Song Study 008 || Adie Plays the Blues in E

The Blues in E work very nicely on a baritone ukulele...

Song Study 007 || Stranger Blues

Doogey9 (Baritone Uke & Harp) || Stranger Blues

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee || Stranger Blues (1967)

Blues House Party (Piedmont Picking)
Toot Blues

Song Study 006 || Wrong Em Boyo

Another blues variation in G. His progression is G7-C7-D7

Song Study 005 || Ken Middleton Stylings

Ken Middleton 

Song Study 004 || You Don't Know My Mind

Todd (Doogey9) on Guitar at a gig
Herman E. Johnson [Bluuuuueeeesss!]



Piedmont Blues Picking Patterns:
Sir Swedish Mike's Video
Mosey Teaches Piedmont Blues

Mississippi John Hurt, John Jackson, Pink Anderson,

Song Study 003 || Freight Train

The Frenchman, Ukulele Dav has a tablature worked out for the classic Elizabeth Cotton tune. It fits in with the old country blues that I've been enjoying. It combines alternating thumb base, rolls, simple chords and ornament notes. It's a great song to have memorized.

http://ukuleledav.web.officelive.com/Documents/Freight%20train%20%28ukulele%29.pdf

Song Study 002 || Alternating Thumb Bass (Shake That Thing )

I should say that although I labelled this in honor of Mississippi John Hurt's song that I found in the Alfred - Steven Grossman's "Early Masters of Jazz Blues Guitar: Mississippi John Hurt" and transcribed the two guitar bass strings to "fit" the bari that the shift has changed the song "feel" considerably. So I'll just say it honors the songs techniques and that's what I want.

I originally posted this on Humble Baritonics and there have been quite a few hits and downloads. The primary focus is getting the rhythm of the thumb settled. There are some tricky movements but I have found it to be fun. NOTE: All of the beats (1,2,3,4) are played downward with the thumb. The "ands" or offbeats are played upwards (towards your nose) with a finger pad. And there are "pinches" too!

Here's a guitar version that give a whole nuther feel,