Monday, June 8, 2009

Guitar Links for June 8th



- Sure I can name a couple types of moustaches off the top of my head: the "handlebar", "fu manchu", etc. But you really need an extensive list to correctly describe the variety of moustaches out there. Luckily Thumbarella has found this ukulele featuring drawings of different soup strainers all over the body of the instrument. On the "Illustrated Guide to the Moustaches of the World" ukulele you'll find the "the sad cowboy", "the imperial", and "the Shirley Temple". In addition to the moustaches the head of the instrument has the following quote:

"There are three kinds of man you must never trust: a man who hunts south of the Thames, a man who has soup for lunch; and a man who waxes his moustache." -Sir James Richards

- Guitar Noize has come across a helpful Mac application for guitarists. Capo lets you pinpoint sections of songs you're trying to learn. You can then listen to that section on loop and even at different speeds.

- Guitar Research has compiled a list of the 50 Greatest Guitar Albums. The list is a little heavy on the metal for my taste but it's definitely a good selection of material if you're trying to find good and fun guitar parts to play.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Ladies Playing Ukuleles

Mental Floss has a collection of youtube videos of chicks playing ukes including a dynamite cover of "Wipe Out". Combine that with Kate Micucci's multiple performances of ukulele songs on Scrubs last week and it's a banner month for women who play the ukulele. Below is "the Gooch" and Ted performing "Screw You" on Scrubs, which you can find the tab for here.

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Monday, August 20, 2007

Ukulele

The Guitarz Blog linked to an article from The Independent on the resurgence of the ukulele. Here's a sample:

"Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes plays ukulele on "Cleanse Song", a track on his latest album Cassadaga, while Bill Drummond, the anti-hero of KLF, says he's so in love with his uke that he takes it to bed with him. The new ukulele brotherhood also apparently includes Pete Doherty, one of an unlikely trail of stars who frequent Duke of Uke, Britain's only dedicated ukulele shop, which does a roaring business in London's Spitalfields."

So I decided to look around the web myself and see what ukulele stuff was out there. The Uke.com was the most informative site I found. Most helpful is probably their chord charts section

I also ran across two ukulele blogs if you'll believe it. The first is the Uke Club, which features songs and even cartoons. The second, Ukulelia, finds everything ukulele related on the web.

And if you just want to enjoy some good uke playing check out the video below.

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