Chords for What a Wonderful World Sign Language
Tempo:
131.45 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
Hello everybody, this is Kara and I will go through the signing for What a Wonderful World with you here.
The child will see my kitty cat running around in the back here, but remember that everything I'm going to do is going to be backwards for you, okay?
So when you're practicing this at home, you can pause it and then go the other direction.
So we're going to just start at the very first part, [Eb] which is the very beginning, and it goes like this.
When [Em] you do I see, [Gm] you make fingers like this, put it up to your temple, and then pull it out.
I see.
And then trees goes like this.
You're going to bring your hand here, and then your other hand here, and you're going [Db] to bring it from left to right.
[Gm] Trees, just like this.
And then of green, you're going to put your pointer finger and your thumb [G] together,
and keep shaking it and bring your other hand down.
[E]
I see [Bb] trees of [Gm] green.
The next part is red.
You bring it right here.
Red roses, [Bb] like this.
Roses from left to right.
Two.
And then I see is like this.
I see [G] them bloom.
Now watch closely.
[Gm] I'm going to go from left to right and put my left hand here and my [Bb] right hand in the back and go,
bloom, [G] three times.
So it goes like this.
I see them bloom.
Two.
Three.
Four.
And put your pointer at [Gm] your temple and pull out.
[N] Four.
Me.
And you.
And I think, [Eb] just one finger, to myself, what a [Bb] wonderful world.
[G] So for world, you're going to put your fingers in threes and rotate it around.
So the whole phrase is, I and I think to myself, what, just pull it straight down, a wonderful world.
One time around, really big, just [Gm] like that.
The next part is, I see skies of [G] blue.
I think, I see, and skies is going to go like this.
Skies, let me see my hand, just a little cup.
Skies of [Gm] blue and clouds, it's going to be like you have really big basketballs and you're rolling them around.
And clouds of white.
What you're going to do is you take your middle finger and your thumb finger and pull it out from right here,
which is like purity coming from your soul, which is white.
And clouds of [G] white.
Here comes the bright, blessed day.
You're going to take your hands and you're going to go bright.
[Gm] Blessed is like this, two thumbs on top of each other, right at your chest.
Blessed and day is like this, you'll take your left hand and your right hand up, up like an L.
Day.
So the bright, blessed day.
[G] The dark, sacred night.
Make a little [Gm] mound, go under it.
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The next part is the colors of the rainbow.
Take four fingers and you go the colors, actually I'm sorry, it's five fingers.
The colors of the [Eb] rainbow, [Bb] which is four fingers, connect them and pull out rainbow.
The colors [G] of the rainbow.
So pretty, which is your hand like this, pretty.
The stars that you see in the sky are also, just back and forth twice, on the faces from right to left of [Eb] people,
which you're going to make little Ks like this.
People twice, and going by.
So of people going [Gm] by.
Next part is, I see friends, like this, friends, shaking hands, you're shaking hands with yourself twice,
saying how, you're going to go how, do you do.
So it's your middle finger, do you do, and then point straight forward.
Then they're really saying, which is coming from your chin, they're really saying, I love you.
It's your pinky, your pointer, [G] and your thumb.
One, two, three.
Now make sure your I love [Gm] you's don't face the ground, because you love the people and not the ground.
So I love you.
The next part is I hear babies cry.
You're going to do everything like you did for I see, except you're going to touch your ear like this.
I hear, and babies goes from left to right, babies cry, [G] I watch them grow.
So what you're going to do with watch, is [Gm] you're going to tap the [G] imaginary thing right here three times.
I watch them grow.
And you're only going to go up to here, okay?
No higher than there.
I watch them grow.
They'll learn, you're going to take information and put it right to your head.
They'll learn, and then much more, you'll put back, much more, than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The last part is yes I think to myself.
You're going to put your pinky and your thumb out, just right in front of you, and you're going to pull back, yes.
Yes, I, [N] I'm sorry that was wrong.
Yes, I think to myself, [Gm] what a wonderful world.
The end.
Hope it goes
Hello everybody, this is Kara and I will go through the signing for What a Wonderful World with you here.
The child will see my kitty cat running around in the back here, but remember that everything I'm going to do is going to be backwards for you, okay?
