Peggy Sue – Lover Gone (Tab) This is probably my favourite ukulele song from last year. And it’s an excellent song to start practising your fingerpicking. There are just two strings involved (E and A) and the rhythm is constant. Pluck the E string with your thumb and A string with your index finger. Other […]
Archive for August, 2010
Powered by Podbean.com Download Podcast #2 here Bossa has done another knock-out job with the podcast this month with tracks from very familiar people (the UOGB and Sebi) to people I’d never heard of. Highlight of the episode is a live session from knitter and ukulele-donker David Leach. And do listen to the end because […]
Cosmo Jarvis – She’s Got You (Chords) People who get things done sicken me. In the time I spend procrastinating over writing a short blog post, Cosmo Jarvis will have written and directed a short film, and composed and played the music for it and, I expect, have rustled up some galantine de faisan chaidfroid […]
Nickel Creek have always been too smooth and nicey-nicey for my tastes. So I’ve been a bit slow in picking up on Sara Watkins. But she is incredible. This song had me in tears. Also up this week: Dala (who are being supported/blown off the stage by Ukulelezo in a couple of weeks), Nigel Burch […]
Kala have a new and very stylish wood and leather ukulele stand. A bit more expensive than your usual stand. Prototype Mainland banjo-ukulele. Some nice vintage ukuleles around this week: Weissenborn #10 concert ukulele, Ernest Kaai, Kumalae. Boy and girl with ukuleles.
Banjoleles banned from the London Underground for being, “undesirable”. Jimmy from the Bobby McGee’s proved the intellectual superiority of ukulele players when he appeared on the Weakest Link (watch it on iPlayer). Abatab is an interesting new site where indie artists can sell tabs. It’s only been up a month so there’s not a great […]
Top Cat Theme (Tab) With the hat, the class, the relaxed air of mischief, if Top Cat had lived in the 30s he’d certainly have been a uke player. But he was around in the 60s when no-one played the uke – there’s not even one in the Hawaiian episode. Nevertheless, the theme tune is […]
Just because you’re a newbie doesn’t mean you can’t rock the raging patootie out of a few songs. Here’s a list of songs with chords for all. C, F and G If you prefer, you can use G7 in the place of G or vice versa for any of these songs. NeverShoutNever! – Your Biggest […]
Paolo Nutini – Pencil Full of Lead (Chords) What’s she doing with a bloody mandolin? There’s already enough mando/uke confusion out there. Luckily, most commenters were distracted by the drummer. Suggested Strumming This will see you most of the way: Twice for D, once for G, once for D. For the A – G – […]
Sliding into a well-known song to perk up the audience in the middle of a song no-one knows is a cliched, shameless trick. And I love it. This week Tom McRae and Matt the Electrician pull it out. With Matt the Electrician’s choice resulting in a bubble-riot amongst the 4 year olds in the audience. […]
