WUC Beginners Book Weeks 1 & 2 - Wigan Ukulele Club

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WEEKS 1 & 2BEGINNERS2016

An Introduction to the Clubfrom Wigan Ukulele Club founder member & Honorary President Stephen Corless.Hello new Ukulele Peeps.When I first got my uke and was playing it on a regular basis I looked around for any clubsthat might be able to help me progress. There were no ukulele clubs, only the GeorgeFormby Society. I quite liked his music, so decided to go along.I soon discovered that a whole evening of George can become a little wearing, and it wasthen I came up with the idea to form Wigan Ukulele Club, and at the Railway Hotel inPemberton on Wednesday 1st July 2009 we had our inaugural meeting.Since then, we have experimented with different ways of running our club nights, but withthe help of Community Grants, we have the format which has become the ‘norm’ for us,with songs projected to a screen, so everyone can participate.Once we began performing in the community, we never looked back. We currentlyundertake approximately fifty performances a year, in and around Wigan, in venues frompre schools to retirement homes, at festivals, and in pubs and clubs. This has generated arevenue stream which, to date has been of benefit to local, national and even internationalcharities.On the odd occasion, we do travel further afield. We’ve been to Angers, Wigan’s twintown in France, and to the Ukuhooley in Dublin. 2016 saw us in Llandudno for our ownukulele weekend which was well attended by our own members, as well as members of otherlocal ukulele clubs.After seven years it’s good to look at what we now have. We have a friendly and spacioushome base, an ever increasing repertoire, a good core of keen and friendly ukuleleists, anumber of well received CD’s plus the experience of performing in public and raising moneyfor charities. But above all, we still have one night a week where we can share our love ofthis little ‘jumping flea’ and have a good time.In welcoming you on-board, my prescription is to take these following pages for twentyminutes every day. Don’t panic if you feel uncomfortable at the beginning, it will sooncome. Keep rattling through the book, and if you find you need help, just ask anyone atthe club for advice.After all, WE’VE ALL BEEN WHERE YOU ARE NOW.Happy Strumming,Stephen.Wigan Ukulele Club Beginners Books are produced by Rob and Jo Singleton.

Getting to know your UkuleleHeadstock – where tuning pegs are mountedTuning peg or Machine head – used to adjust tension/pitch of stringsNut – string support on neckNeck – supports the Fretboard which in turn supports the fretsFrets – used to change pitch of string being playedBody – supports saddle and neck and acts as amplifier for soundSound hole – projects soundBridge/Saddle – string support on bodyTuning Your UkuleleAlways tune before you play & check tuning regularly, even small temperature changes canmake your ukulele go out of tune.The most popular ukulele tuning for soprano, concert and tenor ukes is G, C, E, A. This isthe tuning used for all Wigan Ukulele Club material.Baritone Ukuleles tend to be tuned D, G, B, E. (The same as the top four strings of aguitar)Internet sources show other ways of tuning. Have a look and have some fun. Rememberwhen playing ukulele with others, use common tuning or change your chord structure tosuit!When playing with others, using an electronic tuner is the best method. There are onesmade specifically for ukulele, though if you buy a chromatic tuner, this can be used withother instruments you may have.Tuning by ear can be done. “MY DOG HAS FLEAS” is used to keep a ukulele in tune withitself. You do need to learn the notes accompanying this beforehand though!!G C E AThe diagram to the left shows the open string tuning for ukulele.If you hold your uke with its neck, and turn so as the strings arefacing you, this is the same orientation.The chord diagrams used later on follow the same principal.

Getting Started – Simple Songs With 2 chords - C & GIt may seem a little strange, starting you off with nursery rhymes, butbecause they are simple, you will be able to concentrate on what you are doingwith your hands.CGLondon BridgeCGCLondon Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling downCGCLondon Bridge is falling down, my fair ladyCGCBuild it up with silver and gold, silver and gold, silver and goldCGCBuild it up with silver and gold, my fair ladyMary Had A Little LambCGCMary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lambCGCMary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snowHow Much Is That Doggie In The WindowCGHow much is that doggie in the window?GCThe one with the waggily tail.CGHow much is that doggie in the window?GCI do hope that doggie's for sale.

