I'm Into Something Good

It has been a very long time since I made a “play-the-chords-along-with-me” video, but I have now recorded several songs. The first one I would like to show you is the old Herman's Hermits hit, accompanied by ukulele – or, more precisely, banjolele. This is excellent practice for beginners who are working on making their first few basic chords automatic. Thanks to the tempo and the relatively frequent chord changes, you can really drill the most important basic chords into your head and your hands: C major, F major, G major, C7, and then – although it is no longer visible in the video – a stray D major appears as well. But let us not get ahead of ourselves... first, here is the song itself, in case the title does not immediately ring a bell:

The song was written by Gerry Goffin (lyrics) and Carole King (music), and many artists besides Herman's Hermits have covered it. Their version became the most popular, however – so popular that in September 1964 it topped the UK chart, no small achievement among all those Beatles songs. Here is one of the era's “boy bands”, also known for No Milk Today and There's a Kind of Hush:

As I wrote above, I accompany the song on a banjolele. Do not let that put you off: the chords are fingered exactly the same way as on an ordinary ukulele. So pick up your uke and try accompanying the song yourself. The braver among you can sing too, or if there is a family member nearby who enjoys singing, you already have the beginnings of a band .

I did not display the chord names separately in the video, but I think it is quite easy to see that most of the verses alternate between C and F major, followed by a C7 transition to G major. Between 0:40 and 0:42 there is a little accidental mishap: I moved to F major when I should not have . You can find the lyrics and chords by clicking here . Have fun practising!