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cd

  • Ocean of Peace: Astral Arpeggios and Cosmic Chords: ukulele vignettes, the nothingness and somethingness of the divine

  • dwelling in the beingness

 

uke seeds

  • E string

  • A minor focused

  • C and 7th fret G string focused

  • A string focused

  • 3 finger G chord focused

  • 3 finger C chord focused

  • C and F chords

  • 2 fret spread, lower 2 strings

  • C chord focused and 7th fret- third string, and 3 finger 7th, 5th, and 4th fret

  • Beautiful Blues- 2nd and 3rd fret all strings

  • Low G string focused

  • harmonics and E string and G string

  • 3 finger G chord focused + D chord + 7th fret D chord

  • 7th fret D chord + D chord + G etc

  • capo 3rd fret: 3 finger C chord focused

  • 3 fingers rising: 2nd string 1st fret, 3rd string 2nd fret, 4th string 3rd fret etc. Vary pointer finger to 4th string and pinky to 1st string

  • 2nd fret- 2nd and 3rd string, 5th fret- 2nd and 3rd string and sharps and flat chords elsewhere

  • play between 7th and 11th fret, include 5th fret C and F, and Hill's 'Cheri' note

  • 3 finger - 7th fret G and A string, and C chord at 12th fret etc.

  • C and F chords at 12th fret

  • G and D chords, A and G string blues, w/ harmonics

  • Musical journeys- no repetitive rhythm or pattern

  • A and E strings solo, w/ snappy rhythm

  • Endings

  • uke w/ classical guitar pieces

  • G string and 2nd fret- 2nd and 4th strings, bluesy

  • 2nd fret bar, jazzy

  • G, 3 finger 7th fret, both ways (G and C)

  • 5th fret, use as if 2nd fret w/ reg chord fingerings

  • 1st and 2nd string- 3rd fret sliding, 1 finger only various single strings, 2nd fret- 3rd and 4th strings, and 7th fret-1st string, 8th fret 2nd string

  • 7th fret C and G chords and A string focused (2nd, 3rd, and 5th frets)

  • 1st fret- 2nd string, then 3rd fret 2nd string, 4th fret 3rd string, 5th fret 1st string, then three fingers @ 4th, 5th, and 7th fret etc

  • above beginning pattern up and down neck

  • 1st fret 2nd string, then various 2 finger spreads on 1st and 2nd string using one finger at times and 7th fret 3rd string

  • 2 fret spread- 1st string and then 2nd and 3rd string, begin @ 3rd and 5th fret, and a variation is 1 string up, drop pinky down to 1st and 2nd string, index down to 1st

  • 2nd fret 1st and 4th strings, then 2nd fret 4th string, 3rd fret 1st string

  • 3rd fret 1st string, 4th fret 3rd string, 5th fret 4th and 2nd string, then 3 finger C chord @ 4th, 5th, and 7th fret etc.

  • D, and D w/pinky on 3rd fret 2nd string, G, C, and various sharps and flats

  • 8th and 10th fret, vary 1st and 2nd string as well as A and E strings singly slides, south American

  • 3rd fret 1st and 2nd string, then 3rd fret 2nd string, 4th fret 3rd string, 5th fret 4th string and pinky shuffle, then D chord @ 5th fret w/ pinky @ 2nd string also, and A string

  • 3rd fret 2nd string, then 2nd fret 3rd string, soft blues, then 5th fret 2nd string etc.

  • one chord holy song: 7th fret 1st, 3rd and 4th string, 8th fret 2nd string

  • Chinese style, thumb and index nail, 2nd string 3rd, 5th and 7th fret, 1st string, 3rd and 5th fret.

  • reverse chord finger positions

  • 5th fret and 7th fret and G string and C

  • C chord, and 3rd fret 2nd string w/ 7th fret and 5th fret various

  • 2nd fret 1st string as base, and 4th fret 3rd and 4th string, 5th fret second string (pinky), and 4th fret 3rd string only.

  • 7th fret D chord, 3rd fret and 5th fret 1st and 2nd strings, F chord and G string and Hill's 'Cheri' chord

  • F chord centered and many variations, soft

  • russian- 3 finger C chord @ 2nd-5th fret, 3 finger C chord @ 5th to 9th fret, then G chord @ 5th and 6th fret

 

strums

  • ECED chords

  • Song 1 (from Guitar)

  • Song 2- Ryan's gift

  • 7th fret A string and C and F chords

  • 3 finger C chord and G chord

  • 3 finger C chord + G and D chords, bluesy

  • 3 finger G to 3 finger 7th fret and slide 5th and 1st fret blues, and G string focused

  • 2nd fret- 1st and 3rd string, 2nd fret- 2nd and 4th string, A minor etc, then E string focused

  • 3 finger C, G and D chords

  • G chord and various close chords (ie 1 finger moves etc), and C chord

  • any chord, left fingers rising up and down quickly on strings while strumming

  • 3 finger C. G, and D, quick, light pick/strum

  • reverse strum technique

  • pick/strum, C and 3 finger C chord and 1st and 2nd string slide

  • pick/strum, C and G chords w/ slight variance

  • pick/strum, D, D@7th fret, and A

  • G and 1st fret G, and 7th fret G, and D, bluesy fingernail downstrum

  • D, G, C, and A string, strummed w/ index finger up and down

  • pick/strum G chord, 7th fret G, D chord and various picking upbeat blues

  • pick/strum 7th fret G chord, G chord, C chord, soft

  • pick/strum F w/ 3rd fret 4th string often lifted onto 5th fret 4th string

  • 7th fret G, G, A string, funky soft pick/strum

  • 7th fret 3 finger C, 7th fret G, G, hard strum

 

Uke metaphysics

Julia Nunes, Manuel Nunes- luthier in Hawaii, early

John King, Royal Hawaiian music

 

Waikiki energy

"...the Waikiki site “was an ancient gathering place of Hawaiian royalty, a legendary watering place fed by several springs.” John King

 

 

strings

other

Savarez Alliance strings, juststrings.com

541R .024
542R .027
543R .033
541J .025

 

 

omstrument

straight open D

oriental tuning

capo dulcimer A

capo dulcimer A, guitar E, oriental tuning

guitar and dulcimer in A, low notes on harp, play strumestick

capo all three neck, same and diff harp tunings

regular D tuning for standard harps

harp oriental, guitar capo to G, dulcimer A, also use harp in A

open D, guitar focused fret use

 

piano

Music of the Spheres: Sophia, the Cosmic Goddess