I'm an adult and I finally have time and space to learn how to play the ukulele. I've dabbled in the past but could never commit enough to really improve. This tutorial is super helpful and it's a beautiful song too. It also makes it super clear what chords are played when and the strumming pattern and the timing - all of the things that can make it difficult to learn from a regular book. And I appreciate the artwork in the background. Thank you so much for helping me learn something that I can enjoy and be proud of.
This tutorial is perfect exactly what I’m looking for nice speed only single strums and introduces finger picking for beginners PERFECT tutorial for fellow beginners!
Decide what size you want to get (I’d suggest concert but it is up to you) and work up to this song. There are a few chords to get familiar with before you try this one.
I've played many songs on this channel, I'm 12 and have a Concert ukulele. This really help since tutorials tend to get me confused because they only have one chord on the screen at a time. Keep up the good work! Btw, can you do 7 Years Old by Lukas Graham 😊
Thanks for watching the videos. Without going into the reasons, 7 Years is one of the songs I can’t do, but if you check with some of the other video creators they may be able to. That said, if you find other songs in the future that you would like turned into play alongs, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Excellent. It's unfortunate about the circumstances, but if you develop the skill and can use it to entertain yourself and others for the rest of your life, that's some good that can come out of all of this.
I have made over 400 of these (see the FREE lists at ukeplayalongs.com). If that's not enough to warrant a subscription , I don't know what would be enough!
I love this playalong!!!! It was so easy to understand and I really like this song! I like to play the first four lines of the chorus (I am a lost boy from neverland... Always on the run from captain hook) with a DDU UPU strumming pattern because I think it fits the beat better. This is my new favorite playalong!
this was the first song i learned and now i am doing shows and performing a lot. but when i first learned it i just did down strums now i am doing picking.
I started crying while playing this because in class everyone would be playing this song on the drum keyboard guitar or ukelele and since are school has shut down I can't play with them and I miss it
One of my fellow friends who creates ukulele play alongs also makes them for "modern band" (guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, and drums) and this was one of the songs she released. You can find her channel under "Kris The Ukulele Chick Gilbert."
I don't know if it is the most fun, but it certainly works well with ukulele! I love the song, and I hope Ruth B has a career filled with meaningful hits like Lost Boy.
I loved this song and always wanted to play it with my ukulele, then i found this. This is really helpful and quite easy for me ‘Cause i have played my ukulele for quite a long time. Thank you for making this and I hope y’all have a great time playing this! (It’s a 10000000000000000000000000/10) Recommended to play when your a beginner!
Thank u because of the virus I thought I would try to learn the instruments in the back of my closet first I'm starting with the ukulele and this is my favourite song so thank u for doing this one
I play this song like 5 times my fingers are hurting so much put I love this song I listen to it all the time so thank you for playing this song for you please I bet for songs to play but this 1 is perfect 1 thank you
Someone- “when was the last time you played a ukulele?” Me- “2 years before” Now: Someone- “when did you last play your ukulele?” Me- “yesterday” :) I sooo happy :))
This was really helpful! I think I can actually play better now, I’ve been using this tutorial since around a month after it was first posted, but only now do I have a channel and have decided to pick my uke back up, so yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
You can literally play this song with only Em and G major, starting out on Em with single down strums. Try it both ways! (Just alternate between the two chords) I hope this is helpful! 🙃
lol i spent four hours writing all the lyrics and sings on a piece of paper so in total i had my VERY dead arms and 10 pieces of paper and its 2 am rn and I am cheering in the middle of the night XD
Not to make you feel bad, but I would go to ukutabs.com and see what they had for the chords/lyrics first. For new songs, I work with UkuTabs to provide the exact lyrics/chords that I use (since last December), but many of the older songs are there and close, and could save you hours of work.
Oh, it's on my list...but it isn't an easy song. What I find with songs like that is that people get really mad when they are harder than they expect...and that's finding a generally "good" key for ukulele.
