knadles
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Had a small Thanksgiving dinner at my house the other day. One of my oldest friends stopped by on his way to a family gathering and brought his 12-ish-year-old son and his 9-year-old nephew. His son plays guitar, so I let him fool around on my Telecaster while the rest of us talked.
After a little while, I brought out one of my ukes and handed it to him. He was fascinated. I showed him some of the chords and explained that they were very similar to guitar fingerings. He tried playing a few songs, and then the second ukulele came out and we had a small jam session.
The younger boy...he had played a little piano in the past, but had no experience with guitar or anything like it. He was being shy and it took a few minutes of coaxing, but before long I showed him how to play a C and a G7, and he strummed those chords while I soloed (quite badly) over them.
By the time my friend left, neither of the kids wanted to put the ukuleles down. I had played them some Jake and some Iz, and the 12-year-old was working on convincing his dad to get him a uke.
It was pretty cool, and a very happy Thanksgiving. Just thought I'd share!
-Pete
After a little while, I brought out one of my ukes and handed it to him. He was fascinated. I showed him some of the chords and explained that they were very similar to guitar fingerings. He tried playing a few songs, and then the second ukulele came out and we had a small jam session.
The younger boy...he had played a little piano in the past, but had no experience with guitar or anything like it. He was being shy and it took a few minutes of coaxing, but before long I showed him how to play a C and a G7, and he strummed those chords while I soloed (quite badly) over them.
By the time my friend left, neither of the kids wanted to put the ukuleles down. I had played them some Jake and some Iz, and the 12-year-old was working on convincing his dad to get him a uke.
It was pretty cool, and a very happy Thanksgiving. Just thought I'd share!
-Pete