Yellow Book - Daily Ukulele
44 - Cabaret - For the coda, build up the end, at the Dm, then play F# dim, Em7, A7, then end with Dm(x8), Dm7, G7, C (at Dm7, can solo E and then do D and C on G7 and C)
69 - Dream a Little Dream - After poking around, I see this version is not that bad, with a few tweaks
- On line 3, the lyric dream should be a B note, the it flows
- The melody makes the chords sound OK.
136 - I want to hold your hand
- I didn't have time to put together one, but it's good enough, make the intro F(x2)/G7 3 times
- For the bass, after the lyric something, chromatic D, C#, D, E, or whatever makes sense
161 - Mr. Sandman
- The F#7 is simply an E7 on the 4th fret (C#) of string 1
- The Eflat7 is a great way to show the D7 shape, just go up one fret, now you can play a lot of other 7th chords
- For bass, try F#, G#, A#, B for the BomBomBomBom
224 - Sunrise Sunset - a beautiful piece that sounds good on uke
Blue Book - Daily Ukulele
23 - Annie's Song - I'll throw this to Lynn, which version did we decide to do?
24 - And I Love her
- Make the Coda the Intro, but go to the Capo on the second Dm
- have someone do the syncopated rhythm
- I'm out of time, but I think the Bright are the stars verse is up a half-step, something to mull
72 - Cherish - Here is where I like the eclectic nature of this book, this is a great song and vocally you can get pretty crazy
90 - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Just a placeholder, I want to go to the Lin version and get the rhythm right.
128 - Goin' out of my Head - Great torch song, the triplets are fun to sing
146 - Honey Pie - I'll bring a kazoo, great song but does take some practice
342 - Tea for Two - I mentioned this as a Platonic chair, an ideal for learning chords, but maybe this could be a separate session...but the chords are great, amazing for a 1924 song
Additional songs
- The intro is the first chord
- I'll bring my piano to play the solo, or Lynn can really practice
- The end is the first chord, you can play with any picking pattern
- Vocally you can get pretty crazy with this one, both melody and harmonies
- I think I got the modulation (change of key) right
- Should flow like water, the Em11 chord has a great bite
- G going up the neck sounds great, on piano you have to contort to get the right effect
Christmas Carols
- This song IMHO is a masterpiece, I play it like Edelweiss, single beat, but the richness of the chords carries the song
- For the bridge I will play piano with the ukes, the effect on listeners is vivid.
- The + chords are not that hard and good to learn.
The next set is from a book of songs for two recorders, here are the chords for practice, I will have have the final pieces Thursday evening.
