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Songs and arrangements

Grease – Summer Nights

Tamás Gáll

One of my favourite musical films when I was young was Grease (released in Hungary under the title Pomádé). Unfortunately I have not seen it for a long time, but I still know the songs by heart, and I suspect many people who love 1950s rock and roll are the same. The story of the film is extremely s…

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Stories and interviews

Ukulele meetup – 10 August 2017

Tamás Gáll

I would like to invite you to a ukulele meetup on Thursday, 10 August 2017, starting at 5:30 p.m. – arriving later is fine – in Budapest, very close to Puskás Ferenc Stadium. The exact address is Kerepesi út 26. We will finish at around 8:00-8:30 p.m., or earlier if everyone leaves, and later if we…

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Stories and interviews

Report from the ukulele meetup

Tamás Gáll

I arrived excitedly at the venue of yesterday's ukulele meetup shortly before 5 p.m. Loaded down with ukuleles, I made my way inside, and it was not long before the first “colleagues” arrived. My first thought on seeing the venue was that it was rather dark – how were we going to find the chords? –…

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Learn to play ukulele

Mastering chord changes!

Tamás Gáll

Over the past few years I have had the good fortune to teach ukulele, among other things, to a number of enthusiastic beginners. Unfortunately I have never had enough time to teach more people, but the experience has been extremely instructive for me as well. Different people find different parts of…

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Ukulele reviews

Baton Rouge V2-S Sun

Tamás Gáll

Baton Rouge ukuleles are made in China to German standards. This combines characteristically precise German design with an affordable product. Baton Rouge's philosophy is to produce ukuleles with excellent value for money, and to make even its entry-level instruments good enough for beginners to buy…

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Ukulele reviews

Baton Rouge UR 11-C

Tamás Gáll

Last December we got to know the Baton Rouge V2-S Sun ukulele, which I have continued to use regularly and genuinely enjoy playing. In the second part of the Baton Rouge series, we try a concert-size instrument: the Baton Rouge UR 11-C. Compared with its smaller Sun sibling, it has less “visual tuni…

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Ukulele reviews

Baton Rouge UR 21-S and Hafanana

Tamás Gáll

Our latest instrument review also comes with a song arrangement – more precisely, we are going to learn the chords to a slightly more difficult song. First, the ukulele itself: I accompany Hafanana on a Baton Rouge UR 21-S soprano ukulele. This ukulele is also very pleasant to play and does not diff…

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Songs and arrangements

Elvis – Heartbreak Hotel

Tamás Gáll

I usually begin blog posts about song arrangements by briefly introducing the performer and the song. I hope nobody minds if I skip the introduction to Elvis. And if anyone happens not to know this song, which is already 62 years old this year, they should urgently correct that omission! You can fin…

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Learn to play ukulele

Chords 01: C major

Tamás Gáll

We are starting a new series whose aim is to teach complete beginners as many chords as possible. In today's video we learn C major, the simplest chord and probably the one with which almost every beginner starts learning chords. Over the course of the series we will go through the basic chords, pro…

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Learn to play ukulele

Working out songs on your own

Tamás Gáll

After the instrument reviews, let us move on to an interesting and exciting blog post. I was certainly excited about making it, because I had only one chance to record the video with the particular song involved. From time to time I see questions on forums and Facebook – and I receive emails asking…

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