So when you're practicing this at home, you can pause it and then go the other direction.
So we're going to just start at the very first part, [Eb] which is the very beginning, and it goes like this.
When [Em] you do I see, [Gm] you make fingers like this, put it up to your temple, and then pull it out.
I see.
And then trees goes like this.
You're going to bring your hand here, and then your other hand here, and you're going [Db] to bring it from left to right.
[Gm] Trees, just like this.
And then of green, you're going to put your pointer finger and your thumb [G] together,
and keep shaking it and bring your other hand down.
[E]
I see [Bb] trees of [Gm] green.
The next part is red.
You bring it right here.
Red roses, [Bb] like this.
Roses from left to right.
Two.
And then I see is like this.
I see [G] them bloom.
Now watch closely.
[Gm] I'm going to go from left to right and put my left hand here and my [Bb] right hand in the back and go,
bloom, [G] three times.
So it goes like this.
I see them bloom.
Two.
Three.
Four.
And put your pointer at [Gm] your temple and pull out.
[N] Four.
Me.
And you.
And I think, [Eb] just one finger, to myself, what a [Bb] wonderful world.
[G] So for world, you're going to put your fingers in threes and rotate it around.
So the whole phrase is, I and I think to myself, what, just pull it straight down, a wonderful world.
One time around, really big, just [Gm] like that.
The next part is, I see skies of [G] blue.
I think, I see, and skies is going to go like this.
Skies, let me see my hand, just a little cup.
Skies of [Gm] blue and clouds, it's going to be like you have really big basketballs and you're rolling them around.
And clouds of white.
What you're going to do is you take your middle finger and your thumb finger and pull it out from right here,
which is like purity coming from your soul, which is white.
And clouds of [G] white.
Here comes the bright, blessed day.
You're going to take your hands and you're going to go bright.
[Gm] Blessed is like this, two thumbs on top of each other, right at your chest.
Blessed and day is like this, you'll take your left hand and your right hand up, up like an L.
Day.
So the bright, blessed day.
[G] The dark, sacred night.
Make a little [Gm] mound, go under it.
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The next part is the colors of the rainbow.
Take four fingers and you go the colors, actually I'm sorry, it's five fingers.
The colors of the [Eb] rainbow, [Bb] which is four fingers, connect them and pull out rainbow.
The colors [G] of the rainbow.
So pretty, which is your hand like this, pretty.
The stars that you see in the sky are also, just back and forth twice, on the faces from right to left of [Eb] people,
which you're going to make little Ks like this.
People twice, and going by.
So of people going [Gm] by.
Next part is, I see friends, like this, friends, shaking hands, you're shaking hands with yourself twice,
saying how, you're going to go how, do you do.
So it's your middle finger, do you do, and then point straight forward.
Then they're really saying, which is coming from your chin, they're really saying, I love you.
It's your pinky, your pointer, [G] and your thumb.
One, two, three.
Now make sure your I love [Gm] you's don't face the ground, because you love the people and not the ground.
So I love you.
The next part is I hear babies cry.
You're going to do everything like you did for I see, except you're going to touch your ear like this.
I hear, and babies goes from left to right, babies cry, [G] I watch them grow.
So what you're going to do with watch, is [Gm] you're going to tap the [G] imaginary thing right here three times.
I watch them grow.
And you're only going to go up to here, okay?
No higher than there.
I watch them grow.
They'll learn, you're going to take information and put it right to your head.
They'll learn, and then much more, you'll put back, much more, than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The last part is yes I think to myself.
You're going to put your pinky and your thumb out, just right in front of you, and you're going to pull back, yes.
Yes, I, [N] I'm sorry that was wrong.
Yes, I think to myself, [Gm] what a wonderful world.
The end.
Hope it goes
Key:
Gm
G
Bb
Eb
Em
Gm
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Bb
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hello everybody, this is Kara and I will go through the signing for What a Wonderful World with you here. _
_ The child will see my kitty cat running around in the back here, but remember that everything I'm going to do is going to be backwards for you, okay?
So when you're practicing this at home, you can pause it and then go the other direction.
So we're going to just start at the very first part, [Eb] which is the very beginning, and it goes like this.
When [Em] you do I see, [Gm] you make fingers like this, put it up to your temple, and then pull it out.
