How to Play Makin' Whoopee on Ukulele?

Harry Nilsson - Makin' Whoopee can be played in the key of C using the C, Am7, Dm7, G7, F, Fm chords. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Am7, To play Am7, leave G, C, E, A open. For Dm7, To play Dm7, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave 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. 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 Fm, To play Fm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Makin' Whoopee with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Harry Nilsson - Makin’ Whoopee Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Am7, Dm7, G7, F, Fm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Another [C]bride, [Am7]another [Dm7]June [G7] Another [C]sunny [C7]honey[F]moon [Fm] Another [C]season, [Am7]another [Dm7]reason [G7] For makin’ [C]whoopee [C] [Dm7] [G7]

You get some [C]shoes, [Am7]a little [Dm7]rice [G7] The groom’s so [C]nervous [C7]he answers [F]twice [Fm] It’s really [C]thrillin’ [Am7]that he’s so [Dm7]willin’ [G7] For makin’ [C]whoopee [F] [Fm7] [C]

[C7]Picture a little [Dm]love nest [Dm7]Down where the roses [C]cling [C7]Picture that same [Dm]love nest And [Dm7]see what a year will [G7]bring

He’s doin’ [C]dishes [Am7]and baby [Dm7]clothes [G7] He’s so ambi[C]tious, [C7]he even [F]sews [Fm] Just don’t for[C]get, folks, [Am7]that’s what you [Dm7]get, folks, [G7] For makin’ [C]whoopee [C] [Dm7] [G7]

Another [C]year [Am7]or maybe [Dm7]less [G7] What’s this I [C]hear? [C7]Well, can’t you [F]guess? [Fm] She feels [C]neglected [Am7]and he’s [Dm7]suspected [G7] Of makin’ [C]whoopee [C] [Dm7] [G7]

She sits a[C]lone [Am7]‘most every[Dm7]night [G7] He doesn’t [C]phone her, [C7]he doesn’t [F]write [Fm] He says he’s [C]“busy” [Am7]but she says [Dm7]“is he?”[G7] He’s makin’ [C]whoopee [F] [Fm7] [C]

[C7]He doesn’t make much [Dm]money [Dm7]Only a five thousand [C]per [C7]Some judge who thinks he’s [Dm]funny [Dm7]Told him he got to pay six to [G7]her

He says: “Now [C]judge, [Am7]suppose I [Dm7]fail.” [G7] The judge says: “[C]Budge [C7]right into [F]jail! [Fm] You’d better [C]keep her [Am7]I think it’s [Dm7]cheaper[G7] Than makin’ [C]whoopee “ [F] [Fm7] [C]

Artist Harry Nilsson

Album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night

Genres Blues, Jazz

Year 1973

Key C

Harry Nilsson - Makin' Whoopee can be played in the key of C using the C, Am7, Dm7, G7, F, Fm chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Am7, To play Am7, leave G, C, E, A open.
For Dm7, To play Dm7, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave 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.
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 Fm, To play Fm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open.

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

You can play Makin' Whoopee with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.