Riptide - Vance Joy

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This song has a simple chord progression that repeats throughout the song. The verse and chorus have different rhythms which makes them stand apart. Be aware that there is a DS with repeat after the first chorus. In the bridge, the ukulele starts off with the ukulele Riff 1 written below. It is played four times, then you get to the chords which have a different rhythm then the rest of the song.

If you have a hard time with the different rhythms in the song, you can simply play the chords in 8th notes, or play the Rhythm 1 throughout the song. Lastly, the time signature for this song is 2/2 meaning that the accents are on the 1st and 3rd beats. (You would tap your foot on those accents)

Riptide- Vance Joy Ukulele Riff 1

Riptide - Vance Joy Lead Sheet

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Lithium - Nirvana

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The format of this song is pretty simple; there are two chord progressions that repeat. The intro, verse and chorus are played the same way except that the guitar in the chorus is played with distortion. 

In the intro and the first verse of the song, the bass doesn't play. Be careful, as there is a DS with repeat after the first chorus. When you encounter F#5/C#, you have to play the C#. The bass is playing a descent from D to B, using C# as a transition. If you listen carefully to the recording the bass will do a few other notes, but it's mainly octaves. During the bridge, the bass plays with the G minor pentatonic, as the chord progression is pretty stagnante.

Lithium - Nirvana Lead Sheet

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Lithium - Nirvana

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The format of this song is pretty simple; there are two chord progressions that repeat. The intro, verse and chorus are played the same way except that the chorus is played with distortion. If you want to play the song like the original, you should tune your guitar one whole tone down, so your strings would be tuned like this: 6th:D, 5th:G, 4th:C, 3rd:F, 2nd:A, 1st:D.

In the intro of the song, the guitar plays the chords, but one string at a time. Be careful, as there is a DS with repeat after the first chorus. Lastly, the F#5/C# is not important if you play the guitar. The bass player is the one playing the C# and the guitar plays the F#5.

Lithium - Nirvana Lead Sheet

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How Far I'll Go - Moana

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This song is pretty simple, but be weary of the key change at the end of the song. The ending itself is a little bit tricky as well. 

How Far I'll Go - Moana Lead Sheet

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You're Welcome - Moana (Dwayne Johnson)

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This song is from the Disney Movie Moana. The verse of the song is rhythmically complex, because of the drums. The format of the song is Verse - Chorus - Verse - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus.

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I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

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This song is a little bit tricky. It is a 4/2 time signature, which means it has this folk/country feel which is accentuating the down beat and playing the up beat on the high strings. There also are 6/2 time signatures which add half a measure to your regular measure. Other than that, make sure you have energy when you play the song. I believe that the guitar player in the band plays this song in a different tuning, but you can play it in standard E..

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Roll On - Khari Wendell McClelland

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This song is originally played on piano, but you can also try to play it on guitar. If you are playing with a bass player, you don't need to worry about the bass notes (/G#), but if you are by yourself, if you don't play them, it won't sound the same.

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR

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This song is fairly simple with basic chords and a strumming in eighth notes. It is very straight forward: Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus x2. The only changes in the rhythm are in the intro where there are sixteenth notes

CCR - Have You Ever Seen the Rain Lead Sheet

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Redemption Song - Bob Marley

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This song is pretty simple in terms of chords and it has a very recocgnizable introduction. The tricky thing with the song is to put all the parts of the song in the right order. So, if you notice on the chart, there are a several repeat signs with boxes and a DS al Coda. All these signs are to keep the chart as short as possible, but try to listen to the song reading the chart first to get a good idea of how it works.

Below is the intro for the song that replaces the "Guitar Fig 1" (first four bars with repeat) of the lead sheet.

Bob Marley - Redemption Song Intro Guitar Fig. 1

Bob Marley - Redemption Song

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Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

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This song is pretty simple and involves mostly power chords. This version of Summer of '69 is the original electric version, the acoustic is similar, but played slightly different. There are three main parts in the song that repeat: verse, chorus and bridge.

