I see lots of questions about the best easy beginner ‘ukulele songs to learn, but really there is no right answer… Here are my favorites:
- Island Style by John Cruz
- Ku’u Home O Kahalu’u by Olomana
- Crazy by Kapena (same chords as “Surf” and “Fish and Poi”)
- Hene Hene Kou ‘Aka by Bruddah IZ
- Margarita by Bruddah IZ
- ‘Ulili E by Bruddah IZ
- Ahi Wela/Tinkle Twinkle Little Star by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Hilo Hanakahi
- He Aloha Mele
- I Kona
- E Ku’u Morning Dew by Eddie Kamae
- Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
- Guava Jelly by Bob Marley/Ka’au Crater Boys
- Free by Donovan Frankenreiter
- Put a Little Love by Natural Vibrations
- Drop Baby Drop by the Mana’o Company
- Here Comes The Sun by the Beatles, Jennifer Perri
- ‘Ama ‘ama – tab
- Happy Birthday – tab
- Wipeout by the Ventures – tab
- Haleiwa by Troy Fernandez
- Stir It Up by Bob Marley
- Most traditional Hawaiian songs only use 3 or 4 simple chords, so those are great beginner songs if you know how they go.
A great place to find easy beginner ‘ukulele songs is in the He Mele Aloha songbook. Big font, chords, translations, and a bunch of good songs. It’s a great book to have.
