Songs with Shape 4 Melodies Revised on 3/13/11 by Ted Fong
G Major All the songs in this handout have melodies that can be played in the Shape 4 hand position. Follow these practicing tips:
G
C
E
A
So
Ti
Mi
1st finger
Fa
2nd finger
1st fret
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Memorize the starting note in terms of (Do, Re, Mi…), the sound, and the finger position.
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Use your ear to pick the melody, note by note. Go slowly – there’s no need to play in tempo.
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Stop on random notes, identify the solfege, and recognize the sound and your hand position.
2nd fret 3rd fret 4th fret 5th fret
000Do
G
3rd finger
La Re
So* 4th finger
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Stop on notes that you play wrong, find the right note, identify the solfege, and recognize the sound and your hand position.
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Shape 4 is movable, so shift your hand up one or two frets and play the song in a new key!
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Extra credit – Write the “chord function” next to each chord and transpose the song into a new key (see handout on Chord Progression Exercises, which discusses chord functions).
1. Amazing Grace Key of G, first note is “So.” INTRO |G | Am
| Bm
| Am
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G C G Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, G D7 That saved a wretch like me. G G7 C G I once was lost but now am found, G D7 G Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed. When we've been here ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun.
2. Love Me Tender
3. Tiny Bubbles
Key of G, first note is “So” (low).
Key of G, first note is “Mi.”
INTRO |G | E7
CHORUS G Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) D7 In the wine (in the wine)
| A7
| D7
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VERSE 1 G A7 D7 G Love me tender love me sweet, never let me go, G A7 D7 G You have made my life complete, and I love you so. G B7 C Cm7 G Love me tender love me true, all my dreams fulfilled, E7 A7 D7 G For my darling I love you, and I always will.
VERSE 2 G A7 D7 G Love me tender love me long, take me to your heart, G A7 D7 G For it's there that I belong, and we’ll never part. G B7 C Cm7 G Love me tender love me true, all my dreams fulfilled, E7 A7 D7 G For my darling I love you, and I always will.
VERSE 3 Love me tender love me dear, tell me you are mine, I'll be yours through all the years, till the end of time, Love me tender love me true, all my dreams fulfilled, For my darling I love you, and I always will.
VERSE 4 When at last my dreams come true, darling this I know Happiness will follow you, everywhere you go, Love me tender love me true, all my dreams fulfilled, For my darling I love you, and I always will.
CCC Ukulele Fellowship – Songs with Shape 4 Melodies, Version 2
Make me happy (make me happy) G C G Make me feel fine (make me feel fine) G G7 Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) C Cm Make me warm all over G With a feeling that I'm gonna D7 G C G Love you till the end of time VERSE 1 C So here's to the golden moon G And here's to the silver sea A7 And mostly here's a toast D7 To you and me… (to chorus) VERSE 2 C So here's to the ginger lei G I give to you today A7 And here's a kiss D7 That will not fade away… (to chorus)
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4. Hukilau
5. Johnny B Goode
Key of G, first note is “So” (low)
Key of G, first note is “So” (high).
INTRO | A7 D7 | G
|A7 D7 | G
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G Oh we're going to the hukilau D7 Huki-huki-huki-huki-huki-hukila Everybody loves the hukilau G Where the laulau is the kaukau at the hukilau E7 Oh we throw our nets out into the sea A7 And all the `ama`ama come a-swimmin' to me G E7 Oh, we're goin' to the hukilau A7 D7 G Huki-huki-huki-huki-hukilau (End) G What a beautiful day for fishin' D7 The old Hawaiian way And the hukilau nets were swishin' G Down in old L`ie Bay… (Repeat song to End)
G Way down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, G Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, C There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, G Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode, D He never ever learned to read or write so well, G But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell. CHORUS G Go, go… go Johnny go, go, go… C G Go Johnny go, go, go…go Johnny go, go, go D G Go Johnny go, go, go… Johnny B Goode. He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track, Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade, Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made, People passing by would stop and say, Oh my that little country boy could play… REPEAT CHORUS His mama told him someday he would be a man, And you will be the leader of a big old band, Many people coming from miles around, To hear you play your music when the sun goes down, Maybe someday his name would be in lights, Saying Jonny B. Good tonight… REPEAT CHORUS
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6. I Can See Clearly Now
7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Key of G, first note is “Do.”
Key of G, first note is “So.”
INTRO |G C |G
INTRO |G | Em |Am | D7 |
C |G
C |G
C|
G C G I can see clearly now the rain is gone. G C D I can see all obstacles in my way, G C G Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day, F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day. G C G Yes I can make it now the pain is gone, G C D All of the bad feelings have disappeared. G C G Here is that rainbow I have been praying for, F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day. F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day. Bb F Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies, Bb D Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies.
G C We wish you a Merry Christmas, A7 D We wish you a Merry Christmas, B7 Em We wish you a Merry Christmas, C D G And a Happy New Year. G D C D Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, G D C D G Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
G C We wish you a Merry Christmas, A7 D We wish you a Merry Christmas, B7 Em We wish you a Merry Christmas, C D G And a Happy New Year.
G C G I can see clearly now the rain is gone. G C D I can see all obstacles in my way, G C G Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind, F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day, F C G It's gonna be a bright, bright, sun shiny day.
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