Welcome to Ray's Ukulele! I’m so thrilled to help you learn 'A Child’s Prayer,' a song that feels like a warm hug every time you play it on your ukulele.
If you’re just starting out, don't you worry one bit — we’re going to walk through every chord and rhythm together at your own pace. You’ll be making beautiful music and feeling that wonderful sense of accomplishment before you even know it!
The Essential Chords
We'll be using friendly shapes like F and C7, plus a few special chords like G minor to give the song its peaceful, prayerful heart.
B Flat
C Minor
F
D7
G Minor
C7
Strumming Patterns
1. The Heartbeat Strum
This rhythm uses a 'chuck' (a soft tap to quiet the strings) to create a gentle, pulsing sound that perfectly matches the feeling of this song.
Play-Along Song Sheets
Follow along with these sheets for the lyrics and chord changes, or click the yellow button at the top to download the full PDF from my Patreon.
Lesson Details
- DifficultyIntermediate
- TuningGCEA
- TechniqueChords / Strumming
- ChordsBb, C, F, D7, G, C7
Gear & Setup
- FeaturingKala Ukulele
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Thanks a lotI'm very amazing to your playing ukulele while singingAnd i learned so much through watching your videos❤❤❤
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Thanks for these videos
So good thank you
Such a powerful message- I love this song. Thank you for the tutorial. I can’t wait to learn this and play/ sing with my daughter.
I love this tutorial though I hreally had a hard time practicing the strumming pattern. Any easier strumming pattern suggestion??
Beautiful
Gracias
I feel am so far from god this sunday i was so busy but this sunday i love the song u made i feel that god is close now thanks bro
awesome tutorial !! thank you i love this song , greetings from Peru
this is awesome, i was sad when the strumming wasn’t on moronisuke, but glad i found it here
It is wonderful!