Check out this tutorial by Mike Lynch (who passed away in January of 2018, but whose teaching lives on in UA-cam). The same concepts work in this case. ua-cam.com/video/M8vRNDY-cDQ/v-deo.html
i was gonna perform this for my music class but apaprently my teacher heard my singing too so now i have to sing in front of my whole class as well as uke 😭
We have a new form (you can find it in the description of my most recent videos) where you can add a request that will be seen by number of creators. I'm running pretty slow on requests...as in half a year or more, so this enables a few other people that don't make multiple versions of each song (GCEA, DGBE, Chord Letter Names & Lyrics, and a Tutorial) to address those requests faster...but the song may not have the same "look" or "style" as my play alongs.
There are already three play alongs that already exist...One by Kris Gilbert (ua-cam.com/video/VpQl3gg-aHA/v-deo.html), one by Ukulaliens (ua-cam.com/video/jZbDpeATMEsO/v-deo.html) and one by me (ua-cam.com/video/R80nuUin_DQ/v-deo.html). I consider these to be in an increasing order of difficulty (easiest to hardest).
I played this twice and it was great for I took a few minutes to figure out how to pluck the strings right but I did it. It was fun to play but my fingers hurt😅
You can always enter new suggestions into the Tricider that linked in the description of new videos that I upload, but I cannot make any promises! Sorry!
In the beginning i do only one strum which is D(down) and in the main part where it says ' Strum on each beat' i just do each cord two sturms down 'DD'
This is why I generally don't tell people how to strum at the beginning of a video--some people get angry because there is no strumming pattern given, and others will tell you you're wrong! 😄 As I always say, use what works best for you.
We can’t really replicate the piano arpeggio on ukulele the same way she plays it (at least not easily), so I’d pluck the strings in this pattern two times in a row (playing the D chord): 234123412 Use your thumb for strings 3 & 4, your first finger (index) for 2, and your second finger (middle) for 1. If you want it to sound even better, play the same thing on a barre chord D with your pinky hitting the 5th fret of the first string... 2225
It's a lovely song. It's going to be fun to watch Ruth B as she continues to write songs in the future. The piano, as she presents it, is a rare quality in music today.]
Wait I’m struggling- I mean I know the chords but- I’m struggling the part u know the “DUDDUDP” that’s the part that I don’t know because it doesn’t have on it- I-
I just started playing the ukulele and this was so helpful. I really love this song and am overjoyed I can now play it. 😘Thank you!
I’m very glad the video was helpful-and congratulations on picking up the ukulele!
I love this song
Elsie Freeman I just started 😅 I’m trying to improve ;w;
I'm an adult and I finally have time and space to learn how to play the ukulele. I've dabbled in the past but could never commit enough to really improve. This tutorial is super helpful and it's a beautiful song too. It also makes it super clear what chords are played when and the strumming pattern and the timing - all of the things that can make it difficult to learn from a regular book. And I appreciate the artwork in the background. Thank you so much for helping me learn something that I can enjoy and be proud of.
Idk why but i tried this on guitar and it works lol
Chords are chords; different shapes for the chords (and two extra strings on a guitar); but an Em is still an Em.
@@ukeplayalongs That is very true
Me too
Same here
Chords are chords... they sound the same on different instruments. They have different shapes but they are the same chords. A cm is still a cm.
I played this song like 30 times, my fingers need to go see a doctor 😭
Amazing play through though, the best one I’ve played!
Or just a rest for a few hours!
thats me!
Lol ur ukelele is a savage
Me too :)
SAMEEEE HERE
This channel really helps me play songs that I usually have some trouble with. Keep it up!
Thanks for watching the videos. I'm glad they are helpful!
one of the best songs i've ever played. I play this everyday ike 3823491384084028928948502984 times. LOVE IT
Absolutely one of my favorite songs. I keep waiting for Ruth B to create some more lovely songs.
