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@tbb When I buy “The Ukulele Site” I’ll fly you and Gi_Gi_ in so we can make a podcast 😂 Yup I definitely worry to much after I post. Especially when I refresh and notice my name is the latest comment on every forum post haha 😂😂 It is what it is 😎
@tbb When nobody reacted to my joke on the live lesson I was thinking ooops people didn’t get my English (sarcastic) humor. Which is fine of course but then I thought hmmm people will think I was serious haha
@gi_gi what you said is so true. You just need someone to share the information and explain how to apply it. I’m also learning but any questions just ask and I’m looking forward to your posts when u get it down 😎
That’s a great video! All the info is in there. If you learn that your 90% there.
Exactly 🙂 Started with the D on the second shape.
To give you an example of the world it opens up.
1. Take one of the shapes move the same shape up 2 frets your playing in key of D Major. Up again 2 frets in the key of E major. You can now play any key.
2. If you can play any of the Major Scales they all have a relative minor. So you can play by default in minor scale by changing the starting note to the keybof the minor.
3. Change one note of the minor scale for instance in a minor change g# your playing flamenco (that’s all I do in the video)
Lots of value 🙂
Sooo… I think everyone knows the shapes… If not I can post a link to them…
But here is an example of how they fit together once you’ve learnt them..
Sooo.. The Major scale has 5 patterns. That is pattern 1. The next pattern starts 2 frets up and connects to the first one and so on..
Do you know pattern 1 or all 5 ?
If you know all 5 then you can 1000% improvise. If you don’t know the second one I’ll upload it and show you how to connect it to the first.. you can improvise with just those 2.
My 3 Ukulele Goals would be:
1. Learn at least 2 Fingerstyle arrangements that are above my play level. Break them down one bar at a time until I can play them.
2. A lot of stuff I play is maybe 90% finished. But that final 10% would be a more polished performance. I’d like to revisit my ‘set list’ and put the cherry on the cake.
3. Win the lottery. Move to Hawaii & buy ‘The Ukulele Site’. Play the Ukuleles all day with Corey (Fujimoto), Kalei (Gamiao) & any special guests who happen to be on the podcast 🙏🏻😂
+1 for @gi_gi_ ‘s request. Maybe to make the challenge available to those without loopers (or don’t want to improvise something) there could be a theme for the month (like jazz, flamenco, pop) and that can include:
1. A genre specific backing track (YouTube or RockClass101 ) to improvise something to.
2. Or the option to create your own backing track with a looper and improvise to it.
3. And then the option of some finger-style songs from the site in the genre.
+ It’s a good chance for people to do the theory course and then jam something with what they learned.
Basically something for everyone and a chance to try something new 😎
@tbb By far (in my limited opinion 😂) the best thing you can learn to get involved in a bit of freestyle is:
1. Intervals (what they are). You just need a really basic understanding of this.
2. C Major Scale.
If you learn the above 2 the entire world opens up as every other scale is built out of it. For example the scale above Harmonic Minor I didn’t learn a new scale I just changed one note in the scale I know (Major Scale pattern) and you get that Flamenco sound.
To learn the Major scale you need to learn 5 patterns which connect together (they overlap so the start of one is the ending of another).
I would learn one pattern – play it with a backing track going up and down the scale and then add another pattern.. when you get to the fifth pattern it connects back to the first… so you could have a fretboard 1 mile long and you can improvise all day using those same 5 patterns.
If you want I can post the 5 patterns I use 🙂
I have an input for a mic but I’m not much of a singer 😂 If I was I’d definitely have one! I think the Uke would sound great through a mic also.
Let’s here some vocals 🙏🏻
@gi_gi Thanks 😎. The loop is really simple it’s basically:
1. Am > Dm
2. Hit the Uke a couple of times.
3. Play any of the notes of the A Harmonic Minor Scale (link below).https://ukulelescales.com/A-harmonic-minor
It would be awesome if there was a looper/freestyle monthly challenge. The only problem could be that we are the only 3 with loopers which would be great if the prize is a Kanelia 😂😂😂
Maybe we can ask Andrew for a freestyle challenge like you said so you can tie the challenge to the application of the lessons learned in the theory course on the site.
It will be cool to have a monthly challenge tied to the courses as well as the songs on the site 🙏🏻
@recdog It’s a really great system and helps bind everything together. I also use it for 7th chords 🙂 I just didn’t want to add more stuff to my loooong message. In fact if you are going to use the arpeggios to solo by adding in the 7th note you have a greater sound range. I’m always using the stair shape in solos. I linked above to Uke Buddy all the route notes shapes you can get on there by choosing chord/chord types.
Glad you found it useful 🙂
