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Your First Ukulele Song: I’m Yours

This free ukulele lesson is aimed at anyone has just started playing the ukulele and wants to learn an easy song. Even if you’ve never played an instrument before, by the end of this lesson, you will be able to play your first ukulele song.

If you already play the ukulele, feel free to jump to the end of the lesson to download the chord chart.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to play along to I’m Yours by Jason Mraz.

Chords

Like many string instruments, the ukulele has a variety of chords that you should master. For this song, you need to know five chords. The chords below are written in tab (or tablature if you want to be specific).

Of all the ways to read and write music, tab is one of the easiest. If you have never learnt to read tab, [check out this free lesson] before continuing.

The Strumming Pattern

There are a number of different ways to strum along to the song. The original strumming pattern is a bit tricky to master, so we’re going to use something a little easier.

On every chord, all you need to do is strum down, down, up, up, down, up.

While you could use your fingers to strum along, using a soft pick will give you a slightly better tone, and be a little bit easier.

The Song - Jason Mraz, I'm Yours - Ukulele Tab

Now that you can read tabs, play the chords, and use the right strumming pattern, it’s time to put it all together. On the chord chart, you will see that there are letters written above the lyrics.

These letters are the chords you need to play. To play the song, all you need to do is play the full strumming pattern on every chord. What could be easier?

Download the I’m Yours Ukulele Tab

If learning this song by yourself seems a little too tricky, don’t worry, you are not alone! If you want some professional help learning to play the ukulele, you should make contact with one of our in-store teachers.