Chords for THREE LITTLE BIRDS - UKULELE LESSON - BOB MARLEY

Hey everybody, this is Brooke with [G] Traveling Uke and this is a tutorial [D] for Bob Marley [N] Three Little Birds
I'm going to show you in the original key A and then I will show you a little bit higher in C
That's the key that I usually like to play [E] it in as a female vocalist
[A] So if you're a female vocalist, [C#] you might prefer that as well
And I [G] will show you how to finger pick the riff
I'm not great at finger picking but I can demonstrate it for [E] you and maybe you can play it better than me
_ So there's three chords to this song and there's a verse and a chorus.
So for the original key A, we have A
It's the second string of the first fret and the top [A] string of the second fret
A, E, so it's the bottom string [E] of the second fret and the top three strings of the fourth fret _
I like to cheat and play with my thumb like this
_ [D] And then we have D, [F] so it's the top three [D] strings of the second fret
[E] So if you're playing E with [E] a thumb, then you can just slide down your thumb like this, the big [C] D
If you're playing it with three fingers, [E] E, [C#] you just slide those three fingers [D] down
_ _ _ [B] So for the verse, we have A for four, [A] _ _ E for [E] four, _ D for [D] eight, _ _ _ _ _ back to A [A] for four, _ _ _ [E] _ _
D [D] for four
I _ [A] _ _
_ woke up this morning, hey, [E] smile at the rising sun, three little [D] birds _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ This is A, [E] melody for Andrew
And [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ then you get ready for the chorus.
So the chorus is A for [E] eight, D for four, [B] back to A for four
And then you start again with A for eight again
So we've got, I'm singing [A] don't worry, A, that's gonna _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] be alright, back to A
Singing don't worry, _ _ that's _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] gonna be alright
_ And then you go right [N] back into the verse
So, if you want to, oh sorry, one thing [A] about the strum pattern [C] first
The strum pattern that I've been [A] using is just kind of a down, down, up, up, down, up, down, down, [E] up
Up, down, up, down, down, up, up, down, up, down, up, [D] down, up
_ [A] _ _
[D] If you want to make it sound a little more like a reggae strum pattern
Then it's mute, up, down, up, mute, up, [E] down, up, mute, up, down, up, mute, up, down, [D] up, down, up, mute, up, down, up, [A] mute, up, down, up, up, down
So it's up, down, up, but you are starting, the rhythm is a little bit off
So you're starting after the one
One, up, down, up, two, up, down, [E] up, three, up, down _ _ _
Reggae strum pattern
[G] So, if you would like to pick the riff [G#] for this original PA
[D] You're gonna use the bottom two strings
[F#] And you're going [F] 5, 7, 5 [N] on the third string
And then on the [Em] bottom string, [D#] 7, 4
Back to the third string, [B] 7, 7, 5
5, 7, 5, 7 _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] So that's the riff
_ [C] Alright, and that's the original PA
So [B] if you want to play it up a little bit higher
And see if you're a female vocalist
[C] I like G's
[N] The bottom string of the third fret, G
The second and bottom [C#] string of the second fret
And the third string [G] of the third fret, _ [A] F
Third string of the first fret
And the [F] top string of the second [D] fret, F
So those are the three chords
So [C] for the chorus you've got
_ _ _ [G] _ _
Sorry, [F] for the verse _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And the chorus _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Step a little bit
Run a [C] bit, alright
_ Sing it, alright _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [N] And if you'd like to pick the riff, it's C
[C] I'm using the second and [N] third string
[G] So on the second string, [C] 0, 2, [G] Third string, [E] 3, Back to the second string, [C] 2, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ 0, 2, 0, 3 _ _ _ _ That's [D] it for Free Little Birds One of my favorite songs to play at the beach I've got a new recording location It's in Cambodia now I'm on Otras Beach And it's gorgeous And there's this great treehouse For me to record in So I'll be [G] back soon With more tutorials From [A#] Cambodia