10 BEST Beginner Ukulele Songs | Cory Teaches Music

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People ask me ALL the time what songs should they learn when they FIRST start playing the ukulele! These ten are what I tell people. The chords are easy, the strumming patterns are simple, and the songs are GREAT!
I have videos for ALL of the songs featured in this video. Find them below!
1. Riptide: • Riptide by Vance Joy |...
2. Counting Stars: • Counting Stars by One ...
3. Just The Way You Are: • Just The Way You Are T...
4. You Are My Sunshine: • You Are My Sunshine Tu...
5. I Don't Know My Name: • I Don’t Know My Name b...
6. Three Little Birds: • Three Little Birds Tut...
7. Stand By Me: • Stand by Me by Ben E. ...
8. Let It Be: • Let It Be by The Beatl...
9. Happy Birthday: • One Year Anniversary (...
10. I'm Yours: • I'm Yours by Jason Mra...
What are some other songs you think of for beginner players or songs that you instantly think of when you think "ukulele"?
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  • @TeachSelfAwareness
    @TeachSelfAwareness4 ай бұрын

    Imma learn uke. Just bought one. Just signed up for a local class. You are appreciated. Your video is filling me with energy as I begin my Ukelele Journey! Yay medley!!!

  • @karent.8245
    @karent.82452 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Cory for making these videos for us newbies! Having just 2 or 3 cords to learn chord transitioning is really helpful.

  • @Shanaz.M
    @Shanaz.M2 жыл бұрын

    Can we just appreciate that she probably learnt all those songs just for us !!!💖💗💓💖☺️🥰😊

  • @riyathapa4648
    @riyathapa46483 жыл бұрын

    Your tutorials are the best❤️💕

  • @theoliviaarchives4794
    @theoliviaarchives47942 жыл бұрын

    Love your explanations. Thanks for helping us all. ☺️

  • @13taylorswifitie
    @13taylorswifitie5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! As a beginner ukulele player, this was very helpful 😊😊

  • @scottjosiemoyer8205
    @scottjosiemoyer82053 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the medley! It gives me a nice place to start!

  • @AnnKelsey
    @AnnKelsey2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Cory for making your tutorial video to help us newbies. Thank you again

  • @Chris-el4hd
    @Chris-el4hd3 жыл бұрын

    Yo, I’m revisiting ukulele cuz I’m lowkey starting to fall for someone... and got dang your tutorials are reallly good. I’m still an amateur (literally), but I’ve been playing around with the Uke for say.... 7yrs, and have been exposed to many YT tuts. Your tutorial is on fire sis. Keep at it!

  • @cspann2872
    @cspann28723 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! (I love the capo on your tuning head)

  • @gulfemesmayaman2718
    @gulfemesmayaman27183 жыл бұрын

    It was so helpful, thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

  • @rosezion
    @rosezion3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos!!! Thanks for helping me learn ukelele as we spend lots of time in the house this year!!

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same! It’s been a blessing and a curse. Happy to have more time to make content for you guys though!

  • @noopurart8872
    @noopurart88723 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much......you sang very nicely and the songs were very easy :)

  • @pat_attack
    @pat_attack2 жыл бұрын

    You are a fantastic teacher!

  • @phaylett1
    @phaylett1 Жыл бұрын

    Love this! I just subscribed and am so excited about your site! My Uke just arrived and will be getting started so soon! Happy to see your site!! YEAH Thank you for doing this....so much fun just viewing the first 10 songs

  • @oysteinnygardhint
    @oysteinnygardhintАй бұрын

    Very nice :) I will let you know when i can play a song :) Greetings from Norway

  • @NoobsterDS
    @NoobsterDS2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Miss Corey! The happy birthday one is perfect cause its almost my birthday, so i can play Happy Birthday at my own birthday at my class! :D

  • @66Louii99
    @66Louii998 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate your videos, they have been so helpful. I wish I learnt an instrument in my teens when it was easier to learn new things, but you take your time and explain things in a way where it makes it so much simpler to understand. I don't get so overwhelmed or confused like I do most other tutorials for ukulele. Brilliant teacher 👏

  • @pamehlert3024
    @pamehlert302411 ай бұрын

    Fun to sing and play along. You have a lovely voice. Good transitioning.

  • @emilywang8126
    @emilywang81263 жыл бұрын

    Omg thank you soooooo much this helped me alottttttt

  • @casey9662
    @casey96623 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much from Japan

  • @annamackey8500
    @annamackey85003 жыл бұрын

    I’m no beginner but I was curious very well done 👍

  • @baram9377
    @baram93773 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, I'm learning ukulele and I need some easy songs for start owo

  • @sasageyo4112

    @sasageyo4112

    3 жыл бұрын

    ur pfp is everything!