@@ukeplayalongs yes definitely
I am the only one who cried playing this song? I mean I wanna go in Neverland. HELLO PETERR WHERE ARE U? I'm waiting...
"When She Loved Me" always gets me.
peter is based on some f ed up shit so id rather not but you do you
I too wanna go! 🥺🥺
This tutorial is perfect exactly what I’m looking for nice speed only single strums and introduces finger picking for beginners PERFECT tutorial for fellow beginners!
Thanks!
Cant wait to buy a ukulele and start my journey with this song!
Decide what size you want to get (I’d suggest concert but it is up to you) and work up to this song. There are a few chords to get familiar with before you try this one.
This was literally my favorite song!
I’m so happy I could find this song on one of ukulele play-alongs.
Tysm for the amazing play along video!
You are very welcome!
Im 10 turning 11 and these cords are great!
They really helped, I ABSOLUTELY love this song!
It helped me learn so quick!!
Thanks 😊
Thanks for leaving a comment, and I'm glad the videos are useful for you! I try to make a wide range of videos with a lot of styles!
I've played many songs on this channel, I'm 12 and have a Concert ukulele. This really help since tutorials tend to get me confused because they only have one chord on the screen at a time. Keep up the good work! Btw, can you do 7 Years Old by Lukas Graham 😊
Thanks for watching the videos. Without going into the reasons, 7 Years is one of the songs I can’t do, but if you check with some of the other video creators they may be able to. That said, if you find other songs in the future that you would like turned into play alongs, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Im 12 too
oh wow now your like 15
Thank you so much! I used this to perform in the talent show with my friends and I was the only person who didn't know how to play it so thanks!
Excellent! I am glad it was helpful.
coronavirus comes
Me: gets out my dusty uke thats been sitting in the closet for over a decade..."Your time has come"
Excellent. It's unfortunate about the circumstances, but if you develop the skill and can use it to entertain yourself and others for the rest of your life, that's some good that can come out of all of this.
That's me! Except with my school ukulele.. I tried a UA-cam lesson and was hooked to this song! That's when my mum went out and bought me a ukulele XD
ukeplayalongs I love this please post more and I will subscribe
I have made over 400 of these (see the FREE lists at ukeplayalongs.com). If that's not enough to warrant a subscription , I don't know what would be enough!
why is this literally me too tho
I’m practicing the transitions and the lyrics
You are welcome!
Ukulele Tenor :)
I love these play alongs. They keep me busy during corona virus
This particular song has the possibility of being the #1 viewed play along on this channel...it’s a great song.
I've been learning Uke for 4 months, how have I not found this track!? Great for for practicing that Em chord, thank you!!
You're very welcome!
Honestly this is the most helpful way to learn how to play songs! I can't believe I can actually play this on my ukulele! Thank you so much!!
You are very welcome. Check out the linked tutorial video if you need any extra help.
thank you for making this! learned in less than 15 minutes :)
You are welcome! Thanks for learning with the video!
I tried this on my piano and it works ! Thank you,
Excellent! Chords are chords!
I’m going to start playing ukulele soon, I think these tutorials will really help!
Do it! You'll never regret being able to play and sing the songs you love on your own!
I love this playalong!!!! It was so easy to understand and I really like this song! I like to play the first four lines of the chorus (I am a lost boy from neverland... Always on the run from captain hook) with a DDU UPU strumming pattern because I think it fits the beat better. This is my new favorite playalong!
Thanks! it is a great song!
I can do iT on the ukulelel thans youre are the beste
Thanks for taking the time to play along with the video!
Ukulele Tenor and my mother can play it too 😆
That's great! it is fantastic when families can make music together!
I love this song on the ukulele so much!
Thanks for playing along!
I remember watching Jake and the neverland pirates when I was like 4 years old..
I remember when my sons did!