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams Chords

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On the Road Again - Willie Nelson

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This country song seems simple, but it has a twist. A typical country song has verses and choruses that have 4 or 8 measures. In this song, every verse and chorus have 7 measures, which makes it very odd. This song also uses a G# which is not part of the E major scale.

Strumming-wise, the song is a 4/2, which means that every down beat is played on the low strings alternating between the root and fifth of the chord and the up beats are played on the high strings.

Willie Nelson - On the Road Again Lead Sheet

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Hey Ya - Outkast

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The chords in this song are pretty simple and the rhythm is very typical of guitar. What makes this song so interesting is the added 2/4 time signature as well as the number of measures per verse. The song is pretty much the same the whole time, except for some breaks on the guitar.

Outkast -Hey Ya

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Zombie - The Cranberries

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This song is pretty easy, except for the strumming pattern. The song uses the same chords for the verse, the chorus and solo. If you have a hard time with the rhythm, you can also play eight notes for the whole song.

The Cranberries - Zombie Lead Sheet

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Wonderwall - Oasis Lead Sheet

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This song is pretty simple on bass guitar, it's mostly the root note and pentatonic scale of F# with rhythm. So, this lead sheet is intended for bass and other instruments. It is separate than the guitar lead sheet, as that one is written for a capo on fret 2.

Oasis - Wonderwall Lead Sheet

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Wonderwall - Oasis

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This song is great for practicing your strumming hand. It's a complex strumming pattern, but it's almost the same thing the whole song and your fretting hand doesn't have to move too much. 

On your fretting hand, keep your third and fourth finger on the two first string 3rd fret; the only fingers moving are your first and second finger. Note that this lead sheet is written for guitar only, as the guitar is supposed to have a capo on fret 2. To get the version for the rest of the band, check out the Lead Sheet

Below are the chords used:

Wonder wall - Oasis Chords

And here is the lead sheet:

Oasis - Wonderwall Lead Sheet

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Stand by Me - Ben E King

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This song is pretty simple, as it is the same chord progression for the whole song. This version is for a full band, as the ukulele only plays chords on the second and fourth beats. The song is in the key of A, so the chord progression is I - vi - IV - V. 

Stand By Me - Ben E King Lead Sheet

If you wanted to play the song by yourself, you could simply change the strumming pattern to make it more full like this example below.

Stand By Me - Ben E King Ukulele Alternate Strumming

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Stand By Me - Ben E King

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This song is pretty simple, as it is the same chord progression for the whole song. This version is for a full band, as the guitar only plays triads on the second and fourth beats. You can try different inversions of triads if you want.

Stand By Me - Ben E King Lead Sheet

If you wanted to play the song by yourself, you could simply change the strumming pattern using full chords like this example below.

Alternate strumming

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Stand by Me - Ben E King

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This song is pretty simple, but the rhythmic pattern is very interesting. The song is in the key of A, so the chord progression is I - vi - IV - V. Note that the bass line is the same throughout the song,  so the section indicated as verse is also the chorus and the bridge. 

Stand by Me - Ben E King

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I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley

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This song is a great example of Reggae bass lines; it follows the chord progression, while playing with rhythms and syncopation. A lot of the bass notes are not on the strong beats, which makes them stand out in the mix. Note that the rhythm is in double swing, or swing of sixteenth notes.

The chord progression is pretty simple, it is in the key of G minor and it uses the chords i - iv - v - VI. The most important thing to focus on in this song is the rhythm of the notes.

I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley Bass Guitar

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Good Riddance - Green Day

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The song "Good Riddance" is a great beginner song for picking and strumming. If you notice at the beginning of the picking section as well as the strumming section, there are indications of which way to strum your pick. If you have a hard time with the rhythm of the strumming section, then keep the rhythm of the picking section throughout the song.

The song is in the key of G, so the main chords used are I - IV - V - vi. It is a classic chord progression. The chords used are also a bit different. You simply keep your third and fourth fingers on the 2nd and 1st strings respectively, both on the third fret.

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