Another in my Kitchen Ukulele series. I was fortunate enough to get a Ludwig "Wendell Hall
Another in my Kitchen Ukulele series. I was fortunate enough to get a Ludwig "Wendell Hall" banjo-uke for Christmas, so I thought I'd christen it with a song from the same era! The song was by written by Young and Henderson in 1925 and was famous at the time, with a "Charlston" feel to it. The Uke I'm playing was made just afterwards in 1926 (great condition isn't it?!). This is my own arrangement with a fun key change in the middle for the solo to keep it bright and breezy, using some Formby style tricks with the right hand.
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If you are a beginner, you should find this very useful, if you are a master, you can prob
If you are a beginner, you should find this very useful, if you are a master, you can probably give me some tips!
In this video I attempt to help you get started in GF uke style, by introducing two basic techniques. First the split stroke, which is the foundation for most of the other GF style strokes, and secondly the thumb roll (or "triple"), which adds a bit of extra interest. Even though these are just two of the techniques, when used together, they can sound sound fantastic.
To help make things very clear, I've used animations in slow motion to break down the strums very clearly. Bear in mind that these are designed to mirror the right handed player as they look at the screen.
Although a basic triple is easy to learn, the exact triple sound/timing is difficult to master. For this reason I've created a follow on video (see video responses), using GF's own triples to pin down the timing in 1/32nd beats.
If you wish to hear GF style played properly or to receive tuition from an official tutor, my channel isn't quite the place! The best advice is to try one of the George Formby Society Conventions (details available from their website).
This Banjo-Uke used in this tutorial is a Ludwig Wendell Hall Professional in GCEA tuning. If you would like to try anther tutorial on the split stroke, try user m134mr (Matt Richards) a great player.
Cheers, John.
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The fan stroke is often admired for it's visual effect and the apparent skill of the playe
The fan stroke is often admired for it's visual effect and the apparent skill of the player. This tutorial shows you how to learn the Fan Stroke, first by learning the motion and fingering and then all importantly a technique for getting the timing right. Make sure you know how to do the "Split Stroke" first, if you don't know this see my Split Stroke tutorial first.
This isn't the only way to do the fan, there are lots of variations especially with fingering and where you can slot the fan into a rhythm, for example see Stephen Sprought (You Tube user ukelounge). User 4276357 has also just put up some videos of Jack Jones (an amazing uke player) showing how to do the Fan Stroke, so try those also.
When you have mastered this, to add a further dimension, try to match the fan to the split stroke sound (not just the timing). In this case the first stroke is with the thumb instead of the little finger, and the index finger upstroke and little finger downstroke are on just 2 strings not four.
If you wish to hear GF style played properly or to receive tuition from an official tutor, my channel isn't quite the place! The best advice is to try one of the George Formby Society Conventions (details available from their website).
The Banjo-Uke used in this tutorial is a Cartwright Super Delux (an Abbott Monarch copy) in ADF#B tuning.
Thanks for watching and Good Luck! Cheers, John.
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This video analyses the precise timing of George Formby's Triples. Here we break George's
This video analyses the precise timing of George Formby's Triples. Here we break George's Triples up into 1/32nd beats to reveal the exact timing that gives them that "magical" quality. It's not 1-2-3-4 !
NB This video is for banjo-uke nuts only... no ratings!
Cheers,
John
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Hi from Kitchen Ukulele, for friends or anyone else mad enough to watch! This is a fun att
Hi from Kitchen Ukulele, for friends or anyone else mad enough to watch! This is a fun attempt at "When I'm Cleaning Windows". I wonder what George would think of it? Why not watch till the end and find out (whoops sorry George!)!! This is on my Cartwright Banjo-Uke in tuning ADF#B, starting with the GF chord structures, but switching keys in the middle. See GF do this on the clip on Petey1308.
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Hi this is the first video in my series "kitchen ukulele" for friends and anyone else mad
Hi this is the first video in my series "kitchen ukulele" for friends and anyone else mad enough to watch! This is a special mix of "I Told My Baby with the Ukulele" and "Mother What'll I do now", without singing, including "George's Practice Piece". This is a low GCEA tuning, in an echoey kitchen (sorry about that!) with heavy Aquila banjo uke strings, so it's more of full sound than the "twing, ping" of higher tunings and lighter strings.
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