I’ve been terribly remiss in not featuring The Who in my Riffs for Ukulele series (although I did write up their ukulele song Blue, Red and Grey). So to make up for it here are four Who chord riffs. Can’t Explain Riff Be careful with this riff. There’s a slight variation on it at the […]
Archive for 2011
Podcast Powered By Podbean Download Podcast #9 Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe via RSS The June 2011 edition of the Uke Hunt podcast features Armelle interviewing Craig Robertson along with tracks from Rose Turtle Ertler, Manitoba Hal, Helen Arney, Krabbers and plenty more besides. No podcast next month. But Bossa will be back with a bumper […]
Kate Micucci – The Nap Song (Chords) I’m not sure why this song didn’t crop up on Kate Micucci’s last EP. It’s one of my favourites. But I may be biased due to my exceptional love of naps. Even better with a nap-buddy. Suggested Strumming Start off with one down strum. Then go to: – […]
I’ve spent the entire course of this week squinting through a haze of tears thanks to the new Bon Iver album. So I was either going to love or hate the first ukulele cover of it I heard. As luck would have it, Kina Grannis was up to the job. Also this week is Lisa […]
The Jake-style slotted headstock is continuing it’s move from high-end instruments to the more affordable end. Oscar Schmidt have been experimenting with them and you can buy a Oscar Schmidt OU6SL prototype on eBay if you have to have one. I’m not entirely sure what happened to Mid-East‘s sitar-kulele. I haven’t seen them for sale […]
My Ukulele for Dummies book is now available in the UK (Amazon sold out their first batch straight away but they’re back in stock now). People have already been getting their copies (including my mum who was practically bashing on the doors of Amazon on the day of release). If you’re one of those, it […]
Randy Newman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Chords) There was a big reaction to Blue Dean Carcione’s magnificent performance of this song when I posted it and Dean was kind enough to pass along his version of the chords/tab for me to write up. Dean based his version on the Alligator Boogaloo chords […]
The most awkward question I get asked is, “What’s the strumming pattern for this?” Because there’s no real answer to it. It’s not like a chord progression where there’s a right chord and a wrong chord. You can use different strumming patterns and it will still work. It’s an important skill to be able to […]
Misty Miller – Remember (Chords) If I turn into a crazy cat-lady, I think my millions will probably go to trees. Which is why I’m entirely won over to Misty Miller after she did a song for the Woodland Trust. For this song, I’ve written up the album version. Although I prefer solo version (much […]
Still no decent Internet here, so a rather shortened post this week. So go ahead and leave your favourite of the week in the comments to give people something to listen to.
