Jake's Piano Forte Low G Tutorial - Physically Challenged

[Dan Uke]

Jake's Piano Forte - Low G Alternative

I have played uke for 2 months and this is my favorite Jake's song. I had to use alternative fingerings as there is no way I can stretch to play those notes and I have short fingers. I have a Koaloha Tenor Ukulele and this only works with a low G because you can play most of the notes from the 3rd string with the 4th string. This song will be so much easier for those who can't reach the notes. Of course, the other alternative is to get a SMALLER UKE!!

First video ever so very nervous but I think it will help others so I decided to post!!! For the rest of the song, it's the same fingering and you can watch many videos on youtube to learn how to play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6tyAOgZOK0

 

[hibiscus]

Thank you.

 

[Dan Uke]

Since some people asked me for the tabs, I took Hartroc's version and substituted the Low G for Section A, Section E, Section A Alternate. For the other parts of the song, it should be the same.

Enjoy

Section A

|-----12---|-10---8---|-----12---|-10---8---|-----8---|
|---8----8-|----8---8-|---8----8-|----8---8-|---5---5-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
|-10-------|----------|-9--------|----------|-7-------|


|-7---5---|---3---3-|---1---0-|-1---5---|-3---1---|
|---5---5-|-----6---|-5---3---|---1---1-|---1---1-|
|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


|---3---3-|---1---0-|-------0-|---0-3-0-|-8-7-5---|
|-----6---|-5---3---|-1---1---|-1-------|-5-----8-|
|-0-------|---------|---0-----|---------|-0-------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


|---------|
|-6-5-----|
|-----7-0-|
|---------|

Section B

|-0-------|-0---1---|-3---3/5-|-3-------|-----5-7-|
|-1---1-3-|---------|-0-------|---------|---5-5---|
|-0-------|---------|-0-------|---------|-2---2---|
|-0-------|---------|-2-------|---------|---------|


|-8---10--|-[12]---13-|-12------|-------13-12-|
|---------|-[12]------|---------|----10-10----|
|---------|-[12]------|---------|-10----10----|
|---------|-----------|---------|-------------|


|-10------|------12-10-|-8-----7-|-8-------|-----8---|
|-----13--|-8----8-----|---------|-5-----5-|-6-8-----|
|---10----|-10---10----|---------|-5---5---|---------|
|-------0-|-0----0-----|---------|---5-----|-------0-|	


|-12-10-8--7-|-5-3-1---|-0---0---|---0-0---|-0---0---|
|-13-12-10-8-|-6-5-3-0-|-1-------|-1-------|---0-----|
|------------|---------|-0-----0-|---------|-0-----0-|
|------------|-------0-|---------|-------0-|---------|


|---0-0---|-0---0-1-|-3---5---|-7---8---|-------8---|
|-0-------|---1-----|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|-2-------|---------|-0-------|-----------|
|-------0-|---------|-------0-|---------|[12]-------|


|-5-/-13-12-|-10--------|------12-10-|-8-----7-|
|-6-/-10----|------13---|-8----------|---------|
|-5-/-10----|------10---|-10---------|---------|
|-5---------|-----------|-0--0-------|-----0---|


|-8-------|-----8---|-8-------|-8-------|
|-------5-|-6-8---8-|-5-----5-|---------|
|-5---5---|---------|-5---5---|-5-------|
|---5-----|---------|---5-----|---------|


Section C

|------13----|-12----10----|-----10---|-8-7-5---|
|---10----10-|----10----10-|---8----8-|-------8-|
|-7----------|-------------|-4---4----|-0-------|
|------------|-------------|----------|---------|


|------13---|-12----10----|-----10---|-8-7-5---|
|---10-10---|----10----10-|---8----8-|-------8-|
|-7----7--7-|-------------|-4--------|-0-------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|


|------13---|-12----10----|-----10---|-8-7-5-7-|
|---10-10---|----10----10-|---8----8-|---------|
|-7----7--7-|-------------|-4--------|-0-------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|

