Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (Tab and Chords)
June 7, 2009
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (Chords)
Here it is. Due to popular demand (i.e. to stop people requesting it). And also due to the fact that the other versions on line keep it in the original key of B. It makes more sense, for beginners in particular, to move all the chords up a fret so it’s in the more uke-friendly key of C. So if you want to play along with the original, tune down half a step.
I’ve based the chords and tabs on the version in the video (which seems to have survived the cull). It’s very similar to the album version but there are some differences in the intro (and the lyrics but it’s not like they were the world’s ‘bestest’ to begin with).
Suggested Strumming
The strumming in this version (and Aldrine’s version) goes like this:
(d) (u) d – (d) (u) d -
With the strums in brackets being muted strums.
But that’s a little sparse if you are playing the uke by itself. So you could go with.
d u d u d u d u
Emphasizing the second and fourth beats.
Twiddly Bits
Here’s the intro as it’s played
But if you’re doing a solo version it’s easy to fill in the chords in between these parts.
woodshed ur such a fag y wud u do this u suck sellout
Good tab. Just wondering, what’s the ease of putting it up a semitone?
Jimmy: Ha ha. Guilty! It officially got quicker to tab it out than reply to all the requests.
The semitone shift makes it possible to use open chords (useful because most people wanting to learn this are newbies). It also makes the B in the guitar lick accessible.
Hi Woodshed, I’m afraid to ask but do you accept requests?
I’ve looked around but couldn’t find a sure answer :/
But would you consider Meiko’s “under my bed?”
or really all of her songs, just kidding, but i’d think you’d like her.
She sort of in the bright eyes to priscilla ahn region
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFJby0MVW4A
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Becca: Sorry, I only do requests for ukulele songs now.
Sesso: Don’t worry, I’ve already had my divine retribution for this post. I ended up in hospital last night. Coincidence? I think not.
I heard this song for the first time on Saturday. (yeah, I’m living under a rock and quite happy about it)
I was in a mega-store (haven’t been in one of those for months, either- ewww!) shopping for the Ukulele World Congress.
Al, I hope all is well.
Well you done done it..
(haha, you get it? It’s kinda sad that I actually laughed when I thought of writing that)
Did you seriously end up in hospital? Hope you’re okay :)
Lonna: How was the UWC?
Alice: Yes, I did. I’m completely fine now, thanks for asking.
Mike is a great host, I’m pretty sure everyone enjoyed themselves.
Okay, thanks anyways!
Oh goodness, this song is horrible! Thank you for being such a gracious site manager and giving people what they wanted—you are a better man than I! As an English major, yes, these lyrics are FAR from “bestest.” :)
Personally, I’m putting in a vote for more Dent May. :) He’s a better ukulele mascot than Jason Mraz or–God forbid–Jason Castro.
thank you so much for telling me to click on the red title.
i havent been here before. and i couldnt for the life of me fgure out why i couldnt find the cords!
Very gracious of you sir. I know it’s not your favorite, and you claim to have the motive of stopping the requests, but I know you just love the peoples.
Since when does proper grammar have anything to do with songwriting?
I think it’s a cute little song. If people are sick of it, maybe they should stop consuming so damn much popular media. I had never heard it until about a month ago, but I listen to one AM radio station that seems to play nothing but Perry Como and the only TV program I watch is Lawrence Welk. I’m a bit of a throwback.
I’d like to add that the very same progression is used in Victoria Vox’s Bird Song. If two people did it as a medley since hers is slower I think it would sound pretty cool in counter-point.
Al, thanks for putting I’m Yours together. There are many people in the world. So many likes and dislikes and too much politics and polarization. If anyone doesn’t like the song, move on to the next gadzillion other ones. Simple. Isn’t it?
I am not sure if you take requests but if you do, could you do “you and I” by ingrid michaelson and “the show” by lenka? That would be awesome! Thank you!
Mary: Thanks. I should do another Dent song soon.
crystal: You’re not the first person to miss it – hence the presence of the message.
Jodi: My hatred stems from consuming too much YouTube media. I don’t remember ever hearing it on the mainstream media (probably because I don’t consume much of it).
Matthew: Scurrilous rumour. I hate people.
Jeff: Thanks.
Coll: Ugh! Maybe the Ingrid one.
I’m a little bit shocked. I promised many people I’d learn this song, but “only if Woodshed puts it on Uke Hunt”. Confident in the knowledge you’d never do that.
Although How I wrote elastic man was very good, you’ve almost made up for it.
Hope you’re okay after your trip to hospitle.
Charles: Very sorry to ruin a good excuse for you.
I’m new to the uke, trying to get things figured out, so pardon the beginner question: do I play these chords as written on a soprano uke with C-tuning? I noticed on the pdf chord sheet, the four strings are listed as G#, D#, B, F#, which seems more than a half step difference from G, C, E, A… or maybe I’m way off the mark?
Chris, you are quite right in your observation – you need to tune your uke a half step up on each string.
Chris and Alicia: It’s actually tuned half a step DOWN (turn the string listing the other way round and all should become clear). But you don’t need to retune at all if you’re just playing it by yourself.
heey, can you do She Was Mine by AJ Rafael?
Bless you for posting this… You saved me from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”!
Deb: Glad some good came of it.
hi woodshed, im looking for songs for beginers do you recomend any? i can sorta play this one its a good song.
sammy: Take a look at So You Just Got Your First Ukulele. And anything in the beginners section should suit.
So I’m playing my usually uke stuff at a folk night. This guy comes up to me and tells me he has the chords to I’m Yours, and that whilst he can play it on the geetar, he thinks it would sound awesome on the uke. I jot it down on my iPhone, and just tonight I remember about it, and started fretting about finding the uke tab for it.
Still having no idea what the song was, did the usual thing and Youtube’D it. Couldn’t believe it when I heard it, because I downloaded this tab from here when you first posted it.
Obviously a fan favourite around my bit up here! Shall have to learn it and play at the next folk night.
Byjimini: Glad I could be of use.
Don’t be down on Mraz…you know you know you done done it because it is the bestest…lol