobber all on me D You know that I hate it, but I wouldn’t trade it G E A For any asshole you don’t... like D Yeah, you’re stuck with me G E A D A D For the rest of our afterlives
Odd
Julia Nunes A F#m D E (x2) A F#m D E - My foot’s asleep and so is my brain. A F#m If I’m in pain then I don’t feel it, D E my face should reveal it. A F#m D E I am grinning as they’re cutting me in half, A F#m D E and all I can do is laugh. F#m A I am cold unfeeling and odd E and you should thank god F G A That we are on separate sides of the state. E Hope you’re okay F At least I gave you something to hate
A F#m D E I am frantically flailing, woozy inhaling A F#m D E these fumes that don’t put me to sleep. A F#m Taking drugs that wont cure me, D E so I’ll just stay pure please A F#m D E relinquish those secrets you keep F#m A I am cold unfeeling and odd E and you should thank god F G A That we are on separate sides of the state. E Hope you’re okay F At least I gave you something to hate A F#m D E (x4) F#m A I am cold unfeeling and odd A F#m D E (x2)
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Maybe I Will Julia Nunes
D This bed is A C G so hot, I cannot get the covers off. D A They stick to me like leather seats C G in cars at eighty-thousand degrees. Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh! G Did you leave somethin’ behind? Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh! G It looked like nothin’ at the time. Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh! G Now you fear that it’s too late. Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh! D - A They just can’t - believe that C G D there is nothing between you and me. A C I’d rather plead the fifth than talk about G the girl you’re still in love with. Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh!...
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C A But I don’t know what I C A was expecting to find. C A Am I losing my mind, CG D or just biding my time? D A C G (x2) D A C G Maybe I won’t. D A C G Maybe I will. D A C G Maybe I won’t. D A C G Maybe I will. D A C G Maybe I won’t... Em A D ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhh!... C A But I don’t know what I D A
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Lullaby
Julia Nunes G A D A|-----0-----0------0------0-----0------0-----0----0----| E |---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--| I just want you, no, I need you to stay. A C|-2------2-----2------2------1-----1------1-----1------| D G|----------------------------------------------------------| Baby, sing me to sleep. G D A A|-------------2----------2---------2----------2----------| Broken melodies when you say that you love me. A E |---------3----3-----3----3----3----3----3----3-------| D C|------2-----------2---------2----------2---------------| Well, maybe I need to guarantee G G|---------------------------------------------------------| ‘cause the way you speak, D A A|--------0-----0------0-------0-------0------0---------| E |------2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0-------| you’re scaring me. C|----2------2-----2-------2------1-------1------------| G A G|--------------------------------------------------------| But I don’t mind if you....
(first verse using the picking patterns above)
D A Baby, sing me to sleep. G D A Painful memories when you say that you need me. D A You save me from leaving things that I might need, G D A but the missing piece is out of my reach. G A But I don’t mind if you D A G can’t be with me all the time G A So be on your way. D A G No, that is not what I wanted to say.
G D And I know, I know that it won’t be long G D til’ you come a-running righting the wrongs.. G D Ignoring the light to swallow the fright A G A D to make it in time to keep me safe to night. D A Baby, sing me to sleep G D A No apologies when you say that you love me G A But I don’t mind if you....
