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Guitar Riffs for Ukulele: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
May 15, 2008 · 1 Comment
One day, I’ll manage to get a solo arrangement of the whole of Bohemian Rhapsody together. But for now you’ll have to content yourself with the riff. The BoRhap riff, like Paranoid, has managed to be one of the world’s most recognisable riffs despite hardly even being there - lasting a grand total of eight bars. One possible variation on this: In bar 4, I very nearly went with tab a hammer-on from the third to fifth fret and back down (so you’d have to slide your first finger up between the bars).... [Read the full story]
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Guitar Riffs for Ukulele: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
May 15, 2008 · 1 Comment
One day, I’ll manage to get a solo arrangement of the whole of Bohemian Rhapsody together. But for now you’ll have to content yourself with the riff. The BoRhap riff, like Paranoid, has managed to be one of the world’s most recognisable riffs despite hardly even being there - lasting a grand total of eight bars. One possible variation on this: In bar 4, I very nearly went with tab a hammer-on from the third to fifth fret and back down (so you’d have to slide your first finger up between the bars).... [Read the full story]
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Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
May 6, 2008 · 3 Comments
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (Chords) This is the first Uke Hunt/Ukulala collaboration. So I’ll shut up and let Laz’s video do the explaining: If you want to use fancier chords, you can take your cue from the piano and replace C and D with Cmaj7 and D6 which means there a B note ringing through all the chords. Read More →
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Wednesday Exposure: Phredd
May 14, 2008 · 7 Comments
Quick note: There’s a problem with the daily Uke Hunt emails at the moment and a lot of them aren’t getting through or sent. If the problem doesn’t right itself soon, I’ll try to make alternative arrangements. On to the matter in hand: Phredd is one of my favourite YouTube ukers. His videos often leave me laughing so hard I need medical attention. Which says something about my maturity as Phredd (or Fred McNaughton) is children’s entertainer. I grilled him for more information. How long have... [Read the full story]
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eBay Ukulele Window Shopping
May 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The most interesting lot on eBay at the moment is this JF Stetson ukulele (almost certainly made by Martin). MGM currently has one for sale at $,1695 (although that one is in better condition and comes with pedigree). Keykord Baritone. Unusual to say the least. It has a high-class version of those Maccaferri Islander lazy chord doodads. Kala have added an unpainted mahogany model to their Archtop range. Very pretty. And it’s not the only one, there are quite a few pretty ukes around this week: Dave Talsma concert,... [Read the full story]
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Ukulele Scales: Minor Scales
May 7, 2008 · 2 Comments
Unlike the major scale, there are a whole bunch of minor scales. For this post, I’m going to stick with the natural minor scale. The big advantage is that if you know your major scales on the ukulele, you don’t have to learn anything new. The notes in the A minor scale are exactly the same as C major, B minor is the same as D major. The minor scale has the same notes as the major scale three frets above it. When you are improvising with these scales, make sure you emphasize the root note (A for A minor etc.). As... [Read the full story]
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The Saturday UkeTube
May 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Alvin Okami & Gordon Mark - Days of Wine and Roses Uni and the Ananas - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Tripping Lily - Getting Good at This Thing Amberway Ashnay - Pig Latin Jorge Guerra - Militares Howlin’ Hobbit - Fly Me To The Moon Danielle Ate the Sandwich - Ecosystem WS64 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me Ken Middleton - This Land Is Your Land Easyukulele - Rockaway Read More →
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Friday Ukulinklinks
May 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Craig Robertson talks about and demonstrates the dark side of the ukulele. Acoustic Guitar magazine has a player profile of Jake Shimabukuro (thanks Hughy). UAS sufferers now have their own support group: the UAS Society. Gary at Ukulelia on how he designed Warren Buffett’s ukulele. Another chance to win a ukulele. This time by creating a logo for Ukulele Review. Ukulele mp3s: Another uke playing Coulton fan Donna Maciocia (thanks to Graeme), weePOP has an mp3 from their latest signing Wonder for All (and many others),... [Read the full story]
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Uke Hunt Is One
May 12, 2008 · 41 Comments
Happy Birthday Uke Hunt! A year ago today was this blog’s first ever post. I thought I’d take the opportunity to be completely self indulgent and have a look back at the first year. Most Popular Posts 1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps Tutorial My plea for people to stop aping Jake’s version and come up with their own. Lots of people read it. They all ignored it. Oh well, I tried. 2. Beirut - Elephant Gun 3. Beirut - Postcards from Italy One of the main reasons I started this blog was to spread the good news... [Read the full story]
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Guitar Riffs for Ukulele: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
One day, I’ll manage to get a solo arrangement of the whole of Bohemian Rhapsody together. But for now you’ll have to content yourself with the riff. The BoRhap riff,... [Read more]
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Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap (Chords) This is the first Uke Hunt/Ukulala collaboration. So I’ll shut up and let Laz’s video do the explaining: If... [Read more]
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One day, I’ll manage to get a solo arrangement of the whole of Bohemian Rhapsody together. But for now you’ll have to content yourself with... [Read more]
Quick note: There’s a problem with the daily Uke Hunt emails at the moment and a lot of them aren’t getting through or sent. If the problem... [Read more]
This riff is a classic blues riff and has been ripped off a million times - most surprisingly by Girls Aloud. The riff alternates between the bottom two... [Read more]
Happy Birthday Uke Hunt! A year ago today was this blog’s first ever post. I thought I’d take the opportunity to be completely self indulgent... [Read more]
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