James Hill / AC/DC – Thunderstruck (Tab) You might notice the lack of an mp3 for this one. That’s because it’s way beyond my abilities. You really need to use a pick to play this right and I’m hopeless with those rhino’s toenails. You’ll just have to watch James Hill do it here (Thunderstruck starts […]
Archive for September, 2008
Arrrrrgh. Some serious interweb connection problems for me at the moment. I’ve got a few posts lined up, but if you’re expecting a message from me, you may have to wait a while. Anyhoo, this week’s videos include Amanda Palmer covering another Radiohead song on the uke. I would have included the Jack and Meg […]
There’s a Dallas C banjo ukulele previously owned by George Formby on eBay UK. Asking price: £10,000. “I’m thinning out my ukulele collection,” is a bit of an eBay mantra at the moment. Very good news for us window shoppers. This seller has some gems for sale including a Gibson Sytle 3 and a Jonah […]
The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are providing the music for, Kiwi merchants, Whitcoulls’ latest set of ads. You can watch two of them here and here. (Thanks to Mike for pointing it out). Ukepedia: set a Wikipedia article to ukulele backing. Get involved here. The Japanese ukulele magazine, Rolling Coconuts is bringing out a CD, […]
MP3 Like money for nothing, I’ve given this one a constant note in the background (C this time). And you might need to read the post on how to play harmonics for the last note. More guitar riffs for ukulele.
MP3 Money for Nothing is one of the songs that made me pick up the guitar (“Money for nothing and chicks for free, you say? Sounds like a pretty good return on some digital blistering. I’m in.”) I’ve taken a few liberties with this one. I’ve given it a constant G note in the background […]
MP3 It’s tricky to get this one up to tempo without a pick, but the riff works quite well on uke. The rest of the song though… Suggested by Scorpion and mackral. More guitar riffs for ukulele.
Will Grove- White & The Others – Sally Ann (MP3) Via his website (where you can pick up two more free mp3s) Will Grove-White has been the youngest (and handsomest) member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain since he joined them in 1989. He has just put out a solo album Will Grove-White & […]
A popular one for covers, this one with versions by Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash and Richard Cheese being the most famous. When you do the pull-offs in this one, try to give the string a bit of a bend before letting go of it. Suggested by UkeJill. More guitar riffs for ukulele.
It’s not often I feature two videos by the same person in one week, but I’ve made an exception for Izumi. I’ve moaned about the bland, easy listening nature of most modern Hawaiian music before, but I love the traditional stuff. The Hawaiian yodel is one of those love-it-or-hate-it sounds. Personally, I think it’s beautiful […]
