The guitar prince himself continues to amaze me with his astounding back catalogue. He is an absolute baller on the 6 string so transferring his music onto the 4 string is often difficult. This song, however, was effortless. Let’s learn to play Waiting On The World To Change on the ukulele.
What Are We Learning To Play?
Below is a video of what you will be able to play by the end of this post.Â
Ukulele Tabs
We open up with a simple set of chords. I’m using a low G in the video but the main riff is played on the bottom three strings so it works on a high G fine. This song has a super laid back feel but its still important to listen out for when to play each lick. The parts in blue are just some embellishments I added, if you are struggling to play them, don’t worry about it.
A |---------2------|-2----2--------|-0----0--2------|-2----2--------|
E |-2----2--2------|-3----3--2-----|-0----0--2------|-3----3--2-----|
C |-2----2--2------|-2----2--2-----|-1----1--2------|-2----2--2-----|
G |-2----2--4------|---------2-----|-2----2--4------|---------2-----|
A |-5----5-2----------------5----|---------2---------5-----|
E |-5----5-2--2h3-3---2h3-5------|-2p0-2-5-2---2h3-5-------|
C |-6----6-2--2h4-4-----------2--|---------2-----------2---|
G |------------------------------|-------------------------|