Introduction
This song is not only fun, but pretty easy!
Video
Oh in the woods there was a tree, the prettiest tree that you ever did see.
Greetings junior ukuleleans, jeff weinberger, coming at you here with a new tutorial.
I'd like to talk about a great old folk song called the green grass grows all around, and this was done by pete, seeger and lots of other folk people.
It's a really cool song.
It has an echo part in it that makes it fun so that when you sing it um one group of people would sing, oh in the woods, and then the other group of people would answer that.
Oh in the woods, so maybe a group over here would say, oh in the woods and the group over here would sing o in the woods there was a tree.
There was a tree, the prettiest tree, the prettiest tree that you ever did see that you ever did see.
So there's the echo part, those first few lines and then the tree in the ground and the green grass grows all around all around and the green grass goes all around.
We just sing that together um, but the echo parts are oh in the woods.
Oh in the woods there was a tree.
There was a tree, the prettiest tree, the prettiest tree that you ever did see that you ever did see and then we sing together the tree and the ground and the green grass grows all around all around and the green grass grows all around.
So then the song gets more complicated because you add one more thing every time.
The second verse you have and on that tree and on that tree there was a limb.
There was a lip, the prettiest limb, the prettiest slim that you ever did see that you ever did see and the limb on the tree and the tree and the ground and the green grass grows all around all around the green grass scrolls all around.
So you have two things to remember: you got to remember about the limb and the tree and then the next verse.
We have a limb, we have a branch and we have the tree.
Then we have a branch and a nest and a limb and a tree in the ground.
It gets so that you have so many items to remember.
It gets a little tough to remember, but it's really good for your brain to try to remember all all these lyrics, all right.
Let's learn the chords on the ukulele there's only two of them.
That's pretty fortunate! It's just c and g7 like a lot of children's music, cng7 little liza, jane and songs like that.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Songs that we'll probably go over in these videos but c and g7 are two really essential chords that if you want to play ukulele, you kind of have to know them.
So, let's check them out see we have zero zero, zero.
Three pressing our third finger.
Our ring finger finger one two, three third finger: not your pinky, not finger number four, but finger number three! You press it down on the a string.
Third fret you're, trying to press it down.
So it's right behind the fret see that it's not way back here way behind the fret.
It's not.
On top of the fret, none of those would sound very good, but when you press down right behind the fret sounds great, it's nice and clear.
So that's what we want for our c chord g7 is 0 to 1 2., that's the other chord! I have a chord changing trick for you, some of you that know me have already heard this trick, but those of you that don't know me here's how you change easily from c to g7 and g7 back to c.
You simply drag your c chord.
The third finger that you're pressing down on your c chord.
You simply drag it back to the second fret.
Then you add the other two fingers that you need for the g7 chord to get from g7 to c you do the opposite! You lift those two fingers that you don't need for the c chord and you slide your third finger back up to the third fret for c.
So that makes for a really easy, quick and smooth chord change from c to g7 and g7 back to c.
You can go really fast that way and it's less effort.
So there's a trick for you.
I hope you remember c to g7 g7 to c you can even play a little tchaikovsky with that trick, all right so green grass, let's play a verse together and then we'll talk about the strum.
Here we go.
Oh in the woods there was a tree, the prettiest tree, so you can see that the g7 chord comes in in a certain place.
We have c all in the woods.
There was a tree.
The prettiest tree that you ever did see.
That's where g7 comes in after that you ever did see kind of tell from the notes that we're singing that the chords do something different there, and indeed they go to a g7 chord, so um that strum I was doing.
That would be really effective if you wanted to copy that strum just do three strums after you sing, oh in the wood strums from strum strum, there was a tree strong, strum, strum scrub, prettiest tree strum, strum strum that you ever did see strum strums from strong, except it's on a g7 chord this time.
But then we go back to c the tree and the ground and the green grass grows.
I like to throw a g7 at the end there, so green grass grows all around all around and the green grass grows.
You can do it on a round or you can do it just on the left and the green grass grows all around just there.
You can change to g7 folk songs get changed over the years.
