Black Sabbath - Iron Man
September 12, 2007 · Print This Article
One of the easiest ways to make an audience sit up and take notice is to play a snippet of something they recognise and weren’t expecting to hear on the uke. It’s a trick that Taimane Gardner uses regularly and to great effect.
With that in mind, I’ve decided to tab out the top ten most recognisable guitar riffs for the uke. As far as possible, they’ll be in the key of C. Transpose them to whichever key you are playing them and insert them into a song or tune any time you think people are getting bored.
10. Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
The slow tempo makes this seem like a very easy riff to play. But the slides in it make it tricky. You could replace the slides with hammer-ons and pull-offs but you’d lose some of the effect.
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I have seen several of her videos. Taimane is beautiful and plays the uke so sweetly and easily that it has become an extension of her body. In her video tico-tico you can see her at play, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyzYjrsiiv4 Her left hand dances over the frets with such ease while her right hand rhumbas over the strings.
As a beginner with the uke I thoroughly enjoy seeing the ease of her play. She must have had thousands of hours of practice and instruction. what is Taimane’s story?
Thanks for posting her and I look forward to seeing your other 9 recognisables.
Can’t wait for more! This site is awesome!
Thanks, James. I think it might be a regular Wednesday thing for a few weeks. (EDIT: I’ve changed my mind already.)
Jeff: I don’t know all that much about Taimane. All I know is that she used to play with Don Ho and she’s a shit-hot player.
Taimane has been playing since she was six. She started playing on the streets to raise money for charity at age 11. That’s how she was discovered by Don Ho, and she began performing on his show when she was 14. And at some point along the way Jake Shimabukuro was her teacher. But that’s all I know.
Thanks for the info Amber.
Thanks so much for this tune, it is pretty easy to learn and its really recognisable so i can play it to my mates
thanks again, jake
Thanks, Jake.
Well that worked exactly according to your plan. I’ve been noodling along all evening on stuff like Ode To Joy, and then I just got to this one and played it, and my bf in the other room laughed, looked up from his laptop incredulously, and went, “Is that IRON MAN???”
Nice work, Andrea.