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Love this lesson and simplicity in Christmas arrangements. I found for me that it can be played with a couple easy fingering changes on a low G uke. I even play two of the G notes an octave lower on the G string and i think it sounds fuller.
Ron@recdog, agreed! I was maybe disproportionately excited when I saw they shared this one and it’s so beautiful with the double stops throughout. Ones like this are perfect when Matt does them because of how expressive he is when he plays. It’s true that songs like this are best without too many frills. Even if it’s a somewhat simpler version, there are always elements that are challenging and I always take away something new. This sounds strange but Matt always talked about angling the fingers differently, like towards your shoulder, and I didn’t fully get what he meant until this lesson. Because when the space increases, like going from 0087 to 0075 (it took me an eternity to figure those numbers out… 😅), changing the angle of the fingers makes that stretch less painful and awkward, and makes it smoother.
Thank you for the amazing things y’all create, so inspiring indeed! 😊
@The_Bumble_Bard, I’ve always been a believer in getting a lesson down as shown whether it be technique, timing … before making changes. Having said that, I don’t “stretch” my fingers during the double stops i.e. 0087 to 0075. Rather I slide only the 1 finger on the A string and switch back and forth between 2 and 3 finger on the E string.
Ron@recdog, sorry for the very delayed reaction! 😅 I feel the same way about songs and that’s what I like to do, too – learn the songs “as is,” then modify them. I actually really like what Matt did in that lesson and to me that’s even easier than adding and taking away fingers, because that’s also what I would usually do (if I’m following what you’re saying, that that’s what you would do usually, too, add and take away fingers for those changes).
That’s also one of my favorite Christmas arrangements Matt has done and he’s done many amazing ones. I love that he always seems to try to maximize the enjoyment of playing and makes relatively simple arrangements extra beautiful just with how he plays them. It’s almost like leaving room to fill in the space between notes with emotion and it’s a chance to savor the beauty of how each note sounds, since the ukulele at its bare bones just sounds beautiful. I think that’s how Matt feels about that, as well. 😂 Obviously he’s also created crazy complex arrangements but I love ones that are like that, simple and pure. 😊
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