Sorry about the wy things have been going slowly, lately… I’ve been really busy up at school, and haven’t had much time to put into this. However, my internet is back up, now, so that’s good.
And I”m letting you all know in advance that there won’t be an update this weekend until possibly late Sunday; I’m going camping (bringing a uke with me), and it’s a tad hard to blog in the middle of nowhere…
And, just a little thing to think about: we always say ‘a ukulele’, but wouldn’t it be grammatically correct to say ‘an ukulele’?
Did have time to tab anything out today… sorry to disappoint y’all.
And just to let you know…. my intenet is dead, and I’m having to mooch off of a neighbor’s. Daily updates are a tad harder to make, so hang with me for a while… I’m trying, but some days it just might not be possible to get a post up.
Some of Bowie’s music has absolutely great guitar parts, and one of my favorite is the little progression midway through ‘Space Oddity’, which also happens to be one of my favorite Bowie songs.
Anyways, you can’t get the riff to work out on a normal GCEA tuned Uke exactly, but you can get close using four rather simple chords: C, F, G, and A.
The Stones are possibly one of the best classic rock outfits still around today… though they have, in my opinion, somewhat lost their touch recently… not saying that they’re bad… just saying that they’re a bit…. past their prime.
Anyways, one of their most memorable guitar parts is the intro to ‘Paint It Black’, which is somewhat ukeable. Here’s the result of my efforts.
The open C is not the correct note for the lower part of the riff, though it works as filler. If you want only the proper melody, just leave out the open C’s.
ZZ Top’s “La Grange” is full of great variations of its main riff that are, sadly, not all able to be played on the uke.
However, bu sortof meshing a couple of the riffs together, you get a ukeable riff that is definitely recognizable as La Grange: pure Bluesy, Beard Swingin’, Texan noise (and that’s good noise, too, I might add).
You might want to watch this video to gain a better understanding of the ‘Beard Swingin” part.
Today’s riff is from Roy Orbison’s classic, Oh, Pretty Woman.
Have fun!
There are many variations that you can use when playing. One main variation is replacing the open E string notes with an E on the c string, which is on the fouth fret. This allows you to stay in one position for much of the riff.
