L2 - DEM BONES
DEM BONES was composed by the Johnson brothers back in the 1920s and first released by The Famous Myers Jubilee Singers in 1928.
Both a long biblical version and a shortened simplified, (Ukulele friendly) version of the song are widely known. You will explore the simplified version but with a key change! At this level - feel free to explore and add some alternative chords or the CAGE PICKING pattern.
Both a long biblical version and a shortened simplified, (Ukulele friendly) version of the song are widely known. You will explore the simplified version but with a key change! At this level - feel free to explore and add some alternative chords or the CAGE PICKING pattern.
DEM BONES - PDF DOWNLOADS
This song can be played all the way through using just two chords: C and G7.
To add a little more variety, we’ll introduce a key change halfway through the song using D and A7.
You can also experiment with some alternative chord positions to give the song a different sound. Once you’re comfortable with the basic chord shapes, try using the CAGE picking pattern — it works really well with this song and adds extra movement to your playing.
To add a little more variety, we’ll introduce a key change halfway through the song using D and A7.
You can also experiment with some alternative chord positions to give the song a different sound. Once you’re comfortable with the basic chord shapes, try using the CAGE picking pattern — it works really well with this song and adds extra movement to your playing.
LEFT HANDED PLAYERS DOWNLOAD THESE PDFS:
AUDIO
DEM BONES: Have a listen to the raw track with just the basic chords & vocals w/click track @ 120BPM
Click on the button below to download the full song to help with practice when offline. Try singing along too!
VIDEO TUTORIALS
GET CREATIVE: Try out some alternative chords or adding the CAGE Finger picking pattern to the basic chords.
DEM BONES - STRUMMING & CHORDS: C - G7 | D - A7
This song has a very basic, repetitive strumming style and a key change from C to D half way through.