Dear Andy, the basic *lifts* of what you are showing the folks here; in this precious video, takes me back 64-years, to 12th April, 1958, where - after emerging from his Jade-Green Jaguar Manumatic streamline saloon, and stopping to chat with me at the Stage Door of Manchester Opera House, where he was playing George Pearson, in Leslie Sand's *Beside the Seaside* - a concernedly breathless George Formby was generous enough to explain and show me precisely *that*, amid a 12-minute interview I conducted with him, for the local Press ! Short though his musical tips were, they enabled me to make the transition from a bog-standard (ten-years-long), struggling learner, to something approaching, then afterwards approximating, George Formby's own inimitable style. In common with your own self, Dear pal, your equally-magnanimous, generous-insight is *pure-Gold*; just as was the best-ever 19th birthday gift that George Formby gave me; albeit on the top step of the Stage Door, to Manchester Opera House, where from *Curtain-Up*, Sand's forgettable pot-boiler, sank into the waves, once George emerged before a Front Curtain, at the interval and wooed a packed Auditorium, including six *full-to-overflowing gilded balconies, plus the Ash-Trays*, with *T'aint no Sin*, *Grand and Healthy Life*, *Farmer's Boy* and Noel Gay's *Lamp Post*, and quite literally brought the Opera House down, in the process; since that was all 99 per cent of the audience had come to listen to, and see ! This was a man, who - by then 54 (pushing 55) - had more lines on his occasionally-twitching, florrid pink-and-puce cheeks, than did the map of Europe; this becoming more noticeable at times when a near-gasping Formby needed to snatch his breath between sentences...yet, even so, when he walked-out onto that stage, he became the young and lucid charming George Formby that we all came to know-and-love, through his now indestructible re-mastered acetate *Talking Pictures*, as made at Ealing Studios and Columbia Films ! Thanks, Dear Andy, for picking-up-the-Olympic-Baton, and showing how to spin the magic, in style; just as the Maestro was kind enough to do for me; albeit before Beryl in her warring advance-guard mode, emerged from inside, and dragged her apologetic prodigy by the collar of his herring-bone tweed overcoat, while rasping: *Come-on, YOU; you're *on* in 15-minutes, and you're not even made-up yet !* Bless the dear well-meaning and indispensible *Svengali* !
Best video I have ever seen on the ukulele. What an outstanding teacher! Now I can a little pizazz to FIVE FEET TWO, and a light bulb went off in the Formby split strum.
As an itinerant brass player who is basically a drinker with a music problem, I found your video fascinating, Mr. Eastwood. Another realm is the strings section, to me, but you comprehensively explain things so well that I found myself understanding most of it. Always like your stuff, particularly the star guest performances I was lucky to see live at The Royal Esplanade Hotel, Ryde. Some years ago, matey. Keep on entertaining! You're very good and right now we need it as much as ever. Regards. Your's Aye, William.
I've only just started to play banjo-ukulele and I just wanted to say Thank You Very Much for this vid. I found it extremely useful and helpful. Black Jake of Norwich.
Banging away on my own for ages (no pun intended) and suddenly I get my eyes opened to what's possible on the uke. That's what a quick lesson with the master can do for you. Cheers Andy!
Thanks Andy, been trying playing for years, bit of a running joke in my house. I think your striking a chord in my little brain 😂 Great lessons. Thank you so much Mate 👍
I love learning chord melodies. I’ve found that my chords are way louder than my melody notes though. Until I found this, I had no idea I could really learn from Andy, his musicianship is light years beyond mine. I thank him for this. I have very short pinkie fingers, so I really struggle with those loooong chord shapes. I make a lot of buzzes.
My problem is I have very short stubby fingers so those chords that require 3 fingers very close together, such as for example, G, G7, D, Dm or Gm etc. I think also buying a concert banjolele, with hindsight, was a bad choice. The strings are tight and quite a bit above the frets, or seem to be. I could play guitar just fine with the wider neck as they had more space for my fingers so bit an impasse at the moment. Any advice please Andy? I thought by concert it would simply be a little louder rather than harder for a beginner to play. What would YOU have recommended, if anything for a keen beginner like me who hasn't touched it now in weeks? :)
Amazing lesson Andy, but I’m afraid my pinky is so restricted by arthritis now. However I can just about reach the 5th playing a G instead of G7 and it kinda works. Thank you, it’s all about having fun while learning.
