Tag Archives: chords

Transposing by hand

Thanks to automatic transposition algorithms offered on websites like Ozbcoz.com, we don’t think twice about what’s involved in transposing a song manually. Without such options, how do we transpose all the chords for a given song by hand? To transpose … Continue reading

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Mother of Mine

Every Mother’s Day, a sticky melody flows into my year. It’s a song I heard on Okinawa, where I spent eleven years of my childhood. Young Agnes Chan’s version of “Mother of Mine” is ever so poignant many decades later.

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3 Chord Thursday: 12 Bar Blues

Learn the formula for 12 bar blues and songs that use the famous chord progression. Continue reading

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Two Chord Songs on Tuesday 2/22/22 at 2 PM EST

Two chord songs on Tuesday 2/22/22 at 2 PM EST list of songs that can be accompanied by two chords only Continue reading

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Burns Night with bagpipe, ukulele, and piano

Robert Burns, the famous poet of Scotland, was born on 25th January — a date synonymous with Burns Night. I celebrate this day by sharing my compilation of two videos and two audio recordings made on Maui, where I heard … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thurs: To the beach

Join us on Thursday 12th August 2021 for a 3 Chord Thursday thematic song session of songs about going to the beach Some of these may overlap with other themes such as travel, vacation, or on the water. Bruce (MI) … Continue reading

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3 Chord Thurs: Songs without Song Sheets

Join us on Thursday 5th August 2021 for a 3 Chord Thursday thematic song session of songs that don’t require song sheets because we can easily play them from memory or by heart. These can be children’s songs, happy birthday, … Continue reading

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Three Chord Thursday: NO THEME a.k.a. ANYTHING GOES!

Finally a no theme song session on 17th June 2021. Three Chord Thursday is a weekly song session with a different theme each time. Continue reading

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Three Chord Thursday: Common Chord Progressions

Many songs use the same chord progressions, so much that they are called common chord progressions. Ukulele with Anne Ku Continue reading

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Do Re Mi for ukulele

Do Re Mi was originally sung in Bb major. It’s much easier for beginners to learn it in C major. Continue reading

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