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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
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