A folk song maybe is written in a certain year and then 10 years later it changes a little people change the lyrics they mess with the chords a little and then, by the time we hear it 50 years later or 100 years later, the song has a lot of different versions.
So this is my version.
Don't think that this is exactly how pete seeger did it or exactly how you might hear it if you go on youtube and check it out, I'll, leave a link right down below uh to a possibly a video or a recording of pete seeger singing this song, and that way you can hear how the chords might change and how the lyrics might change over the years.
But essentially it's the same song.
We just tweak it a little bit for our own purposes here in 2020, okay, so let's do a round together.
Let's do the verse that has the limb, the branch and the tree and the ground of course.
So here is the words be before we actually sing it together and on that limb there was a branch, the prettiest branch that you ever did see the branch on the limb and the limb on the tree and the tree on the ground and the green grass grows all around all around green grass grows all around all right.
Let's do it together.
Here we go one two three and on that limb, and on that lip there was a branch.
There was a the prettiest branch that you ever did see that you only did see and the branch on.
So that's how the chords work with the lyrics.
That's how the lyrics work.
We have to remember all those things: the limb, the branch, the tree and the ground.
Four things to remember: let's do it again this time, I'm going to wait a little longer at the end, to change to my g7 chord I'll, try to do it a little more like an older version of this song that you might have heard back in the 50s or the 60s.
Here we go and on that limb there was a branch that wasn't the prettiest branch, the prettiest, so they have the g7 chord.
Green grass grows all around that kind of sounds right today to to my ear.
But you know it depends on what you want to do with this song.
It's a folk song and you can change it a little bit in fact, at sweetland school this past school year we changed the words um a lot.
We talked about a lot of things besides pawns and trees, and we had all of our own lyrics, so you can take a song and customize it yourself and make it kind of your own song.
That's a really creative and fun thing to do: okay, junior ukuleleans! I hope you enjoyed that feel free to subscribe to this channel and that way you'll be notified.
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Let's check it out, let's learn a new song and I try to do these about once a week or so hope you're having fun with these.
I hope you've been enjoying this this summer and I hope, when we go back to school in the fall that I still will have lots of time to show you lots of songs.
Okay, junior ukuleles, you take care, I will catch you later, bye-bye.
FAQs
Where the green grass grew all around? ›
"And the Green Grass Grew All Around", also known as "The Green Grass Grew All Around" or "And the Green Grass Grows All Around", is a traditional Appalachian folk song that was first noted in 1877 in Miss M. H. Mason's book Nursery Rhymes and Country Songs, but is likely to be much older.
What is the proverb about green grass? ›“The Grass Is Greener on the Other Side” Definition
When someone says the grass is greener on the other side, they mean the things we don't have seem better than the things we have. In other words, we are always tempted by and envious of what other people have. Sometimes, the old saying refers to certain situations.
Little birdie in the tree, in the tree, in the tree, Little birdie in the tree, sing a song for me. Little snow bird in the tree, in the tree, in the tree, Little snow bird in the tree, sing a song for me.
Who made the original song Grazing in the Grass? ›"Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
What songs did the grassroots have? ›| Release date | Title / A-side | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "The River Is Wide" | Lovin' Things |
| "I'd Wait a Million Years" | Leaving It All Behind | |
| "Heaven Knows" |
What Are the 4 Basic Ukulele Chords? To play the most songs, the most important basic chords for the ukulele to learn are C chord, D chord, G chord, and Em chord. These set you up to play a ton of songs, and each of them is easy to learn.
How is B7 in ukulele? ›To play the B7 chord, perform a barre by pressing your index finger on the top g-string, E-string, and bottom-A string on the 2nd fret and middle finger on the 3rd fret of the C-string.
What finger do you strum a ukulele with? ›For the most part, you will strum the ukulele with your index finger. If you want to create a rounder sound, you can use your thumb. However, using your index finger is appropriate for most chords.
Is it easy to learn ukulele? ›Is the ukulele an easy instrument to learn? YES! The ukulele is a great first instrument because it only has four strings, frets make it easy to play in tune, and it is easy to play lead lines or rhythm parts on any song. Don't make beginner mistakes!
