SONGS
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash, 1971F Bb F
I can see clearly now the rain is gone. F Bb C I can see all obstacles in my way. F Bb F Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. Eb Bb It's gonna be a bright, bright F Sun shiny day. (2x) Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone. All of the bad feelings have disappeared. Here is that rainbow I've been waiting for. It's gonna be a bright, bright Sun shiny day. Ab Eb Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies. Ab Look straight ahead, there's nothing but C Em Bb Em Bb Dm C7 Blue skies |
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon
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Chh chh-chh Uhh! chh chh-chh Ahh!
C In the summertime when the weather is high C You can stretch right up and touch the sky F C When the weather’s fine, you got lovin’, you got lovin’ on your mind G F C Have a drink, have a drive....Go and see what you can find Sing along with us, dee dee dee-dee dee... Dah dah dah-dah dah, We’re ha-happy Dah dah-dah deed ah, dee-dah-do-dah, de-dah-do-dah, deedy dah Yeah we’re ha-happy, dee-dah-do-dah, de-dah-do-dah, deedy dah |
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Trouble in Mind Richard M Jones, 1924 G D7 G C
Trouble in mind I'm blue but I won't be blue always G E7 A7 D7 G Cause the sun's gonna shine on my back door someday Turnaround: (Gm – A7- D7) I'm gonna lay my head on some lonesome railroad line And let that 2:19 train pacify mind I'm going down to the river and take me a rocking chair And if the blues don't leave me I'll rock away from there Well, I built me a big ship, and sailed the world all round But no good (wo)man there could be found |
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You Are My Sunshine Davis & Mitchell, 1939 C Em Dm C C7
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine F Dm C F C You make me happy when skies are grey F Dm C E7 Am You never know, dear, how much I love you C Em Dm G7 C F C Please don't take my sunshine away The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamt I held you in my arms When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I hung my head, and I cried |
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Bare Necessities Terry Gilkyson, 1967
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Look for the bare necessities F The simple bare necessities C A7 D7 G7 Forget about your worries and your strife C C7 I mean the bare necessities F Ddim Or mother nature’s recipes C A7 D7 G7 C That bring the bare necessities of life G C Wherever I wander Wherever I roam G C C7 I coudn’t be fonder Of my big home F Dbm The bess are buzzing in the trees C Am To make some honey just for me D7 When you look under the rocks and plants F C A7 And take a glance at the fancy ants, then maybe try a few F G7 C The bare necessities of life will come to you |
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Ain't Misbehavin' Fats Waller, 1943C C"dim Dm7 D"dim
No-one to talk to, all by myself C C+ Dm Bb9 No-one to walk with, but I'm happy on the shelf C A7 Dm7 G7 E7 Am D7 G7 + 5 Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you C C"dim Dm7 D"dim I know for certain the one I love C C+ Dm Bb9 I'm through with flirtin', it's just you that I'm thinkin' of C A7 Dm7 G7 C F7 C E7 Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you Am F7 D7 A7 Like Jack Horner in the corner, don't go nowhere, but what do I care F6 G A7 D7 G7 Your kisses are worth waitin' for, believe me I don't stay out late, no-where to go, I'm home about eight, just me and my radio Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you. |
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INSTRUMENTALS
The Unicorn
One of the tutors I work with annually is Samantha Muir who's a very fine "classical" player. Look her up. She was encouraging us to write a piece in the classical mode - so here it is, Sam!
This illustrates some of the ideas I began to talk about in the intermediate instruction videos. It's all about the combination of chords, "riffs" and scales. The title come from the fact that the thumping you hear is my foot!
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Take 25This is the first "proper" piece I composed specifically for the ukulele. It's in D minor with some jazz explorations. I still find this quite difficult to play, but when you analyse it, it shouldn't be!
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What a Wonderful World
Written by Bob Thiele and George Weiss and recorded first by Louis Armstrong in 1967 (although it was initially offered to Tony Bennett). Perhaps in another video I'll sing it. But first, here's the instrumental version. |
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FOLK TUNES
GREENSLEEVES
Not written by Henry VIII, the tune certainly dates back to the 16th century. The first manuscript of the song was 1580, and the tune was published shortly after that. |
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DOWN BY THE SALLY GARDENS
The poem was written by William Butler Yeats in 1889. The tune most commonly assigned to this poem is the traditional air The Moorlough Shore (also known as "The Maids of Mourne Shore"). |
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OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY
A traditional English song dating back to the late 17th century. |
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THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
A traditional late 18th century song and tune; it first appeared in print in Dublin in 1791. |
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NONESUCH John Playford's "Dancing Master" was published in 1651 and included this tune. The third and fourth sections are my own embellishments. It's very likely that musicians in the 17th Century would similarly have extended the tune as the dance progressed. |
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