Well done again Christopher, I’m enjoying new chord shapes, they give a new sound to playing even though they are in the same key👍👍Cheers, Mike in UK🍷🍷
Hey Christopher, the melody in these classic old numbers is SO good, I love playing this now you have done all the hard work. Thank you👍Cheers, Mike in UK🍷
I’m so happy to see other uke players loving Bb. It’s one of my favorite keys on the instrument. Playing in B is like taking Bb and stripping away all the Magic
I have perfect pitch. My favourite key is Bb because I love how it sounds so I enjoy playing it on any instrument. F# is a ballache to play on my main instrument of ukulele, but my least favourite sounding key is c major
favorite key: any key that one can use open strings, least favorite: no open strings to use ... instruments: drums, uke, bass, guitar, piano, penny whistle, ... Love that your fav and hated keys are tritone subs for one another ..LOL
Cool. 👌 - By the way, I am thinking about joining the Tin Man's Magic Ukulele Club, I like your style, but I am just a beginner and maybe slow learner, and not sure, if I could keep up. What do you think? Would it be a good investment anyway? 🧚🪕🎵🎶
Each month we start out nice and easy and go from there so there is something for every skill level to practice. I mostly keep the livestreams accessible to just about every skill level so we can work together. And even if the song of month gets too hard for you can go back and start one of the countless other lesson packages. A bit for everyone :)
@@HCT-Ukeyay_ee.y The first two lessons that are up for this month's song 'Write myself a letter' are perfect for someone just getting started and the next two will be tough ones so you could even get started now and have a bunch to work on for the rest of the month
@@HCT-Ukeyay_ee.y This Friday at 1pm Eastern Time. We're going to find some fun chords together. We're also having a little members open mic later this month as well (we alternate open mics and guest workshops every month). The previous livestreams are all recorded and posted as well if you can not make the times
“All dominant chords can be diminished chords.” 😮🤯 so I can substitute e major with e dim? E dim is so easy 0101! I’m’a going to find some song that uses e maj and try this right now! TY! (Edit I was wrong, see below, just in case someone sees this and thinks I was on to something)
Not for E, that is a major chord, but for E7 (effectively making it E7b9). For E major Try putting your fingers down as if you’re playing an E7 but letting up the pressure on the C string muting it. That will give you a nice easy E major chord
I inherited a Gibson ukulele that belonged to my grandfather. I put Martin 500 strings on it and it plays very well. I would love to have a Martin but can't afford one as of now. Love to watch and hear you play Zaza.
I really like your intro for “I’m gonna sit right down…” and try to figure it out. Ok, it’s in the key of C instead of Bb as the version you played some years ago. Unfortunately it’s not possible to slow down these shorts. So it heart for me to figure out your playing. Any chance to get help from you?
This is the intro from the 1935 Fats Waller recording (in his key none the less) it is essentially C to Am and then an F augmented chord ascending a whole tone scale. Over on my website at the Magic ukulele Club there’s a five part lesson on this tune and arrangement including the intro, chord melody and chord subs
It’s def one of the tricker transitions but not uncomfortable or a stretch, so just practicing it slowly built up the muscle memory for me. And so worthwhile, it’s such a nice chord change. So hopeful and nostalgic at the same time. 😊
I have a feeling these are useful videos but don't quite get the sense of them... Can you explain please? Do i have to play the chord progression or arpeggios? Or is it for improvisation??
Three choruses of the tune - once melody - once arpeggios - once chords. This is about learning a song in all twelve keys, the melody, chords, as well as understanding the harmony through individual chord tones. The goal is to truly learn the song musically as opposed to learning one arrangement. In the end it is really a study in all 12 keys without simply running scales up and down but putting it in a musical context. here's a playlist with everything in order: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FAAOy7vSQi0.htmlsi=PFH-etvI8oNJ4c_e
