IamNoMan
Well-known member
How do you approach learning an "new" old song for ukulele?
Lots of folks at UU like new and comtemporary songs and/or write their own. That's cool! I like old songs, the older the better. My motivation for this is two-fold: I am an entertainer and like to encourage audience participation. So I tailor my song selection to old cover-songs. Lots of non-musicians know the words to old songs and musicians cover songs that people like to hear. I also really like old songs.
I also have a motivation that most of you may not. I learn new old songs on both the ukulele and banjo. So, I usually learn the lyrics first. I then pick up the chords from tabs, cheat books or videos.
Sometimes I learn them first hand from the singer themselves, that is the most fun but with old songs the Law of Diminishing Returns is at play.
After that I work on melodic lines , tricks, bling etc. There is more to it than that but it's your turn now.
Lots of folks at UU like new and comtemporary songs and/or write their own. That's cool! I like old songs, the older the better. My motivation for this is two-fold: I am an entertainer and like to encourage audience participation. So I tailor my song selection to old cover-songs. Lots of non-musicians know the words to old songs and musicians cover songs that people like to hear. I also really like old songs.
I also have a motivation that most of you may not. I learn new old songs on both the ukulele and banjo. So, I usually learn the lyrics first. I then pick up the chords from tabs, cheat books or videos.
Sometimes I learn them first hand from the singer themselves, that is the most fun but with old songs the Law of Diminishing Returns is at play.
After that I work on melodic lines , tricks, bling etc. There is more to it than that but it's your turn now.