I just saw you on pop up uku zoom. Could you do a tutorial on what you were demonstrating there. D u d raise fingers dud raise fingers etc? It would be great.
Simply AMAZING! I have been stuck for years. Now, my eyes have been opened to some really neat principles. Than you so much.
Dear Andy, the basic *lifts* of what you are showing the folks here; in this precious video, takes me back 64-years, to 12th April, 1958, where - after emerging from his Jade-Green Jaguar Manumatic streamline saloon, and stopping to chat with me at the Stage Door of Manchester Opera House, where he was playing George Pearson, in Leslie Sand's *Beside the Seaside* - a concernedly breathless George Formby was generous enough to explain and show me precisely *that*, amid a 12-minute interview I conducted with him, for the local Press !
Short though his musical tips were, they enabled me to make the transition from a bog-standard (ten-years-long), struggling learner, to something approaching, then afterwards approximating, George Formby's own inimitable style.
In common with your own self, Dear pal, your equally-magnanimous, generous-insight is *pure-Gold*; just as was the best-ever 19th birthday gift that George Formby gave me; albeit on the top step of the Stage Door, to Manchester Opera House, where from *Curtain-Up*, Sand's forgettable pot-boiler, sank into the waves, once George emerged before a Front Curtain, at the interval and wooed a packed Auditorium, including six *full-to-overflowing gilded balconies, plus the Ash-Trays*, with *T'aint no Sin*, *Grand and Healthy Life*, *Farmer's Boy* and Noel Gay's *Lamp Post*, and quite literally brought the Opera House down, in the process; since that was all 99 per cent of the audience had come to listen to, and see !
This was a man, who - by then 54 (pushing 55) - had more lines on his occasionally-twitching, florrid pink-and-puce cheeks, than did the map of Europe; this becoming more noticeable at times when a near-gasping Formby needed to snatch his breath between sentences...yet, even so, when he walked-out onto that stage, he became the young and lucid charming George Formby that we all came to know-and-love, through his now indestructible re-mastered acetate *Talking Pictures*, as made at Ealing Studios and Columbia Films !
Thanks, Dear Andy, for picking-up-the-Olympic-Baton, and showing how to spin the magic, in style; just as the Maestro was kind enough to do for me; albeit before Beryl in her warring advance-guard mode, emerged from inside, and dragged her apologetic prodigy by the collar of his herring-bone tweed overcoat, while rasping: *Come-on, YOU; you're *on* in 15-minutes, and you're not even made-up yet !* Bless the dear well-meaning and indispensible *Svengali* !
Best video I have ever seen on the ukulele. What an outstanding teacher!
Now I can a little pizazz to FIVE FEET TWO, and a light bulb went off in the Formby split strum.
Thanks Andy for your time and expertise. It really is a fantastic less and I shall be working on it.
As an itinerant brass player who is basically a drinker with a music problem, I found your video fascinating, Mr. Eastwood. Another realm is the strings section, to me, but you comprehensively explain things so well that I found myself understanding most of it. Always like your stuff, particularly the star guest performances I was lucky to see live at The Royal Esplanade Hotel, Ryde. Some years ago, matey. Keep on entertaining! You're very good and right now we need it as much as ever. Regards. Your's Aye, William.
Ryde. Wow that must be 20 years ago!!
I've only just started to play banjo-ukulele and I just wanted to say Thank You Very Much for this vid. I found it extremely useful and helpful.
Black Jake of Norwich.
Fantastic Andy ! Thanks ever so much
Thank you your lesson helped me a lot.
Very interesting and nicely presented. Thanks.
Great as always Andy.
Great work shop Andy 😊
Excellent video. I learned a lot.
Nicely done. Very helpful.
Banging away on my own for ages (no pun intended) and suddenly I get my eyes opened to what's possible on the uke. That's what a quick lesson with the master can do for you. Cheers Andy!
