Intro 1: C G Am F C G Am F F F Intro 2: C Em F C Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo... F E7 Am F Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo... Verse 1: C Em F C Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high F C G Am F and the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby. Ohhhh. Verse 2: C Em F C Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly F C G Am F and the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true. Ohhhh. Bridge: C Someday I'll wish upon a star, Em Am F wake up where the clouds are far behind me. C Where troubles melts like lemon drops, Em high above the chimney tops, Am F that's where you'll find me, oh Verse 3: C Em F C Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly F C G Am F and the dreams that you dare to, oh, why, oh why can't I? I-I-I, oh Bridge: C Someday I'll wish upon a star, Em Am F wake up where the clouds are far behind me-e-e. C Where troubles melts like lemon drops, Em high above the chimney tops Am F that's where you'll find me, oh Verse 4: C Em F C Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high F C G Am F and the dreams that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I-I-I Outro: C Em F C Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo... F E7 Am F Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo... This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow chords by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: everywhere 4/4 d – d u – u d –
How to play Somewhere Over The Rainbow on ukulele
Somewhere Over The Rainbow runs on one pattern: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a relaxed pace of around 80 bpm with a light swing. It is posted in its original key of C major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Play a slow island strum and let it sway with your voice.
6 ukulele chords used in "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: Am, C, Em, E7, F and G
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A good strumming pattern for this is DDUUDU
Liked it. easy to play as well. really fun!
I love it, so peaceful and harmonious
This was beautiful I played it to the real song and it sounded amazing, don’t pay attention to the hate, this was wonderful. Thank you for putting out a wonderful way to learn and play ukulele. This is wonderful thank you so much for this!!!!
Iz’s strumming patter is DDU UDU, only for the first downstroke on every strum, hit the G string instead. This I have been told is the difference between his strum in this song and the typical island strum.
i learnd this and i understand it ^_^
I love this.
who ever hates this song will go to hell
Strumming pattern?
Singing this at school. Asked if I could just play it on the ukulele. He said I guess if I could learn it. He said it was hard to play it isn’t I’ve played it. He also said that others probably won’t be heard if I played. There are two other people playing it but on the guitar. It was originally played on the ukulele and he is worried about someone playing it. I think he just doesn’t want me playing because I’m a girl. The other people playing guitar are boys so it makes sense. He even asked someone if the wanted to play an instrument (a boy) and didn’t ask anyone girls. He knows how good I am on the ukulele and he didn’t even say anything about it. He gave the boys the the chords for this song but not me. I 99% sure he forgot by the end of class. Thank God for ukutabs.
I like to end the song with a weak C in the end. Sounds nice
Different strumming pattern that one didn’t sound right
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This song is so pretty, I played it for my mom and she loved it! 🙂
I found an easier way to do this song ! Use these chords:
First C then G then Am then F
The strumming pattern is DDU UDU DDU UDU for each chord.
This is a gonna give me a gal
Use the island strum for this (DDUUDU)
I don’t think the lyrics were right…
This song always gives me island vibes