What’s your go to uke Song/Riff?

Canuckulele · Apr 17, 2019

I was interested to know if anyone has a song or riff they always play when they play a uke for the first time?

I usually play the following in this order:
1) Eagles Hotel California Intro-am (sometimes bm)
2) Queen Love of my Life intro-C
3) BeeGees Lonely Days-am

bunnyf · Apr 17, 2019

Aint Misbehavin

Jerryc41 · Apr 17, 2019

This is a great topic. I'm making a list!

Right now, I like playing Stealin'.

Counter · Apr 17, 2019

The Band - Ophelia

Canuckulele · Apr 17, 2019

Jerryc41 said:
This is a great topic. I'm making a list!

Right now, I like playing Stealin'.

Thanks! Right now I’m working on Little Feat’s Willin’ but I’m not quite there.

Pat Eaton · Apr 17, 2019

I hung my head - Johnny Cash and Sting.

jimavery · Apr 17, 2019

I Saw Stars

Just a fan · Apr 17, 2019

James Hill's "Why is G6 the BEST Ukulele Chord?" riff. It's on his YouTube page.

Col50 · Apr 17, 2019

Strum patterns to warm up.

Then into playing Pipeline, originally by The Chantays.

Then Little Brown Bag.

RafterGirl · Apr 17, 2019

Here Comes The Sun with the riffs
Hesitation Blues with the riffs
Whatever chord melody I'm working on at the time
An oldie ......Five Foot Two, Anytime, Moonglow, Sweet Georgia Brown

glennerd · Apr 17, 2019

Wild World - Cat Stevens

DownUpDave · Apr 17, 2019

Hotel California- Eagle
Wish you were here- Pink Flloyd
Here comes the Sun- Beatles

mikelz777 · Apr 17, 2019

Growin' Up - Bruce Springsteen (finger picked intro)
Fish and Whistle - John Prine (fingerstyle arrangement)
Here Comes The Sun - George Harrison/Beatles (lately because I'm trying to learn it)

YogiTom · Apr 17, 2019

bunnyf said:
Aint Misbehavin

Second. It is the first thing I’ll play on a new uke. Plenty of different chords to test out intonation and overall feel with.

lakesideglenn · Apr 17, 2019

Steam Powered Aeroplane... John Hartford - for strumming

Hometown Blues - Steve Earle - for fingerpicking

Or whatever I’m trying to figure out

Cheers!

Anthroterra · Apr 17, 2019

Canuckulele said:
Thanks! Right now I’m working on Little Feat’s Willin’ but I’m not quite there.

Lol, I've been playing that a lot. I had never heard it before, but one of my ukulele students brought it in. She brings in a lot of songs like it such as Hotel California, Free Mexican Airforce, etc. She's in her 70s and it cracks me up.

My go-to for sing and strum is St. James Infirmary. My noodling songs are Roxy's Waltz and Crooked Tree Waltz by Aaron Keim. Oh, and The Penalty by Beirut.

river_driver · Apr 18, 2019

Strumming - “Crooked Line” by Elvis Costello
Fingerpicking - “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans”, made famous by Louis Armstrong, but I don’t think he wrote it

river_driver · Apr 18, 2019

Anthroterra said:
My go-to for sing and strum is St. James Infirmary.

Love St James Infirmary. Probably my all time favorite song!

Nickie · Apr 18, 2019

There are some songs here I've never heard of! I'll have to look them up.

I like chord melodies:
Aura Lee
Anona Waltz
Amazing Grace

I don't sing much, but when I do, I love to sing Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road, and Gone.

Swamp Yankee · Apr 18, 2019

Canuckulele said:
Thanks! Right now I’m working on Little Feat’s Willin’ but I’m not quite there.

Willin' is my go to acoustic guitar warm up song. :shaka:
My ukulele warm up is an original that I haven't named yet.

What’s your go to uke Song/Riff?

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