Friday, July 12, 2013

月亮代表我的心ukulele

Got a bit bored with strumming and was inspired by a fellow ukulele learner... so I bought a book on finger style for ukulele. I can only do simple fingering for now but it definitely adds more fun to playing.

Here's 邓丽君's月亮代表我的心 in ukulele.


For fellow ukulele learners, here are a few finger styles that you can try. Credits to my friend, Ryan, for sharing these! It takes loads of practise and I'm still trying to get the hang of it.

4-3-2-1
4-1-3-2
2-3-1-4

1&4-3-2&4-3 (4 beats)
1&4-3-2&4-3-2&4 (3 beats)
4-3-1&2-3-1&2-3 (3 beats)
3-4-1&2-4-1&2-4 (3 beats)

The book also has other methods such as 'The Pinch', 'The Claw', and 'The Scoop'. The names sound awfully painful, don't they? Hope I can master them one day.

Another useful ukulele site: http://ukupu.com/

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