Well it’s only Day 8 so don’t expect too much! This is a fun song to play though, figured I’d post this one from my current 3 song uke repertoire (the other 2 being Stand by Me, from Justin’s lesson, and the Monkees I’m a Believer, because who doesn’t want to hear the Monkees on ukulele??!!)
Actually I guess I could play hundreds of songs now that I know a handful of chords, but there’s really only a select few that sound any good on uke. The other way of looking at that of course is that nothing sounds good on ukulele, so play anything you want!!
Day 8! That was great Mari. Strummed chords all over the neck and picked melody notes too. Well done.
The uke does have a unique sound and you’re right that only certain songs will sound good but you’re certainly on the way to becoming a bit of a uke maestro!
Lol thanks Gordon, I’m enjoying it quite a lot. Thankfully I’m on vacation last week and this week so it hasn’t entirely distracted me from my true love
Thanks Rick, I haven’t figured out where to put it yet so it’s in the middle of things and handy to pick up and (try to) play. Apparently it’s also a wee bit annoying to other people in the house!!
That was great Mari. I’m currently trying to learn that song on the guitar (alot more basic though, there’s no way I could pick out melodies like you did with it). You did a fabulous job with it. I’m very impressed.
You’ve certainly inspired me. I might just have to pick up that ukulele that I’ve got on display in the living room and try to learn how to play that instrument too.
That sounded superb, great example of what a proficient guitar player can do with a ukelele I have my uke on a wall gathering a dust as well but any holidays given I will probably pick it up again all the best!
Great stuff Mari, especially at day 8! It was a good choice of song to play and you played it very well, I hope that you’re enjoying it being as it was me who tipped you over the edge to get one
When you start playing Uke at first the re-entrant G sounds a bit strange especially when you start adding melody that requires that string to be played. I’ve got one of mine set up with a low G so it sounds more like a guitar, there’s some songs that sound better that way.
Toby, I don’t expect to progress quite as quickly as in the first 8 days now lol. I might finish learning the basic chords though, that would be helpful!
Darrell, yes you were the tipping point lol. It’s really quite a fun little instrument to play though, so no daggers being sent from me to you!! I was looking at a couple of videos with a low G, and saw that depending on the uke the string might not fit perfectly into the slot in the nut. I’m happy with the high G for now, but may check out a low G at some point.
That sounded great, Mari. The uke for me always makes me think of Hawaii and tropical paradise … given our gloomy and rainy weather than is a happy association.
8 days … yeah, I’d probably need 8 months and get nowhere close
Maggie, I’m pretty sure I recollect the particular opinion you have of the ukulele, because I had the same opinion! No idea how I travelled from there to here, but I’m having fun anyway
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