HERE COMES THE SUN by The Beatles
Ukulele arrangement by Cynthia Lin, http://cynthialin.com/ukulele
Tutorial video at http://youtube.com/cynthialinmusic
fingerpicking and island strum
INTRO picking riff:
(chords) G C D
(Ring) A--2–2---0-2-|-----2-0-------|-3-2-0-------|-0-------0-----|
(Middle) E--3---3-----|-3-------3---3-|-0-----3---3-|-2-0-2-3---3---|
(Index) C--2---------|---2-------2---|-0-------0---|-2-----------2-|
(Thumb) G--0---------|---------------|-0-----------|-2-------------|
G C D second line
A--2–2---0-2-|----2-0-------|-3-2-0-------|-0-------| is same as
E--3---3-----|-3------3---3-|-0-----3---3-|-2-------| first except
C--2---------|---2------2---|-0-------0---|-2-------| we stop on
G--0---------|--------------|-0-----------|-2-------| the D chord
CHORUS (island strum + chorus picking riff) doo doo doo doo
G A––2--–––––0-––2--|
Here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo >>>>>> E--––––3------––––|
C A7 G C--------––––––––-|
Here comes the sun, And i say its alright G--------––––––––-|
{chorus picking riff - based on G chord shape}
A--------0-----0-|-----0-----0---------|
E------3-----3---|---3-----3---3-2-0---|
C--2-4-----2-----|-0-----2-----------2-|
G----------------|---------------------|
VERSE 1 (island strum)
G G C D
Little darling, it's been a long, cold, lonely winter
G G C D
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
CHORUS + extra fill #1 doo doo doo doo
G A––2--–––––0-––2--|
Here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo >>>>>> E--––––3------––––|
C A7 G C--------––––––––-|
Here comes the sun, And i say its alright G--------––––––––-|
{chorus picking riff - based on G chord shape}
A--------0-----0-|-----0-----0---------|
E------3-----3---|---3-----3---3-2-0---|
C--2-4-----2-----|-0-----2-----------2-|
G----------------|---------------------|
{extra fill #1}
G D
A--2–2---0-2-----|-0-------0-----|
E--3---3-----3-0-|-2-0-2-3---3---|
C--2-------------|-2-----------2-|
G--0-------------|-2-------------|
VERSE 2 (island strum)
G G C D
Little darling, the smiles returning to their faces
G G C D
Little darling, it seems like years since its been here
CHORUS + extra fill #2
doo doo doo doo
G A––2--–––––0-––2--|
Here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo >>>>>> E--––––3------––––|
C A7 G C--------––––––––-|
Here comes the sun, And i say its alright G--------––––––––-|
{chorus picking riff - based on G chord shape}
A--------0-----0-|-----0-----0---------|
E------3-----3---|---3-----3---3-2-0---|
C--2-4-----2-----|-0-----2-----------2-|
G----------------|---------------------|
{extra fill #2}
G D D + lead-in
A--2–2---0-2-----|-0-0-------0-|
E--3---3-----3-0-|-2-2-----2---|
C--2-------------|-2-2---2-----|
G--0-------------|-2-2---------|
BRIDGE (pick 3x, strum 3x)
Bb F C G (island strum) D7//(2 hits) + lead-in
A--------|-------|-------3---| -----0-|
E------1-|-----1-|-----0---0-| ---2---|
C----2---|---0---|---0-------| -2-----|
G--3-----|-2-----|-0---------| -------|
(pick 2x with singing)
Bb F C G (island strum) D7//(2 hits) + lead-in
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
A--------|-------|-------3---| -----0-|
E------1-|-----1-|-----0---0-| ---2---|
C----2---|---0---|---0-------| -2-----|
G--3-----|-2-----|-0---------| -------|
(downstrum on beats 2x)
Bb(3 strums) F(3 strums) C(5 strums) G (island strum) D7 (dudud) + lead-in
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
(downstrum on beats last time into INTERLUDE )
[ INTERLUDE - island strum]
Bb F C G (island strum) [ D D D7 D7 ]
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
VERSE 3 (island strum)
G G C D
Little darling, I feel the ice is slowly melting
G G C D
Little darling, it feels like years since its been clear
doo doo doo doo
CHORUS x2 A––2--–––––0-––2--|
G E--––––3------––––|
Here comes the sun, doo doo doo doo >>>>>> C--------––––––––-|
C A7 G G--------––––––––-|
Here comes the sun, And i say its alright
{chorus picking riff - based on G chord shape}
A--------0-----0-|-----0-----0---------|
E------3-----3---|---3-----3---3-2-0---|
C--2-4-----2-----|-0-----2-----------2-|
G----------------|---------------------|
CODA
G
Its alright
{coda chorus riff - slightly different ending}
D D (2 strums)
A--------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-0-|
E------3-----3---|---3-----3---3-2-2-2-|
C--2-4-----2-----|-0-----2---------2-2-|
G----------------|-----------------2-2-|
{final bridge riff with full strum on first beat}
Bb F C G (one strum)
A--1-----|-0-----|-3-----3---|
E--1---1-|-1---1-|-0---0---0-|
C--2-2---|-0-0---|-0-0-------|
G--3-----|-2-----|-0---------|