Is high G or low G better for ukulele? ›Most ukulele players would agree that high G tuning best represents the way a traditional ukulele sounds. The high G-string gives it the bright, happy sound that is generally what people associate with the instrument. A ukulele tuned to low G, on the other hand, has a bit of a warmer, mellower sound.
What Bible verse is green grass? ›
Psalms 23:2 In-Context
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need. 2 He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.
"Green is the fresh emblem of well founded hopes. In blue the spirit can wander, but in green it can rest." "An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind." "A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wounds green."
Is grass in the Bible? ›All Flesh is as Grass, and all the Glory of Man, as the Flower of Grass. The Grass withereth, and the Flower thereof falleth away: But the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.
What is the grass metaphor? ›Whitman continues the metaphor of seeing grass as the rebirth of the dead into the cyclical nature of life. He makes this a hopeful message by saying that death is actually “luckier” than life.
What is the grass a child said? ›A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he.
What is the grass poem meaning? ›'Grass' by Carl Sandburg is a deeply moving poem that addresses the horrors of war and human kind's responsibility to never forget them. In the first lines of 'Grass,' the speaker, grass, asks that it be allowed to do its job and cover up the bodies and history soaked battlefields around the world.
What is the lucky bird rhyme? ›You'll have no luck if you don't get up, So lucky bird, lucky bird, chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck.” The first comers – the lucky birds – were given a sixpence, and any after that, a threepenny bit. Please will you give us a New Year's gift.
What is the short story of the song of the tree? ›Song of the Trees is a 1975 story by author Mildred Taylor and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It was the first of her highly acclaimed series of books about the Logan family. The novella follows the time Mr. Anderson tried to cut down the trees on the Logan family's land.
What is the bird and tree quote? ›“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”
What does Grazing in the Grass mean? ›Graze means "to feed on grass" as sheep, horses, cows, do in a meadow — they eat a little at a time, but constantly. People sometimes graze too, munching on small snacks all day long instead of having a real meal. It also means “to touch lightly,” like when I pitch a baseball to you — and I accidentally hit your arm.
Who originally wrote the Green, Green Grass of Home? ›
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr., and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by Porter Wagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the Country chart.
What did the song Grazing in the Grass mean? ›This version has lyrics about digging the mellow scene while grazing in the grass. The lyric was written by group leader Harry Elston, who was inspired by the many cows he saw from the tour bus when he was riding with Ray Charles' revue.
What is the biggest hit by the grass roots? ›| 1 | Let's Live for Today |
|---|---|
| 2 | Where Were You When I Needed You |
| 3 | Things I Should Have Said |
| 4 | Midnight Confessions |
| 5 | The River Is Wide |
In the United States, an early use of the phrase "grassroots and boots" was thought to have been coined by Senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge of Indiana, who said of the Progressive Party in 1912, "This party has come from the grass roots. It has grown from the soil of people's hard necessities".
What does Grass Roots mean in music? ›Plays nicely with others Occupies an important role within its local community and is open to further networking. A Grassroots Music Venue displays some or all of these characteristics, dependent upon factors such as location, economic climate, or seasonal variations.
What is the hardest chord ukulele? ›The E major chord on ukulele is infamous for being the hardest chord to play on ukulele.
What are the most played ukulele chords? ›C, F and G7 are the most common and widely used ukulele chords, period. They allow you to play hundreds of songs in the key of C, including I-V7 and I-IV-V7. The key of C is the most common key for Elementary music.
What is the easiest chord on the ukulele? ›C is the easiest chord to learn on the ukulele. Moreover, it's your “home base” when playing a song, meaning you should always end a song with this chord to make it feel complete. Use your ring finger (3rd finger) and place it on the 3rd fret of the bottom string (1st string).
What notes should my ukulele strings be? ›The standard tuning for a ukulele (from the bottom string to the top string) is G-C-E-A. This means that each open string produces the associate note, from the bottom G string to the C string, E string, and A string. On a concert ukulele, these notes are specifically G4-C4-E4-A4.
What string is F on A ukulele? ›For the F chord, you will be pressing two strings (the G string and the E string).
