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The Sum of the Parts (music)

Community Music - Ukulele Groups - Ukestras - Ukulele Teaching - Newcastle NSW

Tomaree Ukestra Repertoire Page

Tomaree Ukestra @ Horizons Golf Resort

Monday 20 April 2025

10am – 12 midday

(Repertoire.. from which to select. As if we’ll ever get through all of it).

Set One

      1. What the World needs now
      2. True Love (The Reels?)  NEW….
      3. Jackie Wilson Said    ||||   Jackie Wilson Said (riff)
      4. Foolish Games – Jewel  NEW
      5. Islands In The Stream  NEW
      6. Something – Beatles  NEW
      7. You were meant for me – Jewel
      8. Everyone’s A Winner
      9. Waimanalo Blues    |||    Waimanalo Blues Picking
      10. Someone you loved
      11. Autumn Leaves     Autumn Leaves Melody For Low G Ukulele
      12. One Note Samba – Susie’s wish list.

Set Two

          1.  My Old Friend The Blues – Steve Earle    |||||     My Old Friend The Blues Melody
          2. Hoochie Coochie Man  UPDATED
          3. Undressed – Sombr   VERY NEW!
          4. Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow      Strong Enough Riffs
          5. Make you feel my love

          Spares

          1. Cow cow boogie
          2. C Jam Blues – Ukulele   SonnyMoon-for-Two

        Easiest spares

        1. In The Jailhouse Now
        2. The-Gambler
        3. NOT EASY – Never going back again – incomplete version,  but hey, it’s a start on a lovely song

        Active suggestions or former songs

        1. Heartbreakhotel – DrUke version NEW
        2. Whole-Lotta-Love-Led-Zeppelin

        Scales and Resources

        1. C and D scale (inc blues scales)
        2. C scale (easy)
        3. C scale in thirds (much harder)
        4. Scales For Ukulele C And D / Purcell Canon with tab/
        5. Circle of fifths – Woolly Mammoth 
        6. Dorian Mode for the Ukulele
        7. Chromatic Scale – Kauai Rainbow
        8. Blues Run And Vamp
        9. Picking patterns for ukulele
        10. Harmonic Minor Scales (fingers)
        11. Ukulele Chord Forms
        12. Chords up the Neck CAGFD

      2. Here are Song Suggestions from across the Ukestras

        PAYMENT

        Most Ukestrans pay through the very affordable ‘Uketen’. Details on that are here.

        If you don’t yet want to commit to a uketen, you can pay a casual fee of $22 cash on the day.

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