Best songs to play on a banjo-uke?

rasputinsghost · Jun 20, 2010

I just got a great Kay banjo-uke from bassfiddlesteve, and I'm trying to find songs that sound good on it. I know that Five Foot Two and Rainbow Connection sound great on it - what do you banjo ukers like to play? Thanks!

thejumpingflea · Jun 20, 2010

Dueling Banjos of course!

Tudorp · Jun 20, 2010

I like songs with a vintage 1920s 1930s rag time sound to it. Look and listen too some music from that era. They are fun on the banjo uke, and just feel and sound right on them. I leanred "Sunny Afternoon" by the kinks, using the arrangement that Jasper Happy plays. He put a rag time spin on that song which is aweseome. You can hear his sound bite if you look him up on ebay selling his strings. I will see if I can find it and post it.. Really fun song to play on the banjo uke.

Tudorp · Jun 20, 2010

here it is.. listen to the sound bite Jasper has on this ebay listing. Scroll down till you see the sound clip. This is an vintage sound arrangement to the kinks "Sunny Afternoon"

http://cgi.ebay.com/DOUBLE-SET-COLO...ruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item27b2bfae7e

Melissa82 · Jun 21, 2010

I want a banjo uke so I can play songs you wouldn't think would fit it, hehehe.

Finsaveloy · Jun 21, 2010

Bad Moon Rising is a good one, especially if your bash box has a nice ring to it.
Here is a link for it and a few other easy chord tabs, I might have found it on here, but I am not sure.
http://www.muffin.net.nz/muffin/Pdf_Tablature.html

Chris Tarman · Jun 21, 2010

Anything by George Formby!

Markwell · Jun 21, 2010

I noticed the other day that there is a distinct lack of accurate George Formby chords on the internet, actually.
There are a few in the uke section of www.alligatorboogaloo.com, but I'm not so sure about their version of When I'm Cleaning Windows. It doesn't sound right - may be the wrong key, or just a bad transcription, I don't recall.

I think there's a chordbook somewhere, but again, that isn't said to be too accurate.

Chris Tarman · Jun 21, 2010

Markwell said:
I noticed the other day that there is a distinct lack of accurate George Formby chords on the internet, actually.
There are a few in the uke section of www.alligatorboogaloo.com, but I'm not so sure about their version of When I'm Cleaning Windows. It doesn't sound right - may be the wrong key, or just a bad transcription, I don't recall.

I think there's a chordbook somewhere, but again, that isn't said to be too accurate.

Formby used D tuning (A D F# B), so what they have listed as an F would be a G using the same fingering.

darkwater · Jun 21, 2010

I really like "Hot Tamales" by Robert Johnson and "Daydream" by the Lovin' Spoonful on banjo uke.

13jparker · Jun 21, 2010

Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

rasputinsghost · Jun 21, 2010

I was playing uke at my friend's party and I learned about that song there! It's really fantastic, and sounds even better on my banjo-uke. Thanks for reminding me!

Dougf · Jun 21, 2010

I came up with a tune a couple of months ago that I think would work pretty well on a banjo-lele. It uses a dissonant chord that might just scare the bejeebers out of you! Here's a link. If you like it, I can tab it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S82XbQYePI

spookefoote · Jun 21, 2010

Markwell said:
I noticed the other day that there is a distinct lack of accurate George Formby chords on the internet, actually.
There are a few in the uke section of www.alligatorboogaloo.com, but I'm not so sure about their version of When I'm Cleaning Windows. It doesn't sound right - may be the wrong key, or just a bad transcription, I don't recall.

I think there's a chordbook somewhere, but again, that isn't said to be too accurate.

Formby did indeed in the main tune to A D F# B but in this case it was C. I have the chords should you so wish

Skitzic · Jun 21, 2010

Melissa82 said:
I want a banjo uke so I can play songs you wouldn't think would fit it, hehehe.

:agree:

Backstreet Boys!

SailingUke · Jun 21, 2010

"Darkness on the Delta" aka "Muse Blues"
performed by Robert Muse.

rock_and_roll_camera · Jun 22, 2010

Good Company by Queen... Awesome song and completely over-looked. A masterpiece by Brian May in the ragtime style of the Temperance Seven. Played on a genuine George Formby ukulele with amazing May trademark guitar orchestration for the brass section!

Hear it and get the tab HERE

Also, anything ragtime suth as 12th Street Rag, or Five Foot Two... And ofcourse anything by George Formby!

Tudorp · Jun 22, 2010

Cool song.. Aint heard that in awhile.. Diggin it all over again..

RevWill · Jun 22, 2010

Just for fun you should sing Cleaning Windows. The Van Morrison song, NOT the Formby song.

JT_Ukes · Jun 22, 2010

rasputinsghost said:
I just got a great Kay banjo-uke from bassfiddlesteve, and I'm trying to find songs that sound good on it. I know that Five Foot Two and Rainbow Connection sound great on it - what do you banjo ukers like to play? Thanks!

HE sold it to you! awwww..

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