My son started ukulele this year (he’s 7) and really wants to learn “Rudolph” for Christmas. I quickly ran through the song in my head and figured out the chords … and they are soooooooooooo easy, following a few predictable patterns.

My wife got in on the action when we started up ‘family band’ once again at my son’s request; she wanted something visual to practice with, so I whipped up this ‘cheat sheet’ which includes just the chords above the words that the chords change on (technically not breaking any copyright laws this way as chord progressions are not copyrightable and I’ve only put key words in from the lyrics).

I thought others might enjoy this and I’d bet if you’ve learned these chords you can commit it to memory in minutes.

This song is in AABA or 32-bar form (‘Over the Rainbow’ form). An A-section is stated, then repeated with different words, followed by a B-section with contrasting music, and then another A-section (sometimes new words, as in this song, or a repeat of previous lyrics). The A-sections of this song contain just two chords, C & G7 (usually some of the first chords ukulele players learn). The B-section is a little more involved, cycling through F C G7 C G Bdim D7 & G7 … if you’re new to any of these chords, I’d suggest cycling through these a number of times (I imagine that would be the bulk of any practice you might need on this song).

Want the ChordPro code to format this in the editor of your choice? Here you go:

{title: "Rudolph" Memorization Cheat Sheet}
{artist: FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY}

[C]Rudolph ... [G7]nose ... [C]glows ... [G7]names ...
[C]games ...

<br>
[F]Then ... [C]Christmas ... [G7]Santa ... [C]say ...
[G]Rudolph ... [Bdim]nose ... [D7]won't ... [G7]sleigh ...

<br>
[C]Then ... [G7]glee ... histo[C]ry ...
[G7]You'll ... histo[C]ry.

{comment: Formatted by M. Ryan Taylor of UkulelePlay.com}

If you’re looking for traditional sheet music with ukulele chords for Rudolph, look no further: Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer Lead with Ukulele Chord Diagrams

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