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Tablature(or tabfor short) is a form of musical notationindicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for frettedstringed instruments such as the guitar, luteor vihuela, as well as many free reedaerophonessuch as the harmonica.
1913 sheet music cover. In the 1880s and 90s, King David Kalakaua promoted Hawaiian culture and also encouraged the addition of new instruments, such as the ukulele and possibly steel guitar; Kalakaua died in 1891, and so it is highly unlikely he would have heard it. [18]
"Ukulele Lady" is a popular standard, an old evergreen song by Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting. Published in 1925, the song was first made famous by Vaughn De Leath. [1]It has been recorded by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with vocals by the Southern Fall Colored Quartet on June 3, 1925 (catalog No. 19690B); Frank Crumit recorded June 10, 1925 for Victor Records (catalog No. 19701); Lee Morse in ...
Apache (instrumental) " Apache " is a song written by Jerry Lordan and first recorded by Bert Weedon. Lordan played the song on ukulele to the Shadows while on tour and, liking the song, the group released their own version which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks in mid-1960. [ 1] The Shadows' guitarist Hank Marvin developed the song's ...
Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [ a] known for his fast and complex finger work. [ 2] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [ 3] Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions, including the entire soundtracks to two ...
Like guitar, basic ukulele skills can be learned fairly easily, and this highly portable, relatively inexpensive instrument was popular with amateur players throughout the 1920s, as evidenced by the introduction of uke chord tablature into the published sheet music for popular songs of the time [25] (a role that was supplanted by the guitar in ...
"Thinking Out Loud" is a romantic ballad [14] [15] with blue-eyed soul influences. [1] Sheeran referred to it as a "walking down the aisle song". [16] In the lyrics, Sheeran reflects on "getting older and fidelity and love in a fairly conventional context", according to Eric Clarke, professor of music at University of Oxford.
Years active. 1970–present. Labels. Lagoon, Kitty. Musical artist. Website. takanaka .com. Masayoshi Takanaka ( Japanese: 高中 正義, Hepburn: Takanaka Masayoshi, born March 27, 1953) is a Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer. Takanaka's music was influential in the city pop genre of the late 1970s and 1980s.