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Stairwell Julia Nunes
C Cmaj7 C7 F
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C I’m lying here on the floor Cmaj7 Just like the man on the yellow cone C7 I guess the floor was wet F So I’m cold and I’m all alone C Cuz I was running down the stairs Cmaj7 I didn’t think that I could fall C7 But gravity took over me F And I crumpled like a ball C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 But if you would pick me up, I’d be obliged C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 Dust me off and push my hair aside C Well it’s later than I thought, Cmaj7 and I thought it was pretty late C7 I guess everyone’s asleep, F wonder why I’m still awake C I could fall asleep right here Cmaj7 with my hands under my head
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C7 There’s a body in the stairwell F Call the cops, I think she’s dead C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 But if you would pick me up, I’d be obliged C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 Dust me off and push my hair aside C Cmaj7 C7 F
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C - Well I can’t lie Cmaj7 Perhaps I didn’t trip C7 I been having troubles lately F And I got something to admit C See, I was standing at the top Cmaj7 Thinkin’ bout the earth C7 It’s been so hard to just keep livin’ F So I thought it might be worth it if C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 You would pick me up, I’d be obliged C Cmaj7 C7 F F7 Dust me off and push my hair aside C And kiss me good-bye
First Impressions Julia Nunes
G D C (x3) G D C I’ve gotten used to being introduced, G D C Hello, what’s your name, how are you? G D - They see my smile, C my laugh and the hurt behind my eyes G D C - Loss is not so easily disguised G B I’ve tried my best to keep on C Eb with my sunny disposition G G7 C Cm But I close my eyes and end up reminiscing G D C So save me from waking up tonight G D C Save me from waking up tonight G D C ‘Cause I toss and I turn and it doesn’t feel right G D C Please save me from waking up tonight G D C Left to my own devices I’d stay up ‘till 3am G D Spend the whole day barely awake
C and then do it all again G D C ‘Cause my dreams are filled with pleasantries that make me think you’re here with me G D C - They won’t let my poor heart mend G B C Eb I have tried my darnedest to continue smiling wide G G7 C Cm but I miss you and that’s something I can’t hide G D C So save me from waking up tonight G D C Please save me from waking up tonight G D C I thought I was fine but it looks as if I might not G D C Make it through the night G D C So save me from waking up tonight G D C Save me from waking up tonight G D C ‘Cause I toss and I turn and it doesn’t feel right G D C Please save me from waking up tonight G - B - C - Eb- D - G
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Such Great Heights The Postal Service
F Am I am thinking it’s a sign Gm That the freckles in our eyes are mirror images Bb C F And when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned. Am And I have to speculate Gm Bb That God himself did make us into corresponding shapes Bb7M F Like puzzle pieces from the clay Am And true it may seem like a stretch Gm But it’s thoughts like this that catch Bb My troubled head when you’re away C F When I am missing you to death Am When you are out there on the road Gm For several weeks of shows Bb And when you scan the radio Bb7M I hope this song will guide you home F C They will see us waving from such great heights Bb Bb7M “Come down now,” they’ll say
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F C But everything looks perfect from far away Bb Bb7M “Come down now,” but we’ll stay F Am I’ve tried my best to leave Gm This all on your machine but the persistent beat Bb C It sounded thin upon listening F Am And that frankly will not fly Gm You’ll hear the shrillest highs Bb And lowest lows with the windows down Bb7M When this is guiding you home F C They will see us waving from such great heights Solo 4x (F Am Gm) then ^ again A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---1--1--1---|---1--1--1--1--1--0---|----0--0--0----| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|--0--0--0--1--0--|-------------------------------------| C|-----------------2-|---2--2--2---|-2--2--2--0--0--0-| G|---------------------------------------------------------|
Cliquot Beirut
Bm Em x2 Bm A plague in the work house, A plague on the poor now Em I feed on my drum ‘til I’m dead Bm Yesterday, fever, tomorrow, St. Peter Em I’ll feed on my drum until then Bm Em What melody will lead my lover from his bed? Bm Em What melody will see him in my arms again? Bm Set fire the foundation and burn out the station Em You’ll never get nothing of mine Bm The pane of my window will flicker and glimmer Em Leave only the stitching behind