I see.
And then trees goes like this.
You're going to bring your hand here, and then your other hand here, and you're going [Db] to bring it from left to right.
_ _ [Gm] Trees, just like this.
And then of green, you're going to put your pointer finger and your thumb [G] together,
and keep shaking it and bring your other hand down.
[E] _ _
I see _ [Bb] trees _ of [Gm] green.
_ The next part is red.
You bring it right here.
Red _ roses, [Bb] like this.
_ Roses from left to right.
Two.
_ _ _ And then I see is like this.
I see [G] them bloom.
Now watch closely.
[Gm] I'm going to go from left to right and put my left hand here and my [Bb] right hand in the back and go,
bloom, [G] three times. _
So it goes like this.
I see them bloom.
Two.
_ Three. _ _
Four.
And put your pointer at [Gm] your temple and pull out.
_ [N] Four.
Me.
And you.
_ _ And I think, [Eb] just one finger, to myself, _ _ what a [Bb] wonderful _ _ world.
_ _ _ [G] So for world, you're going to put your fingers in threes and rotate it around.
So the whole phrase is, I and I think to myself, what, just pull it straight down, a wonderful world.
One time around, really big, just [Gm] like that.
The next part is, I see skies of [G] blue.
I think, _ _ I see, and skies is going to go like this.
_ _ Skies, let me see my hand, just a little cup.
_ Skies of [Gm] blue _ and clouds, it's going to be like you have really big basketballs and you're rolling them around.
And clouds _ _ of white.
What you're going to do is you take your middle finger and your thumb finger and pull it out from right here,
which is like purity coming from your soul, which is white.
And clouds of [G] white.
Here comes the bright, blessed day.
You're going to take your hands and you're going to go bright.
_ [Gm] Blessed is like this, two thumbs on top of each other, right at your chest.
Blessed and day is like this, you'll take your left hand and your right hand up, up like an L.
_ _ Day. _
So the bright, blessed _ day.
_ _ [G] The dark, _ sacred _ night.
Make a little [Gm] mound, _ go under it. _ _
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The next part is the colors of the rainbow.
_ Take four fingers and you go the colors, _ _ actually I'm sorry, it's five fingers.
The colors of the [Eb] rainbow, [Bb] which is four fingers, connect them and pull out rainbow.
_ _ The colors [G] of the rainbow.
So pretty, which is your hand like this, pretty.
The stars that you see _ in the sky _ are _ _ also, just back and forth twice, on the faces from right to left _ of [Eb] people,
which you're going to make little Ks like this.
_ People twice, and going _ _ _ _ by.
_ So of people going [Gm] by.
Next part is, I see friends, _ like this, friends, _ shaking hands, you're shaking hands with yourself twice,
_ saying how, you're going to go how, _ _ do you do.
_ So it's your middle finger, do you do, and then point straight forward. _
Then they're really saying, which is coming from your chin, they're really saying, _ _ I _ love you.
It's your pinky, your pointer, [G] and your thumb.
One, two, three.
Now make sure your I love [Gm] you's don't face the ground, because you love the people and not the ground.
So I love you.
The next part is I hear babies cry.
You're going to do everything like you did for I see, except you're going to touch your ear like this.
_ _ I hear, and babies goes from left to right, _ babies _ _ cry, _ [G] _ I watch them grow.
So what you're going to do with watch, is [Gm] you're going to tap the _ _ _ [G] imaginary thing right here three times.
I watch _ them grow.
And you're only going to go up to here, okay?
No higher than there.
I watch them grow. _
_ _ They'll learn, you're going to take information and put it right to your head.
_ They'll learn, and then much more, you'll put back, much more, _ _ than _ _ I'll _ _ ever know. _ _
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The last part is yes I think to myself.
You're going to put your pinky and your thumb out, just right in front of you, and you're going to pull back, yes.
_ _ Yes, _ I, [N] I'm sorry that was wrong.
_ Yes, I think to myself, [Gm] what a wonderful world.
The end.
Hope it goes
Hello everybody, this is Kara and I will go through the signing for What a Wonderful World with you here. _
_ The child will see my kitty cat running around in the back here, but remember that everything I'm going to do is going to be backwards for you, okay?
