I hope that you find them helpful as you begin arranging songs, and that over time you are able to develop a process and a collection of resources that works for you.

The methods laid out in this article are simply what I’ve found to work in my experience of arranging instrumental covers. You might be looking to learn the chords and do a vocal cover, or perhaps you want to arrange a fingerstyle instrumental cover that incorporates the song’s melody as well.

Your arrangement method will also vary depending on what type of cover you want to play. Keep in mind that when it comes to arranging songs, there is no one “correct” way to do it. In part one, we’ll go over a few different techniques for learning the chords to a song, In part two, we’ll tackle how to arrange a song’s melody for the ukulele. What happens when there’s a song you want to learn but you can’t find a ukulele chord sheet for it? What if you find a chord sheet but you don’t like how the chords sound on the ukulele? Or what if you want to dive deeper into a song and learn how to play more than just the chords? In this two-part article, we’re going to learn how to arrange any song for the ukulele using a variety of resources. However, the songs that are available for you to learn are unfortunately somewhat limited - for the most part, your options are either popular hit songs or whatever random tabs and chords you might stumble across. Plus, thanks to the internet, we have access to an abundance of free chord sheets and other resources for learning songs. Its small size and relatively-straightforward playability make it a great instrument for “strum and sing”-style covers. One of the most enjoyable parts of playing the ukulele is being able to cover your favorite songs.

Free ukulele music with tabs