Man you just triggered my memories of that
Now i think your my age ;-;
I used to watch it too when I was little. I love their opening song and monsieur Smee
I love this song because it’s very slow and easy to keep up with especially if ur slow at changing chords :)
Thanks for playing along!
this was the first song i learned and now i am doing shows and performing a lot. but when i first learned it i just did down strums now i am doing picking.
Excellent! Keep up the great work!
I started crying while playing this because in class everyone would be playing this song on the drum keyboard guitar or ukelele and since are school has shut down I can't play with them and I miss it
One of my fellow friends who creates ukulele play alongs also makes them for "modern band" (guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, and drums) and this was one of the songs she released. You can find her channel under "Kris The Ukulele Chick Gilbert."
I love this song sooo much and I can finally play it with the ukulele thank you
You're welcome, and stay safe, too!
This is one of the most fun song to play the ukulele to.
I don't know if it is the most fun, but it certainly works well with ukulele! I love the song, and I hope Ruth B has a career filled with meaningful hits like Lost Boy.
I loved this song and always wanted to play it with my ukulele, then i found this. This is really helpful and quite easy for me ‘Cause i have played my ukulele for quite a long time. Thank you for making this and I hope y’all have a great time playing this! (It’s a 10000000000000000000000000/10) Recommended to play when your a beginner!
You are very welcome. And this is one of my favorite songs!
I love this channel. It helps me learn
Thanks!
You could also DDU - DDU. This is so awesome! 🤩
I love this song!
This is beautiful!! And this really helped me!
Ruth B really hit this one out of the park. It was enjoyable to make this video...glad it helped!
Thankk you soo muchhh ukeplayalongs!♥
You are very welcome!
Thank u because of the virus I thought I would try to learn the instruments in the back of my closet first I'm starting with the ukulele and this is my favourite song so thank u for doing this one
It was my pleasure to do...I love this song.
Quarantine really got me re learning this song that I originally learnt like almost two years ago
I'm sad that it took a pandemic to make it happen...but if you find joy and happiness through it, that's what it is all about!
Lovely song and also now one of my favorite songs :)
i love this song so much that i almost started crying
I play tenor and it sounds amazing in this step down
Thanks.
thank you so much for this :))) it was v fun to play and sing along!
You are very welcome.
This was a very easy but beautiful peice. I Think I might move on to something more challenging though, great tutorial! 😄👍
Thanks!
Even thought it took me 2 months to remember these, is really easy!!
The progression works well on ukulele and guitar.
I play this song like 5 times my fingers are hurting so much put I love this song I listen to it all the time so thank you for playing this song for you please I bet for songs to play but this 1 is perfect 1 thank you
Thanks for playing along!
thank you so much is helped me a lot;) i love this song, and you made it really easy to learn. Ty
You are very welcome!
♥️♥️♥️love it!!! Thank you! So easy to play and sounds great!
Glad you like it!
Since I’m new at ukulele I really want to play this song
By all means, do it!
Do it I did that means you can
I’ve always loved this song now I can play it 😁
Congrats!
THIS WAS SO EASY THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
You are very welcome!
I practice this everyday when I can't play on the xbox. (I mostly play overwatch) but, i'm improving everyday aswell. 💕 tysm for this play-along.
You are very welcome!
Yes I feel so accomplished, thank youuuu
You are welcome. When you feel brave, try the new version that has TAB to actually play the right arpeggios on the song!
Someone- “when was the last time you played a ukulele?”
Me- “2 years before”
Now:
Someone- “when did you last play your ukulele?”
Me- “yesterday” :)
I sooo happy :))
I’m glad that making music is part of your life again.
the credit goes to you!
I have a music teacher and we have a band and we play the ukulele and since covid 19 he told us to take it home
Hopefully you are finding some time to play!
Im fingerpicking it thank you for the video
This was really helpful! I think I can actually play better now, I’ve been using this tutorial since around a month after it was first posted, but only now do I have a channel and have decided to pick my uke back up, so yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I’m glad you are back and playing!
