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THE Spa Strummers Ukulele LEARNERS GROUP

Drop-in laid-back sessions for UKULELE BEGINNERS / IMPROVERS.

This week 20th October we are all in the main bar for our 10th birthday bash !!!

See This Week web page

This week Wednesday 20th October the beginners are in the main bar area in the Cubbington Club. Start at 7pm prompt. After about 45 mins of tuition, you can come downstairs into the Function Room and join the main Spa Strummers group for the rest of the night.

We will play 1 or 2 songs which you have just practised.

Anyone can come, bring a ukulele (or - we have spare ukes) or just listen and/or sing along. Phone Dave 07545 863136 for more info.

All beginners and those of you who would like to revisit the basics, or get back up to speed, or just socialise, are very welcome.

Songs from last 4 sessions

Jambalaya

Donald Where's Yerr Troosers

You Are My Sunshine

Singing In the Rain

500 Miles (Proclaimers)

Hi Ho Silver Lining

Teenager in Love

Leavin' On a Jet Plane

All I Have to do is Dream

These Boots Are Made for Walking

Dirty Old Town

Happy Birthday to You (Picking practice in C)

Da Do Ron Ron (Version without kazoos

This week Wednesday 13th October

We will run through chord basics and finger placements for main ukulele chords for gCEA tuning.

Link to New chord sheet with finger placements - please print / download

This one replaces earlier ones which have errors

Songs this week

Jambalaya (revision)

Saturday Night at the Movies V5 (we shall sing this first song with Strummers)

For all Beginners and Improvers - watch this YouTube video of strumming technique

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7pm start for Beginners to learn the basics or people who would like to revise the basics of ukulele playing then we start at 7pm.

then at 7.30 pm we will continue, with an Improvers session. Raw beginners are welcome to sit in / join in for the experience, but we will be playing more advanced songs for the Improvers.

8.10pm Short break

8.20pm continue Improvers session until 9pm end.

9.05pm Any individual's questions, extra tuition and explanations Everyone welcome to join in.

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Next time (4th March)

We will be playing Intermediate / Improvers songs this week after 7.30pm. Beginners are welcome to sit in for the experience.

There will be instruction on strum finger and thumb techniques

Strum patterns, Tempo and Simple rhythms.

Improvers songs this week after 7.30pm. Beginners are welcome to sit in for the experience.

Format for this week 18th March

All - be ready to all play this week standard guitar strum D DU UDU as demo'd last time.

Also off-beat Strum on beats 2 and 4 of 4/4 time (Reggae type) |1 tap 2 strum 3 tap 4 strum |...

Also Waltz 3/4 pattern Clip only 4th (G) string down then DD.. so- clipDD clipDD clipDD...

We will be practising chords we will play the 2 chord Jambalaya to get us going

Songs for 18th March will appear here

We may also play one or two from previous weeks:- have them with you if possibleSongs from previous weeks

key transposer chart

Five Foot Two

Da Do Ron Ron

Sailing

Dance the night away watch this video of the Sedgley Strummers at our 2014 festival to get the idea

Rocking All Over the World (Status Quo)

Teenager In Love

Singing In the Rain V2

Bring Me Sunshine

I'd like to teach the world to sing

Leaving on a jet plane

King of the road

Under the boardwalk

Putting on the Style

Hi Ho Silver Lining in A

Eight Days a Week in C

All I Have To Do Is Dream

These Boots Are Made for Walking (full version

These Boots (extra notes),to clarify run down (should be 33 2 0 A at end)

songs from earlier weeks - -

The Wild Rover

12 bar blues

Rock Around The Clock in C

Johnny B Goode

Dirty Old Town

Bring Me Sunshine

Singing In the Rain V2

When the saints go marching in

Walk Right Back in C

Bad Moon Rising in G

Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs

Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey

Only at Christmas songs

Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

Tabs for Jingle Bells Simple picking tab on 1st (A) string of ukulele

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree V6 Improvers version (more advanced)

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Simpler Beginners version

Christmas Medley No 3

Jingle Bell Rock

Santa Baby

Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Merry Christmas)(more difficult - learn the extra chords !)

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Silent Night

NOTES FOR RAW BEGINNERS to practise at home to help get to improver level.

If you have a brand new ukulele then you need to tune it up as often as you can before the meeting.

New ukes tend to come with slack strings and because they are nylon, will stretch and stretch until they settle down.

Here is a link to YouTube on how to tune up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk_Ot02AUbc

For all Beginners and Improvers - watch this YouTube video of strumming technique

Print out and practice the following sheets.

Ukulele basics - notes for beginners

print out / download this chord sheet

print out / download this chords in groups sheet

Ukele basic strumming patterns

He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

You Are My Sunshine

Dance The Night away

Donald Where's Yer Troosers

Jambalaya

Blowing in the Wind