angusdegraosta
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So I made a list of songs to play:
Shine On Harvest Moon
Acute Paranoia Schizophrenia Blues
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Courting in the Kitchen
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
If I Had You
Got Me A Woman
Build Me Up, Buttercup
Wild Mountain Thyme
One Cup of Coffee
I Saw Her Standing There
Witchcraft
Mama Tried
I'm On Fire
Conquistador
The General Specific
Si Tu Dois Partir
Bird Stealing Bread
Rosin the Bow
I Will Survive
When I'm Sixty-Four
Killing Me Softly
I've Got You Under My Skin
When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Home on the Range
Rosalita
I've been at it for a couple of months now with my little red Makala Dolphin. The three tunes I play most often are the old standard "If I Had You" and two tunes done by The Clancy Brothers, "Courting in the Kitchen" and "Rosin the Bow." Oh, and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is lots of fun to play. I want to spend a few months getting a few more songs in the repertory before getting a good instrument.
The good news is I can see that happening - learning songs that is. When I played guitar, I never had interest in playing cover tunes, only inventing chord progressions of my own. Now I like playing all kinds of songs, because my fingers don't hurt pressing metal strings, and because it's fun.
Learning different songs and styles is making me more aware of what chords sound good together. I've already invented two tunes of my own - simple, instrumental pieces, but again, fun to play.
I guess I'm just writing to say it's been fun, but let me ask you: what tunes helped open up your music vocabulary? Let me share one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBO_WoZP5RY
This fellow is great. Jazzy chords and seventh chords sound so cool onthe ukulele! I've gotten pretty good at this one and a few other songs as well. I'm having trouble getting the feel of "Acute Paranoia Schizophrenia Blues" by The Kinks, but I think it would sound great on uke. Here they are doing the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgG-Ilvd8GE
Wouldn't an arrangement of something like that sound fun? Anyway, I want to learn more. If you like, share some tunes you like playing - and out of the ordinary songs are always a bonus to mention...
Shine On Harvest Moon
Acute Paranoia Schizophrenia Blues
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Courting in the Kitchen
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
If I Had You
Got Me A Woman
Build Me Up, Buttercup
Wild Mountain Thyme
One Cup of Coffee
I Saw Her Standing There
Witchcraft
Mama Tried
I'm On Fire
Conquistador
The General Specific
Si Tu Dois Partir
Bird Stealing Bread
Rosin the Bow
I Will Survive
When I'm Sixty-Four
Killing Me Softly
I've Got You Under My Skin
When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Home on the Range
Rosalita
I've been at it for a couple of months now with my little red Makala Dolphin. The three tunes I play most often are the old standard "If I Had You" and two tunes done by The Clancy Brothers, "Courting in the Kitchen" and "Rosin the Bow." Oh, and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is lots of fun to play. I want to spend a few months getting a few more songs in the repertory before getting a good instrument.
The good news is I can see that happening - learning songs that is. When I played guitar, I never had interest in playing cover tunes, only inventing chord progressions of my own. Now I like playing all kinds of songs, because my fingers don't hurt pressing metal strings, and because it's fun.
Learning different songs and styles is making me more aware of what chords sound good together. I've already invented two tunes of my own - simple, instrumental pieces, but again, fun to play.
I guess I'm just writing to say it's been fun, but let me ask you: what tunes helped open up your music vocabulary? Let me share one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBO_WoZP5RY
This fellow is great. Jazzy chords and seventh chords sound so cool onthe ukulele! I've gotten pretty good at this one and a few other songs as well. I'm having trouble getting the feel of "Acute Paranoia Schizophrenia Blues" by The Kinks, but I think it would sound great on uke. Here they are doing the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgG-Ilvd8GE
Wouldn't an arrangement of something like that sound fun? Anyway, I want to learn more. If you like, share some tunes you like playing - and out of the ordinary songs are always a bonus to mention...