So when you're practicing this at home, you can pause it and then go the other direction.
So we're going to just start at the very first part, [Eb] which is the very beginning, and it goes like this.
When [Em] you do I see, [Gm] you make fingers like this, put it up to your temple, and then pull it out.
I see.
And then trees goes like this.
You're going to bring your hand here, and then your other hand here, and you're going [Db] to bring it from left to right.
_ _ [Gm] Trees, just like this.
And then of green, you're going to put your pointer finger and your thumb [G] together,
and keep shaking it and bring your other hand down.
[E] _ _
I see _ [Bb] trees _ of [Gm] green.
_ The next part is red.
You bring it right here.
Red _ roses, [Bb] like this.
_ Roses from left to right.
Two.
_ _ _ And then I see is like this.
I see [G] them bloom.
Now watch closely.
[Gm] I'm going to go from left to right and put my left hand here and my [Bb] right hand in the back and go,
bloom, [G] three times. _
So it goes like this.
I see them bloom.
Two.
_ Three. _ _
Four.
And put your pointer at [Gm] your temple and pull out.
_ [N] Four.
Me.
And you.
_ _ And I think, [Eb] just one finger, to myself, _ _ what a [Bb] wonderful _ _ world.
_ _ _ [G] So for world, you're going to put your fingers in threes and rotate it around.
So the whole phrase is, I and I think to myself, what, just pull it straight down, a wonderful world.
One time around, really big, just [Gm] like that.
The next part is, I see skies of [G] blue.
I think, _ _ I see, and skies is going to go like this.
_ _ Skies, let me see my hand, just a little cup.
_ Skies of [Gm] blue _ and clouds, it's going to be like you have really big basketballs and you're rolling them around.
And clouds _ _ of white.
What you're going to do is you take your middle finger and your thumb finger and pull it out from right here,
which is like purity coming from your soul, which is white.
And clouds of [G] white.
Here comes the bright, blessed day.
You're going to take your hands and you're going to go bright.
_ [Gm] Blessed is like this, two thumbs on top of each other, right at your chest.
Blessed and day is like this, you'll take your left hand and your right hand up, up like an L.
_ _ Day. _
So the bright, blessed _ day.
_ _ [G] The dark, _ sacred _ night.
Make a little [Gm] mound, _ go under it. _ _
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The next part is the colors of the rainbow.
_ Take four fingers and you go the colors, _ _ actually I'm sorry, it's five fingers.
The colors of the [Eb] rainbow, [Bb] which is four fingers, connect them and pull out rainbow.
_ _ The colors [G] of the rainbow.
So pretty, which is your hand like this, pretty.
The stars that you see _ in the sky _ are _ _ also, just back and forth twice, on the faces from right to left _ of [Eb] people,
which you're going to make little Ks like this.
_ People twice, and going _ _ _ _ by.
_ So of people going [Gm] by.
Next part is, I see friends, _ like this, friends, _ shaking hands, you're shaking hands with yourself twice,
_ saying how, you're going to go how, _ _ do you do.
_ So it's your middle finger, do you do, and then point straight forward. _
Then they're really saying, which is coming from your chin, they're really saying, _ _ I _ love you.
It's your pinky, your pointer, [G] and your thumb.
One, two, three.
Now make sure your I love [Gm] you's don't face the ground, because you love the people and not the ground.
So I love you.
The next part is I hear babies cry.
You're going to do everything like you did for I see, except you're going to touch your ear like this.
_ _ I hear, and babies goes from left to right, _ babies _ _ cry, _ [G] _ I watch them grow.
So what you're going to do with watch, is [Gm] you're going to tap the _ _ _ [G] imaginary thing right here three times.
I watch _ them grow.
And you're only going to go up to here, okay?
No higher than there.
I watch them grow. _
_ _ They'll learn, you're going to take information and put it right to your head.
_ They'll learn, and then much more, you'll put back, much more, _ _ than _ _ I'll _ _ ever know. _ _
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The last part is yes I think to myself.
You're going to put your pinky and your thumb out, just right in front of you, and you're going to pull back, yes.
_ _ Yes, _ I, [N] I'm sorry that was wrong.
_ Yes, I think to myself, [Gm] what a wonderful world.
The end.
Hope it goes