On Thursday 7th November 2024, we will share poignant songs that seem sad but are really beautiful. Can your ukulele do that? What are the characteristics of such songs? Minor keys? Slow tempo? Let’s explore. The warm-up lesson will introduce suitable accompaniment for such songs as well as minor keys and chords to set the mood. Doors open half-hour prior for sound and visual checks and chit chat.
Warm-Up Lesson
- Different ways to play the A minor chord
- Parallel major and minor chords and switching between them
The Line-Up
- La Vie en Rose in G [8] – Eve (TX) (1-page PDF)
- Help Me Make It Through the Night in G [9] – MJ ** (MA) (1-page PDF)
- Sentimental Journey in F [6] – Steffi (MA) (2-page PDF)
- Seven Spanish Angels in G [3] – Henry (UK) (2-page PDF)
- I Can’t Help If I’m Still in Love with You in C [4] – Jeannie (MA) (1-page PDF)
- Autumn Leaves in Gm [5] – Anne (MA) (1-page PDF)
- Vincent in G [13] – Bruce (IT) (1-page PDF)
** debut in 3 Chord Thursday
[number] means number of chords in the song sheet
Song Suggestions
- Autumn Leaves (blog post)
- Blue Bayou
- Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
- Cry Me a River
- Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- La Vie en Rose
- Moon Over Ruined Castle (Kōjō no Tsuki)
- Tears in Heaven
What time do we meet?
- 21:00 CET (Venice, Italy)
- 20:00 GMT (UK)
- 3:00 PM EST (East Coast USA)
- Noon PST (West Coast USA)
- 10:00 AM HST (Hawaii)
There are many three chord songs but 3 Chord Thursday is not limited to 3 chords!! We always start with a warm up at 3 pm EST followed by two poses for a group photo with our sunglasses and ukuleles. Then we announce our line-up. If there’s no request beforehand, we take impromptu requests and line them up. We aim to end an hour later at 4 pm EST.
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