| Current Song List (March 2021) |
| Don't Be Cruel |
| Jailhouse Rock |
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DANCE!
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| Waltzing Matilda |
| I'm Happy Just to Dance with You |
| Save the Last Dance for Me |
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There is a lesson embedded in this New Years tune. Pay special attention to the role of the left pinky in the chords indicated by the arrow. This is called a "pedal" tone.
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Songs of Home and Hearth
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Sung here by the great bass baritone Paul Robeson. Originally sung a whole step down in F, this track has been doctored to be in G to match our song sheet.
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| Our House |
Bridges
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Here's a uke version in G, the key of the people.
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| 59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) |
Fun songs of loneliness and despair
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| Alone Again Naturally FULL |
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| Alternate jazzy ending in C |
| Goodnight, Irene |
Dream Songs
| Dream Medley |
| Dream Lover |
| Daydream Believer |
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I'm Only Sleeping was recorded in Eb minor. It would be cruel to attempt Eb minor on uke, so I've put it in E minor. You're welcome. | |||
| Beautiful Dreamer |
| Tonight You Belong to Me |
| Tonight You Belong to Me_FULL |
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Not the key we play in (C). They do it in E, a terrible key for ukes. I played with pitch shifting to F or D so we could play along, but not only did it take away from lovely feel of the song, it required some Martian chords, like Bb minor. Ooh. | ||
| Side By Side |
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On the bridge, great practice playing chords not usually associated with ukulele
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| I'm Henry the Eighth |
| Silhouettes |
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Recently we learned this sweet old timey song, I'll See You In My Dreams. It was a favorite of George Harrison's (a tireless ambassador for the ukulele) and Joe Brown played it to close the memorial Concert for George. Here is Joe Brown singing I'll See You In My Dreams.
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| I'll See You In My Dreams_FULL |
Mashups & Medleys
(For these mashups to be fun, let's wait until we're all together again.)
| Calypsocana Medley |
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| Stand By Me/Every Breath You Take |
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Songs (con't)
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Lemon Boy was recorded in the key of E—a great guitar key, but a terrible ukulele key. So I digitally shifted the key to G, making the recording sound bizarre, but allowing us to at least learn it and play along. Click on the image to the left to enjoy this kicky, clever song on YouTube.
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Young at Heart Adding to our Sinatra series (Swinging' on a Star and High Hopes). Frank does us guys a favor here and sings Young at Heart in the key of G. But we'll play it in C in class. |
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| Young at Heart—FULL |
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| High Hopes—FULL |
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I had the pleasure of working with this very talented woman. Membership has its privileges.
https://www.amyvachal.com/ | ||||||
| The Orchestra Song |
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| Can't Help Falling Love—FULL |
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| Country Roads—key of A (orig) |
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| When I'm 64 (w/Tab) |
| Under the Boardwalk-older key |
| Jamaica Farewell |
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The classic original |
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Love this version! Did I mention that I love this version? |
| Loving You |
| Paper Moon |
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| La Vie en Rose_FULL |
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| Moonlight Serenade |
| Bye Bye Love |
| Sixty Minute Man |
| Obla Di Obla Da |
| Up on The Roof |
| (All I Have to Do Is) Dream |
| Dream—FULL p.1 |
| Dream—FULL p.2 |
| Desperado |
| All of Me |
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| Hallelujah—2 Pager_p.1 |
| Hallelujah—2 Pager_p.2 |
| Sound of Silence—1 Page |
| Sound of Silence—2 pages |
| TAB: Sound of Silence riff |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight? |
| Bye Bye Love |
| Strum: Bye Bye Love |
| You Send Me—P. 1 |
| You Send Me—P. 2 |
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| All of Me p.1—Adv w Tab |
| All of Me p.2—Adv w Tab |
| Georgia on My Mind—FULL |
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| Georgia—2 Pager_p.1 |
| Georgia—2 Pager_p.2 |
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| Hit the Road Jack (lrx only) |
| Hit the Road Jack—Rhythm chart |
| Mama Do This (Elliott song) |
| Mama Do This—Rhythm Chart |
| Whispering—Rhythm chart |
| Brown Eyed Girl |
| Grapevine (with tab) |
| Something (Beatles) |
| Something (with tab) |
| Georgia on My Mind |
| Sixty Minute Man |
| Sixty Minute Man (with tab) |
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| The Alphabet Song —FULL |
| I'm Gonna Live Forever |
| Let it Snow |
| Knee Deep |
| Piano Man |
| That's All |
| 5 Years' Time.pdf |
| Me and Julio |
| Can't Help Falling |
| Desperado |
| Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World.pdf |
| Strum: Rainbow-Wonderful World |
| Singin' in the Rain |
| Strum: Let it Be |
| Alphabet Exercise 1 |
| Riptide |
| Wonderful Tonight |
| Let it Be—advanced |
| I'll Follow You Into the Dark |
| Heroes.pdf |
| Happy Birthday in C.pdf |
| Singin' in the Rain |
| The Alphabet Song |
| Strums: Singin', Let it Snow, Obla Di |
| Strum: Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World |
| Edelweiss |
| Chord Chart |
Occasions
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In preparation for St. Patrick's Day: 1) Loreena McKennitt's musical setting to the W.B. Yeats poem, Stolen Child; 2) Celtic Woman's rendition of Danny Boy; 3) Ms. McKennitt's version of The Star of County Down. |
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Christmas Songs |
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| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
| Have Yourself_FULL |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas |
| Let It Snow |
| Walking in a Winter Wonderland |
| The Chipmunk Song_FULL |
Instruction
Hungry for learning? Here's a fun way to learn about reading rhythm notation...
The foods mimic the note values, or durations, below them.
The foods mimic the note values, or durations, below them.
Note Subdivision
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Four counts:
One————(hold for 4 counts) One—--Two——(hold for 2 counts each) One Two Three Four (hold for 1 count each) One and Two and Three and Four (8 utterances over 4 counts) One-e-and-a Two-e-and-a Three-e-and-a Four-e-and-a (16 utterances over 4 counts) |
| Silent strum |
| "Push" strum diagram |
Audio
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This is digitally pitched up a whole step to G.
The original is in F, but G is going to be easier to play. |
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Riptide by Vance Joy. The original track is in Bbm—difficult for ukes. This file is digitally downtuned to Am, which explains the "artifacts" in the audio.
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(A Kathi Yearian request)
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Tablatures
Tablatures (or "Tabs") can be a handy tool for learning single note figures. Try these on for size. We'll decipher in class.
| TAB: D7 licks + |
| All of Me—Intro |
| 5 Blues Licks (combined) |
| Blues Lick in A #1 |
| Blues Lick in A #2 |
| Blues Lick in A #3 |
| Blue Lick in A #4 |
| Blues Lick in A #5 |
| TAB: Riff in D |
| TAB: Grapevine riff |
| TAB: Something (Beatles) |
| TAB: 60 Minute Man intro practice |
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for the ending of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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| TAB: Wonderful Tonight Intro/Interlude |
| TAB: Let it Be Intro/Bridge—High Part |
| TAB: Let it Be Intro/Bridge—Low Part |
Handouts
| Beginners_2/8/18 chords |
| Neck and notes |
Neck and notes
(download pdf above)
| Major vs Minor |
| Chords: G vs G7 |
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Now this is the way to start a London workday. |