  • @McGregorZky
    @McGregorZky2 жыл бұрын

    I love your information given to me

  • @SongsThatEmbarrassOurFamilies
    @SongsThatEmbarrassOurFamilies3 жыл бұрын

    So awesome!

  • @chuckjeffery944
    @chuckjeffery944 Жыл бұрын

    Good job Cory! thanks

  • @lidiamocanu910
    @lidiamocanu9102 жыл бұрын

    Hello! The videos where you play songs and you show the chords on the screen and we can play alongside with you are very helpful. We learn easier when you play with the voice and the Ukulele and we can see the chords and lines of the songs and we play together with you. You can play longer parts from a song maybe create separate videos just for us to practice with your help. Thank you very much!

  • @lizschafer519
    @lizschafer519 Жыл бұрын

    Cory you have a beautiful voice!! Thanks for this video- it's making ukulele so much fun to learn 🙂

  • @nakshshah7906
    @nakshshah79068 ай бұрын

    Very good thanks for your lovely video

  • @ElenasBarre
    @ElenasBarre Жыл бұрын

    Wow, great tutorial !!! ❤❤❤ I was even able to follow along. 😂

  • @unrulyarcana2394
    @unrulyarcana2394 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for making awesome content! That said, even more impressive than the tutorial, is the fact you dropped Happy B-Day without getting hit with a C&D from the big D company. Truly amazing! 😆

  • @robertieappolon3331
    @robertieappolon3331 Жыл бұрын

    I love the video so much !!!

  • @NabilNabil-gl8bp
    @NabilNabil-gl8bp3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 👍👍👍

  • @boco888
    @boco8882 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU. You are adorable!

  • @BenjiYoYo7
    @BenjiYoYo7 Жыл бұрын

    Your singing is great!

  • @Joe-bq9fc
    @Joe-bq9fc Жыл бұрын

    Love this all you ❤ this music

  • @blueberryy4702
    @blueberryy47022 жыл бұрын

    I think I'll try Let It Be first. I could never really get it on piano when I took lessons, I hope it's easier on ukulele! :)

  • @billperese3384
    @billperese33843 жыл бұрын

    That was fun

  • @byronrogers4489
    @byronrogers4489 Жыл бұрын

    Somewhere over the rainbow by Izzy, the classic Wayfaring Stranger, and Make you feel my love by Adele are a few I want to learn.

  • @gabrielenotzon1578
    @gabrielenotzon15782 жыл бұрын

    Tool!!! , Dankeschön!

  • @jamesmurphy981
    @jamesmurphy9812 жыл бұрын

    Your awesome

  • @amnelson5
    @amnelson52 жыл бұрын

    thank you ;)

  • @salvacionmacatangay9615
    @salvacionmacatangay9615 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, it's helping me alot, My mom wanted me to play "summer over the rainbow" I'm not Forcing you but can you make a tutorial for summer over the rainbow?

  • @13taylorswifitie

    @13taylorswifitie

    5 ай бұрын

    U mean so where over the rainbow?😊

  • @Sokewlio

    @Sokewlio

    3 ай бұрын

    @@13taylorswifitieu mean somewhere? 😂

  • @heomap64
    @heomap642 жыл бұрын

    Your voice is amazing! From Minh Nguyen’s daughter

  • @lodoesangmo9531
    @lodoesangmo95312 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @SM-ep4bn
    @SM-ep4bn Жыл бұрын

    "Lava" has simple chords. I'm teaching myself ukulele and starting with that song.

  • @jennethaling443
    @jennethaling4433 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber on your channel. I love your tutorials especially the easy fingerpicking. May I request if you can do a tutorial for the song 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman with easy fingerpicking? Thank you.

  • @melonds1122
    @melonds11223 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @dontommyg
    @dontommyg5 ай бұрын

    i think I have that same uke. not sure if you still own that one. has great sound for the price

  • @leesamorse7867
    @leesamorse78672 жыл бұрын

    Easy to watch, listen, and play!

  • @twinkle04evr
    @twinkle04evr3 жыл бұрын

    Nice voice

  • @AnimateTronix

    @AnimateTronix

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know right!!!

  • @hmbl-cb1be
    @hmbl-cb1be2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Great tutorial. Are you playing a tenor ukulele? Cynthia

  • @1mustangsally
    @1mustangsally8 ай бұрын

    The songs are easy chord wise but fast for a beginner

  • @paolanino8983
    @paolanino89833 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I’m new here and I love your videos. I’m very new with ukulele so I wish you had listed the strumming patterns for each song 🥺 lol

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have full tutorials for each song listed with links in the description. You can find the strumming patterns there.

