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Here’s my latest attempt at Matt’s Crossing Hemispheres. I’m almost up to Matt’s tempo now and I’m happy with my improvement. Still working on it though.
There are so many songs that I have loved learning and don’t even slightly remember anymore. One song that I remember putting much effort into was Crossing Hemispheres. However, I was never able to stretch my fingers enough to play it on my tenor so I finally used a concert ukulele. This time I will use a tenor and I will work on playing it smoothly with better tone.
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Happy Holidays All. I loved this arrangement and started working on it weeks ago. It turned out to be so much more difficult for me than I expected. I can play it fairly well now but have so much difficulty getting a video without too many mistakes. I can play it smoother with better timing but those videos just haven’t worked out lol. Here’s Feliz Navidad.
I love this Wicked Games version. I’ve tried to learn it without the tab but haven’t got very far. Would be a great lesson
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I’ve been away a few months and am a little rusty. I was going to do Mad World until I heard AXEL F. Love that Melody. This is with a low G so I had to make a few changes. In a couple of spots I stayed with the low G because I liked the deeper sound.
Thank you @andrew and @ gi_gi_
Thanks @Andrew. Please remove me from the list. I missed the first deadline.
Two reasons for not using the capo. First I don’t think I ever see it being used on the Uke. Second, I have difficulty in stretching and I thought it would give me some practice. I think that was achieved because I did gradually improve.Please do not include me in the drawing.
This is my final submission. My ultimate (revised) goal was to play Ashokan Farewell I the key of D without the use of a capo and have it sound as good as my capo version.
My tab was in C and I transposed it to D.
I think I’m getting close but still prefer the capo result.Here’s where I am:
After continued listening, I decided that this song needs emotion and playing at tempo just sounds too mechanical.
So in my first video below, I have tried to concentrate on tone and emotion. Hopefully without too much rubato. In this video I am still using a capo to play in D.
In this next video, I have removed the capo and am transposing the tab from C. I’m really getting a workout for my pinky. My goal is to sound as good as using the capo. Long way to go but I still have a couple days.
My goal is to play this song in D by transposing the tab from C and removing the capo. See my last post. I am getting a workout on my pinky. I want to sound as good without capo as my last post. Let’s long way to go but I still have a couple days. Don’t think I will get it memorized.
@gi_gi_ WOW!
OK. Is it alright to change goals midstream?
I continue to listen to multiple versions of this song over and over (Ashokan Farewell).
The guitar version that I like keeps to 80 bpm. But as I continue to hear the fiddle versions, many are full of rubato, both slowing and speeding up. The emotion of this song just isn’t expressed in the guitar version that I’ve been working with. The fiddle songs all appear to be in the key of D. I’ve made the following changes to my goals.
1. I’m forgetting the 80 bpm, will probably be a little slower and use rubato.
2. I will play the song in the key of D without using the capo. I will transpose the tab I have from C to D. This is going to be much more difficult for me, especially since I had mastered the C tab.
3. Since I am spending my effort on the D tab and I’m running out of time, I will make memorization a secondary goal.@leb Thanks but I have a long way to go. Especially if I’m going to memorize it. Yes the dog is a fan but it’s hard to play with him on my lap lol.
@nelsonlin2021 your doing great on Crossing Hemispheres. It’s one of my favorite songs of Matt.
I learned this when it first came out and had the same struggles with the tempo up the neck. After enough practice it finally came to me. You may want to try slowing it down a lot until it becomes more natural and then pick up the tempo. Have fun with it!