On Thursday 20th October 2022, we will experience 3 Chord Thursday as a ukulele bootcamp in which you learn 20% of what you need to play 80% of what you want, including strum patterns, 12-bar blues, and common chord progressions. You can sign up to perform one of the following songs featured in previous ukulele bootcamp classes (below) or choose a three chord song not on the list. As usual, request via this Google Form. See you before 3 pm EDT to start on time with a warm-up lesson.
BONUS!!! Get a FREE handout of today’s chord switching exercises and video tutorial when you REGISTER for Ukulele Bootcamp Class which starts on Wednesday evening 26th October 2022. If you register or are registered for another music class (or classes) with Anne this season, you can take this 8-week class for an additional $50.
NOTICE: From 1st November 2022, we meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month – until further notice. SAVE the DATE – 5th Thursday December 29, 2022 JEOPARDY GAME with prizes. Subscribe with $30 via the Autumn 2022 Class Registration Form to get your new Zoom link for any or all of the remaining five sessions in 2022.
The Line-Up**
- The 59th Street Bridge Song a.k.a. Feelin’ Groovy in D [3] – Anne (MA) (1-page PDF)
switch chord on upstroke, hammer on new chord - Paper Roses in C [3] – Ku’ulei *** (HI) (1-page PDF)
- Let It Be in C [4] – Maureen (MA) (2-page PDF) – recognizable riff
- Hey Good Lookin‘ in C [5] – Janice (MA) (1-page PDF) – accents
- Doo Wah Diddy in C [5] – Anne (MA) (2-page PDF) – call and response, calypso strum
** The song sheet we share and scroll on screen is the hyperlinked one farthest to the right on the song entry. The bolded song title hyperlinks to a webpage that allows editing and transposing.
*** Debut in 3 Chord Thursday
Songs from Ukulele Bootcamps
- A Horse With No Name
- A Little Respect
- Banana Boat Song
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Cecilia
- Cupid
- Free Fallin’
- He’s a Pirate
- Hey Soul Sister
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
- Hi the Road Jack
- I Got Rhythm
- I’ll See You in My Dreams
- Imagine
- Leavin’ on a Jet Plane
- Let It Be
- Memories (Maroon 5)
- Mister Tambourine Man
- Monster Mash
- Moonshadow
- Ob La Di Ob La Da
- Psycho Killer
- Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
- Riptide
- Safety Dance
- She Drives Me Crazy
- Should I Stay or Should I Go
- Something
- Smooth Operator
- Stuck in the Middle With You
- Sweet Dreams
- These Boots Are Made For Walking
- Venus
- Viva La Vida
- Wagon Wheel
- Walking on Sunshine
- Werewolves of London
- When I’m 64
- You Ain’t Nothin’ But the 12-Bar Blues
- You Are My Sunshine
- You Never Can Tell
- You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
Support 3 Chord Thursday @ 3
How you can keep it going every week and FREE to participate for everyone
- Monetary support: donate any amount you’d like. Amount goes to scholarships for classes and free workshops and other expenses to run this series.
- Volunteer to index video recordings. (Watch video tutorial).
- Volunteer to share your screen and scroll the song sheets. (Watch video tutorial)
- Register to take a music class in Zoom: ukulele, piano, music theory
- Subscribe to YouTube Channel and get notification of livestreams
- Share and spread the word: you never know who can benefit from our song sessions
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