Quite a job, catching up to old George! He was a guitar fanatic, was rumored to even practice while on the loo, and think of how many years that was! That strumming style comes from a performer of the 1930s and 40s named George Formby, and well, where he learned it from, it was just kind of a done thing in the early 20th century.
Brilliant lesson Christopher! Could you please do a tutorial on George and Paul's "Baby what you want me to do" the song they play right before "ain't she sweet"?
Thanks for this lesson! It's funny how so many good musicians with long histories in music end up at the UKE. It's such an awesomely simple instrument.
It’s George’s garden. He and his wife renovated Friar Park in Henley on Thames, he once had the George Formby society down for tea , also got a scale version on the Matterhorn
I've been watching your vids for a bit now and am currently working on ain't misbehavin. Your sense of how to squeeze the most from the humble uke is AMAZING! Plus your voice; a bit of southern in it (which this Yankee likes) but I LOVE how you use it to convey the feelings in the song. My best (to me) example is in Ain't Misbehavin when you skip a beat going "just you I'm thinkin of" to "Ain't misbehavin" which is hard to do but conveys such a subtle sense of guilt because the singer is lying or just playing around - a significant part of the song. I know this is a bit of a weird post but I like your style and am trying to soak it up. From a moderately advanced uke player with very little performance experience.
That time signature is 4/4 for the whole piece but you can think of the split stroke as a clave rhythm with groupings of 3 and 2. In that case it would be 3+3+2
@@Banjoleletinman so something like that: 1+2+3+4+ DudDudDu And the fast hand movement between the d and D is only possible, because the d is not a full strum but a small hit on the g string?
@@JohannesHeld Yes exactly! The whole pattern is straight eighth notes but feels syncopated because of where the accents are placed due to the partial strums.
Love this and am working on it, thank you! Recently I learned the whistling piece from that other online video of him that he made; I spent days and hours figuring it out. As a beginner, am learning so much about right-hand technique from him...and you! I read he was always playing George Formby’s recordings at home. Love your playing and singing!!! I so admire your musicianship.
@@Banjoleletinman oh that’s what it’s called! I haven’t been playing very long and keep returning to it to understand those tricks. I learned Devil and the Deep Blue Sea from the other video with his band and watch his right hand while those guys play... so chill...so good!
@@margomclean8880 That one video is an amazing one to learn his right hand techniques from. it's so nice to really get to see it at a reasonable tempo. I'm working on a lesson for Devil and the Deep Blue sea based of is version :)
@@Banjoleletinman Fantastic! Just joined your magic club! I bought a soprano uke to concentrate solely on learning to play and sing this style! THANK YOU!
That's similar to my rendition with a few subtleties. Also "Five Foot Two" follows on naturally. I've just worked out "Here Comes the Sun" on Uke and it sounds amazing. It's a natural because the original is on a guitar with capo on 7th fret and the (soprano) Uke is 5 semitones higher so you can use the same "D shaped" patterns and it's a little bit lower to make the singing easier.
Thanks Nigel! This uke was made by Wunderkammer Instruments. Here's a little video about it: th-cam.com/video/a2OxqeKZJsU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yEdFmndIcm2QAEC0
Great tutorial, but I'm a bit confused: you talk of the "index finger" and then the "first finger". In the UK these are the same thing. Is it different in the US?
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I like it when I teacher shows passion for teaching. He's one of those teachers.
The best uke teacher on TH-cam!
Thanks Denise!
Never a dull moment or a new twist to a long familiar favorite.
This is amazing! Thanks man.
Quite a job, catching up to old George! He was a guitar fanatic, was rumored to even practice while on the loo, and think of how many years that was! That strumming style comes from a performer of the 1930s and 40s named George Formby, and well, where he learned it from, it was just kind of a done thing in the early 20th century.
Thanks for this lesson. I love how you break it down and show all the tricks
Brilliant lesson Christopher! Could you please do a tutorial on George and Paul's "Baby what you want me to do" the song they play right before "ain't she sweet"?
oh wow, what a great tutorial! only looked this up because of the video! thank you!!
Thanks for this lesson! It's funny how so many good musicians with long histories in music end up at the UKE. It's such an awesomely simple instrument.
So true! I believe for both Harrison and McCartney it was their first instrument. The ultimate gateway to music
It’s George’s garden. He and his wife renovated Friar Park in Henley on Thames, he once had the George Formby society down for tea , also got a scale version on the Matterhorn
I had no idea! Makes that video even more special
Increíble! El mejor cover que he visto!👌
Awesome lesson! 👍
Thank you so much :)
You are so good Christopher. Made me smile ☺️
Thanks :) This was a real fun one to make!