Bm Em What melody will lead my lover from his bed? Bm Em What melody will see him in my arms again? Bm Em x2 D A Em I’ll sing of the walls of the well D And the house at the top of the hill A Em I’ll sing of the bottles of wine D That we left on our old windowsill A Em I’ll sing of the usual spin D A Em Getting sadder and older, oh love D A Em x8
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I Don’t Know Lisa Hannigan
Capo on 1st or tune ukulele up 1 G#, C#, F, A# C F C F - I don’t know if you can dance C F C F x2 C F C F - If the thought ever occured to you C F C F C F C - I don’t know, what you smoke - If you eat what you’ve been given C F C F F C - Or what countries you’ve been to Or you push it round your plate C F C F C F - If you speak any other languages - I’d like to cook for you F C - other than your own D7 F F C F All the same, if you want to - I’d like to meet you C F C F (x2) I am game C F C F - I don’t know if you can drive Am C C F C F If you walk, my way - If you love the ground beneath you D7 C F C I could keep my head - I don’t know if you write letters F F C We will feel our way Or you panic on the phone Am C F C F Through the dark - I’d like to call you D7 F Or maybe not D7 F C F C F C All the same, I would want to We could shoot it down anyway C F C F I am game C F C F C F C F - I don’t know if you can swim C F C F - If the sea has any draw for you C F C - If you’re better in the morning F C Or when the sun goes down F C F - I’d like to call you 26
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C F C F C - I don’t know if you read novels, or the magazines F C F If you love the hand that feeds you C F C F C - I assume that your heart’s been bruised F C F - I’d like to know you
C F C F - You don’t know if I can draw at all C F C F - Or what records I am into C F C F C - If I sleep like a spoon, or rarely at all F C - Or maybe you would do F C F C - Or maybe you would do Am C If you walk, my way D7 I will keep my head F We will feel our way Am C Through the dark D7 Though I don’t know you F I think that I would do Am C D7 F I don’t fall eeeeeasy at all
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C F aaee-oh-oh-oh-oh C F whoa-whoa-oh-oh-oh C F whoa-whoa-oh-oh-oh C F whoa-whoa-oh-oh-oh Am C If you walk, my way D7 I will keep my head F We will feel our way Am C Through the dark D7 Though I don’t know you F I think that I would do Am C D7 I don’t fall eeeeeasy at all
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MyHope
Molly Lewis (sweetafton23) G B7 Em C-D-G G B7 The years are going by so fast, Em G7 it really is bewilderin’ C Cm And we’ll be so-called “grown ups” G D and have mortgages and children G B7 I hope we all gain worldliness, Em G7 and wisdom, and maturity C Cm But I hope most of all that G D MySpace falls into obscurity G B7 I hope our profiles all go dead, Em G7 entombed in distant servers C Cm A monument to our youth, G D although lacking its observers G B7 Your page will be an empty shell, Em G7 when no one is behind it C Cm I hope your MySpace stays forever... G D D7 and I hope that your kids find it G How I hope that you A forget about your MySpace 28
C Cm I hope it slips completely from your mind G B7 Em And I hope it stays up long enough A Cm for the next generation to find G A And I hope that it embarrasses your children C Cm I hope their bratty friends all forward it around G B7 Em And I hope that you forget your password A C G So you cannot take it down G B7 If your kids think you vaguely square, Em G7 it will be so much clearer C Cm When they laugh at the pictures G D you took in your bathroom mirror G B7 They will not know your favourite band Em G7 or any of the others C Cm “Who is this Soulja Boy you reference, G D who’s the Jonas Brothers?” G B7 They’ll marvel at how old you are, Em G7 they’ll “rofl” at your outfits C Cm Your style may pass as “vintage” G D in the future though I doubt it
G How I hope that you... G-B7-Em-G7 C Cm D Cdim Em I hope your cynical kids say, G “Holy crap, this is great A These comments date Am D all the way back to 2008.” Em I hope they dig through your pictures G And find some we might call compromising A I hope that seeing young Mom in a swimsuit Am D Or smoking a hookah isn’t too traumatizing C G But it will be past their comprehension B7 They’ll ask “Did Grandpa C Cm not give you enough attention?” G A C Cm G-B7-Em A Cm G A C Cm G-B7-Em A C-G
G How I hope that you A forget about your MySpace C Cm I hope it slips completely from your mind G B7 Em And I hope it stays up long enough A Cm for the next generation to find G A And I hope that it will humble you forever C Cm I hope your kids will never let you live it down G B7 Em And I hope that you forget your password A C G So you cannot take it down G B7 Em G7 C Cm G D G B7 They might look at your top 8 friends, Em G7 read your comments at the most C Cm I only wish that they could see D G the inane bulletins you post
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It All Makes Sense at the End Molly Lewis (sweetafton23)
D# A# Cm G# D# Baug G# Fm G#