:) Me too
I have mastered siniging this song with my uke. Woot!
Congratulations!
Thank you for this video, it helped me so much! :)
You are very welcome. I also have a tutorial for the play along on my sister channel, UkeStuff, if you want to learn how to play the arpeggios.
You can literally play this song with only Em and G major, starting out on Em with single down strums. Try it both ways! (Just alternate between the two chords) I hope this is helpful! 🙃
I didn't hear that when I was working with the song, but if that works for you, go for it!
lol i spent four hours writing all the lyrics and sings on a piece of paper so in total i had my VERY dead arms and 10 pieces of paper and its 2 am rn and I am cheering in the middle of the night XD
Not to make you feel bad, but I would go to ukutabs.com and see what they had for the chords/lyrics first. For new songs, I work with UkuTabs to provide the exact lyrics/chords that I use (since last December), but many of the older songs are there and close, and could save you hours of work.
I cried too it’s so sad!😢😢
request: " when somebody loved me - toy story " pleeease i would be happy if u would 🥺🥺
Oh, it's on my list...but it isn't an easy song. What I find with songs like that is that people get really mad when they are harder than they expect...and that's finding a generally "good" key for ukulele.
Wonderful! Thank you so much! Keep up the great work!
Thank you. I'm a singing tuba player, by the way. And now ukulele...
I love this video but I want 2 know how to pluck the strings
Check out this tutorial by Mike Lynch (who passed away in January of 2018, but whose teaching lives on in UA-cam). The same concepts work in this case. ua-cam.com/video/M8vRNDY-cDQ/v-deo.html
Thx 👍
Ukulele Tenor aww that’s sad may he Rest In Peace
Best song, very helpful guidelines
Thanks!
i was gonna perform this for my music class but apaprently my teacher heard my singing too so now i have to sing in front of my whole class as well as uke 😭
Good luck!
Am I the only one that can picture a story hearing this song
It’s certainly a song that resonates with people-it has been one of the top songs on this channel for a long time!
I do all the time
Ik I'm late but apparently Ruth was inspired to write this song from this show called once upon a time.
Nope i can
@@ankatanasie7473 Wait really?? I love that show :o
Can you do I hate you, I love you? It’s one of my favourites and I want to learn how to play it! 💜😊
We have a new form (you can find it in the description of my most recent videos) where you can add a request that will be seen by number of creators. I'm running pretty slow on requests...as in half a year or more, so this enables a few other people that don't make multiple versions of each song (GCEA, DGBE, Chord Letter Names & Lyrics, and a Tutorial) to address those requests faster...but the song may not have the same "look" or "style" as my play alongs.
Yay! I can now play this song!! TYSM!
Congrats!
@@ukeplayalongs Thanks you!!!
This was so helpful! Thank you
You are very welcome!
Dude thanks for the chords,the great song and for your replies 🙏🙏💙💙
My pleasure!!
I love it thank you 😍😍😍😭😭😭😭 I am crying
Thanks. I love this song, too.
THANK YOU! Love your channel :)
Thanks!
Thanks a lot! It really helps me! My friends love it! Xoxo
I'm so glad!
Tank you so much! Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching the videos and the encouraging comment! 😀
Wow great job this is the pefect uke play along ty. What editor do you use?
You can see my tutorials at UA-cam.com/ukestuff. I use Luma Fusion on the iPad.
this helped me so much! thank you!
You are welcome!
THIS HELPED A LOT THANK U
You are very welcome!
i used to love this song but then i seen riptide and its like mann i love it more
For me, this song is one of my favorites.
“My only fiend was the man on the moon but he would still go away to”
I don't understand how to arpeggiate the cord but other wise amazing played it 10 times already
There’s an tutorial on the more recent version on the sister channel, @UkeStuff, to this channel.
@@ukeplayalongs thx
Any advice how to improve in strumming cause I am very bad at that
Yes, there is a complete tutorial linked in the description which includes strumming.
