I love playing Bob Marley songs on the uke. I think there is something about the laid back chunky strumming style that goes with so much reggae that suits it perfectly. Perfect if you are learning how to play the ukulele.
One of the easiest to play is Three Little Birds, which is only three chords. The trick to it though is getting into a chunky driving rhythm. Have fun!
LYRICS PROVIDED PURELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (APOLOGIES FOR BLOCKING OUT THE LYRICS - LAWYERS ARE CLAMPING DOWN ON MUSIC TABS AND CLOSING SITES. I DO NOT WANT GOT A UKULELE CLOSED DOWN, SO SADLY THESE PEOPLE WIN. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT PEOPLE PLAYING SONGS WOULD BE GOOD FOR RECORD SALES, BUT SADLY, LAWYERS DONT THINK THAT WAY.....)
INTRO
[A]
CHORUS
[A]Don't xxxxx xxxxxx x xxxx
Cause eve[D]ry xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xx xxxxxx [A]
Singing xxxx xxxxx [A] about x xxxxx,
Cause xxxxx [D] little xxxxx xxxxx xx xxx right [A]
VERSE
Rise xx xxxx xxxxxxx [A]
Smiled xxxx xxx xxxxxx [E7] sun
Txxxx xxxxxx xxxxx [A]
Pitch xx xx xxxxxxxx [D]
Singing xxxxx [A] xxxxx
Of xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx [E7] true
Saying xxxx [D] is xx xxxxxxx xx xxx
REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE TO END
Thanks for posting very excited to play this with my daughter and husband it's a family favorite! K
ReplyDeletethese are clearly NOT ukulele chords, these are guitar chords dumbass i've been playing ukulele for six years now.
ReplyDeleteThey can be any chords you like guitar .uke . piano etc.
DeleteYou've been playing for six years yet you think a chord written like this "A" is a guitar chord and a chord written like this "A" is a ukulele chord?
DeleteHmmmm...
Firstly, how do you tell the difference? Could you explain to me?
And secondly, are you quite well?
I couldn't resist allowing the comment above to be posted.... In what way, exactly, are A, D and E not ukulele chords?
ReplyDeleteConfused!
In case you are confused, the A is fingered 2100. The D is fingered 2220 (or technically 2225) and the E is 4442.
ReplyDeleteIf the E is a struggle and E7 works nicely in this (1202)
Those are ukulele Fingerings. An A chord is and A chord no watter what the instrument. Same with a D. Same with an E. just the way you implement them changes,
Six years you say?
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ReplyDeleteThis song works better in C for REAL beginners. CFG - three of the easiest chords, I think.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, but not if you want to play along with the original - added a video to help with that, and changed chords to E7 which also work just fine I think
ReplyDeleteWho is the idiot? The original song is in A - that's what is presented here. Its a beginners blog, so the E7 is easier and sounds great with this song. I certainly never said A, D and E can't be played?
ReplyDeleteDear Barry Maz,
ReplyDeleteYour patience, with the nut above who claims your chords are not 'ukulele chords', is commendable. Your E7 is sweet and miles better than the truly idiotic 'E6' I saw recommended on another blog (perhaps it was a typo). As for your critic above, he/she may have been playing 'for 6 years' but I fear he/she has been a 'dumbass' for a lot longer. Have a chunky day. Great post. Thanks.
Must admit - no idea what the original comment was about. To claim these are guitar chords suggests no understanding of what a chord actually is!
ReplyDeletePlayed this last night with my wife. Hope the neighbors over the fence could handle my white-boy rendition of this classic.
ReplyDeletePS: I play a Baritone Uke, and the fingerings are what they'd be on a guitar with the two bass strings removed. A chord is a chord is a chord. But I've only been playing for three years, what do I know?
is there a way to dowload this and can you show us how to do the chords for this song on the same page?
ReplyDeleteJust highlight the text with mouse, right click and print selection. If you want to tidy it up just right click and copy then paste into Word or similar and go from there.
ReplyDeleteFor the chords, go to chord chart page on top menu and you can click, enlarge and print those. Would recommend anyone learning has a copy of chord chart in their songbook.
wow mr Barry Maz you sure are a patient dude-good on you
ReplyDeleteawesome, thanks so much for posting
ReplyDeleteI think think the guy who made the idiot comment was referring to Mr "I've been playing for 6 years"
Barry Maz,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this song and all of your suggestions. I am going to try it right now!