Video: There are a thousand versions of “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” but I'm partial to this one in the video above, by the Mills Brothers. Yes, it's a question of practice–but at least you're working on songs you love, so the practice might actually be fun! But once you get the basics, see if you can add those more complicated chords back in. Click here to start playing Before You Go on your ukulele now. D, Bm, G, A are the ukulele chords for playing Before You Go with the original key ( D) on ukulele. D - DU - UDU is the suggested strumming pattern for this Lewis Capaldi song. Simplify as much as you need to in order to learn a song. Before You Go is considered under Alternative, Indie genre. Despite the crazy name, it's just a D7 shape, with on note added on the third string. It's just a Dm with a note added on the first string–use your little finger, and you're done. 3: Simple Solution: Build Your Unfamiliar Chord Off a Familiar Chord Yes, you can leave them out, but you'll sacrifice a certain something. They also add depth and color to the song. They just aren't that hard. They are unfamiliar. OK, I Gave You the Trick I Promised, BUT… It's not going to give the full, rich, bone-broth of sound, but it will be close enough for now. (But - important - see step 3 below the shape is more important than the name). Drop everything after minor–that's the “7b5” and just play an F#m.
Drop the 7 (which falls to the right 0f the minor), and just play a Dm.Įxample: F#m7b5. Here's the trick: If a chord has numbers or letters after the minor sign (usually a lower case m), you can usually drop those letters or numbers–just play the minor.Įxample: Dm7. 2: What About Those Kookoo Crazypants Chords? So learn the shape once and you've mastered the chord for eternity. But there is some consolation: every single diminished chord you'll ever play is exactly this same shape! Yep, the same four fingers on the same four strings, just moved to a different fret for a different chords. There's no real trick here–just learn the shape. (The second chord above is Eb diminished–that's what the dim stands for). Here are the ukulele chords used in “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm:” Yikes - those are some terrifying chord names! 1: Simply Chords, Step One: Analyzeĭiminished chords seem to throw a lot of people off.
Secondly, there are some tricky tricks you can use to simplify chords on the uke till you're more comfortable with the full versions.
Once you get to know 'em, any chords can be your BFFs forever.
Well, first of all, the chords aren't really all that hard–they're just unfamiliar. It's familiar, it's easy to sing–so why the crazy chords? Simplify chords on your ukulele to make complex songs easier to play.Įver wish you could simplify chords - especially when you find a song that seems like it should be so simple to play, yet the chords shown are crazy “F#m7b5” kind of chords?Īt the Ukulele Union get-together last night, we did “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” a great old song that most people know.