p During the pandemic of 2020-2021 an initial list of 20 old timey songs I wanted to sing grew to these 132 traditional and folk songs, spirituals, shanties, gospel, country, bluegrass and work songs from the American, English, Irish, Scottish, Hawaiian and other traditions, all from 1926 and earlier, compiled by a fellow beginner. Yes. I have much to learn. And ain't that great.pp The first songs I learned on the ukulele were the ones I use in daily prayer, found now in strongemFr. Steve's Three-Finger Chord Ukulele Hymnsemstrong ISBN 978-1-937081-65-2, IDJC Press, 2018, 2019. pp I call them strongemThree-Finger Chordsemstrong because they are formed using only the index, middle, and ring fingers of the left hand or the right hand for left-handed ukers. I have not given up on the more difficult chords, but this lets me play these songs in the meantime. pp If you are a total beginner, see the back cover for eight suggested steps, one at a time. The best advice I was given from the begi