  • @paolanino8983

    @paolanino8983

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CoryTeachesMusic My bad! That’s so helpful thank you so much for the help! 💕

  • @HolenaPontecilla
    @HolenaPontecilla2 жыл бұрын

    Csn you pls do a part 2

  • @ronjazoppke3455
    @ronjazoppke34552 жыл бұрын

    It would be wonderful, if you could do a tutorial for Loch Lomond!

  • @ataylorphd

    @ataylorphd

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @jakobsaibel7485
    @jakobsaibel74853 жыл бұрын

    pleasee more from the format

  • @yakult105
    @yakult1053 жыл бұрын

    How long have you been playing ukelele, also great tutorial

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been playing consistently for about 2.5 years. I am a general music teacher and started playing to teach my students in my class and started making these videos to encourage myself to play more and figured I’d help more people along the way.

  • @georgesewell6163
    @georgesewell616311 ай бұрын

    Content starts at 3:09

  • @creator8001
    @creator80015 ай бұрын

    ohhh More, give me a strumming pattern as well

  • @Jan-qq9xc
    @Jan-qq9xc2 жыл бұрын

    It seems to me that your voice does the melody because I don’t think I would know what song you were playing unless you sang along. Is that right?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. The singing is doing the melody and the ukulele is the accompaniment.

  • @thing1324
    @thing13242 ай бұрын

    100th comment!

  • @emmakerry9185
    @emmakerry9185 Жыл бұрын

    I’m in Uk. I ve subscribed, not done it before. Does it cost?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s free to subscribe to my channel!

  • @jenniferglasheen1451
    @jenniferglasheen14512 жыл бұрын

    I’m struggling, how do you know/determine the strumming pattern? 🥺

  • @dauksasainius8a633
    @dauksasainius8a6333 жыл бұрын

    can you help me to switch the majors and minors faster and better

  • @AnimateTronix
    @AnimateTronix3 жыл бұрын

    969th like 🤭👍

  • @maryrutkowski7195
    @maryrutkowski7195 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Corey... super personality... slow down please! S-L-O-W D-O-W-N!

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    I have full tutorials for each of these linked in the description box. This is just an overview.

  • @byronrogers4489

    @byronrogers4489

    Жыл бұрын

    Click on the video. Now click on the gear symbol in the corner. Click on playback speed. It will give you several options to slow down or speed up the video. Good luck!

  • @stxrzyz
    @stxrzyz2 жыл бұрын

    Is there a specific order you need to strum for paying these songs?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have links to the individual tutorials in the description!

  • @stxrzyz

    @stxrzyz

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@CoryTeachesMusic Okay, thank you! ❤️

  • @Pjakt
    @Pjakt Жыл бұрын

    what is it tuned for? d ?

  • @ckdabolt
    @ckdabolt2 жыл бұрын

    can you show us a whole song

  • @acnaib1436
    @acnaib14363 жыл бұрын

    does anyone know what the beats of these songs are would help me a lot????

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean the strumming pattern? If so I have full tutorials for each of the songs that go through that specifically. They are linked in the description box :)

  • @acnaib1436

    @acnaib1436

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CoryTeachesMusic Thanks, I hope you post more tutorials for beginners in ukulele help me a lot😊😊

  • @sherlinchia5502

    @sherlinchia5502

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CoryTeachesMusic sorry, where’s the description box 😅

  • @sandrabrown4677
    @sandrabrown46772 жыл бұрын

    QA

  • @katieplaysvlog8737
    @katieplaysvlog8737 Жыл бұрын

    No for me not easy the others chords is easy but the G🥲

  • @suruchidewangan9933
    @suruchidewangan99332 жыл бұрын

    struming Pattern used?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have tutorials for each song that goes into detail on that. Check out the description box for individual links!

  • @32pyro1
    @32pyro13 жыл бұрын

    I am here for the eyes, and good god they are pretty.

  • @viviende8877
    @viviende88773 жыл бұрын

    Whats the strumming Pattern tho?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check out the individual tutorials linked in the description.

  • @heilalav9949
    @heilalav99492 жыл бұрын

    What is the pattern?

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check the description for links to the tutorials

  • @ItzJulesss
    @ItzJulesss2 жыл бұрын

    I’m a little confused on the strum patterns 😅

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go to the individual tutorials for each of the songs listed in the description box. That will make it easier!

  • @serenitywalker7363
    @serenitywalker73633 жыл бұрын

    why did she have a 2 minute intro and a 4 minute outro??? Not trying to be mean just curious...

  • @CoryTeachesMusic

    @CoryTeachesMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like to tell people how to play the needed chords in the intro and give information at the end. Your welcome to skip those parts if they are not helpful to you. Have a great day.

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