Moving On – Simple Songs With 3 chords - C, F & GCFGIf You’re Happy And You Know ItCGIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsCIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsFCIf you’re happy and you know it and you really want to show itGCIf you’re happy and you know it clap your handsBaa Baa Black SheepCGFCBaa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?FCGCYes sir, yes sir, three bags full.CGFCOne for the master, one for the dame,FCGCAnd one for the little boy who lives down the lane.Twinkle Twinkle Little StarCFCFCGCTwinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you areFGCGFGCGUp a- bove the sky so bright, like a diamond in the nightCFCFCGCTwinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are

Our First Full Song - Uncle Joe’s Mint BallsCFGCGNow there’s a place in Wigan a place you all should knowCA busy little factory where things are all the goFThey don’t make Jakes or Eccles Cakes or things to stick on wallsGCBut night and day they work away at Uncle Joe’s Mint BallsCGOh, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglowCGive ‘em to your Grannie and watch the beggar goFAway with coughs and sniffles, take a few in handGCSuck ‘em and see, you’ll agree, they’re the best in all the landCGMe Dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald headCSuck an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball that’s what the doctor saidFSo he got an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and sucked it all night longGCWhen he got up next morning, he’d hairs all over his tongueCGOh, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglowCGive ‘em to your Grannie and watch the beggar goFAway with coughs and sniffles, take a few in handGCSuck ‘em and see, you’ll agree, they’re the best in all the land

CGWe ‘ad a pigeon it were bald and couldn’t fly too fastCNever won places in the races, always come in lastFThough it were bald, no feathers at all it won a race one dayGCWe give it an Uncle Joe’s Mint Ball and it ran al’t bloody wayCGOh, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglowCGive ‘em to your Grannie and watch the beggar goFAway with coughs and sniffles, take a few in handGCSuck ‘em and see, you’ll agree, they’re the best in all the landCGWe gave some to the coalman’s ‘orse as it stood in the roadCIt gave a cough then beggared off with it’s cart an’ loadFIt ran onto the racecourse going like a birdGCCovered the track with nutty slack and came first, second and thirdCGOh, Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls keep you all aglowCGive ‘em to your Grannie and watch the beggar goFAway with coughs and sniffles, take a few in handGSuck ‘em and see, you’ll agree,they’re the - best - in CG CLa - - aa - - aa - - ndall-the

This next song introduces the G7 chord, a good thing to be aware of is thatyou can always play a G chord instead of a G7, but NOT vice versa!! Only insome circumstances can you substitute a G with a G7.Also introduced in this song is the term Acapella, No chords N/C are playedduring this portion of the song, just sing!!If you have access to a metronome, then the Beats Per Minute BPM helps youto practice a song at the correct speed.

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)CGG7BPM; 95Count; 1, 2, 3, Good . . .CGGoodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh.GG7CMe gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.CGMy Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh.GG7C 2 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.CGJambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumboGG7C'Cause to-night I'm gonna see my ma cher a-mio.CGPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh,GG7C 2 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.CGThibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin',GG7Ckinfolk come to see Y-vonne by the dozen.CGDress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh.GG7C 2Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.CGJambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumboCstop

GG7C'Cause to-night I'm gonna see my ma cher a-mio.CGPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh,GG7C 2 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.CGSettle down far from town, get me a pirogueGG7Cand I'll catch all the fish in the bayou.CGSwap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh.GG7C 2 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.Acapella; N/CJambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,C 2 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.CGJambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumboGG7C'Cause to-night I'm gonna see my ma cher a-mio.CGPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh,GG7C 2 C G7 CstopSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Last Thing On My MindCFGG7BPM; 115Count; 1, 2, 3, It’s a . . .CFCIt's a lesson too late for the learnin,FF CG7Cmade of sand,made of sandCFCIn the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'F FCG7Cin your hand,in your handGFCAre you going away with no word of farewell?FCGG7Will there be not a trace left behind?CFCFCWell, I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkindCGCYou know that was the last thing on my mindCFCYou've got reasons a-plenty for goin'.FF CG7CThis I know,this I knowCFCFor the weeds have been steadily growin'.FFCG7CPlease don't go,please don't goGFCAre you going away with no word of farewell?FCGG7Will there be not a trace left behind?CFCFCWell, I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind

CGCYou know that was the last thing on my mindCFCAs we walk on, my thoughts are a-tumblin',FF CG7Cround and round,round and roundCFCUnderneath our feet the subways rumblin',F F CG7CUn-der-ground,under-groundGFCAre you going away with no word of farewell?FCGG7Will there be not a trace left behind?CFCFCWell, I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkindCGCYou know that was the last thing on my mindCFCAs I lie in my bed in the mornin',FF CG7CWith-out you,without youCFCEvery song in my breast dies a bornin',FF CG7CWith-out you,without youGFCAre you going away with no word of farewell?FCGG7Will there be not a trace left behind?CFCFCWell, I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkindCGCYou know that was the last thing on my mindOutro;CG7C 2 3 G7 CYou know that was the last thing on my mind

We can throw a C7 into the mix now, The same rule applies as earlierregarding 7th chords. you can always play a C chord instead of a C7, but NOTvice versa!! Only in some circumstances can you substitute a C with a C7.

