In this video by U Can Uke, we show you have to play the hit Cranberries song “Zombie” on Ukulele or Uke.
Cranberries’ signature song ‘Zombie’ was released in 1994 as part of their second studio album “No Need to Argue,” and it reached high chart positions around the world, including the top 10 in multiple countries.
Check out our free Ukulele Tabs page, which of course features “Zombie”
How to Play Zombie on the Ukulele
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hey there and welcome to ‘UCanUke’ where each week i’m releasing new song tutorials so that you can learn how to play the ukulele with success so if you don’t want to miss a lesson then hit that subscribe button like this video and get ready to play zombie by the cranberries now before we can play this song we first make sure that our ukulele is in the standard tuning of gce by the way if you need help tuning your ukulele then make sure that you check out my online ukulele tuner video next there’s four chords that we need to know in order to play this song and those chords are e minor c major g major and d major if you know how to play those four chords then great job feel free to skip ahead to the later portion of this lesson so the first chord that we’re gonna learn is e minor to play that take your first finger press down on the first string of the second fret take your second finger press down on the second string of the third fret and then take your third finger and press down on the third string of the fourth fret this is e minor our next chord is c major to play that
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just take your third finger and press down on the first string of the third fret this is c major our next chord is g major to play that take your first finger press down on the third string of the second fret take your second finger press down on the first string of the second fret then take your third finger and press down on the second string of the third fret this is g major and our last chord for this song is d major to play that take your second finger press down on the fourth string on the second fret take your third finger press down on the third string of the second fret then take your fourth finger and press down on the second string of the second fret this is d major now we’re gonna learn the chord progression for this entire song it’s just gonna be e minor for eight beats c major for eight beats g major for eight beats and d major for eight beats let’s play through that chord progression now by bringing out each chord one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three
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four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight now we’re gonna learn the strumming pattern for this entire song it’s just gonna be down down down down up pause up down up down down up let’s play that string pattern now on the e minor chord down down down down up pause up down up down down down down down down up pause up down up down down up down down down down pause up down up down down down down down down up pause down up down down up
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and now let’s play that string pattern with the chord progression one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight now that we know the chords the chord progression and the streaming pattern let’s put it all together with the lyrics and play through zombies
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taken and the violence caused such silence who are we mistaken but you see it’s not me it’s not my family in your head in your head they are fighting with their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns in your head in your head they are crying in [Music] what’s in your head [Music]
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and to finish this song we’re just going to down strum on an e minor chord now if you want to play through the rest of the song then check out my play along video for zombie and that’s how you play zombie by the cranberries thank you so much for watching this video i hope it brings you success and learning how to play the ukulele special thanks my friends at sunstar music for allowing me to showcase their ukulele in this video i’m going to leave a link in the description box below so you can check out their products again don’t forget to subscribe as always keep practicing and keep playing because you can uke
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