Section D

|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---|---------|
|-1-----1-|-1---3---|-0---0---|-0-------|-1---1---|
|-0-----0-|-0---0---|-0-------|-0-------|-2---2---|
|-----2---|---2---2-|---------|-2-2---0-|---2---2-|


|---------|-0---0---|-3---3---|-5-----1-|-----3-1-|
|-1---3---|-0---0---|-0-------|-1-------|---1-----|
|-2---2---|-0-------|-0-------|-2---2---|-2-------|
|---2---2-|---0---0-|---0---0-|-3-------|---------|


|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|---0-0-0-|-0-0-0---|
|-0-------|-0-------|-1-------|-1---1---|-0-----3-|
|-0-----0-|---------|-------0-|---------|-0-------|
|-----0---|-----0---|---------|---------|-2-------|


|-0---3---|---------|---0---0-|---------|-----0---|
|---------|-1-------|-1-------|-0---0---|-1-------|
|---------|-2-----2-|---------|-0---0---|---------|
|-------0-|-----2---|-----2---|---0---0-|---0---0-|


|---------|-5-------|-3-------|-3p0-------|---------|
|-------1-|---1---1-|---0-----|-------1-0-|-------1-|
|-2---2---|-2-------|-0-----0-|-----------|-2---2---|
|---3-----|-----3---|-----0---|-----0-----|---3-----|


|-5-----7-|-3-------|-3p0------|---------|-1-------|
|---------|---0-----|------1-0-|-1-----1-|-------1-|
|---------|-0-----0-|----------|-2---2---|-----2---|
|---------|-----0---|----0-----|---3-----|---3-----|


|-0-------|---------|-------0-|---0-3-0-|-8-------|
|-------0-|---3---3-|-1---1---|-1-------|-5-------|
|-0---0---|-----0---|---0-----|---------|-0-------|
|---0-----|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|


Section E

|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|-----12---|
|---6---6-|---6---6-|---6---6-|---6---6-|---8----8-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
|-8-------|-8-------|-7-------|-7-------|-10-------|


|-----12---|-----12---|-----12---|-----8---|-----8---|
|---8----8-|---8----8-|---8----8-|---6---6-|---6---6-|
|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
|-10-------|-10-------|-10-------|-8-------|-8-------|


|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|-----8---|
|---6---6-|---6---6-|---6---6-|---6---6-|---6---6-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-0-------|
|-7-------|-7-------|-6-------|-6-------|---------|


|-----8-----|-10-------|---------|---3---3-|---1---0-|
|---6---6/8-|-8--------|---------|-----6---|-5---3---|
|-0---------|-0--------|---------|-0-------|---------|
|-----------|-0--------|-----0---|---------|---------|

REPEAT Section A

Section A2 (Alternate Ending)

|-----12---|-10---8---|-----12---|-10---8---|-----8---|
|---8----8-|----8---8-|---8----8-|----8---8-|---5---5-|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
|-10-------|----------|-9--------|----------|-7-------|


|-7---5---|---3---3-|---1---0-|-1---5---|-3---1---|
|---5---5-|-----6---|-5---3---|---1---1-|---1---1-|
|---------|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


|---3---3-|---1---0-|-1---5---|-3---1---|---3---3-|
|-----6---|-5---3---|---1---1-|---1---1-|-----6---|
|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|-0-------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


|---1---0-|-1---5---|-3---1---|---3---3-|---1---0-|
|-5---3---|---1---1-|---1---1-|-----6---|-5---3---|
|---------|---------|---------|-0-------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|


|-------0-|---0-3-0-|---------|---------|-------8-|
|-1---1---|-1-------|---------|---------|---5-----|
|---0-----|---------|---------|---------|-5-------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----5---|

 

[kbarr]

This is awesome thank you!!!

 

[Trinimon]

WOAH! That's awesome! There was NO WAY I could play Jake's version with my chubby fingers!

 

[Dan Uke]

Now that I've been playing 6 mos, I can sorta play it normal now. I realize more than the stretching, i've strengthened my pinky so that it's much cleaner. I still like the low G better as it's more comfortable.

 

[pwcgecko]

Mahola and thanks for looking out for the Novice players. It is much appreciated.

 

[chindog]

That is great!
Thanks!