40 Popular Ukulele Songs for Beginners (You Only Need 5 Chords)

If you have ever played any stringed instrument before, you know Ukulele is not hard, well, even if you have not played any instrument, you can  easily play a beautiful pop song on your ukulele after a few hours practice. Believe it or not, it is proven that Ukulele is one of the easiest instrument to learn, it is cheap to acquire a nice ukulele and fun to play, so what are you waiting for?! Many easy ukulele songs can be done in only five common chords, which are E minor, C, A major, F, G The number indicate which finger to press on string, so as you can see, A minor and C chords only require one finger, it is that easy! And with those five chords, you can play a LOT of popular songs, lets take a look at some examples.

One more thing, before we look into the song examples, let’s get familiar with the strumming patterns, the easiest option is just strumming down, by far the most common time signature around is 4/4, so it will be “down down down down” (DDDD). When you master the basic four down stroke, you can try some more complicated strumming patterns, such as “down up, down up, down up, down up”(DU, DU, DU, DU), and “down, down up, down, down up”(D, DU, D, DU). Of course, there are many other strumming patterns available, and as you become more and more familiar with Ukulele, you can strum the way you want more freely.

Now, let’s get started! 1.”Someone Like You” — Adele  Chords used: G,D, Em, C View full cords here  

2.”Counting Stars” — One Republic Chords used: Am, C, G, F View full cords here

3.”Hallelujah” — Leonard Cohen Chords used: Am, C, Em, G, F View full chords here   

4.”Stay with Me” — Sam Smith Chords used: Am, C, F View full chords here   

5.”Skinny Love” — Bon Iver Chords used: A, C, F, G View full chords here   

6.”You Are My Sunshine”  Chords used: C, F, G View full chords here   

7.”I am Yours” — Jason Mraz Chords used: C, F, G, Am View full chords here   

8.”Hey, Soul Sister” — Train Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

9.”Riptide” — Vance Joy Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

10.”Whistle” — Flo Rida Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

11.” One Day” — Matishyahu Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

12.” Out of the Woods” — Taylor Swift Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

13.” Photograph” — Ed Sheeran Chords used: C, G, Am, F View full chords here   

14.” You are Beautiful” — James Blunt Chords used: C, G, Am, F View full chords here   

15.” Baby” — Justin Bieber Chords used: C, Am, G, F View full chords here   

16.”You and I” — Ingrid Michaelson Chords used: C, F, Am, G View full chords here   

17.”XO” — Beyonce  Chords used: Em, C, F, Am, G View full chords here   

18.”Let It Go” — James Bay Chords used: C, F, Am, G View full chords here   

19.”Ho Hey” — The Lumineers Chords used: Am, C, F, G View full chords here   

20.”Fix You” — Coldplay Chords used: Am, C, F, G, Em View full chords here   

21.”Hallelujah” — Leonard Cohen Chords used: Am, C, Em, F, G View full chords here   

22.”Count on Me” — Bruno Mars Chords used: Am, C, Em, F, G View full chords here   

23.”Stand by Me” — Ben E. King Chords used: C, Am, F, G View full chords here   

24.”Hey There Delilah” — Plain White Ts Chords used: C, Em, Am, F, G View full chords here   

25.”Just the Way You Are” — Bruno Mars Chords used: C, Am, F View full chords here   

26.”She Will Be Loved” — Maroon 5 Chords used: Am, C, G View full chords here   

27.”Shake It Off” — Taylor Swift Chords used: Am, C, G View full chords here   

28.”Treat You Better” — Shawn Mendes Chords used: Am, C, G, F View full chords here   

29.” Love Story” — Taylor Swift Chords used: C, G, Am, F View full chords here   

30.”Don’t Stop Believin” — Journey Chords used: Am, F, Em, C, G View full chords here   

31.”Let It Go” — The Beatles  Chords used: Am, F, C, G View full chords here   

32.”One Love” — Bob Marley Chords used: C, F, G, Am View full chords here   

33.”Demons” — Imagine Dragons Chords used: C, F, G, Am View full chords here   

34.”What About Us” — Pink! Chords used: Em, C, G View full chords here   

35.”With or Without You” — U2 Chords used: C, G, Am, F View full chords here   

36.”Four Five Seconds” — Rihanna  Chords used: C, F, Am, G View full chords here   

37.”Octopus’s Garden” — The Beatles Chords used: C, F, Am, G View full chords here   

38.”Red Red Wine” — UB40 Chords used: C, F, G View full chords here   

39.”Somewhere Over the Rainbow” — Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Chords used: C, Am, F, G, Em View full chords here   

40.”No Women No Cry” — Bob Marley Chords used: C, G, Am, F View full chords here