Posts Tagged ‘ukulele’
In 1994, pop artist, songwriter, and filmmaker Martin Sharp produced a covers album for legendary singer/ukulele maestro Tiny Tim. The album, "Tiny Tim's Pop Album," was never officially released but it's really quite something. Below, from those recording sessions, is Tim's take on the traditional folk tune "The House of the Rising Sun."
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Centuries before twee Zooey Deschanel lookalikes started strumming YouTube covers of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, a musician named Joao Fernandez hopped off a boat in Honolulu Harbor. The year was 1879, and Fernandez — along with other Port... ...
Musical instruments are maybe as older as the history of human civilization itself. Historians agree that no one has ever come up with an totally consistent procedure for deducing the exact chronology of several musical instruments within various cultures. ...
Well, you've just got your very first ukulele. What are you going to do now? What should a beginner learn? How can they avoid getting bored with the instrument or stuck in a rut? ...
There are four main different types of ukulele: soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. They are classified according to their size. Strictly speaking, they are classified by their scale size. The scale size is the distance between the nut of the ukulele and the bridge. ...
It used to be that the most popular ukuleles around were soprano ukuleles. Indeed, they were the very first ukuleles. But as time has gone on the larger tenor ukulele has become more and more popular. It has been used by ukulele superstars such as Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jake Shimabukuro. With their support, more and ...
When you pick up a ukulele for the first time, it can be a little intimidating. There are so many choice of what you can play - it's often difficult to start. Chord charts will give you a huge list of chords you can play on the ukulele but they can be quite confusing to ...
With your ukulele you can play many nice and fun chord progressions. You will use ukulele tablature so you don't need to know sheet music. ...
Ukuleles are small guitar-like instruments that have been popular in Hawaii for many years. Musicians everywhere enjoy playing these today. Learn about the different types and styles of ukuleles in this article... ...
Maybe you play mostly chords on you ukulele? Do you know that you can play melodies with the help of ukulele tab? Let's play Tom Dooley! ...