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Will Oldham · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: Any tips?

For some reason or other ive decided to buy a ukulele and try to teach myself to play it - I play the guitar so im hoping it wont be to hard to pick up

I was just wondering weather anyone plays and can give me some tips/advice Confused

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Dav · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject:

Ema got one and i just can't play it, all the chords are different, i gave up right away !
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Will Oldham · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject:

That doesn't fill me with confidence Dav
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Dav · Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:56 am Post subject:

You bet it doesn't, i would prefere if the chords were like the 4 smaller on a guitar, i can play back when i was four on yuk tho, it's just that i remember how starting learing guitar was frustrating, and i don't want to live it again ! NEVER ! yeah you heard me !

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moe · Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 326 Location: Liechtenstein

its not difficult....search in the internet on some sites and you will get it.
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DrNick · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 161 Location: Stockport, UK

Listen to some George Formby songs for inspiration. He's a ukelele legend!

By the way, I'm not being sarcastic, I really do love George Formby. I even once went to a double bill of his films.
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Will Oldham · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:30 am Post subject:

Where was showing George Formby films?!
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andyBLR · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:42 am Post subject:

George formby didn't play the ukulele he played a Banjolele which is slightly different.

I just got given a ukulele for my birthday about 3 weeks ago, i've found that the best thing to do is to play songs with simple(ish) chord sequences and using this site http://www.ezfolk.com/uke/chords/ work out which chords sound best and try and remembers them.
that's as far asi've got so far anyway.

Will Oldham · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

I thought I remembered him playing a banjo not a uku but dr Nick is the fan so I bowed to his knowledge of the man:)

thanks for the advice Andy Ill check out the site, good luck learning how to play it
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andyBLR · Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

just did some breif research on wikipedia and apparently a Banjolele is tuned the same as a ukulele so george formby songs would play the same on either but sound different.

DrNick · Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 161 Location: Stockport, UK

Ok, apologies, I may not be up on the technicalities, but I think it's perhaps called a banjo-uke and is someehere between the two instruments. But George did sing a song called 'With my little ukulele in my hand' (which is as filthy as it sounds) which may have caused my confusion.

The double bill of George Formby films was in a cinema called the Plaza in Stockport. It's an old cinema that's recently been restored, and when you go it's like being back in the 1930s - they show old films, have organ music in the interval and there are usherettes in uniforms selling ice cream from trays. It's a slightly odd experience.
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terricloth · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 189 Location: westchester, NY

my fave uke player is emilyn brodsky. she has a website www.emilynbrodsky.com and is a very nice person. if you emailed her she could probably help you out.
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andyBLR · Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: