Hey all,
My girlfriend bought me a cheap $30 Ashton ukelele a few weeks ago, really as more of a joke than any sort of serious gift. She thought I'd have a few drinks and smash it like a rockstar one day, and that would be about all the use I got out of it haha. I'm not a particularly musical person, played the sax for a few years as a kid but was never very good. Tried to pick up the guitar once but got bored quick.
On an impulse the other night I decided to try and find some online basic lessons and came across this site. I found the free lessons and really learned heaps in just a few minutes, signed up and have been working through the Uke 101 course and loving it. I play an hour or more every day, though I use the term "play" loosely...
I'm looking to start expanding some of this theory knowledge in to some basic practical songs. I've played "Sunday Morning" so many times I have lost count now. Problem is, all the songs I can think of that I like are not so basic! Hotel California, Under the bridge, Smoke on the water, Stairway to Heaven etc etc.
Does anyone have any songs they recommend with easy strumming patterns and not too complicated with chords?
Thus far all I know is "Sunday Morning", "Mary had a little lamb" and I've been learning to pick out "Rock Lobster" because, let's face it, the B-52s are awesome.
Cheers,
Alex
My girlfriend bought me a cheap $30 Ashton ukelele a few weeks ago, really as more of a joke than any sort of serious gift. She thought I'd have a few drinks and smash it like a rockstar one day, and that would be about all the use I got out of it haha. I'm not a particularly musical person, played the sax for a few years as a kid but was never very good. Tried to pick up the guitar once but got bored quick.
On an impulse the other night I decided to try and find some online basic lessons and came across this site. I found the free lessons and really learned heaps in just a few minutes, signed up and have been working through the Uke 101 course and loving it. I play an hour or more every day, though I use the term "play" loosely...
I'm looking to start expanding some of this theory knowledge in to some basic practical songs. I've played "Sunday Morning" so many times I have lost count now. Problem is, all the songs I can think of that I like are not so basic! Hotel California, Under the bridge, Smoke on the water, Stairway to Heaven etc etc.
Does anyone have any songs they recommend with easy strumming patterns and not too complicated with chords?
Thus far all I know is "Sunday Morning", "Mary had a little lamb" and I've been learning to pick out "Rock Lobster" because, let's face it, the B-52s are awesome.
Cheers,
Alex