Cm But looking back now, D# A# F G# Fm When I met you, I thought you were really smart it all makes sense at the end Cm G# And even more so when we started going out D# D# Baug You’re sometimes vague, It was your intellect that really won my heart A# G# and you’re often inconsistent There was just so much stuff Cm G# Fm G# You’ve no opinions, you never take a stance you knew so much about D# You’re so dispassionate, D# A# Baug I was hungry for knowledge, and I was single you always sound so distant Cm G# G# Fm G# I didn’t want to date and I really hadn’t planned to And I tell you, you know zilch about romance D# But you were cool and you were smart D# A# Baug And not once did you ever say you love me and you were multilingual Cm You sent no flowers, G# Fm G# G# And I felt like I could really understand you you NEVER called me “honey” Cm G# D# Baug But then, it went downhill And you always talked as if you were above me D# G# G# Fm G# and we’ll never get back to our better days And it felt like you were always needing money Cm G# I’m done, I’ve had my thrill Cm G# D# A# G# Sometimes you generalize, and I think we ought to go our separate ways D# G# And on better days your tone is condescending Fm D# A# Cm Cm G# But it isn’t you, it’s me And when we talk books or films G# D# A# Cm G# D# G# I guess we just weren’t meant to be You ALWAYS find a way spoil the ending D# I thought we were inseparable, Baug I thought you were my friend 30
Fm D# A# Cm Fm G# But it isn’t you, it’s me I don’t think that you know either G# D# A# Cm G# D# I need someone more scholarly You have no real facts, D# A# I thought you had the answers, your knowledge is all hearsay Baug Cm G# but your smarts are all pretend And I’m tired of playing all your stupid games Cm F G# Fm D# And my attraction only makes sense at the end You don’t keep pictures of me, Baug D# A# Cm and you don’t know my birthday You just believe everything you’re ever told G# Fm G# D# I don’t think that you even know my name You never question, Cm G# G B#m Cm You keep tabs on other girls I’m pretty sure you don’t fact check D# G# D# F But I notice there’s no article for me When someone puts ideas into your head Cm G# G# Fm You’re known by all the world You never blink, you immediately buy it D# A# G# D# Cm G So I guess I’m just a droplet in the sea I won’t say that you have no integrity... F Fm Fm D# A# Cm - but I might imply it But it isn’t you, it’s me G# D# A# Cm G# D# A# Cm G# D# Baug G# Fm G# I owe you no apology D# D# A# I know not to judge my company It turns out you’re not the guy I thought I knew Baug Cm G# just based upon its looks and I think we need to stop and take a breather Cm D# Baug I’m too grown-up for your articles, I never know if what you’re saying’s really true G# F G# it’s time that I read books and frankly, sometimes
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Still Alive
Jonathan Coulton (cover by Molly Lewis) (* means fingerpicking) D* Bm* D* This was a triumph Bm* D* Bm* D* Bm* I’m making a note here: huge success Em* A* D* Bm* D* It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction Bm* D* Bm* D* Aperture Science Bm* D* Bm* D* Bm* We do what we must because we can Em* A* For the good of all of us Bbm7* Except the ones who are dead
F C Bb F Now these points of data make a beautiful line F C Bb F And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time Gm C So I’m glad I got burned, F Dm think of all the things we learned B A D Bm D For the people who are still alive
Bm D* Bm* D* Go ahead and leave me Bm* D* Bm* D* Bm* I think I’d prefer to stay inside Em* A* D* Bm* F C Bb F D* But there’s no sense crying over every mistake Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you F C Bb F Bm* D Bm D You just keep on trying till you run out of cake Maybe Black Mesa Gm C Bm D Bm D Bm And the science gets done That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance F Dm Em A and you make a neat gun Anyway this cake is great B A D Bm D Bbm7 For the people who are still alive It’s so delicious and moist F C Bb F Bm D Bm D Look at me still talking when there’s science to do I’m not even angry F C Bm D Bm D Bm When I look out there I’m being so sincere right now Bb F Em A D Bm D it makes me glad I’m not you Even though you broke my heart and killed me Gm C Bm D Bm D I’ve experiments to run, And tore me to pieces F Dm Bm D Bm D Bm there is research to be done And threw every piece into a fire B A D Bm D Bm Em A On the people who are still alive As they burned it hurt because Bbm7 I was so happy for you 32
D Bm D Bm And believe me I am still alive D Bm D Bm I’m doing science and I’m still alive D Bm D Bm I feel fantastic and I’m still alive D Bm D Bm And while you’re dying I’ll be still alive D Bm D Bm And when you’re dead I will be still alive D Bm Still alive D Still alive
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An Open Letter to Stephen Fry Molly Lewis
F Your heart is promised to a man Fm And so I have no hope to win it C But consider my proposal, sir E7 If you can find a minute F I think that the future of our species Fm will be better with you in it C D I know you have your problems F And maybe I have mine F But you should leave someone to carry on Fm When you have turned to dust C Plant your genome in an infant, Sir E7 I think it’s only just F And you would need someone to bear this child, Fm A woman you can trust C D F I’ll put my body on the line
