DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Difficulty level 3/5
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AGbm
D
E
A
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I love this! Thanks!
I’m just learning the ukulele and after i figured out that awful E I got this song! I love it!!!!!!
The E-chord is much easier and sounds exactly the same when you play 4442 (starting from G). ;)
Hi UkuleleBunny! I would like to ask what “4442” stands for. Until now, I still can’t master the E chord so I was wondering what other alternatives there could be to play the chord.
Daniel, 4442 means that you need to play the first three strings on the 4th fret, and the last one on fret 2. In case you play lefty, it’s just the opposite of that. Hope this helps!
Instead of playing E, try E7 (1202), much easier.
Transpose to -2 and it’ll be easier! :D
<3
Try doing the E chord like this:
[o][o][o][o]
[o][o][o][o]
[o][o][o][o]
[x][x][x][o] (4th Fret – barre index finger)
[o][o][o][o]
[o][o][o][o]
[o][o][o][x] (pinky finger)
Works better for me.
[o][o][o][o]
[o][o][o][x](index finger)
[o][o][o][o]
[x][x][x][o] (4th Fret – barre thumb)
is actually a better bet.
and for the D chord you should barre with the thumb too! it works much better
If you change the song and have it go up 3 half steps it is a million times easier to play, this key also feels easier to sing with.
If you use E7 instead of E it is a lot easier (also I think it sounds better).
E chord
the lazy way
1 M 0 2
i dont put my finger on tne 4 fret i just mute the string cause the string below is the same note
am i wrong ?
If you play E7 instead of E it’s easier and doesnt affect the song.
I find that E7 works well as a sub for E in quite a few songs. Not always, but I agree that in this song it works quite nicely and is far easier to play. Cheers.
Thanks I have small hands so i cant do E easily.
I sometimes play this song with C, Am, F, G7, C if I don’t feel like playing E
For this song I just use the C chord,A chord,F chord and G7 chord.C chord-two islands strums.A chord-two island strums.F chord-one island strum.G7-two island strums. And BOOM you finished the song. It’s only these four chords for the whole song. ?
Nice alternative. Thanks.
Love love love love Love it!! The first I can sing and play at the same time. Picked up a uke for the first time three weeks ago and I’m hooked!
I play it E7 btw – Enjoy the flow without the pain!
Oh forget all those cords. Replace them in this order on the song. C, Am, F, G
I wanted the tabs for this song ( baseline) not the chords
This is my intro when i play this song .
A A A A Gbm Gbm Gbm Gbm D D E E A
xA|–0-x-0—–0-x-0—–0-x-0—0-x-0—–0-x-0—–2-x-2—–0|
xE|–0-x-0-0-4-0-x-0-5-4-2-x-2-0-2-x-2-2-0-2-x-2—2-0-x-0-0-4-0|
xC|–1-x-1—–1-x-1—–1-x-1—1-x-1—–2-x-2-2—4-x-4—–1|
xG|–2-x-2—–2-x-2—–2-x-2—2-x-2—–2-x-2—–1-x-1—–2|
And then start the strumming and sing along :D
Does anyone have a suggested strumming pattern for this tune? Be interested to hear suggestions
Playing this song in the key of A does not have a flat in it. The progression for the song is I-vi-IV-V7, a common progression for Doo Woo Songs. In A, it would be A – F#m – D – E7. It is a good idea to learn basic concepts and common progressions as early as possible when learning to play. Any questions? I teach online and have a Yahoo group for Newbies. Stay tuned and play-a-lot.
Transposed to +3 and changing the G to a G7 is the easiest and sounds the best to me :)
What is the strumming pattern for this song that is where I struggle the most. THANKS!
Actually you can just play this E(alt) I found. It looks like this:
oooo
ooox
oooo
xxoo
(X is where you put your fingers.)