Learn How To Play 'I'm Yours' On The Uke

In this easy tutorial, learn how to play I'm Yours by Jason Mraz on the ukulele. Super easy chords for beginners uke players!

This song is an excellent choice for a first-timer uke player. You only need four chords and a simple strumming pattern to play it. It's easy and fun, and everyone will know it.

And isn't that what we want in our lives? To be able to play songs that other people want to sing along with? Let's take a look at what you'll need to give this song a go on your Uke. :)

Easy Chord Progressions

This is probably one of the first songs people think of when they think of a pop song with a ukulele. It's great for beginners because it only has four easy chords: C, G, Am, and F. There's an occasional D7 chord thrown in there, but you can leave it out if you want to keep it real simple. :)

It uses the same chord sequence throughout most of the song. If you're not familiar with those chords, check out my Complete Ukulele Beginner Course. You'll have everything you need to start playing this tiny magical instrument!

💡 To help guide you're playing, count along and ease into it. Increase your tempo as you get more comfortable with the rhythm and feel. :)

Extra Tips

While the chords aren't complex for this song, pay attention to your strumming! You want to feel into this one and make it groovy. The thing that makes it groove is that we accent beats two and four by strumming those beats harder than the others.

The original is in the key of B, but this version is in C, so if you want to play along with the original guitar recording, put a capo at the 11th fret. But be warned, this will make all of the chords tricky to play unless you've got itty bitty fingers! And, if you've got a slightly deeper singing range, this will make it challenging to sing way up there!

Want to learn I'm Yours on the guitar? I got a lesson for that too, but it suits more intermediate players - you'll need barre chords for the guitar version!