The Songs Page
These are the songs that we’ve played together at the Ukebox Pub Nights. The keys chosen and strumming patterns suggested are an interpretation of the song and are provided here to help you learn in advance of, and during our jams.
Many thanks for all the contributions from members of the Ottawa ukulele community, as well as from the greater online uking community. A special thanks goes out to two sources in particular, from which a great number of these charts are derived: Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG), especially Sue Rogers; and Dan Panke from MyUke.ca for his song suggestions and invaluable help with making the functionality of this webpage possible.
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| Song Title Artist | Files, etc. |
| 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. |  |
| A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash (Shel Silverstein, 1969) Capo on 1st fret to play along with the original. | |
| A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke (1964) | |
| Act Naturally The Beatles (Johnny Russell & Voni Morrison, 1963) Good Beginner Song. Play with original in this key. | |
| A Groovy Kind Of Love The Mindbenders (Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager, 1965) | |
| A Hard Day's Night (Key of G) The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964) Use capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| A Hard Day's Night (Key of D) The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1964) This chart is in D. Original is in F#. | |
| Aline Christophe (1965) Joue avec le vidéo dans cet tonalité. | |
| A Little Bit Of Rain Fred Neil (1965) | |
| All My Loving Beatles (LennonMcCartney, 1963) Capo on 4th fret to play with the Beatles. | |
| All You Need Is Love The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Amsterdam Jacques Brel (1964) Brel chante cette chanson 3 demi-tons plus bas que cette version des accords. | |
| Another Saturday Night Sam Cooke (1963) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| As Tears Go By Marianne Faithfull (1964) | |
| Back In The U.S.S.R The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1968) In this key. | |
| Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) Play in this key. | |
| Bare Necessities Jungle Book Movie (Terry Gilkyson, 1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Big Bad John Johnny Cash (Jimmy Dean & Roy Acuff, 1961) Play along in this key for beginning. This chart does not do the key changes. | |
| Bird On A Wire Leonard Cohen (1969) Play along with Leonard Cohen in this key. | |
| Bitter Green Gordon Lightfoot (1968) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Blame It On the Ukulele Susan Nicholls (Nicholls/Weil/Mann, 1963) | |
| Blue Bayou Roy Orbison (with Joe Melson, 1963) Capo on 5 to learn with the original. | |
| Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf (Mars Bonfire, 1968) A somewhat simplified version to play at jams. Use capo on 2 to play with video. | |
| Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell (1967) Posted 2 versions. Play along with Judy Collin's version using Capo on 1st fret to learn the song. Joni Mitchell's version would require retuning a semi-tone lower. | |
| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Neil Sedaka (with Howard Greenfield, 1962) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison (1967) Includes intro riff. Play in this key with original recording. | |
| Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations (Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay, 1968) Chart in the key of the original. | |
| Bus Stop The Hollies (Graham Gouldman, 1966) Play along in this key. | |
| Les Cactus Jacques Dutronc (Lanzmann/Dutronc, 1967) Capo sur le 4ième frette pour jouer avec Jacques Dutronc. | |
| California Dreaming Mamas and the Papas (John & Michelle Phillips, 1965) Capo on 4th fret to play with original. | |
| Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli (Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, 1967) Original is in F. Capo on 5 to learn with video. | |
| Catch The Wind Donovan Leitch (1965) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Circle Game (Key of A) Joni Mitchell (1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Circle Game (Key of C) Joni Mitchell (1968) Original in Key of B - this chart is semitone higher in C. | |
| Come A Little Bit Closer Jay and the Americans (Boyce, Hart, Farrell, 1964) | |
| Come Together The Beatles (Lennon- McCartney, 1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Comme un million de gens Claude Dubois (1966) | |
| Day Is Done Peter, Paul and Mary (Peter Yarrow, 1969) | |
| Dedicated Follower of Fashion Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Devil With A Blue Dress Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (Long/Stevenson/Little Richard (1966) Play along in this key for 1st part of song. This chart does not do the key changes when Good Golly Miss Molly starts. | |
| Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Bob Dylan (1962) Capo on 2nd fret to play with Bob Dylan's version. | |
| Down On the Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival (John Fogerty, 1969) Play with original in this key. | |
| Do You Believe In Magic? The Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1965) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Dream Baby Roy Orbison (Cindy Walker, 1962) Great 2 chord song. Easy! Play with the video in the same key! | |
| Drive My Car The Beatles (McCartney / Lennon, 1965) Play along in this key. | |
| Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot (1966) Play with original in this key. | |
| Eleanor Rigby The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1966) Capo on 7th fret to play along with the original. | |
| Esta Tarde Vi Llover / Yesterday I Heard the Rain Armando Manzanero / Tony Bennett | |
| Everybody's Talkin' Fred Neil (1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Everybody's Talkin (Key of F) Merle Haggard (1966) Original in key of D. This chart is in key of F. | |
| For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills, 1967) Play with original in this key. | |
| The French Song Lucille Starr (1962) Capo on 1st fret to play with this video. | |
| Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell (John Hartford, 1967) | |
| Get Together The Youngbloods (1968) | |
| Green Green Grass of Home Tom Jones (Curly Putnam, 1965) Capo on 1st fret to play with Tom Jones. | |
| Here Comes The Sun The Beatles (George Harrison, 1969) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Hey! Baby Bruce Channel (Cobb & Channel, (1961) This is in C but the original key is A. Your capo won't really help you here, unless you're willing to put it on the 9th fret. Have a listen, then give it a shot int he new key. | |
| Hickory Wind The Byrds (Parsons/Buchanan, 1968) | |
| Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles (Percy Mayfield, 1960) Original is 1 semitone lower (Abm). | |
| Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel (Simon, 1965) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| If I Were A Carpenter Tim Hardin (1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye (Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong, 1966) | |
| Il est trop tard Georges Moustaki (1969) Joue avec l'original dans cette tonalité. | |
| I'll Be Your Mirror Velvet Underground & Nico covered by Clem Snide (Lou Reed, 1966) Play along with recordings in this key. | |
| In My Life The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965) Original in key of A but it works well on the ukulele in key of C. | |
| I Wanna Hold Your Hand The Beatles (Lennon / McCartney, 1963) Capo on 1st fret to play with Beatles. | |
| I Will Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1968) Play along with recordings in this key. | |
| Jackson Johnny Cash and June Carter (Wheeler/Leiber, 1967) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Kathy's Song Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1965) | |
| La bohème Charles Aznavour (1965) Capo sur le 3ième frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| La Madrague Brigitte Bardot (Jean-Max Rivière et Gérard Bourgeois, 1963) Joue avec l'originale dans cette tonalité. Thanks for the chart Heather. | |
| Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees (Bobby Hart & Tommy Boyce, 1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Leaving On A Jet Plane John Denver (1966) Play along with John Denver's version in this key. | |
| Le métèque Georges Moustaki (1969) Joue avec Moustaki dans cette tonalité. | |
| Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me John Hurt (1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| L'important c'est la rose Gilbert Bécaud (Bécaud, Almade, 1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fogerty, 1969) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| L-O-V-E Nat King Cole (Bert Kaempfert & Milt Gabler, 1965) Play along with the video until the solo. The key then changes twice by 1 semitone (capo 1st fret, then 2nd). | |
| Madeleine Jacques Brel (Brel, Jouannest, Corti, 1961) Capo sur le 4ième frette pour jouer avec l'original. | |
| Michelle The Beatles (McCartney & Lennon, 1965) Capo on 3rd fret to play with original. | |
| Mille Après Mille Fred Pellerin (Gérald Joly, 1969) Capo sur le 1er frette pour jouer avec Fred Pellerin. | |
| Moon River Henri Mancini & Johnny Mercer (1960) Here's a simple 'no frills' version of the tune in the key of C. | |
| Morningtown Ride The Seekers (Malvina Reynolds, 1966) | |
| Mr Bojangles Jerry Jeff Walker (1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel (Paul Simon, 1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Never My Love The Association (1967) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles (Lennon / McCartney, 1965) Original in key of E. This chart is in G. | |
| No Time The Guess Who (Bachman/Cummings, 1968) | |
| Ob-la-di Ob-la-da The Beatles (McCartney, 1968) Capo 3nd fret to play with original. | |
| Ode To Billy Joe Billie Gentry (1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Paperback Writer The Beatles (Lennon & McCartney, 1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| People Are Strange The Doors (Morrison/Krieger, 1967) Play along with original in this key. | |
| People Get Ready Curtis Mayfield (1965) Capo on 1st fret for first half of song, 2nd fret for second half. | |
| Pretty Woman (Oh, Pretty Woman) Roy Orbison (w/Bill Dees, 1964) Play along with original recording. | |
| Proud Mary CCR (John Fogerty, 1968) Great for introducing the Chunk (X) strum. Also great chord 'riff'. Play with original in this key. | |
| Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Burt Bacharach & Hal David (1969) Capo on 5th fret to play with this video. | |
| Reason To Believe Tim Hardin (1965) Play with Tim Hardin's version in this key. | |
| Respect Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding, 1965) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Sailor / Marin (Enfant du voyage) Petula Clark (1961) | |
| Sea Of Heartbreak Johnny Cash (Paul Hampton, Hal David, 1961) Capo on 1st fret to play with Johnny Cash's version. | |
| Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers (Sloan / Barri, 1966) Original is in Em. This chart is in Am. | |
| Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding (Redding & Cropper, 1967) Play with original in this key. | |
| So Long Marianne Leonard Cohen (1967) | |
| So Long Marianne (Key of G) Leonard Cohen (1967) | |
| Song For A Winters Night Gordon Lightfoot (1967) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| Sound Of Silence Paul Simon (1964) Original key is semitone lower (Ebm) so a capo won't help for playing along. Thanks to Sharon and VUP (Vernon Ukulele Players) for this great chart. | |
| Space Oddity David Bowie (1969) | |
| Spiderman Theme Song Paul Webster & Bob Harris (1967) Original is in Cm. This chart is in Em. | |
| Spinning Wheel Blood Sweat and Tears (Clayton-Thomas, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Spirit In the Sky Norman Greenbaum (1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Stand By Me Ben E. King (King, Lieber, Stoller, 1961) | |
| Sunny Bobby Hebb (1966) Play with original in this key for 1st & 2nd Verses. At the jam we will play all in same key. To learn with the video, starting @ 3rd verse, capo 1 fret higher for each verse. | |
| Sunny Afternoon The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) Capo on 5th fret to play with original in Dm. This chart in Am. | |
| Sunny Afternoon (in Dm) The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966) Play along with recordings in this key. | |
| Sunshine Superman Donovan (1966) Capo on 1st fret to play with original. | |
| Superman REM (1986) (Zekley/Bottler, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Suzanne Leonard Cohen (1967) Capo on 2nd fret to play along with the original. | |
| Sweet Caroline (Key of C) Neil Diamond (1969) Capo on 4th fret to play along with original. | |
| Sweet Caroline (Key of G) Neil Diamond (1969) Original in key of E. | |
| Swinging Doors Merle Haggard (1966) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Sympathy For The Devil Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards, 1968) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Tainted Love Soft Cell (Ed Cobb, 1964) Original in key of G. This chart is in A. | |
| The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel (1968) Original in key of B. This chart is in key of C. Good fingerpicking song. | |
| The Letter The Box Tops (Wayne Carson, 1967 Capo on 5 to play use this chart with the original. I changed the key to Em from it's original Am for my voice. | |
| There's A Kind Of Hush Hermans' Hermits (Geoff Stephens and Les Reed, 1966) | |
| These Boots Are Made For Walking Nancy Sinatra (Lee Hazelwood, 1966) Original in the key of F (Capo 8 if you really need to) | |
| The Weight (Key of G) The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original. | |
| The Weight (Key of A) The Band (Robbie Robertson, 1968) Play along with recordings in this key. | |
| This Wheel's On Fire The Band (Bob Dylan & Rick Danko,1967) Capo on 7th fret to learn it with the Band's version | |
| Those Were The Days Mary Hopkins (Gene Raskin and Boris Fomin, 1968) Original in F#m. This chart is in Dm. | |
| Ticket To Ride Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965) Capo on 1st fret to play with orginal (and still it will be pitchy) | |
| Time Of The Season The Zombies (Rod Argent, 1967) Play along with original in this key. Thanks for the chart Dan. | |
| To Ramona Bob Dylan (1964) Also covered by the Texas Tornados. This chart in the key of both of those versions. | |
| Try A Little Kindness Glen Campbell (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin, 1969) As performed by Jann Arden w/Doane USchool | |
| Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke (1962) Play along in this key. | |
| Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke (1962) Original in A. This chart is in G. | |
| Two Of Us The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1969) | |
| The Unicorn Irish Rovers (Shel Silverstein, 1968) Original in key of F. This chart is in key of G. | |
| Universal Soldier Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964) | |
| Until It's Time For Me To Go Buffy Sainte-Marie (1965) | |
| Up On the Roof Carole King w/James Taylor (King/Goffin, 1962) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Victoria The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1969) Play along in this key. | |
| Walk Away Renée The Left Banke (1966) | |
| Walkin In The Sunshine Roger Miller (1967) Capo on 2nd fret to play with original through most of the tune. Capo on 1st fret after key change. | |
| What A Day For A Daydream Lovin’ Spoonful (John Sebastian, 1966) Fun rhythm here. In orginal key. | |
| What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong (Thiele & Weiss, 1967) Simple setting of the tune in C. Original is in the key of F. This arrangement focuses on accessible chords, great for a jam setting. | |
| Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles (Gerry Goffin and Carole King, 1960) In original key. | |
| Yesterday The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney, 1965) Play along with original in this key. | |
| You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd Roger Miller (1965) Silly song. In original key. | |
| You Can't Always Get What You Want The Rolling Stones (1969) Play along with original in this key. | |
| Youll Never Walk Alone Gerry and the Pacemakers (Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1945) Play with original in this key. | |