Chords for Ukulele Video Lesson - Banana Boat Song 1

Tempo:
132.65 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Eb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ukulele Video Lesson - Banana Boat Song 1 chords
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So this is a practice video for the banana boat song you can get the song sheet from the igloo blog along with the
handout about playing reggae style called reggae beat 1 getting that [G] reggae feel both of those are available from the igloo blog
So here's our chord of F.
So take your index finger and
on your third string
Put that on the first fret and then your middle finger [F] on the second fret of your first string
And [Eb] that's F
to play a C
Take your ring finger
And put it on your fourth string on the [C] third fret
Try to avoid
Using the wrong finger as this will make your chord changes more difficult further down the line.
So use your ring finger
That's our C
[G] Lots of people ask about how to strum
It depends on what sort of sound you like, but if you like a soft sound
[F] You can use the fleshy part of your thumb on the way back down
And the fleshy part of your finger on the way up
[F]
If you use [Db] a harder part of your hand like the nail for [F] example, you get a slightly harder sound
[G] Reggae has a distinctive feel because of the strumming pattern and where on the beat the chords are played
Normally in 4-4 when you play down and up strums [F] you get 1 2 3 4
The down [G] strum is always on the number [C] and the up [F] strum is always on the half beat so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
So the reggae [G] feel
[B] It has that bounce because we're playing on the offbeat or the upbeat
When we split the numbers into 1 and 2 and you're [Abm] just playing on the and or not on the number
So [F] it's 1 2 and 3 and 4 1 2 3 4
[G] Always a lovely genre to play on the [G] ukulele.
It sounds lovely
So to play the banana boat song
The chord progression is fairly simple, but what we want you to concentrate on is getting the feel right so getting [F] the reggae
[G] So you're just playing the upbeat there.
So it's [F] work
All night on a drink
[C]
[F] So we recommend that you [G] mime the down strum so you don't play the strings but move your hand so you've got [F] down up down down
And that's how you get that reggae feel
[G] So here we go, let's play the chord progression twice through all together nice and slow
one two three four
[F] one two three four again two three
four third part of F two three four two [C] on the C
[F]
and again one two three four one two three
four F again one two three four two on the [C] C
[F]
[G]
So [A] this is a banana boat song
[Ab] We're playing one strum on each chord on the downbeat for the intro and then we're starting the reggae rhythm
from verse [Eb] one
So you go something like [Gm] this
one two three [F] four
Oh
day oh
Daylight [G] come and [C] me one go
[F]
Work all night on a drink a run
Daylight come and me one go
[F] Stack banana till morning come
Daylight come and [C] me one go
[F] Come
Me
Daylight come
[C]
[F] Come mr.
Tallyman, tell me
Did I come and [C] me one
[F] Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch Daylight come And [C] me
Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch
daylight come
[F]
Day
Me say day
Daylight come And [C] me
Day me say day me say day me say day
day like a
[F]
Beautiful bunch of right banana
dear I come
[C] Go
[F] Hide the deadly black tarantula
Did I come
[C]
Oh
[F] Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch
[C]
[F] Six foot seven foot eight bunch
Did I come?
[C] [F]
Day me say day
Day like
[C] Day [F]
me say day me say day me say day day like
[C] Come [F]
mr.
Tallyman, tell me
Did I come
[C]
[F] Come mr.
Tallyman, tell me
Did I come
[C] Day
[F] me say day
Day like
Day [C] [F]
me say day me say day me say day
Day like
[C] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
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So this is a practice video for the banana boat song you can get the song sheet from the igloo blog along with the
handout about playing reggae style called reggae beat 1 getting that [G] reggae feel both of those are available from the igloo blog
_ So here's our chord of F.
So take your index finger and _ _
on your third string
_ _ Put that on the first fret and then your middle finger _ [F] on _ _ the second fret of your first string
_ _ _ And [Eb] that's F _
_ to play a C
_ Take your ring finger
_ _ And put it on your fourth string on the [C] third fret _ _ _
Try to avoid
_ Using the wrong finger _ as this will make your chord changes more difficult further down the line.
So use your ring finger _ _
That's our C
_ [G] _ _ _ Lots of people ask about how to strum
It _ depends on what sort of sound you like, but if you like a soft sound
[F] You can use the fleshy part of your thumb on the way back down
_ And the fleshy part of your finger on the way up
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If you use [Db] a harder part of your hand like the nail for [F] example, you get a slightly harder sound
_ _ _ [G] Reggae has a distinctive feel because of the strumming pattern and where on the beat the chords are played
Normally in 4-4 when you play down and up strums [F] you get 1 2 3 4
The down [G] strum is always on the number [C] and the up [F] strum is always on the half beat so it's 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
So _ the reggae [G] feel
[B] It has that bounce because we're playing on the offbeat or the upbeat
When we split the numbers into 1 and 2 and you're [Abm] just playing on the and or not on the number
So [F] it's 1 2 and 3 and 4 1 2 3 4
_ _ _ _ [G] Always a lovely genre to play on the [G] ukulele.
It sounds lovely
So to play the banana boat song
The chord progression is fairly simple, _ but what we want you to concentrate on is getting the feel right so getting [F] the reggae _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] So you're just playing the upbeat there.
So it's [F] work
All _ night on a drink _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ So we recommend that you [G] mime the down strum so you don't play the strings but move your hand so you've got [F] down up down down
_ _ And that's how you get that reggae feel
_ _ _ _ [G] So here we go, let's play the chord progression twice through all together nice and slow
_ one two three four
[F] one two three four again _ two three
four third part of F two three four two [C] on the C
_ _ _ [F]
and again one two three four one two three _
four F again one two three four two on the [C] C
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [A] this is a banana boat song
_ [Ab] We're playing one strum on each chord on the downbeat for the intro and then we're starting the reggae rhythm
from verse [Eb] one
So you go something like [Gm] this
_ one two three [F] four
_ _ Oh _ _ _
day oh
_ _ _ Daylight [G] come and [C] me one go
[F] _ _
Work all night on a drink a run
_ _ Daylight come and me one go
[F] _ _ Stack _ banana till morning come
_ _ _ Daylight come and [C] me one go
[F] _ _ Come _
_ _ _ _ Me _ _
_ _ Daylight come
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] Come _ mr. _
_ Tallyman, tell me _ _
Did I come and [C] me one _
_ [F] _ _ Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch _ _ Daylight come And [C] me _ _
_ Six _ foot seven foot eight foot bunch _
daylight come
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Day
_ _ Me say day
_ _ _ Daylight come And [C] me _ _ _
Day me say day me say day me say day
_ day like a
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Beautiful _ bunch of right banana
_ dear I come _
[C] _ Go
[F] _ _ _ Hide the deadly _ black _ tarantula
Did I come
_ [C] _ _
Oh
[F] _ _ Six foot seven foot eight foot bunch _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] Six _ _ foot seven foot eight _ bunch
Did I come?
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Day _ _ me say day
_ _ Day like _
_ [C] Day _ _ [F] _ _ _
me _ _ say day me say day me say day day like _ _
[C] Come _ [F] _ _ _ _
mr.
_ Tallyman, tell me _ _
Did I come
_ _ [C] _
_ [F] Come _ _ mr. _
Tallyman, tell me _ _ _
Did I come
_ [C] Day _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ me say day
_ Day _ like
_ Day [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ me say day me say day me say day
Day like _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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