Come Learn Carole King's Song: "It’s Too Late"

Join us on Sunday, March 3rd, as Diane Greening, NSUS member and songwriter, leads us through Carole King’s song “It’s Too Late.” We will work on the basic ukulele song chords, and then Diane will show us how to add texture to it by adding various strumming and picking patterns.

Toni Stern wrote the lyrics to this song, and King wrote the music in 1971. It was released as both a single and as part of the King’s Tapestry album, which won the Record of the Year Grammy in 1972. In 2003 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

According to Wikipedia: The lyrics describe the blameless end of a loving relationship. Stern said she wrote the lyrics in a single day, after her relationship with James Taylor ended. Music critic Dave Marsh saw implicit feminism because the woman left the man. Marsh described the melody as Tin Pan Alley and the arrangement as a cross between light jazz and "L.A. studio craftsmanship.” Rolling Stone magazine remarked that King's "warm, earnest singing" on the song brought out the song's sadness.

Here's the original version sung by Carole King:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKxmnrRVHo&ab_channel=CaroleKingVEVO

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We meet in Skokie (IL), and you can get all the location details by reaching out to [northshoreukes@gmail.com](http://mailto:northshoreukes@gmail.com/).

Potential Members: First 2 visits are free. Annual membership is $35. This group meets monthly to play ukulele music, and to learn new styles and techniques from our own members and guest teachers. All levels of ukulele player are welcome.