Putting On The StyleCC7FG7Soloist BlackAll in BlueBPM; 120Count; 1, 2, 3, 4,Intro;C 2 3 4 C 2 3 4CG7Sweet sixteen, goes to church just to see the boysCLaughs and screams and giggles at every little noiseC7FTurns her face a little and turns her head a-whileG7stopG7stopG7CBut everybody knows she’s only putting on the styleCG7Yeah - putting on the agony, putting on the styleCThat’s what all the young folks are doing all the whileC7FAnd as I look around me, I’m sometimes apt to smileG7stopG7stopG7CSeeing all the young folks putting on the styleCG7Young man in the hot-rod car, driving like he’s madCWith a pair of yellow gloves he’s borrowed from his dadC7FHe makes it roar so lively just to see his girlfriend smileG7stopG7stop G7CBut she knows he’s onlyputting on the styleCG7Yeah - putting on the agony, putting on the styleCThat’s what all the young folks are doing all the while

C7FAnd as I look around me, I’m sometimes apt to smileG7stopG7stopG7CSeeing all the young folks putting on the styleCG7Preacher in the pulpit roars with all his mightCSing Glory Hallelula with the folks all in a frightC7FNow you might think he’s satan that’s coming down the aisleG7stopG7stopG7CBut it’s only our poor preacher, boys, he’s putting on his styleCG7Yeah - putting on the agony, putting on the styleCThat’s what all the young folks are doing all the whileC7FAnd as I look around me, I’m sometimes apt to smileG7stopG7stopG7CSeeing all the young folks putting on the styleCG7Yeah - putting on the agony, putting on the styleCThat’s what all the young folks are doing all the whileC7FAnd as I look around me, I’m sometimes apt to smileG7stopG7stopSeeing all the young folksOutro;G7 G7 G7 G7 C 2 3 4 C 2 3 G7 CPut – ting – on – the – style.

Here we are, at our first major milestone. We have learned to play all thechords needed to get through the Wigan Ukulele Club Song. We open andclose all our meetings with this, and we use it to start all our performances.Wigan Ukulele ClubPieman And The Members 2016CC7FGG7BPM; 110Count; 1, 2, 3, 4, We . . .CGWe are Wigan Ukulele Club, and we are from t’ North WestG7CWe play and strum and sing our songs, along with all the bestC7FWe’ve Five Foot Two eyes of blue, Memphis TennesseeGstopGstopG7C 2 3 4Barbara Ann and Elvis tunes, played on the uke-lay-leeCGWe’ll play requests if you desire, with accents broad as owtG7CAnd if you want then sing along, or dance or prance a-boutC7FWe meet each week at the cricket club, to practice is our aimGstopGstopG7CA pint or two of the club’s best brew and we’re ready to enter-tain So .CC7FSo here we go, chorus line, audience join in next lineFCGCstopWigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele Club, Ey up!FCGCstop(straight in)Wigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele Club, Ey up! At . . .

CGAt gigs we play with gusto and at festivals and hallsG7CThey love our wit and banter, and Uncle Joe’s Mint-ballsC7FWe like to please our audience, but in truth we’d have to sayGstopGstopG7C 2 3 4If there was no one listening, we’d still do it any-wayCGIt’s all for charity you see, that’s what we’re all a-boutG7CWe’re playing to raise money, please turn your pockets out,C7FWe help support the Hospice, for grown ups, kids and all,GstopGstopG7CFor anyone in need of help, we’re answering the call So . . .CC7FBe-ginSo here we go, here we go, let us now con-clude our showFCGCstopWigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele Club, Ey up!FCGCG CringWigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele, Wigan Ukulele Club, Ey up!Well done, you have just got through a number of basic chord shapes regularly found whenplaying in the key of C. It’s a popular key, and is used with the majority of material weplay at Wigan Ukulele Club. We do use other keys, and we will cover some of these in theweeks to come.As mentioned in the introduction, by practicing for 20 minutes each day (or whatever youcan manage), you will soon find any difficulties you have will soon dissappear.You can supplement your practice with some of the resources available on the internet.There are lots of ukulele clubs out there who share their resources via the web, so delvein and most of all, ENJOY YOURSELF!!

Tuning Your Ukulele Always tune before you play & check tuning regularly, even small temperature changes can make your ukulele go out of tune. The most popular ukulele tuning for soprano, concert and tenor ukes is G, C, E, A. This is the tuning used for all Wigan Ukulele Club material. Baritone Ukuleles tend to be tuned D, G, B, E.

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