F I am ideal for this position Fm Which I hope you will no doubt C I’ve got those child bearing hips E7 You always hear so much about F I have permission from my boyfriend Fm And he’d like to help you out C F I know it isn’t much but it’s what I have to give F And I don’t drink and I don’t smoke Fm And I eat all my leafy greens C I’ll try to go to bed much earlier, E7 I’ll get all my vaccines F And I’ll put headphones on my belly, Fm And I’ll cut back on caffeine C D F I’ll hang an iPad in the crib
C E7 Oh, Stephen Fry, there’s no reason why C E7 F Oh, Stephen Fry I see no reason why You wouldn’t want someday maybe F Fm You wouldn’t want someday maybe To let me have your baby Fm C E7 And I’m in my prime so you’ve got loads of time To let me have your baby F F’ Ab Ab(b5) C E7 You would be amazed what science does these days So when you’re ready — send along your seed. F F’ Ab Ab(b5) So think it over — and send along your seed. 34
C C7 You deserve to reproduce F Dm And I was built to procreate C C7 I hope my womb can be of use F Dm So think it over, I can wait F And one day if you’re sure of it, Fm Fm6 Then I can be your surrogate, please
C E7 Oh, Stephen Fry I hope you’ll tell me why F You wouldn’t want someday maybe Fm To let me have your baby C E7 I adore you dear, I come before you here Am F To be the only woman you will ever need, D7 Fm And my fertility is nearly guaranteed F ‘Cause I have all the tools Ab Ab(b5) That you require to breeeeeeed So send along your seed
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First Day of My Life Bright Eyes
Tune ukulele down a step - F#, B, D#, G# F
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F A Dm This is the first day of my life Bb C F Swear I was born right in the doorway F A I went out in the rain, Dm suddenly everything changed G7 C C7 They’re spreading blankets on the beach F A Dm Yours is the first face that I saw Bb C F Think I was blind before I met you F A Don’t know where I am, Dm I don’t know where I’ve been G7 C C7 But I know where I want to go F C Dm So I thought I’d let you know Bb C That these things take forever, F C Dm I especially am slow Gm But I realise that I need you and I wondered F Asus4 Dm Gmadd9 Bbm if I could come home
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F A Dm I remember the time you drove all night Bb C F Just to meet me in the morning F A And I thought it was strange, Dm You said everything changed G7 C C7 You felt as if you just woke up F A Dm And you said “This is the first day of my life. Bb C F I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you F A Dm Now I don’t care, I could go anywhere with you G7 C C7 And I’d probably be happy” F C Dm So if you want to be with me Bb C With these things there’s no telling F C Dm We’ll just have to wait and see Gm But I’d rather be working for a paycheck F Asus4 Dm Than waiting to win the lottery Gm Besides, maybe this time is different, I mean F Asus4 Dm Gmadd9 Bbm I really think you like me F F
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Nat King Cole (Cover by Julia Nunes) Tune ukulele down a step - F#, B, D#, G# F Dm Gm C “L” is for the way you look at me Gm7 C F “O” is for the only one I see F F7 Bb Bb7 “V” is very, very extraordinary G G7 C G7 C7 “E” is even more than anyone that you adore F Dm Gm C Love is all that I can give to you; Gm7 (C) F Dm Love is more than just a game for two. F F7 Two in love can make it Bb Bb7 Take my heart, but please don’t break it F Dm Gm7 C Gm7 F Gm7 C Love was made for me and you. Melodica Solo (play verse chords)
F Dm Gm C “L” is for the way you look at me Gm7 C F “O” is for the only one I see F F7 Bb Bb7 “V” is very, very extraordinary G G7 C G7 C7 “E” is even more than anyone that you adore F Dm Gm C Love is all that I can give to you; Gm7 (C) F Dm Love is more than just a game for two. F F7 Two in love can make it Bb Bb7 Take my heart, but please don’t break it F Dm Gm7 C Gm7 F Gm7 C Love was made for me and you. F Gm C F Dm Gm7 C Love was made for me and you. Gm C F Dm Gm7 C Love was made for me and you. F Dm Gm7 C
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You Are My Favourite Sophie Madeleine
Tune ukulele down two steps - F, Bb, D, G G Gmaj7 Am C D G Oh it’s sitting on the tip of my tongue Gmaj7 As we’re quietly strolling along. Am I’ve been meaning to tell you for so long now C D That it’s got me stuck in a hold somehow G You’re looking me right in the eye Gmaj7 We stop, still and the world rushes by Am As I struggle to hide it inside I find that Bb G I lack the courage to tell you. Bb G And all I can manage to say is F C “You are by far my favourite F C And I’ve been thinking it’s about time that you knew. Dm F That you are by far my favourite. Dm F C And I hope that I’m by far your favourite too.” Dm F C And I hope that I’m by far your favourite too.”
