Songs and arrangements
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Caro Emerald – Back It Up
Tamás GállEarlier this year I already sang Caro Emerald's praises, and her work is difficult to praise highly enough. In this new “play-the-chords-along-with-me” video, I would like to show you the accompaniment to one of Caro Emerald's first hits, Back It Up: Believe it or not, this song consists of only TWO…
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Blue Moon of Kentucky
Tamás GállI hope there are some bluegrass fans among you, because I would like to show you the chord accompaniment to one of the genre's evergreen classics. Bill Monroe wrote the song in 1946 — at least that is what he said; I do not understand why Wikipedia gives 1945 — and recorded it that year with his ban…
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Ben E. King — Stand By Me
Tamás GállI would like to teach you the introduction to a beautiful song. I think everyone knows this wonderful old composition from 1961, associated with Ben E. King. There are said to be around 400 officially released cover versions, including recordings by John Lennon and Tracy Chapman. In case the song do…
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Áll egy ifjú nyírfa a réten...
Tamás GállIn this blog post and the accompanying video I would like to show you a ukulele accompaniment for the Russian folk song beginning “Áll egy ifjú nyírfa a réten...” (“There Stands a Young Birch Tree in the Meadow...”). Before going any further, a brief aside: of course I too hope that the war raging i…
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Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Tamás GállThere is not much to add about this song: it is brilliantly composed, inventive and has a genuinely distinctive atmosphere, and I am sure everyone knows it. At the moment I am writing this post, its view counter stands at around 384 million. Adele's exceptional voice is almost impossible to imitate.…
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ABBA — I Have a Dream
Tamás GállWe are going to learn a well-known ABBA hit released in 1979 that has remained popular ever since. Its chord progression is extremely simple: both the verse and chorus revolve around just a few basic chords. If, as a beginner, you already know C major, F major, G major and G7 and would like to turn…
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A part alatt
Tamás GállToday the Hungaria Ukulele Blog is 13 years old. On several previous anniversaries I wrote a retrospective about the past year, and for the tenth anniversary I even devoted a very long post to it , but this time I will spare everyone . Instead, I would like to show you a ukulele accompaniment for a…
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A Hard Day's Night
Tamás GállThis song is very popular among guitarists because it consists of relatively simple chords and sounds great. We ukulele players should not be left out of the fun. The chords we need are Cadd2 (a special form of C major that also contains a D note), G, F, B minor, E minor and D. It is worth noting th…
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A Flemish folk song (lullaby)
Tamás GállI would like to teach you a very sweet lullaby, the Flemish folk song beginning "Szép gyermekem..." (“My beautiful child...”). Before we get to the song itself, I warmly recommend the Ringató – Lila könyv (“Purple Book”), where you can find the sheet music and lyrics of this and many other valuable…
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A bundám szőrös... (Swiss children's song)
Tamás GállI would like to teach you a sweet and simple Swiss children's song on the ukulele, with Hungarian lyrics written by István Csukás. Strictly speaking, he did not write lyrics for the entire original song, only for the section heard in the recording and which also appears in the Ringató series, in the…
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3 Non Blondes — What's Up Cover
Tamás GállAlthough the excellent 4 Non Blondes song is built on only three chords, its melody, arrangement and superb construction created something truly unforgettable. Sometimes I wonder where compositions this good have gone; fewer gems like this seem to appear nowadays — or at least they pass me by. It is…
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