‘Ukulele Songs
Welcome to the ‘ukulele songs page! Here you can get the lyrics and chords for ‘ukulele songs from your favorite Hawaiian or mainstream artists. Some of these songs include little tab intros or solos.
Hawaiian ‘Ukulele Songs:
Ahi Wela/Tinkle Twinkle Little Star by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Ain’t no way by Malino
Are You Missing Me by John Cruz*
Better Together by Jack Johnson
Big Ship by One Groove
Brown Eyed Girl as performed by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Cane Fire by the Peter Moon Band and Koa’uka
Country Road by Paula Fuga and Jack Johnson
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by John Cruz*
E Ala E as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Ehu Girl by Kolohe Kai
Fallen by Pana’ewa
Follow Me By Manoa DNA
Hawaiian Suppa Man as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Heartache by One Groove
Henehene Kou Aka as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Here Comes the Sun by Jennifer Perri
Hi’ilawe – Traditional
Honey Baby by 3 Plus
Honolulu bay as performed by The Sunday Manoa *
If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
In This Life as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Island Style by John Cruz
Kainoa as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Kaleohano as performed by Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau*
Kamalani as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Kiss You in the Morning by Kalaeloa
Ku’u Home ‘O Kahalu’u by Olomana
Lover of Mine as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
Makaha as performed by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Margarita as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole*
One Foot on Sand by Justin Kawika Young
Opihi Man as performed by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Palolo as performed by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Put a Little Love by Natural Vibrations
Stand by Me by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Still the One by the Ka’au Crater Boys *
Sweet Wahine by Donald Kaulia
Taro Patch Twist by Keoki Kahumoku
This is the Life by Kolohe Kai
Tropical Hawaiian Day by the Ka’au Crater Boys*
Wai’alae – Traditional*
You and Your Heartby Jack Johnson
You Don’t Know Me as performed by Israel Kamakawiwo’le*
Mainstream ‘Ukulele Songs:
Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana
Daughters by John Mayer
Dreaming With A Broken Heart by John Mayer
I’m Yours by Jason Mraz
Love as covered by Julia Nunes
There are so many mainstream songs out there that it would be imposible to put a dent in posting all of them, so here are some good places to look for chords to your favorite mainstream songs (the chords for guitar are the same as for ‘ukulele).
Confused with the chords for a song? Try taking a look at the ‘ukulele chord charts or How to Make Songs Easier page.
Here are my favorite beginner songs: Easy Beginner ‘Ukulele Songs.
‘Ukulele Songbooks:
He Mele Aloha:
Hands down, the best Hawaiian songbook is He Mele Aloha . It’s very well presented – clear font, different colored chord names, chord diagrams, and a ton of great songs.
Jumpin’ Jim’s Songbooks:
Jim Beloff, also known as “Jumpin’ Jim” has probably created the biggest selection of ‘ukulele song books. From 60?s to Christmas to country to Hawaiian(more like hapa-haole), these books are paperback and have the words, chords, and melody (music staff) for each song.
If you want something a little less cheesy than “Jumpin’ Jim’s ‘Ukulele Beach Party“, his‘Ukulele Masters series is great. Titles include arrangements by Ohta-San, John King, andLyle Ritz. These books are geared towards more advanced players and include jazz chords and melody plus a CD so you can hear the artist play the song.
Heeday Kimura’s Songbooks:
If you can hang in there with Heeday’s unique way of notating songs, these books hold a lot of knowledge. Mostly in a “pick and strum” style there are more Hawaiian songs presented in these books than most. When I first got one of these books it was spiral bound, but recently it looks as if Mel Bay has republished them in paperback.
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If you have an ‘ukulele song to share – please let me know! I will check it out, and if its new, post it, giving you credit.
‘Ukulele songs from the Strummer’s Songbook marked with “*”