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G Now you’re looking at me ever so strange. Gmaj7 I guess it’s time I should really explain. Am You see I’m ever so glad that I met you now C D I’m constantly being amazed at how G You make all my troubles dissolve. Gmaj7 Every problem you easily solve Am Every kiss leaves me wanting another and my Bb G Heart hits the floor when I see you Bb G And I feel so sure when I say that F C “You are by far my favourite E7 So will you forgive this stuttering fool? This mess of a girl? Oh, please don’t be cruel. F C “You are by far my favourite
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Beard Song
Sophie Madeleine D D7 G Gm D Cdim G A D D7 There are beards that reach down to your toes G Gm And beards that grow right up your nose D Cdim They’re quite impressive I suppose G A But I think I love your beard the most D D7 Well some are big and some are small G Gm And some men don’t have one at all D Cdim My grandma had one I recall G A But ladies’ beards aren’t beautiful
G D Cdim D7 Just the sight of a beard can cure a frown G D Cdim D7 Naked chins just leave me feeling down G Gm Oh if your beard was mine to kiss D Cdim I just don’t think I could resist G A A7 Lately that’s all I’ve been dreaming of G D D7 Oh all great men who’ve been revered G Gm Have facial hair from ear to ear D Cdim And even though it’s hard to hear G Gm D I think I only love you for your beard D7 G Gm D
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Take Your Love With Me (The Ukulele Song) Sophie Madeleine
C Edim F Fm C C Edim I could navigate the ocean in a home-made boat Dm F And fly across the desert in a ten pound note C E7 Am C7 I could do most anything if everywhere I go F Fm C I could take your love with me
Am Because I need you in my pocket, F In my heart and in my head D So I just had to find a way G Gdim G To take you everywhere I went
C Edim And so you bought a ukulele with a message inside Dm C Edim I could tame the wildest animals with just one stare That I should always have it with me F Dm F Never leave it behind I’d even take my chances with a polar bear C E7 Am C7 C E7 Am C7 And everywhere I play it I would keep you in mind I could be in mortal danger but I wouldn’t care F Fm C F Fm C I can take your love with me I could take your love with me F Fm C And I can take your love with me F C F Fm C G C And so you made me a promise And I can take your love with me F C That you would always be around Adim C And you would stay true and honest
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The Knitting Song Sophie Madeleine Em D x2 Em D I’m going to knit myself a sweater. Em D A sweater that will keep me warm at night. Em D Just how many days here must I weather? C B Just biding my time... Em ‘cause when I call you on the phone, A I’m still lost, I’m still alone. D Em Who’s going to make it right? (Oooh wah ooh) D Em Who’s going to make it right? (Oooh wah ooh) Em D I’m going to write myself a letter. Em D A letter that will make me feel alright. Em D I’ll read it to myself five times or seven. C B But I can’t deny
D Em To keep me warm at night. (Oooh wah ooh) D Em To keep me warm at night. (Oooh wah ooh) G Nine days don’t amount to much D When you cross them off a wall. G And I thought I was out of luck D F# ‘Til you came along and made me fall. Bm Now there’s nothing more to say, E Since you left and gone away. C B And I just don’t think I’ll get through the night. Em I’m going to need a little more G D - G D F# - Bm E C B Em I’m going to need a little more
Em I’m going to need a little more A Than just some thought that I adore
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I Could’ve Been Your Girl) She & Him
D Bm D Bm D Bm D G It doesn’t matter, if I were willing D Bm G It doesn’t matter that the lights Gm F#m Bm Are dimmed down low, oh, oh Em A I know you have to go
D Bm D G It doesn’t matter, I’ve just begun D Bm G Gm F#m Bm And if you see me, just move on ‘cause we are free Em A And never meant to be D Dmaj7 Bm Bbm7 Because I could’ve been your girl D Bm D G - D Bm G Gm F#m Bm - Em A
D Bm D G It doesn’t matter, I fought my heart D Bm It’s broke and shattered G Gm F#m Bm To a mill - i - on and one, undone Em A I guess I haven’t won D Dmaj7 Bm Bbm7 Because I could’ve been your girl F#m Bm Em A And you could’ve been my four leaf clover Em A F#m Bm Em A If I could do it over I’d send you the pillow that I cry on
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D Dmaj7 Bm Bbm7 Because I could’ve been your girl D Dmaj7 Bm Bbm7 Because I could’ve been your girl D Dmaj7 Bm Bm7 F#m Bm Em A Em A F#m Bm Em A D
Love is Easy McFly
A F#m Doo doo doo doo doo doo D Doo doo doo doo doo doo E A Doo doo doo doo doo doo
