All the Small Things – Blink 182 (C, G, F).With a steady downstrum and some nimble changes you’ll be rocking your uke like the Heartbreakers!

Pick a favorite here and click through to the chords to get started.Ī study in chugging rock from the late Tom Petty, I Won’t Back Down has a fun push-pull rhythm that shortens the time spent strumming some chords and lengthens others. With popular music where it’s at today using simple chords, it’s easier than ever for a beginner to strum recognizable songs on their ukulele. They are separated by genre with some of my top picks highlighted at the beginning of each section. So with those criteria in mind, let’s jump in and look at the songs.

Be able to be played by most beginners without too much struggle.

Not require barre chords (or need a capo).

Only use chords that can be played with three fingers or less.

Have four or less chord fingerings in the whole piece.

In order for such a list to be useful, we need to include songs that are actually easy to play.įrom all of my ukulele teaching experience this comes down to four criteria.

Oftentimes people make lists of “easy” uke songs that simply include popular tunes, not necessarily ones that are appropriate for beginners. The easiest two-chord ukulele songs Easy Ukulele Songs for Beginners: The Criteria If you want really simple, two-chord ukulele songs, check out my page of tunes that only use F and C7 (two of the easiest uke chords):

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