The Ukulele Blues’

• This piece was written by Mr J. Shepherd and is used with his permission. ubchris

• It features chords and tab playing together.

• It's a basic 12 bar blues pattern with an instrumental break in the middle.

• If you fancy having a go at writing your own 12 Bar Blues Song...then click here...

• If you would like to try writing a 12 Bar Blues Riff...then please click here....

C

Woke up this morning and I’m feelin’ blue

C                            C7

I don’t really know what to do

               F           F7

I got the blues.

                           C

I got the ukulele blues.

        G7                                     F7

And worst of all I got to go to school

                           C

I got the ukulele blues

C

Woke up this morning and I’m feelin’ blue

C                            C7

I don’t really know what to do

               F           F7

I got the blues.

                           C

I got the ukulele blues.

        G7                                     F7

And worst of all I got to go to school

                           C

I got the ukulele blues

Writing a Blues Riff.

• Fancy writing your own 12 Bar Blues riff to go with your own 12 Bar Blues song?

• First, try playing the Blues Scale below - these are the notes we're going to choose from...

• Next take a look at the 'Riff Planner...'

Riff Planner

• In the boxes, choose 2 or 3 notes from the blues scale and add those to the existing note

• Each box has a chord name at the top

• Every time you come to a bar with the same chord name, copy the notes from the same box.

• There's an example below.

• Download your copy of the Riff planner here...

Example Riff Planner.