UOGB – Satellite of Love (Chords)
In tribute to Kitty Lux, this week is going to be dedicated to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Starting with the live favourite: Lou Reed’s Satellite of Love.
For this write-up I used the version on their Live in London #1 album.
Suggested Strumming
For the main strum you can use:
d – d u – u d u
Intro: Once for each chord. Like this:
Verse: Same as the intro in the first two lines. Then on Em play:
d – d u d –
One down strum on D. Then back to the main strum.
Chorus: One strum pattern for each chord. Then on the last line one down strum per chord.
Middle: Play d – d u once for each chord. Except the G at the end of the second and fourth lines where you can play d – d u d u d u.
Twiddly Bits
At the end of each G-A7-C-D progression there’s a very clever pair of interlocking lines. One rising and one falling. I think the rising line is played using George’s mandolin tuning and falling line is played on baritone. But here’s my take on it using two standard tuned ukes.
This is awesome, thanks for figuering all this out!