Though often thought of as a children’s song, “You Are My Sunshine” is a sing-along classic for all. It has the same notoriety as a tune like “Happy Birthday.”
Chords
The ukulele chords for “You Are My Sunshine” are very easy to strum along to. Here are the words and chords:
C You are my sunshine, my only sunshine F C You make me happy when skies are grey F C You'll never know, dear, dow much I love you C G7 C Please don't take my sunshine away C The other night dear, while I lay sleeping F C I dreamed I held you here in my arms F C When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken G7 C And I hung my head and I cried C I'll always love you and make you happy F C If you will only say the same F C But if you leave me to love another G7 C You'll regret it all, someday
You Are My Sunshine Ukulele Tab
There are two versions of this ukulele tab. One shows the simple melody picking with chord diagrams and lyrics so you can sing and strum along. The other is a little more intricate and features a basic solo arrangement that incorporates chords and melody together at the same time.
The melody tab is pretty self-explanatory. Just watch out for the reach up to the 7th fret. It’s probably best to use your pinky to fret that note. Then when you step down from the 7th to 5th and 3rd frets you can use a pinky, middle or ring, index fingering. This allows you to play faster and break away from fretting with only one finger.
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With the solo arrangement version of You Are My Sunshine you’re putting the melody on top of chords in many places. For this song you don’t end up altering the chords except for the 7th fret reach which should be strummed along with the open strings to create a C chord sound. There are also several places where you play a partial chord. To do this, just roll your thumb down the strings so that it comes to rest on the A-string.
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The chords to an ukulele song are a key part of the music. Chords provide harmony to the sound, and when paired with a strum, you can convincingly play many of your favorite songs easily.
Here you will find the lyrics and chords for songs from many popular artists. These sheets focus on the words, chords, and basic song structure as is easily played on the uke.
You can get each as a printable PDF file or view the songs in your browser.
Jump to:
- Rock/Pop/Mainstream
- Reggae
- Jawaiian
- Contemporary Hawaiian
- Traditional
- Hawaiian
Below you will find songs spanning several genres. Many popular songs are already available elsewhere on the web so I try to focus on songs that really benefit from an ukulele-specific sheet.
If you’re just starting to play the ukulele, check out these pages for beginner songs that filter out the more difficult options.
For super newbies: Two chord ukulele songs – F and C7
For most beginners: Easy ukulele songs
The sheets found here are not TABs! People often confuse the two. A TAB is a very specific way of writing out picking parts and can be found here.
Without further ado, here are the songs:
Rock/Pop/Mainstream Ukulele Songs:
All Along The Watchtower
Bob Dylan
Counting Stars
One Republic
Down On The Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
Riptide
Vance Joy
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Reggae Ukulele Songs:
One Day
Matisyahu
One Love
Bob Marley
Jawaiian Ukulele Songs:
Ain’t No Way
Malino
Cool Down
Kolohe Kai
Ehu Girl
Kolohe Kai
Fallen
Pana’ewa
Heartache
One Groove
Honey Baby
3 Plus
Put a Little Love
Natural Vibrations
This is the Life
Kolohe Kai
Contemporary Hawaiian Ukulele Songs:
Cane Fire
Peter Moon Band/Koa’uka
Country Road
Paula Fuga and Jack Johnson
Follow Me
Manoa DNA
Island Style
John Cruz
Kiss You in the Morning
Kalaeloa
Ku’u Home ‘O Kahalu’u
Olomana
Traditional Ukulele Songs:
Amazing Grace
Traditional
Happy Birthday
Traditional
Hawaiian Ukulele Songs:
E Huli Makou
David Chung
Ei Nei
Lena Machado/Sean Naauao
Haleakala Hula
Alice Namakelua
Hanohano Ka Lei Pikake
Keali’i Reichel
Hi’ilawe
Sam Li’a
Kaulana Na Pua
Ellen Prendergast
Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai
Edith Kanaka’ole/Hapa
Kawika
The Sunday Manoa
Koke’e
Rev. Dennis Kamakahi
Noho Paipai
Traditional
Puamana
Irmgard Farden
How to Find More Ukulele Songs
There are so many mainstream songs out there that it would be impossible to put a dent in posting all of them here, so I’ll recommend a couple good places to find chords to your favorite tunes (the chords for guitar are the same as for ukulele).
- Chordie
- Stewart Greenhill – A solid list of popular songs presented with an interactive play-along format with chord diagrams
- Ultimate-Guitar
Google is also your friend for finding ANYTHING ukulele-related. Try a search like: “[song name] chords”. Add the band name if you results are muddy: [song name] by [band name] chords. You don’t need to include “ukulele” because, like I said above, uke chords are the same as guitar chords.
More Resources
Confused with the chords for an ukulele song? You can always check out my making songs easier page. It has some great tips for stripping down a complicated some into something more manageable.