Here you will find some of my own arrangements for chord solos on the ukulele. I hope that some of you will feel inclined to send me some of your own arrangements that I may post as well. It is very difficult to find chord solos. By compiling this library of tunes I hope to help others expand their repertiore... Becuase what the world needs now is uke, sweet uke!
Here it is...Somewhere over the Rainbow. I mentioned that I had an arrangement for this tune and I received many emails from people that were interested in learning it, so finally I dug it up and copied it for you. It is in four/four time and in the key of F. It is arranged for a soprano uke in C tuning. I have an unique method of tableture that I think is pretty easy to follow. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
How to read my tableture:
I use regular music paper for ukulele tableture and I utilize the spaces between the lines. In this tuning, the bottom space is dedicated to the G note and each space upward is notated as C, E and A respectively. The numbers indicate what fret to place your fingers on and the time is indicated by a modification that is similare to regular notation. The line with an empty circle on top represents a half note and is to be held for two beats. A single line over the tabulated chord represents a quarter note and is to be held for one beat. An eighth note is represented by a "flag" on a single line or two vertical lines joined by another horizontal line. An eighth note is held for one half of a quarter note or one quarter of a half note. A squigley line with an "s" over it represents a slide from one position to another. A line with two short lines crossing it indicates that a tremolo is to be used. A tremolo is also refered to as a "mandolin technique." This just means that a rapid repitition of the note in a fluid (down stroke-up stroke) motion is required. The chords written over top are to be played by an accompanist. Hope this helps!
