Songs (2) Add a chord or two to C, G7 & F

With just the chords C, G7 and F you can play a great number of songs, because basic song and tune structure calls for these alone.

But by adding Am (A minor), and possibly Dm and/or C7, (all easy chords on the ukulele) the structure of the songs becomes more interesting, and - you can play a lot more of them!

Some examples

Traditional

Waltzing Matilda C G7 F Am
Drunken Sailor C G7 F Am Dm

Modern

Fulsom Prison Blues C G7 F C7
Jackson C G7 F C7
Rock Around the Clock C G7 F C7
I Can't Stop Loving You C G7 F C7
I Wish it Would Rain C G7 F Am
This Land is Your Land C G7 F Am
Dirty Old Town C G7 F Am
If I had a Hammer C G7 F Am
Doo Wah Diddy Diddy C G7 F Am
Eve of Destruction C G7 F Am

Please feel free to suggest additions to this list via the Comments!


Just a note on minor chords, for those who aren't familiar with them. Without going into music theory, you can recognize a minor chord because it sounds "sad" whereas a major chord (a chord that just has a letter as a name) sounds bright and cheerful. Simple, really. So the occasional minor chord adds a bit of shift between light and shade to the music. More interesting!

2 comments:

  1. Hi there. Excuse me for being thick but how can I download these songs ?

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    1. Hi and thanks for reading and for your comment! No, you're not being thick..... I don't have the songs and the chords here, but they can all easily be found on the good websites... look at the links page... and if there's something you can't find, let me know here, and I'll be glad to help you out!

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