About this Lesson

Welcome back to Ray's Ukulele! Today we're going to learn how to play the classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on the ukulele (Israel Kamakawiwoʻole version).

To play this song, you just need to know about six chords, and you probably already know five of them! The chords are: C, G, Am, F, Em, and E7.

Strumming Patterns

For this song, we are going to use the classic Island Strum:

↓ Down ↓ Down ↑ Up ↑ Up ↓ Down ↑ Up

When playing the song, you'll generally play this pattern two times on each chord.

Song Sheet

(Intro: C Em F C F E7 Am F) COoh... Em F C F E7 Am F CSomewhere Emover the rainbow FWay up Chigh FAnd the Cdreams that you dream of GOnce in a lullaAmby F CSomewhere Emover the rainbow FBluebirds Cfly FAnd the Cdreams that you dare to GDreams really do come Amtrue F Someday I'll Cwish upon a star And Gwake up where the clouds are far beAmhind me F Where Ctrouble melts like lemon drops GHigh above the chimney tops That's Amwhere you'll Ffind me CSomewhere Emover the rainbow FBluebirds Cfly FAnd the Cdreams that you dare to GWhy, oh why can't AmI? F COoh... Em F C F E7 Am F