Omg this is soo good I play good with my ukulele
Thanks for playing along!
Can you do frosty the snowman please ❤️
There are already three play alongs that already exist...One by Kris Gilbert (ua-cam.com/video/VpQl3gg-aHA/v-deo.html), one by Ukulaliens (ua-cam.com/video/jZbDpeATMEsO/v-deo.html) and one by me (ua-cam.com/video/R80nuUin_DQ/v-deo.html). I consider these to be in an increasing order of difficulty (easiest to hardest).
What is the plucking pattern for the am and d part
There's a tutorial for this on my sister channel.
I played this twice and it was great for I took a few minutes to figure out how to pluck the strings right but I did it. It was fun to play but my fingers hurt😅
Practice makes the pain go away (eventually)
Ok now I have to wait until my Uke comes in 3-7 days😪 I can’t wait any longer 😔
What did you order?
ukeplayalongs I ordered this Brown Ukulele with a design around the circle it had 4 1/2 stars which is pretty good and it was on Amazon 😄
Does anyone know what to do at the part where you have to arpeggiate the strings?
There's a newer version that shows some arpeggiation, if you want to check it out.
Yaah me luv it but like thiz song makes me closer to Jake and the neverland pirates taht i use to like
My son used to watch that show!
Im so sorry ukeplayalongs, I just...I just had to subscribe! BTW: Can I please request for you to do Liar by camila cabello? Thank you!
You can always enter new suggestions into the Tricider that linked in the description of new videos that I upload, but I cannot make any promises! Sorry!
In the beginning i do only one strum which is D(down) and in the main part where it says '
Strum on each beat' i just do each cord two sturms down 'DD'
This is why I generally don't tell people how to strum at the beginning of a video--some people get angry because there is no strumming pattern given, and others will tell you you're wrong! 😄 As I always say, use what works best for you.
How do I pluck the stings ? Is it like whatever or is there a pattern 💀
We can’t really replicate the piano arpeggio on ukulele the same way she plays it (at least not easily), so I’d pluck the strings in this pattern two times in a row (playing the D chord):
234123412
Use your thumb for strings 3 & 4, your first finger (index) for 2, and your second finger (middle) for 1.
If you want it to sound even better, play the same thing on a barre chord D with your pinky hitting the 5th fret of the first string...
2225
Ukulele Tenor thank you 😌
Thanks for the chords
Glad you like them!
Man i finally played a song WOW that was amazing 👌 it's a feeling i will never forget thanks to you
i love this
It's a lovely song. It's going to be fun to watch Ruth B as she continues to write songs in the future. The piano, as she presents it, is a rare quality in music today.]
Wait I’m struggling- I mean I know the chords but- I’m struggling the part u know the “DUDDUDP” that’s the part that I don’t know because it doesn’t have on it- I-
There is a tutorial for it this-and an updated version (I can’t tell in the comments which version this is).
Which notes do you string to appregiate?
Check out the new version of this on the channel, or the tutorial on my sister site, UA-cam.com/ukestuff
Ukeplayalongs, thank you so much for responding so quickly!
Is there another note you can use instead of an Em?
Not with this play along or the original key. Are you having a hard time playing Em?
Ya it’s really hard I keep falling behind
Don't forget about the gear icon on the UA-cam screen where you can slow down the video to practice chord changes a little slower!
Ok thanks for your help!
Very helpful thank you so much
Thank you!
can you please do "here i am to worship"?
Please add it to the Tricider. You can find a link to it in any one of the recent videos on this channel!
What does "appregaite (pluck the strings)" means?
I have a newer version of this-I actually wrote out the arpeggiation and even made a tutorial video of it. Start there! 😀
@@ukeplayalongs THANK YOUUUU!
Hay what’s the picking pattern for the second D in the pre chorus
Look for the newer version of this video; plus there's a tutorial linked with that one.