Trader Todd
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Hey Everybody! I've been teaching my wife,(young) kids and a few students the uke. These are all people who have never played music or stringed instruments before.
I've struggled to come up with some good 2 chords songs. For example Keep On Moving (Bob Marley's cover of I've Gotta Keep on Moving) just repeats the I and IV chord. Great way to practice getting a steady beat. Looking for other similar suggestions?!?
Also looking for some popular songs that use the 12 bar blues progression that non-blues fans would recognize and relate to. I'm a blues fanatic, but I realize not everybody is ready for a greasy Little Walter version of Temperature, so I'm thinking more of Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman kind of thing. I know there are hundreds, but I'm drawing a blank. What comes to mind?
I've struggled to come up with some good 2 chords songs. For example Keep On Moving (Bob Marley's cover of I've Gotta Keep on Moving) just repeats the I and IV chord. Great way to practice getting a steady beat. Looking for other similar suggestions?!?
Also looking for some popular songs that use the 12 bar blues progression that non-blues fans would recognize and relate to. I'm a blues fanatic, but I realize not everybody is ready for a greasy Little Walter version of Temperature, so I'm thinking more of Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman kind of thing. I know there are hundreds, but I'm drawing a blank. What comes to mind?