The Daily Ukulele

365 Songs for Better Living

Published: 05 May 2022 Updated: 16 Feb 2024Visits: 32Code: HL00240356

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The Daily Ukulele

365 Songs for Better Living

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Product Code: HL00240356
Author(s): Jim Beloff
Publisher(s): Hal Leonard
Published: May 5, 2022
Updated: Feb 16, 2024
ISBN-13: 9781423477754
Size*: 9 x 12 in
Pages: 336
Hard Copy Price: $39.99

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Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 365 of your favorite songs in one big songbook! The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements with melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing.

Includes favorites by the Beatles, Beach Boys and Bob Dylan, folk songs, pop songs, kids' songs, Christmas carols and Broadway and Hollywood tunes, all with a spiral binding for ease of use. Also features a Tips & Techniques section, chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos and art throughout. The Daily Ukulele offers ukulele fun all year long!

Looking for one specific arrangement? Individual selections from this title are available for download at Sheet Music Direct .

See the Table of Contents (below) for a listing of all the songs and to instrumental solo arrangements, play-along tracks, and more information right here on LearningUkulele.com and Learning Ukulele with Curt.

Table of Contents

The Daily Ukulele

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

LearningUkulele.com Song Leadsheet available.
RMA indicates that a Harmonic Analysis Worksheet is Available.
ALT indicates that Alternate Changes and Root Movement/Harmonic Corrections indicated.
Popular Intros, Licks, and Riffs added (Standard Music Notation & TAB).
A bit of the initial melody is shown in (Standard Music Notation & TAB)
to get an idea of the song's — melody (Duh!).
NNS Nashville Number System.
Beatles songs in the Yellow book.

A

B

C

D

E

  • Easter Parade RMA
  • Edelweiss RMA
  • Eensy Weensy Spider RMA
  • Eight Days A Week RMA
  • Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) • RMA
  • The Erie Canal RMA
  • Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit RMA
  • Everybody Loves Somebody RMA

F

G

H

  • Happy Together RMA
  • Happy Trails RMA
  • A Hard Day's Night RMA
  • Hard Times Come Again No More RMA
  • Hava Nagila (Let's Be Happy) • RMA
  • Hawaii Ponoi
  • The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
  • He's Got The Whole World In His Hands RMA
  • Heart And Soul
  • Hello, Dolly! RMA ALT
  • Help! • RMA
  • Hey, Good Lookin' RMA ALT
  • Hey Jude RMA
  • Home On The Range RMA
  • Hound Dog
  • How Can I Keep From Singing
  • How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
  • How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
  • The Hukilau Song
  • Hush, Little Baby RMA

I

  • I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • I Feel Fine
  • I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • I Saw Her Standing There /li>
  • I Saw The Light
  • I Walk The Line
  • I Want To Hold Your Hand
  • I'll Be Seeing You
  • I'll Fly Away
  • I'll Follow The Sun
  • I'm A Believer RMA
  • I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
  • I'm Beginning To See The Light
  • I'm Henry VIII, I Am
  • I've Been Working On The Railroad
  • I've Got Peace Like A River
  • I've Just Seen A Face
  • If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
  • If You're Happy And You Know It RMA
  • Imagine
  • In The Good Old Summertime
  • Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana)
  • It's A Small World RMA
  • It's My Party RMA
  • It's Only A Paper Moon

J

  • Ja-Da
  • Jackson
  • Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
  • Jingle Bell Rock RMA
  • Jingle Bells RMA
  • Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)
  • Joy To The World RMA
  • Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

K

L

  • Last Train To Clarksville RMA
  • Let It Be
  • Let It Be Me (Je T'appartiens)
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  • Let Me Call You Sweetheart
  • Let The Rest Of The World Go By
  • Let's Get Together (Get Together)
  • The Letter
  • Limehouse Blues
  • Loch Lomond
  • Long, Long Ago
  • Look For The Silver Lining
  • Love Me Do RMA
  • Love Me Tender RMA
  • Love Potion Number 9 RMA
  • Lovely Hula Hands
  • Lullaby (Cradle Song)