Thanks Andy, been trying playing for years, bit of a running joke in my house. I think your striking a chord in my little brain 😂 Great lessons. Thank you so much Mate 👍
Great stuff!! Keep at it 😄👍
Great...Thanks Andy
I love learning chord melodies. I’ve found that my chords are way louder than my melody notes though.
Until I found this, I had no idea I could really learn from Andy, his musicianship is light years beyond mine. I thank him for this.
I have very short pinkie fingers, so I really struggle with those loooong chord shapes. I make a lot of buzzes.
Thanks!! More tuition videos to come... 😊
My problem is I have very short stubby fingers so those chords that require 3 fingers very close together, such as for example, G, G7, D, Dm or Gm etc. I think also buying a concert banjolele, with hindsight, was a bad choice. The strings are tight and quite a bit above the frets, or seem to be. I could play guitar just fine with the wider neck as they had more space for my fingers so bit an impasse at the moment. Any advice please Andy? I thought by concert it would simply be a little louder rather than harder for a beginner to play. What would YOU have recommended, if anything for a keen beginner like me who hasn't touched it now in weeks? :)
Wauw, this is fun! Thanks!
Wonderful! Good pinkie-training, better understanding, of chords, and more musicality in my learning to play the uke :-)
Good workshop Andy .
Thanks Andy, great lesson. I feel like I'm back in Želiv
Very helpful, thanks a lot!
Brilliant stuff.
Thank you ,Andy. Much appreciated.
amazing lesson! you rock! thank you so much!..oh the possibilities..
Great lesson. Inspirational. Thanks.
Andy, thanks for the lesson.
That was great Andy, thanks very much.
Fabulous lesson Andy, what a revelation. Can't wait for your next lesson. Well done. Thanks very much
Excelent ¡!
Really cool workshop Andy!
What a great tutorial. Thank you.
Brilliant Andy - thanks mate.
Really enjoyed this tutorial thank you Andy 🎼🎵🎶
Thank you so much. Please do more - I think I have learned more in this half hour than any other time!
Thanks Andy, excellent. Just love your teaching method. I have been playing uke for years but its never too late to add extra
Excellent. Thank you.
Thank you for imparting your wisdom for free!
Fantastic
Fun, theory and improvement - all explained simply. Excellent lesson many thanks.
Excellent Andy. So well explained and do-able. Looking forward to embellishing. Cheers!
Thanks so much for this lesson Andy. I found it challenging as a beginner but that's as it should be - I'll just slow it down and practise, practise!
Brilliantly explained tutorial. Love it..!!!
Wonderful lesson. Which of your videos would you recommend next?
If it’s lessons you’re looking for, check out the ones I do for ‘Octopus Ukulele Academy’… thanks!!
Amazing lesson Andy, but I’m afraid my pinky is so restricted by arthritis now. However I can just about reach the 5th playing a G instead of G7 and it kinda works. Thank you, it’s all about having fun while learning.
Thank you, Andy. Mike O'D.
Great tutorial Andy, just what I was looking for. Are you planning anymore lessons?
Thanks!! Yes as soon as I can get around to it...! Watch this space 😄
Hi, fabulous and thankyou! Is there any chance of doing this same workshop for the baritone?
I’d have to buy one first… I don’t have a bari at present!
I just saw you on pop up uku zoom. Could you do a tutorial on what you were demonstrating there. D u d raise fingers dud raise fingers etc? It would be great.
Thanks! More tutorial videos coming up when I get around to it... stay tuned! 😄
Can you please make a video tutorial on Mr Wu is a window cleaner now? I am a beginner and it would be really helpfull if you do it!!!!
Great lesson! That Dm chord with the little finger added is causing me some grief though…!
An excellent song where you can throw in 2nd position chords and stuff like andy is doing in this vid is After You've Gone
Great song!
ps best lesson ever
It is easy to reach the 5th fret on a soprano ukulele but not so on the tenor!
Difficult to reach the 5th fret when you have small hands. Wish I could get my little finger to straighten anyway. (Im ancient)
I suspect your wrist position isn’t helping? Try lowering your wrist joint so the arm and hand make a squarer angle....
I can't even get my pinky on the fifth fret without my third finger moving to the third! smh