Avalanche – by Leonard Cohen

I play a different accompaniment every third verse to add a bit of variety. It seemed a good idea at the time. It is a great song though. It comes from Cohen’s album “Songs of Love and Hate” which was released in 1971. Wikipedia makes this comment: “The lyrics are based on a poem he had previously written. The music is notoriously difficult to play on the guitar. Cohen went on record saying “Every guitarist has one chop, and I used mine on Avalanche”. He acknowledged in a 1992 interview with Paul Zollo that his “chop”, his unique pattern of playing, is behind many of his early songs.”

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Nail Care for Stringed Instrument Players

Most stringed instrument players prefer to use a plectrum, or pick, to provide the percussive force that causes the strings to resonate. A number of performers, however, prefer to use their naked hand. There are distinct advantages to using one’s hand. The same articulation and precision that can be achieved with a pick is possible, though it requires a great deal of practice. Those softer parts of the hand, the outside of the pinky and the pads of the fingers and thumb, can produce gentle, muffled tones. Of course, the entire hand can be used for the loudest passages, providing more volume than a pick can usually pluck out of the instrument.

For a ukulele or any plucked, stringed instrument player, the nails are one of the most important parts of the hand. In most cases, performers who use a finger-picking style will grow out the nails on their right hands to their preferred length. It’s important to note the term “preferred length”. There are any number of sources that will try to say what’s too long or too short where nail length is concerned. This is entirely up to the performer. Nail length affects how an instrument is played and its sound quality, so there is no choice to be made here that is not aesthetic and individual in nature.

One’s nails will increase in strength as they’re used. They may split and break at first, but keep them filed and trimmed and they’ll rapidly increase in the amount of work they can perform. Remember to keep the entire nail smooth. People tend to have ridges and depressions on the back of their nails. These can be filed down to make the smoothest possible surface. Nails should be trimmed and filed to eliminate bends and hooks.

To avoid splitting and breaking, it is ideal to use methods to help strengthen the nail itself.  For instance, vitamin E oil can be applied to the nail.  Daily vitamin use is also ideal for good nail growth as well as strengthening them.  Vitamin rich lotion is also an ideal way to keep your nails strong and looking healthy.

If for whatever reason you have problems with nail growth and keeping them strong, you have other options to consider including acrylic nails and Lee Press On Nails (Yes, they are still available if you don’t have any leftover from the 80s!).  Both can be applied to the nails to provide you your ideal ukulele playing nail length as well as provide you with the strength you need to play effectively. 

Ceramic Electric Ukulele – Beautiful Art Instrument www.StoneInstruments.com

Ceramic Electric Ukulele – Beautiful Art Instrument www.StoneInstruments.com

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Tonight You Belong To Me (Cover on UKULELE!)

For this time, my video is kinda a little bit different, guys! so check that out! and Enjoy! you can download the MP3 of the “Tonight You Belong To Me” in this link: www.adityaelman.com PS I just bought myself a UKULELE! I know i got my birthday present earlier! hahah my birthday is March 19th, so don’t forget!!!

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Ukulele Cover- Live Performance

Hey everyone. This ukulele piece was written by Jake Shimabukuro. It is called “while My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Originally by George Harrison of the Beatles.

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Hotel California Chords Ukulele

It also contains some of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. Hotel California Chords UkuleleIn fact, there are so many exciting places to see in California, it’s hard to pick out just a handful.

Nevertheless, here is our top 10 sites to visit in the state:

1. Alcatraz (in san Francisco bay): Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was once a maximum security prison that held notorious criminals such Al Capone. Today, it’s a historic site managed by the National Park Service and you can catch a ferry ride to the island from Fisherman’s Wharf.

2. Cable Car System (in San Francisco): The San Francisco Cable Car System is the last manually operated cable car system in the world, and rightly has become world famous. Visitors can ride the cable cars which are in regular use, or visit the museum which houses historic cable cars.

3. Disneyland Resort (in Anaheim): Contains the world-famous Disneyland theme park, Disney’s California Adventure which is a theme park based on the history of California, several hotels, as well as the “Downtown Disney” site for shopping.

4. Fisherman’s Wharf (in San Francisco): A popular neighborhood in San Francisco that contains many attractions, as well as some superb seafood restaurants.

5. Golden Gate Bridge (in San Francisco): When it was completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world. While it no longer retains that status, it is still an impressive and iconic symbol of the city.

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6. La Brea Tar Pits (in Los Angeles): A famous location where asphalt seeps to the surface. In prehistoric times, many animals such as mammoths, ground sloths and saber-toothed cats got stuck in the tar and became fossilized, and hence the La Brea Tar Pits are today an important palaentological site.

7. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (in Los Angeles): The largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of over 100,000 pieces.

8. Napa Valley: One of the most important grape-growing regions in the world, the Napa Valley is visited by 5 million tourists each year, making it the state’s second most popular tourist attraction after Disneyland.

9. Universal Studios (in Los Angeles): This movie-themed theme park originally offered tours of soundstages and sets, but now includes rides and other attractions.

10. USS Midway (in San Francisco): An aircraft carrier which served with the US Navy from just after World War Two until 1992, and which today is a museum ship and open to the public.

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Malino Never Go Astray – with the best freestyle ukulele picking at DA Billings Mt Mall

Doing are own thing and only the 2nd time we played this song ….

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Ukulele Lady

Here are the lyrics & chords. For a chordsheet click on the link at the bottom of the page. Ukulele Lady Words by Gus Kahn Music by Richard A. Whiting 1925 C Em Am G7 If you like Ukulele Lady C Em Am G7 Ukulele Lady like-a you Dm G7 Dm G7 If you like to linger where its shady Dm G7 C Em Am G7 Ukulele Lady linger too. C Em Am G7 If you kiss Ukulele Lady C Em Am G7 While you promise ever to be true, Dm G7 Dm G7 And she sees another ukulele Dm G7 C C7 Lady foolin round with you. F Maybe shell sigh C Maybe she cry D7 Maybe shell find somebody else G7 By and by. C Em Am G7 To sing to where its cool and shady C Em Am G7 In the tricky wicky wacky woo, Dm G7 Dm G7 If you like Ukulele Lady Dm G7 C Ukulele Lady like-a you. Chordsheet here: www.box.net

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Stairway to Ukulele

Stairway to ….. Cover – Led Zeppelin (COVER – TAKE ONE) www.youtube.com Kenny- Vocals and Eleuke Captain Gangles – Electric Ukulele

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Learn how to play “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” on the Ukulele

Well the Copyright Claim against this video has been dropped due to inaction by Range Road Music Inc. Maybe they’re just waiting to sue me, who knows. In my interactions with them (through email), I was very surprised and disturbed by their supposed attitude toward music and copyrights. I explained quite clearly to them that I do not ever intend to profit from this video. It is but my service to people who wish to learn these two wonderful songs. I think they think this is still all about money for me. Frankly, I think it’s all about just money to them, rather than this wonderful legacy that their song (What a Wonderful World) has left. And for the thousands of people who are now able to share in this piece of music as a result of this video. I’m not going to take down this video, but to all my viewers, please remember that as a person going in to Christian Ministry, I will have no means at all to defend myself should a law suit be brought up against me. Please keep in mind how you have been helped by this video, and maybe if I need it some day, you would be able to help me too. Thank you all, once again for watching my video!

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