F#m E With no complications to leave you confused Eb0 D If this is love, love, love, oh it’s the easiest thing to do A F#m Doo doo doo doo doo doo
A Eb0 Eb0 Today I’m laughing the clouds away D A Feel the way that I do D I hear what the flowers say, and drink every drop of rain Do I turn your grey skies blue, A Eb0 And I see places that I have been A And make dirty streets look new D A In ways that I’ve never seen, my side of the grass is green A Eb0 And the birds sing twee hee hee hee hee D A E Oh I can’t believe that it’s so simple Tweedily dee dee dee, now I know exactly what they mean E7 It feels so natural to me E Oh I can’t believe that it’s so simple D A E D A E If this is love then love is easy F#m E D If this is love then love is easy It’s the easiest thing to do A E A F#m (x2 solo, then x1) If this is love, then love completes me Doo doo doo doo doo doo F#m E D ‘Cause it feels I’ve been missing you D A E A If this is love then love is easy A simple equation A F#m Doo doo doo doo doo doo
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You Want Her Too Paul McCartney
C A7 Dm She makes me go so wrong, G (Yeah, you kept me awake, you know you did) C A7 Dm I’ve loved her oh so long. (so why don’t you come G right out and say it, stupid)? F C - She makes me do things I don’t want to do, F Am - I don’t know why I should be telling you Am F C I know that you want her too A7 Dm My intentions are quite sincere, G (That’s not what you said the other night) C A7 Dm - And all you can do is sneer, G (Go ahead and kid yourself you’re right) F C - She makes me do things I don’t want to do, F Am - I don’t know why I should be telling you Am F C I know that you want her too
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Dm G I’ve got a better chance than you do, Am F C I know that you want her too Dm G You’re such a hopeless romantic Em A She told me you’re so predictable and nice, F#m She only did you a favour once or twice, B once or twice C A7 Dm She makes me go so wrong. G (So why don’t you lie back and enjoy it)? C A7 Dm My conscience is clear and strong G (Yes she says I’m just the boy for it) F C - She makes me do things I don’t want to do, F Am - I don’t know why I should be telling you Am F C I know that you want her too Am F C I know that you want her too Am F C I know that you want her too
Hope of Deliverance Paul McCartney C
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C Am Dm I will always be hoping, hoping C Am Dm You will always be holding, holding My heart in your hands C Am C Am I will understand C Am Dm I will understand someday, one day C Am Dm You will understand always, always Am Dm From now until then Am Dm When it will be right, I don’t know Am Dm What it will be like, I don’t know F Am We live in hope of deliverance Dm From the darkness that surrounds us F Am F Am Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance F Am Dm Hope of deliverance from the darkness Dm C Am C Am That surrounds us
C A Dm And I wouldn’t mind knowing, knowing C Am That you wouldn’t mind going Dm Going along with my plan Am Dm When it will be right, I don’t know Am Dm What it will be like, I don’t know F Am We live in hope of deliverance Dm From the darkness that surrounds us F Am F Am Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance F Am Dm Hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us (solo in C) F Am F Am (x2) Hope of deliverance, hope of deliverance... C
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When I’m Sixty-Four The Beatles
C F G C C When I’m old and losing my hair, G7 many years from now, Will you still be sending me a Valentine? C Birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I’d been out to quarter to three C7 F Would you lock the door? Fm C A Will you still need me, will you still feed me, D G7 C When I’m sixty-four? Am G
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Am E You’ll be older, too Am Dm And if you say the word, F G C G I could stay with you C I could be handy mending a fuse, G7 when your lights have gone. You can knit a sweater by the fireside, C Sunday mornings go for a ride.
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Doing the garden, digging the weeds, C7 F Who could ask for more? Fm C A Will you still need me, will you still feed me, D G7 C When I’m sixty-four? Am Ev’ry summer we could rent a cottage G Am in the Isle of Wight, if it’s not too dear Am E We shall scrimp and save Am Dm Grandchildren on your knee F G C G Vera, Chuck and Dave C Send me a post-card, drop me a line, G7 Stating point of view Indicate precisely what you mean to say, C Yours sincerely wasting away Give me your answer fill in a form, C7 F Mine forever more Fm C A Will you still need me, will you still feed me, D G7 C When I’m sixty-four?
