Philadelphia Main Line Ukulele Group

Every Friday Ukulele Underground offers a FREE jam on their YouTube channel. Great for beginners, building your song list and chord vocabulary. (1 PM Hawaiian time) https://www.youtube.com/user/ukuleleunderground I am not a member of UUPlus, but I’ve been enjoying their jam for over 3 years now! Aldrine’s strong suit is reggae, as well as some killer finger picking. So, working on back beat and string muting techniques is great for me. Or you can just say “hey” in the chat room and sit back and enjoy! All the chords are shown on the screen, and links or lyrics are available. It’s wonderful playing with ukesters all over the world, including Japan, Brazil, Hawaii, England, Ireland, Germany, and more!

Let’s play some Hapi Haole and songs from the Most Popular Uke Songs folder. Pdf links to come. Songs will be on the screen as well. Mainstage and PMLUG is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Please put in requests. Old, new, familiar, obscure. Betsy will have some songs ready too. Please sign up at https://zoom.us/ and use their video tutorials. Very helpful! This will be a casual meeting. Some of you are getting familiar with zoom, and others will be learning. No worries! It's a lot of fun! If you have song requests, please let us know. ------------ OLD INFO PDFS: https://drive.google.com/open?id=14OWKWcUaV0UvVBsvDQBGMxysDrRSZnVx Yellow Book The Daily Ukulele: 365 Songs for Better Living (Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Songbooks) by Jim & Liz Beloff (aka The Yellow Book Mainstage Hawaiian Book: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5K4r02SpqGGOG5XWlpJNXR0LVk We are looking for folks who are willing to step up and lead songs. No worries! It's fun! You can do it! --------------------- PLAY UKES & SING the world's GREAT SONGS with us ALL SKILL LEVELS Welcome: From beginner to intermediate and those with expertise. We are beginner-friendly. We were all beginners once! -- I (Linda) started coming before I even had a uke. -- But you will have more fun if you know a few basic (and easy!) chords like C, F, G7. And, like the C-chord, Am is one that needs just one finger on one string. Or play the "Z" chord all evening and get used to strumming in time. We welcome players of all ages! JUST LOVE TO SING? We’d love to have you lead some songs! MUSIC: We play all Genres & Eras (well, not much hip-hop or rap, so far) From Pop, Rock, Show Tunes, Classical, Tin Pan Alley, Country, Standards, Irish Songs, Blues, Sea Shanties, Folk, Gospel, Hawaiian, Jazz & Holiday. Traditional to current hits. Variety adds pizzazz! FREE: It's free to play. No fees. ~ ~ ~ Songs: You are welcome to SHARE PDF copies of songs that you would love for us to play. Please play the song version through before copying. Does it sound true? Chords are in the right spots? - Or suggest a song and we will try to find the song sheet for you. Melodic or comedic, players have shared many wonderful songs. We've loved the mash-ups that have come our way. EVERY TYPE OF UKULELE welcome! If playing baritone, you'll need to be able to play along with us in C tuning (GCEA) with capo or a chord conversion chart, (unless you can convert chords on the fly. DO YOU PLAY THE BASS, DRUMS, OR GUITAR -- ANY INSTRUMENT? ALL ARE WELCOME WE LOVE TO LEARN! Share what you know! WE WILL BE PLAYING HAWAIIAN MUSIC (Hapa-Haole and traditional)

We'll take a break from song-based learning to discuss rudimentary Music Theory. (It's easy as 1,2,3 and C, F, G). What happens when you get a song sheet with chords that are too difficult for your playing level? Or what if a song is written in a key that makes it impossible to sing to? Or what if you can play a song a certain way, but you want to share it for a jam? Understanding ukulele keys and how they relate to the fretboard. We'll look at how easy it is to change keys either for ease of playing, singing, or sharing with other players. Using tools like charts, internet resources, and a transposition wheel. My recommendations for proper capo use. Figuring out what key you want to use. PDFs: To come Note: You must RSVP BEFORE the event to get the link. Move past basic chords and be able to play more complicated songs. Each week we'll focus on single song and work on the skills to play it. We'll discuss barre chords, diminished chords, tabs, chord melodies, and jazz chords. You'll be able to study these concepts, ask questions, and practice a bit. ----- Future workshops: Again Why Don't You Right (Andalusia Cadence) Sunday Girl (Blondie) Midnight at the Oasis Strumming Past Workshops First Week: Rainbow Connection 2nd Week Ben (Michael Jackson) 3rd week Freight Train (Lil' Rev Chord Melody Arrangement) 4th Week Bye Bye Blues (Chord melody) 5th Week Transposing Songs We'll meet for about 45 minutes, then take a 15 minute break before the Tuesdays at 2 jam.

We'll play from our Doo Wop virtual song book. New Songs added all the time. What are your favorite doo wop songs? Song leaders welcome! Have a song(s) you want to lead, let me know. If you have a PDF, please DM me with a link. We'll be playing Doo Wop classics and obscurities. Explore the basic "Doo Wop Chords" aka the "Magic Chords" I vi IV V7 in various keys. Song sheet link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y7VXu_Cu7x6jIuJn_1AJsAwDwgwECMJM I’ll be sharing song sheets on the screen.