What does V mean in ukulele? ›
v or ~ = Vibrato - Vibrato is that shimmery wobbly effect you get by effectively shaking the string. Its usually achieved by holding the fretted string and rocking the finger up and down or side to side.
Is G higher than E on A ukulele? ›It's important to understand that other tunings will alter the notes on the fretboard. Standard tuning for the ukulele is G-C-E-A. The G is the “top” string, (the one that is closest to your face while holding the ukulele), and then you have C, E, A in descending order.
Is it OK to strum a ukulele with your thumb? ›The thumb can often create the warmest and most tender sounds of the ukulele. Some players even play exclusively with the thumb! Practice good thumb technique by applying pressure on the G string, then following through the rest of the strings.
Should you use a pick on a ukulele? ›it is perfectly fine to use a pick for a different sound. More players today are playing melodies on the uke, or adapting rock songs and other styles to the uke. So if a song or style demands a pick, then by all means go for it! Ukuleles have nylon strings, so you won't need a super heavy pick.
What is a good price for a ukulele? ›Budget: Around $50. Beginner: $50 to $150. Mid-Level: $150 to $500. High-End: $500 and Up.
Are you too old to learn ukulele? ›The simple answer to this question is NO, you are never too old to learn music or to play an instrument.
How do I make my ukulele sound deeper? ›By tuning the top g-string down an octave, you add five additional notes to the bottom of the ukulele's range of pitch. This produces a fuller, deeper sound to the ukulele. Often times, people prefer the low G tuning on a tenor sized ukulele versus a soprano or concert sized (read more about ukulele sizes).
What is the best action height for ukulele? ›Depending on the ukulele, we like to set the action at 2.5mm to 3.0mm in height. This is the distance between the strings and the 12th fret. If the strings are too high, the instrument becomes uncomfortable to play, if the strings are too low, it can cause fret buzz.
What village was the green green grass filmed? ›| The Green Green Grass | |
|---|---|
| Production locations | Oakham, Shropshire, England |
| Running time | 29x 30 minutes 1x 40 minutes 1x 45 minutes 1x 50 minutes |
| Production company | Shazam Productions |
| Release | |
Unnamed experts from the reputable NZIG (New Zealand Institute of Greatness) identified several pseudo-scientific reasons why New Zealand has the greenest grass on earth, and why New Zealand may be the greatest place on earth.
Who sang the green grass grew all around? ›
Who wrote green grass grew all around? ›Song: And the Green Grass Grew All Around written by Harry Von Tilzer, William Jerome | SecondHandSongs.
Who owns the house in Green Green Grass? ›Only Fools and Horses fans have the chance to own the 'Green Green Grass' of home belonging to car dealer Boycie - but only if they have £1.5m to spare.
How old is Green Green Grass? ›"Green Green Grass" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. It was released on 22 April 2022, as the second single from Ezra's third studio album Gold Rush Kid.
Whose house is in The Green Green Grass? ›The Green Green Grass was the first British comedy series to be filmed entirely in high definition. Location scenes in The Green Green Grass are filmed at the real-life home of John Challis, the actor who portrays Boycie.
What is the greenest country in the Americas? ›Costa Rica, known worldwide for its environmental stewardship, is the region's greenest nation.
What state has the greenest land? ›The state ranked at No. 1 is neither on a lake nor ocean, but it stands at the top of WalletHub's list – Vermont. The Green Mountain State was deemed the greenest state with an overall score of 78.44, along with high rankings in environmental quality and eco-friendly behaviors.
What was the Green Green Grass a spin off of? ›From Peckham and beyond
The Green Green Grass was created and initially written by John Sullivan, as a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses. The series ran for four series and three Christmas specials shown between 2005 and 2009.
Al Green, byname of Albert Greene, (born April 13, 1946, Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.), American singer-songwriter who was the most popular performer of soul music in the 1970s.
How many episodes of Green Green Grass was made? ›
Who originally wrote grazing in the grass? ›"Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
When did Tom Jones recorded Green, Green Grass of Home? ›| Green, Green Grass of Home | |
|---|---|
| Recorded | 1966 |
| Label | Decca |
| Producer | Peter Sullivan |
| Tom Jones (Decca) chronology | |