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Something
The Beatles (George Harrison) C Cm7 Something in the way she moves C7 F Am Attracts me like no other lover D D7 G Something in the way she woos me Am Am7 I don’t want to lose her now Am7 D7 You know I believe and how [F]x4 [Eb]x2 [G]x2 C Cm7 Somewhere in her smile she knows C7 F Am That I don’t need no other lover D D7 G Something in her style that shows me Am Am7 I don’t want to lose her now Am7 D7 You know I believe and how
A Dbm7 Gbm A You’re asking me will my love grow D G C I don’t know, I don’t know A Dbm7 Gbm A You stick around now, it may show D G C I don’t know, I don’t know Solo C Cm7 Something in the way she knows C7 F Am And all I have to do is think of her D D7 G Something in the things she shows me Am Am7 I don’t want to lose her now Am7 D7 You know I believe and how [F]x4 [Eb]x2 [G]x2 [A]x8 [F]x4 [Eb]x2 [G]x2 [C]
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If I Fell
The Beatles Ebm If I fell in love with you Ddim Would you promise to be true Db Bbm7 And help me understand Ebm ‘Cause I’ve been in love before Ddim And I found that love was more Em A Than just holding hands D Em F#m Fdim Em If I give - my - heart - to - you, A I must be sure D Em F#m From the ve - ry - start Fdim Em A D Gm That you would love me more than her D Em F#m Fdim Em If I trust - in - you, - oh - please A Don’t run and hide D Em F#m Fdim Em If I love you - too, - oh - please A D7 Don’t hurt my pride like her G ‘Cause I couldn’t stand the pain
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Gm D A And I would be sad if our new love was in vain D Em F#m Fdim Em So I hope you - see - that - I A Would love to love you D Em F#m Fdim Em And - that - she - will - cry A D7 When she learns we are two G ‘Cause I couldn’t stand the pain Gm D A And I would be sad if our new love was in vain D Em F#m Fdim Em So I hope you - see - that - I A A Would love to love you D Em F#m Fdim Em And that - she - will - cry A D When she learns we are two Gm D If I fell in love with you
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I’ll Follow the Sun The Beatles C
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Verse: G F C D7 One day you’ll look to see I’ve gone C Am D7 G7 C F C For tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun G F C D7 Some day you’ll know I was the one C Am D7 G7 C C7 But tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun F And now the time has come Fm C C7 And so my love I must go F And though I lose a friend Fm C In the end you will know D7 Oh
C Am D7 G7 C C7 Yes, tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun F And now the time has come Fm C C7 And so my love I must go F And though I lose a friend Fm C In the end you will know D7 Oh G F C D7 One day you’ll find that I have gone C Am D7 G7 C F C For tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun
G F C D7 One day you’ll find that I have gone C Am D7 G7 C F C For tomorrow may rain so I’ll follow the sun A ----------------------------------------------------E ----------3---------5--------8-----7-----10------C ----2----------3---------7------------------------G -----------------------------------------------------
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Hotel California The Eagles
Bm F# A E G D Em F# x2
Bm Her mind is Tiffany twisted, Bm F# F# On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair She got a mercedes benz A E A Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys G D E Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light that she calls friends Em G My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim How they danced in the court yard F# D I had to stop for the night Sweet summer sweat Em Bm Some dance to remember There she stood in the doorway; F# F# Some dance to forget I heard the mission bell A Bm And I was thinking to myself this could be So I called up the captain E F# heaven or this could be hell “Please bring me my wine”, he said G A E Then she lit up a candle, “We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969” D G D and she showed me the way And still those voice are calling from far away Em Em There were voices down the corridor, Wake you up in the middle of the night F# F# I thought I heard them say Just to hear them say G D Welcome to the Hotel California Em Bbm7 Such a lovely place, such a lovely face G D Plenty of room at the Hotel California Em F# Any time of year - you can find it here
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G D Welcome to the Hotel California Em Bbm7 Such a lovely place, such a lovely face G D Livin’ it up at the Hotel California Em What a nice surprise F# Bring your alibis
Bm F# Mirrors on the ceiling; the pink champagne on ice A and she said, “We are all just prisoners here, E of our own device” G And in the master’s chambers, D They gathered for the feast Em They stab it with their steely knives but they F# just can’t kill the beast
Bm F# Last thing I remember, I was running for the door A I had find the passage back to the E place I was before G “Relax” said the night man; D we are programmed to receive Em You can check out anytime you like F# But you can never leave...
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Chord Progression Chart, by Key ezfolk.com
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Chords List
(limited to chords in Chord Progression Chart)
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Guitar-Uke Note Conversion (for guitar riffs and such)
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Ukulele Scales
(for improvisation and accompanying songs) The scales pattern for the ukulele is as follows:
E. The following tab: A -------------------------------------1----3----3---------E -----------------1----2------4---------------------------C -----1----3----------------------------------------------G -----------------------------------------------------------
or in tab mode: illustrates the C# major scale. If we look at the A -------------------------------------0----2----3---------- note chart at the bottom of the page, we can see E -----------------0----1------3---------------------------- that the root note, which is on the first fret of C -----0----2----------------------------------------------- the 3rd string, is a C#. G ----------------------------------------------------------Thus, to play a D major scale, all we’d have to do the scale pictured above is the C major scale. We is move the progression one fret to the right, or know this because the ‘root note’, the first note increase every number in the tab by one. played is a C. And so, if we see the following: Songs in the key E should be accompanied by notes in the scale of E, which, using the chart at the bottom of the page, we know has a root note on the 4th fret of the C string. we should know it is the E major scale, as its root note, on the 4th fret of the 3rd string is an
Use the chart to quickly figure out the scale in case you need to harmonise to a song.
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