James Hill, Ukulele Masters, Emilyn Brodsky on Video
August 16, 2008
In this week’s videos: James Hill breaks out some hip hop beats and a pair a chopsticks, Byron Yasui, Lyle Ritz, Ledward Kaapana, Bob Brozman, Joel Eckhaus and Jim Beloff play together, while Craig Robertson and Phredd participate in Take Your Daughter to YouTube Day. [Read more]
If this is your first visit here, you can find the chords/tab in those posts by clicking on the song title in red.
Tonight You Belong to Me (The Jerk Version)
June 15, 2008
Lyle Ritz, Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters - Tonight You Belong to Me (Tab/Chords)
This is one of the definitive ukulele songs, yet it no two tab/chords seem to agree how to play it. There are at least two videos (1, 2) declaring that everyone else’s version are wrong and theirs is right. Well, everyone else is wrong and I’m right.
Seriously, though, I don’t think I’m dead on. The turnaround sections are packed with jazzy chords and tricky to get right.
First off, you’ll have to tune every string down half a step (I suppose you’d call it B tuning). But, to keep things simple, I’ve named the chords after their C tuning shapes.
The intro goes like this:
With the G string carrying the little melody.
The chords for the verse are based on a G chord with a descending note and a little filigree on the top string. At the end of the first verse, there’s little little lick (or something like it):
Similarly, there’s this at the end of the second verse:
After that is the, “Way down…” section and you get a break from the jazz chords. It’s mostly Cm with occasional slides up from Bm.
The chords for the trumpet solo are exactly the same as those in the verse.
You can get a solo version by Lyle Ritz (who played the Jerk version) in his Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Masters book (he also has a new book out Lyle Lite. And don’t miss out on the Guthrie girls’ version of Tonight, You Belong to Me.
Lyle Lite, KoAhola Scepter, Tangi and WaverlyStreet
June 13, 2008
There’s a new book in the Jumpin’ Jim/Lyle Ritz Ukulele Masters series just out: Lyle Lite. As the name suggests, it’s aimed a little lower than his other books at the beginner/intermediate level. You can pick one up from FMM for $25, on Amazon for $18.80 (but they’re currently out of stock), or there’s one on eBay with a Buy It Now of $17.70 (and a hefty delivery charge).
It’s not often you get a chance to pick up one of KoAloha’s Signature Series Tenor Sceptre. According to their blog, they’re back ordered up the wazoo. But MGM has one up for sale at the moment.
A couple of very interesting Tangi ukuleles: a playable, scale model ten and a half inch ukulele and a violin shaped uke.
Dave Gjessing of WaverlyStreet ukuleles has a painted pineapple uke with a nautical design by the Artful Dodger up for sale.
Friday Ukulinklinks
May 9, 2008
Craig Robertson talks about and demonstrates the dark side of the ukulele.
Acoustic Guitar magazine has a player profile of Jake Shimabukuro (thanks Hughy).
UAS sufferers now have their own support group: the UAS Society.
Gary at Ukulelia on how he designed Warren Buffett’s ukulele.
Another chance to win a ukulele. This time by creating a logo for Ukulele Review.
Ukulele mp3s: Another uke playing Coulton fan Donna Maciocia (thanks to Graeme), weePOP has an mp3 from their latest signing Wonder for All (and many others), The Driftwood Singers Present Lyle Ritz.
The world was not ready for a ukulele/bassoon duo.
Friday Links
August 3, 2007
Uke Hunt has a MySpace. Friend me up and join the Uke Hunt endorsed Ukulele Nation.
Lyle Ritz and Roy Sakuma chat on NPR (via Ukulelia).
The C-FleaPO & R2-Flea2 Flea ukulele doesn’t exist. But Darth Vader plays uke.
Howlin’ Hobbit is dishing out bi-weekly uke tips.
An ukulele has finally made an appearance in Flight of the Conchords during the song Goodbye Leggy Blonde.
Short lived cartoon character Crazy Ike and His Uke.
A short clip of Aldrine Guerrero in the studio on DoctorTrey and a podcast with him here.
Old Blue Bus has Hawaiian tracks and WFMU’s Beware the Blog has an interview with Tiny Tim (thanks to KDUS).
Another art uke.
Naked ukulele in New York.
Be careful how you type ukulelehunt.com.
The chords for 100 Hawaiian songs.
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