This is a fantastic ragtime tune that is a standard among Bluegrass and Old Time players. Cant go wrong with this Irish song classic From Van Morrison to.my favorite done by the Irish Boys 'the maid with the nut brown hair' I wanna dedicate t.
Here is the theme from the second Andante movement.Ī beautiful romantic miniature composed by Chopin in a series of preludes composed in each major and minor key. I inverted some of the harmonies to fit them on the uke. This one is in C Major and is in common time. The March from Tchaikovsky's most successful ballet. Here is my variation on a classical guitar piece by My favorite version is by the original Red Clay Ramblers.Ī lively waltz from the comic opera Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. The guitar part is ready but not yet posted.Īnother Old Time tune that dates back to the colonial days. I arranged this minuet for ukulele & guitar. by The Pogues Star Of The County Down - as perfomed by The Pogues Bm A A Near to Banbridge Town, in the County Down Bm A One morning in July, Bm A A Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen, Bm Em Bm And she smiled as she passed me by A A Oh, she looked so neat from her two white feet Bm Em A To the sheen of her nut-brown hair, Bm A A Sure the coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself Bm Em Bm To make sure I was. Because the melody and the arpeggio are in the same octave a dissonant yet beautiful harmony is created STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN - Traditionally Arr. Like Away in a Manger my arrangement of Silent Night has an arpeggio accompaniment. I also used several jazz chords to enhance the harmony. Here I used an arpeggio accompaniment to compliment the melody. My arrangement of Carol of the Bells includes the descending bass line along with the melody. The eighth notes are played as swing eighth notes. This is another Irish Reel that is a favorite among Irish Musicians.
This is part of the final movement of Mozart's Sonata in A Irish reels can be played fast for dancing or even faster for listening. This is an Irish Reel that is a standard among Irish Musicians. Watch for the half notes at the cadences, In arranging this melody I used a style similiar to the charango style where the melody is played as an arpeggio.
Watch for 12th fret tabs in the endings of the 2nd and 3rd parts, they look like a first and second fret combination. For ukuleles tuned in C major you will be in F minor. I tune my uke in D tuning so this arrangement would be in G minor. This melody is one of the all time favorite tangos. Here are some melodies that I have arranged for Ukulele.