Fun for ukulele beginners! Easy songs you can play with just a few chords
The ukulele is known for its light, cheerful sound.
It naturally evokes a Hawaiian vibe, and its compact shape is adorable—so it soothes the heart both to see and to hear.
Compared to the guitar’s six strings, the ukulele has only four, which makes it a friendly instrument for beginners.
There are plenty of online tutorial videos with simple arrangements and slow, easy-to-follow explanations, so even if you’ve never played guitar or another instrument—or tried and gave up—you may find your world opening up once you start!
Here, we’re introducing easy-to-play recommended songs with the theme of simple performance.
Let’s enjoy the ukulele together with some wonderful pieces!
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Fun for ukulele beginners too! Easy songs you can play with a few chords (41–50)
Into the DreamInoue Yosui
A video by Gazzlele, known for his super simple and easy-to-understand ukulele lessons.
True to his tagline, “Even beginners can play right away,” his take on ‘Yume no Naka e’ is impressively straightforward.
It’s complete with just the ultra-basic chords C, G7, F, and Am, so you can watch, play along, and sing immediately.
If anything still feels unclear, there’s a link to his ultra-beginner videos, so no worries.
Give this famous song—a hit for Yosui Inoue and Yuki Saito and beloved by people of all ages—a casual try.
Odoru Pompoko RinB.B. Kuīnzu
The song Odoru Pompokolin, famous from Chibi Maruko-chan, is one that every Japanese person has probably heard.
Amazingly, it only uses four chords.
I recommend starting with this song to learn how to finger the chords.
First, practice slowly and without rushing.
Grandfather’s Clock
The charm of the ukulele is that you can start easily, and it has fewer difficult chords than the guitar.
It’s a great instrument for elementary school students.
A recommended song for them is “My Grandfather’s Clock.” They’ve probably heard it in music class.
It uses only four simple chords, so give it a try on the ukulele.
Message of RougeArai Yumi
If you’re thinking about starting the ukulele, why not begin together with a friend? Yumi Arai’s “Rouge no Dengon” is an easy song to play, so if you try it with a friend, you’ll surely get hooked on how fun the ukulele is! Playing an instrument alone is fun, but when you play with friends, the fun multiplies many times over!
Sazae-san
This is the theme song of Sazae-san, which holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running animated TV series in the world.
With its catchy melody and pastoral lyrics, this song is known by everyone and was composed by Kyohei Tsutsumi in 1969.
Even though it uses many 7th chords and minor-type chords on the ukulele, the positions aren’t that hard to hold, so anyone can learn to play it with practice! If you play it with a funky strumming pattern, it’s sure to get the crowd going!