M

N

  • The Night Before RMA
  • Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen RMA

O

P

  • Pearly Shells (Pupu O Ewa)
  • Peggy Sue RMA
  • Pennies From Heaven
  • Please Please Me
  • Polly Wolly Doodle RMA
  • Pomp And Circumstance RMA
  • Prayer Of Thanksgiving RMA
  • Princess Poo-Poo-Ly
  • Proud Mary RMA

Q

  • Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) • RMA ALT

R

  • The Rainbow Connection
  • Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  • Rawhide RMA
  • The Red River Valley RMA
  • Red Rubber Ball
  • Ring Of Fire
  • Rock-A-My Soul
  • Rock Around The Clock RMA ALT
  • Rocky Top RMA
  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat RMA
  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Runaway
  • Runnin' Wild

S

  • Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
  • Save The Last Dance For Me
  • Second Hand Rose
  • Seems Like Old Times
  • Sentimental Journey
  • Shall We Gather At The River?
  • She Loves You RMA
  • She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain
  • Shenandoah
  • Shine On, Harvest Moon
  • Side By Side
  • Sidewalks Of New York
  • Silent Night RMA
  • Simple Gifts
  • Sing
  • Sixteen Tons
  • Skip To My Lou RMA
  • Sloop John B.
  • Smiles
  • Some Folks
  • Some Of These Days
  • Song Of The Islands
  • Song Sung Blue
  • A Spoonful Of Sugar
  • Stand By Me
  • The Star-Spangled Banner
  • Strangers In The Night
  • Sunny Afternoon RMA
  • Sunrise, Sunset RMA
  • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  • Surfin' U.S.A. RMA
  • Swanee RMA
  • Sweet By And By
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot RMA

T

  • Take Me Out To The Ball Game RMA
  • Taps RMA
  • Tell Me Why RMA
  • That Hawaiian Melody
  • That'll Be The Day RMA
  • That's Amore (That's Love)
  • There Is A Tavern In The Town RMA
  • There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World)
  • These Boots Are Made For Walkin' RMA
  • This Land Is Your Land
  • This Little Light Of Mine
  • This Old Man RMA
  • This Train RMA
  • Those Were The Days
  • Three Blind Mice RMA
  • Three Little Birds
  • Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
  • The Times They Are A-Changin'
  • Tiny Bubbles
  • To You, Sweetheart, Aloha
  • Tonight You Belong To Me RMA
  • Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)
  • Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Good-bye!)
  • Try To Remember
  • Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
  • 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) • RMA
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star RMA

U

  • Ukulele Lady
  • Ukuleles Are The Best
  • Unchained Melody
  • Under The Boardwalk RMA
  • Up On The Roof
  • Upside Down
  • The Wabash Cannon Ball

W

  • Wade In The Water
  • Wake Up Little Susie RMA
  • Walk Right In RMA
  • Walkin' My Baby Back Home
  • Waltzing Matilda
  • Water Is Wide
  • Wayfaring Stranger RMA
  • We Shall Overcome
  • We Three Kings Of Orient Are
  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  • We'll Meet Again
  • What A Wonderful World
  • What'll I Do?
  • When I Fall In Love
  • When I'm Sixty-Four
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
  • When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along
  • When The Saints Go Marching In
  • When You Wish Upon A Star
  • When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
  • Whispering
  • A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
  • Why Do Fools Fall In Love
  • Wildwood Flower RMA
  • Will The Circle Be Unbroken
  • With A Little Help From My Friends
  • The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
  • World Without Love
  • Wouldn't It Be Loverly
  • Wouldn't It Be Nice

Y

  • Yankee Doodle Boy RMA
  • The Yellow Rose Of Texas
  • Yellow Submarine RMA
  • Yes Sir, That's My Baby
  • You Are My Sunshine RMA
  • You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
  • You're A Grand Old Flag
  • You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You
  • You've Got A Friend In Me RMA ALT
  • You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
  • Your Cheatin' Heart

Z

  • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah RMA

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