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Hello @kanique,
greetings from the neighboring Czechia!👋
You have learned a lot in a year, you’re playing very well. It is said that music heals. So the lessons, challenges and forum here at RockClass101 could be such a complementary therapy. 😉
Enjoy!@Andrew , thank you so much for your support. I really appreciate it.
@The_Bumble_Bard , thank you for your kind words.Hello, everyone,
as usual, I watch all submissions. I enjoyed them all.
@leb397 – I am so sorry for your loss.I focused on the triplet strum this month. And since I learned and recorded “St. Anne’s Reel” as my very first challenge here on RC101 in October 2020, this time I chose “Smash the Windows”.
Please exclude me from the prize draw this month.
Jana
Hi Gery,
yes, in this song, only Am7 chord would suffer the loss of the 4th string. But you can change the sequence of strings a little for Am7 chord : 3 2 4 1 4 2 3 2 (But there are many more possibilities.)
The High G ukulele is unique in its reentrant tuning. Actually the 7th, 9th chords seem perfectly suited to a high G ukulele, each string plays a different note.
Arpeggios do not have fixed rules. You can start with any string. There are lots of tutorials on YouTube for fingerpicking patterns.
But in our case, we are talking about BASIC arpeggios imitating the guitar accompaniment, where the bass string usually starts.Hope that helped.
JanaHi Gery,
To your question: When you hold a chord shape, each string plays the note that belongs to the chord, so you can play any of strings. It’s just a matter of choosing the order of the strings that will please the ear.
In general, it can be said that basic accompanying arpeggios start with the lowest note (“bass” string). To begin with, it is easier to play all the notes at the same length.
As with the Down Up strumming technique, you can play arpeggios from top to bottom and back.To me, a linear tuned ukulele is like a guitar without the top 2 bass strings. A baritone ukulele is tuned just like a guitar, a Low G ukulele sounds like a guitar with a capo on the 5th fret. So even the accompanying arpeggios can be copied to a certain extent.
In the case of this song, I noticed (perhaps correctly) that the lady with the guitar uses the pattern: 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3
There are many other patterns. I like these basic ones (according to the beat):
2/4 (4/4): 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 3
3/4 (6/8) : 4 3 2 1 2 3On ukuleles with reentrant tuning, the bass string is the 3rd string (C string). In the basic forms of major and minor chords, usually only 3 different notes sound on the 4 strings – for example, in the Dm chord in the form 2 2 1 0, the notes A D F A sound.
In that case, I don’t need to play the same note on multiple strings, so I can skip the 4th string altogether. I start on the 3rd (bass) string with the D note and then try to imitate the alternation of tones (strings) so that it sounds similar to linear tuning (guitar).Good luck with your song arrangement!
Hi Gery,
for arpeggios I would hit string on every beat in rhythm 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &.
Pattern for Low G: string 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 (four finger approach).
Pattern for High G: string 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 (three finger approach). That’s just the basics.The song sounds beautiful, by the way. But I don’t understand a word. 😉
Jana
Hello everyone,
I’ve seen all the posts, and I’m glad I’m not alone in this effort. It drives me on, even when things aren’t going my way.
I chose The Entertainer by Scott Joplin as my challenge this month. It’s been on my list for a long time. I learned the arrangement fairly quickly, but I didn’t manage to perfect it to my satisfaction. The hardest part is separating the hammer-ons and slides so the notes don’t blend. I’m also struggling with the double stops – especially when going from the upper strings to the lower A, E strings, I don’t always hit the notes they’re supposed to sound. 😉I gave up trying to make a perfect recording. Here’s about the 100th attempt. 😅 This time I tried recording with a metronome. But when I concentrate on the metronome, I find it harder to concentrate on the fingering.
Andrew, thank you for this great website and wonderful monthly challenges. It is a joy to be here.
Please exclude me from the prize draw this month.Jana
I bought a Makala MK SS model with a shark shaped bridge (also available with a dolphin bridge) for my daughter. I am very satisfied with it. It is durable enough and surprisingly has a pleasant tone. The body is made of molded composites, while the soundboard is made of agathis layer. The neck is made of solid mahogany with a walnut fingerboard.
Very durable is also Enya Nova U model with carbon fiber construction. It has a thinner neck than the Makala, so it may be more pleasant for children to play. On the other hand, Nova U has a larger scale, so the strings have more tension.@Andrew , thank you very much for your support and encouragement. I’ll try to tighten up those 16th notes with my Tab Play Along buddy. 😉
Hello everyone,
I enjoy watching the results of your monthly efforts. You are all great!My goal was to learn Andrew’s arrangement of Don’t Stop Believin’. I still have a lot of work to do, especially I want to remove the buzz due to imprecise fingering. But I hope I managed to keep up the pace for the most part.
Jana
@tim0721 ,it’s fantastic! Definitely keep up the family projects, even if it takes some time. It’s worth it. Thanks for sharing!
Hello everyone!
Great challenge and great to read what you are working on. I didn’t have to think about what to do at all. I knew right away that I wanted to return to the song that I had put aside because it was too difficult for me. When I started here at RC101 almost 4 years ago, I was unable to learn the strumming technique, my brain didn’t understand and my right hand didn’t cooperate. There are also a few difficult left-hand stretches for me. So switching from a concert to a tenor sized ukulele doesn’t make it any easier.
I feel like an intermediate player, but my big weakness is strumming. So my challenge for January is “Don’t Stop Believin”.
By the end of the month, I want to learn the entire arrangement fluently and rhythmically correct. So I plan to practice this piece for at least 30 minutes a day.
Week 1 = go through the whole lesson and practice chord changes in the first part of the song
Week 2 = focus on the second part of the song, practicing in sections with Tab Play Along feature
Week 3 = start playing the whole piece, record the exercises
Week 4 = fine-tune the piece and record it for a maximum of 30 takes 😉Happy New Year!
JanaI AM A PREMIUM MEMBER
Hello everyone,
for this month I chose Steven’s arrangement of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”.
Bars 13 – 16 are still difficult for me. So many recordings went to waste… 😉Andrew, thank you for all the beautiful song arrangements and advice you and your Rockclass101 team give us. It’s a pleasure to be a part of this community.
I wish you all happy holidays!