Chords for Clementine - Ukulele Tutorial

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In the song Clementine, you'll play F like this.
Here with your pointer finger on the first fret of the E string, reach your middle finger
over to the second fret on G there.
And then you're going to switch over to C by moving your ring finger to the third fret
of the A string.
Keep these two fingers floating above the fretboard so that as you go back and forth,
you can move pretty easily and quickly back and forth between the chords.
Alright, we've got a little waltz for you today.
I'm going to start on the F chord and I'm going back [C] and forth between F and C.
And what you're going to see is there are a couple different patterns to look at here,
mostly two chunks, [F] like two different chord progressions that alternate back and forth.
The first one _ comes right away in the chorus, the first line of the chorus.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, [C] _ Clementine.
So you saw I [D] played F three times and then I switched over to C.
That's the first chunk to remember.
That's going to come up a lot.
Let's just try that together, starting on F.
One, two, [D#] three, here we [F] go.
My darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, [C] _ Clementine.
Right?
There's your first chunk.
Now, the second chunk continues with the second line.
Starts on C and it goes back and forth.
You are lost [F] and gone forever, [C] dreadful, sorry, [F] _
Clementine.
So you've got just one strum per chord there going back and forth.
Try it with me here.
We're going to start on C.
[Bm] One, two, [C#] three, here [C] we go.
Lost [F] and gone forever, [C] dreadful, sorry, [F] _ Clementine.
That's your second chunk.
Now, the whole song basically consists of each chunk going back and forth and back and forth.
So the whole piece together, the chorus is going to sound like this.
And you'll see that the verses sound exactly the same, just with different words.
Let's start on F.
I'll guide you through it here.
One, two, three, here we go.
My darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, [C] see, Clementine.
Stay there.
You are lost, F, [F] and gone forever, see, [C] dreadful, sorry, back to F, [F] Clementine.
Bet you didn't think I could call out those chords and sing the song at the same time.
But that's what happens when you're a music teacher.
You get really good at that stuff.
Here we go.
I'm going to guide you through the verses here.
We're going to do verse one here, starting on F.
In a cavern, in a canyon, _ excavating, [C] see, for a vine.
Dwelt a miner, _ [F] _ F49er, see, [C] and his daughter, [F] F Clementine.
Whoo, it's a fast one.
Verse two.
_ Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes, see, [C] were number nine.
Herring boxes, [F] F without [C] tops, see, sandals were for [F] F Clementine.
Okay, now this is ridiculous for me to keep calling out those chords.
You got those chunks there.
We're going to go back to the chorus, and I bet you were going to know when to change chords.
Let's give it a try.
Starting on F.
Two, three, here we go.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my [C] darling, _ Clementine.
You are lost [F] and gone forever, [C] dreadful, sorry, [F] Clementine.
All right, just as if we thought the song was over, it continues.
In fact, it is one of the saddest songs I know.
So down to verse three here.
_ Drove she ducklings to the water, every [C] morning just in line.
Hit her foot [F] against a splinter, [C] fell into the [F] foaming grind.
Verse four.
_ Ruby lips above the water, blowing [C] bubbles soft and fine.
But alas, I [F] was no swimmer, [C] so I lost my [F] _ Clementine.
Back to the chorus.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, [C]
Clementine.
You are lost and [F] gone forever, [C] dreadful, sorry, _ [F] Clementine.
Is that not the saddest song you've ever_
I think it's the saddest song.
But hopefully it's a little bit more fun to play.
Enjoy. _ _