yt: This is a video by a beginner and for a beginner. It goes over the tuning, chords, chorder, and strumming for the song Five Years Time by Noah and the Whale.
Original song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRX5kH...
Chords and lyrics from ukulelehunt.com:
http://ukulelehunt.com/2008/01/10/bes...
The song itself has only three chords: C, F, and G. The video goes over two possible options for which G to play. The chorder just repeats: C, F, G, F.
The strumming pattern is
1) down
2) up
3) hit
4) up
(switch chords and repeat)
Video breakdown:
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Tuning (GCEA)
0:14 - Chords (C, F, and G)
1:42 - Chorder
2:05 - Strumming pattern (down - up - hit - up, switch and repeat)
2:53 - Tricky part in strumming (hiccup on the C only)
3:33 - Demonstration (starts slow, speeds up)
For more detail or discussion on this:
http://ukulala.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-play-five-years-time-by-noah-and.html
4 Comments
paul4dirtsays...original song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V2kQES8u38 (couldn't find it on the sift?)
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oritteroposays...*length=284
siftbotsays...The duration of this video has been updated from unknown to 4:44 - length declared by oritteropo.
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