Boogie Woogie Uke?

JackLuis · Jul 26, 2021

I ran across "Cow Cow Boogie" this morning before dawn and researched it to find out if it could be played on the Uke?

I found it finally in C#, which oddly, has no C# chords? But chords I can play on my Baritone or Concert. It's not a rythem song but is pretty tough to break the habit of four four or six four time.

Has anyone tried to play this? Got a tube I could listen to and learn to Boogie Woogie with my Uke?

ksiegel · Jul 26, 2021

You don't have to play it in C# - pick a key most comfortable to you and transpose it, or use a capo, and use the chord shapes most comfortable to you.

I did a simple search on line for "Cow cow boogie chords" and found it in G, G#, A, C, and E, without leaving the first page.

So enjoy yourself, and play it however you want to - There are no Ukulele po... well, sometimes there are ukulele police on this forum, but they are more like constables without the powers of making an arrest...

-Kurt

JackLuis · Jul 27, 2021

Well Kurt I found them too. but I only found the C# that had cords I can easily play. The Docs ruined my left hand last year. It's taken almost that long before I could play anything more complicated than than c-f-g.

My question is How to Play it? I need some help here with seeing how. Anyone got a tube to how to play Booogie Woogie?

Another Ukulele · Jul 27, 2021

Try Cow-Cow Boogie Chords Ultimate Guitar
In the key of G, Ella Fitzgerald
12 Bar Blues, G, C7, D7

JackLuis · Jul 27, 2021

That's all very well but, How IS IT Played?

Not the Chords but the strokes and timing of the chords, notes and rests? From what I see the pattern of the notes/chords changes from phrase to phrase. There is a syncopation to the rythem but it's not exactly even.
Listen to it, it is all over the place.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is lots easier to sonicly "visualize" but Cow Cow is not. Even BWBB has rests and pauses that can trip up the timing.

Django57 · Jul 27, 2021

This is good version . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Po4vWz2-w

Another Ukulele · Jul 27, 2021

Django57 said:
This is good version . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Po4vWz2-w

Thanks, great rendition.
It sounds like the strum is
ddU udu. ddU udu

robinboyd · Jul 28, 2021

JackLuis said:
That's all very well but, How IS IT Played?

Not the Chords but the strokes and timing of the chords, notes and rests? From what I see the pattern of the notes/chords changes from phrase to phrase. There is a syncopation to the rythem but it's not exactly even.
Listen to it, it is all over the place.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is lots easier to sonicly "visualize" but Cow Cow is not. Even BWBB has rests and pauses that can trip up the timing.

I'm not sure what you are asking. Do you want to play an instrumental version?

JackLuis · Jul 28, 2021

Django57 said:
This is good version . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1Po4vWz2-w

Thanks for that it answers my question precisely:shaka:.

Also thanks for the strum pattern DDu udu ddu udu help too!

I save that link to see if I can figure out the bridge too. It should sound really great on my Baritone.

JackLuis · Aug 10, 2021

I've been working on this one and I think I've got it. While it sounds like it is all one rythem, the lyrics and pauses are hard to get worked out. Still after the videos and learning the lyrics I've got the chord changes down and I think I've got the phrasing right.

Thanks for the input.

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