How to Play If I Had a Hammer on Ukulele?

Peter, Paul and Mary - If I Had a Hammer can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play If I Had a Hammer with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Peter, Paul and Mary - If I Had a Hammer Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Oooo [Am]oooo [F]oooo [G7]oooo [C]Oooo [Am]oooo [F]oooo [G7]oooo [C]Oooo [Am]oooo [F]oooo

If [G7]I had a [C]ha[Am]am[F]mer I’d [G7]hammer in the [C]mo[Am]or[F]ning I’d [G7]hammer in the [C]e[Am]eve[F]ning all over this [G7]land [G7]I’d hammer out [C]danger, I’d hammer out a [Am]warning [Am]I’d hammer out [F]love be[C]tween my [F]brothers and my [C]sisters [F]All[C] [G7]ll over this [C]land [Am] [F] [G7]

[C]Oooo [Am]oooo [F]oooo If [G7]I had a [C]bell [Am] [F] I’d [G7]ring it in the [C]mo[Am]or[F]ning I’d [G7]ring it in the [C]e[Am]eve[F]ning all over this [G7]land [G7]I’d ring out [C]danger, I’d ring out a [Am]warning [Am]I’d ring out [F]love be[C]tween my [F]brothers and my [C]sisters [F]All[C] [G7]ll over this [C]land [Am] [F] [G7]

[C]Oooo [Am]oooo I [F]oooo If [G7]I had a [C]song [Am] [F] I’d [G7]sing it in the [C]mo[Am]or[F]ning I’d [G7]sing it in the [C]e[Am]eve[F]ning all over this [G7]land [G7]I’d sing out [C]danger, I’d sing out a [Am]warning [Am]I’d sing out [F]love be[C]tween my [F]brothers and my [C]sisters [F]All[C] [G7]ll over this [C]land [Am] [F] [G7]

[C]Oooo [Am]oooo [F]oooo Well [G7]I got a [C]ha[Am]am[F]mer And [G7]I got a [C]bell [Am] [F] And [G7]I got a [C]song to sing, [F]all over this [G7]land [G7]It’s the hammer of [C]justice, it’s the bell of [Am]freeee[Am]dom It’s the song about [F]love be[C]tween my [F]brothers and my [C]sisters [F]All[C] [G7]ll over this [C]land [Am] [F]

It’s the [G7]hammer of [C]justice, it’s the bell of [Am]freeee[Am]dom It’s the song about [F]love be[C]tween my [F]brothers and my [C]sisters [F]All[C] [G7]ll over this [C]la[F]a[C]and [C] [G7] [C]

Artist Peter, Paul and Mary

Album Peter, Paul and Mary

Genres Folk

Year 1962

Key C

Peter, Paul and Mary - If I Had a Hammer can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, leave G open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play If I Had a Hammer with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.