This here is my first foray into the world of YouTube tutorials—a realm where people, often with middling competency of their instruments and feelings of musical superiority, blather on and on about how to finger a C chord on the ukulele, over and over and over again. The internet only needs so many explanations of this. This tutorial… Continue reading A Blather-Free Tutorial for Wildwood Flower
Category: Ukulele Talk
“Samson,” Regina Spektor cover with chord transcription—Plus, a story of The Nature
It was a fine spring evening, not very long ago, when I traipsed and trudged into the bosque with perhaps the world’s shittiest microphone stand. The sun was at just the right angle, providing the perfect amount of light to ensnare baby rabbits, but this was no time for such things. I heard them scampering, far… Continue reading “Samson,” Regina Spektor cover with chord transcription—Plus, a story of The Nature
My Favorite Ukulele Tutorial, So Far
I’ve watched more (bad) uke tutorials than I’d like to admit. All the hemming and hawing, all the discussion of how to refer to the strings (top to bottom? 1-2-3-4? 4-3-2-1? and no one ever seems to refer to the strings actual note names), and I mean, how many times do I need to be taught how… Continue reading My Favorite Ukulele Tutorial, So Far