I've been watching your vids for a bit now and am currently working on ain't misbehavin. Your sense of how to squeeze the most from the humble uke is AMAZING! Plus your voice; a bit of southern in it (which this Yankee likes) but I LOVE how you use it to convey the feelings in the song. My best (to me) example is in Ain't Misbehavin when you skip a beat going "just you I'm thinkin of" to "Ain't misbehavin" which is hard to do but conveys such a subtle sense of guilt because the singer is lying or just playing around - a significant part of the song. I know this is a bit of a weird post but I like your style and am trying to soak it up. From a moderately advanced uke player with very little performance experience.
Thank you so much Tim!
great lesson .. I finally got it
You're a very talented teacher. I like your calmness.
Could you please give the time signatures for the split stroke?
That time signature is 4/4 for the whole piece but you can think of the split stroke as a clave rhythm with groupings of 3 and 2. In that case it would be 3+3+2
@@Banjoleletinman so something like that:
1+2+3+4+
DudDudDu
And the fast hand movement between the d and D is only possible, because the d is not a full strum but a small hit on the g string?
@@JohannesHeld Yes exactly! The whole pattern is straight eighth notes but feels syncopated because of where the accents are placed due to the partial strums.
@@Banjoleletinman can't wait to grab my ukulele to try this strum. 🤯
I just stumbled across that video! thank you so much! Great timing
Thanks, Chris! This was incredibly informative
Glad you enjoyed it :)
❤loved it❤️great entertainment while learning❤still smiling and loving it❤
Omg, just listened to the one you’re referring to. Thank you soooo much!!!
WONDERFUL!!
Wonderful lesson, thank you so much.
Thanks Michael!
Being a guitar player and singer I think you’re really good good vocals and just a good vid
Love this and am working on it, thank you! Recently I learned the whistling piece from that other online video of him that he made; I spent days and hours figuring it out. As a beginner, am learning so much about right-hand technique from him...and you! I read he was always playing George Formby’s recordings at home. Love your playing and singing!!! I so admire your musicianship.
Shine on your shoes!! I love that video :) he uses mostly the same little tricks in there as well with the right hand
@@Banjoleletinman oh that’s what it’s called! I haven’t been playing very long and keep returning to it to understand those tricks. I learned Devil and the Deep Blue Sea from the other video with his band and watch his right hand while those guys play... so chill...so good!
@@margomclean8880 That one video is an amazing one to learn his right hand techniques from. it's so nice to really get to see it at a reasonable tempo. I'm working on a lesson for Devil and the Deep Blue sea based of is version :)
@@Banjoleletinman Fantastic! Just joined your magic club! I bought a soprano uke to concentrate solely on learning to play and sing this style! THANK YOU!
Thanks so much! See you in the club!
Very nice! 🍀🎶👍Thank you very much!!! Greetings from Berlin !
Thank you for all the good work!
Thanks Klaus!
Where were you two years ago! Wait, where was I? I don't know how I haven't seen this yet.
Another great one!
Yes, that's why I'm here.
Love thisI ❤❤🎶🎶👏🏻👏🏻
Esa pieza musical la tocaron antes de ser famosos Supongo que en Hamburgo o en el Cavern de Liverpool
Greetings from Buenos Aires
Thank you!
That's similar to my rendition with a few subtleties. Also "Five Foot Two" follows on naturally. I've just worked out "Here Comes the Sun" on Uke and it sounds amazing. It's a natural because the original is on a guitar with capo on 7th fret and the (soprano) Uke is 5 semitones higher so you can use the same "D shaped" patterns and it's a little bit lower to make the singing easier.
Harrison❤❤❤❤
Thanks Christopher. I am going to work on this. What Ukulele are you using? It has such a lovely tone
Thanks Nigel! This uke was made by Wunderkammer Instruments. Here's a little video about it:
th-cam.com/video/a2OxqeKZJsU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yEdFmndIcm2QAEC0
Awesome what ukulele are you playing
Wow
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Great tutorial, but I'm a bit confused: you talk of the "index finger" and then the "first finger". In the UK these are the same thing. Is it different in the US?
Same thing. I just go back and forth with how I refer to it.
@@Banjoleletinman 😁 now I feel really dumb!
Great! But that is a " Venezuelan cuatro"
I can assure you that this is a ukulele
Peter Sellers played When Im cleaning windows on Parkinson, And it was better than Formby.
I love that version of the tune. Sellers was great
УРА 🍻!!!! Ты молодец!!!! Долго искал.
wow