![]() ![]() Ukulele Tuning Page G C E A G C E A Frequently Asked Questions How do I tie the strings to tuning pegs and bridge. Parts of the Ukulele Sound hole Body Bridge Frets Neck Strings Head Tuner pegs How do I tune my uke? Go to. To the amazed Hawaiians watching, his fast moving fingers looked like ukulele, or "jumping fleas". In celebration of their arrival, Joao Fernandes borrowed his friend's braguinha (today’s ukulele) and started playing folks songs from his native land on the wharf. It had been a long and hard journey of over 4 months and about 15,000 miles. It was carrying 419 Portuguese immigrants from the island of Madeira to work in the sugar cane fields. ![]() List of Contents Introduction to the ukulele and resources Basic ukulele chords Planning for session one Songs for getting started 2 Chord Songs in C He’s Got the Whole World That’s Aotearoa 3-4 Chord Songs in C Samoan Words Patipati Lima Pokarekare Ana 2 Chord Songs in D Me He Manu Rere One Bottle of Pop 3-4 Chord Songs in D Kia Orana Tihei Maori Ora You Are My Sunshine 4 or More Chord Songs Haere Mai Lelei Lelei The Gumboot Song How did the ukulele get its name? A ship named the Ravenscrag arrived in Honolulu on the afternoon of August 23, 1879. And to Kevin Fogarty, Mt Roskill Intermediate, for his inspiration and for many of the arrangements. Sometimes the rhythms may be a little challenging, but for the most part these are the same key as the originals, so you can play along and get the hang of them._ School Ukulele Song Book Compiled by Maria Winder, TEAM Solutions With thanks to Play It Strange for supporting the ukulele revival in schools. For the most part these are simple songs, a good number of 3 or 4 chord songs, and they are songs that *everyone* knows. I won’t say too much about the songs or the songsheets themselves. ![]() So you can blame me if your favourites are missing! Here’s the list of songs included (with links to individual song sheets). This is a selection of Elvis songs that (a) I love, and (b) I think are familiar to others (the plan is to use this for a future ukulele artist evening). Well, to be honest, it was all down to personal taste. The number of songs Elvis sung and recorded has been estimated in the 700-1000 range, so how do you cut that down to 19 songs (that’s the number in this songbook). That, I guess, is the hallmark of a true talent, a true star. Even songs that had been written for, and recorded by, others, Elvis took and made them his own. But the songs that he chose, or had chosen for him, includes a ridiculous number of stone-cold classics. ![]() Despite one or two credits, Elvis wasn’t really a songwriter. And what a legacy of song he left behind. There will never be another Elvis, in the same way there will never be another Beatles, because it’s not just about the talent – it’s about a combination of circumstances, in particularly the cultural and societal expectations and climate, that made these artists the huge stars that they became.īut artists like Elvis are nothing without the songs. But the timing was right, the circumstances were right, and Elvis benefited from that. Yes, clearly he had talent, and certainly a great deal of charisma. And obviously that was a significant contributor to his untimely death, another tragic precedent that Elvis set for the tortured star.Īt the same time, it’s also fair to say that, to a certain extent, Elvis was in the right place at the right time. And he was the template for the musical superstar, so many of whom would follow in his footsteps and shadow. The combination of rhythm and blues, boogie woogie, country and gospel that he stumbled on in the mid-50s set a trajectory for music that we are still living with today. It’s probably fair to say that without Elvis, popular music would not be what it is today. But it’s probably fair to say that it wouldn’t add anything to the millions upon millions of words that have already been written about this man. ![]()
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