Chords for UKULELE BLUES FINGERSTYLE LESSON: "They're Red Hot (Hot Tamales)"

[C] _ Hey [A] everybody, this is [D] Stu.
So [B] glad you're [C] here.
Today we're going to have a really good time learning some [A] ragtime _ [D] fingerstyle. _
[G] We're going to be playing a [C] song that Robert Johnson made famous,
_ [F] Hot Tamales and [F#] the Red Hot.
_ [C] _ _ And [A] I'll be breaking down [D] exactly what I'm [G] doing,
_ [C] also [A] doing [D] some [G] easier versions [C] of this,
[A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] in _ just one [C] second. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Thank [C] you so much for joining me.
My name is Stu Fuchs.
This is [A]
Ukulele Zen.
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You know, what we're going to [C] do here [D] is, you can strum through this [C] song.
[G] Of course, later on I'm going to be giving much more [C] emphasis to the _ fingerpicking patterns.
I'm going to be showing you two _ [F] fingerstyle patterns that you can use with this song.
[F#] And, as usual, if you would [C] like to support this channel on Patreon,
you'll be able [A] to receive a downloadable PDF [D] of this lesson,
with all the fingerstyle, [E] all [G] notated out [C] _ for you. _ _ _
The chords you need for Hot Tamales and the Red Hot, pretty easy stuff.
C major, _ _ [A]
A7, _ then [D] D7, _ _
[G] _ G7, [C] and C.
Now a couple of tricks I like to do.
C, when I [A] go to A7, you can [C#] slide up to this A7.
[C] That A7 is exactly the same shape as a G7, moved up to the 4th and 3rd and [Em] 4th fret.
_ Afterwards, [C] [D] I move to [G] D7, [C] G7, and C, just like before.
The other chords you'll need are _ C7, [F] F major, F [F#] sharp diminished 7th.
Now, F sharp diminished 7th sounds like a mouthful, but it's really [A] not as hard as you think.
G major, you take that shape, move it up to these strings.
So that's 2nd fret, [F#] 3rd fret, 2nd fret, and then just drop your pinky right there.
And then we use the diminished 7th trick, where you move up 1, 2, 3 frets.
And that is another [Fm] way to play F sharp diminished 7th.
[C] So when you put it all in context, it sounds like this.
1, 2, strum along with me. _ _
Hot tamales in [A] the red hot _ [Am] _
[G] Yes, she got them [C] for sale _ _ _
_ Hot tamales in the [A] red hot _ [D] Yes, she got [G] them for sale _
[C] Well, my little gal, she's ten foot tall [F] Sleeps in the kitchen [F#] with her feet in the [C] hall
Hot tamales [A] in the red hot [D] _ [G] Yes, she got them [C] for sale
_ [A] [D] I mean it, [G] yes, she got them [C] for sale
_ _ Now, we're going to move on to the fingerstyle in just a moment, but take a look at what I did when I moved from C,
and I moved my way down to _ _ A7, just [A] _ walking [C] down that high string, [A#m] making [A] that melodic variation. _ _ _
So _ _ _ now let's play it with fingerstyle.
I'm going to show you two patterns.
Now the first fingerstyle pattern we're going to learn is a really important one.
Everybody should learn this [C] _ inside _ -outside.
Okay, so I'm using the thumb and the index on the inside strings, 3 and 2,
and my thumb and the middle on the outside strings, 4 and 1.
You want to tap your foot _ with the thumb. _ _ _
Okay, I'm making some noise with my foot so it's real clear, but you could just tap your toe lightly. _ _ _
This is all tabbed out in the PDF that's available at the Patreon post.
Take a listen.
Hot tamales [A] in the red hot _ [D] _ [G] Yes, she got them [C] for sale _ _ _
Hot _ [G] tamales [Em] in the red _ [F#] hot Yes, she got them [G] for sale
_ _ [C] _ The second pattern is a bit more complex.
Let me break it down for you, but first I'm going to play.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now what I'm doing is I'm beginning this with pinching the outer strings.
_ _ _ Index, thumb.
Just get that first part.
It's half of the pattern. _
Pinch, index, thumb.
_ _ Pinch, index, thumb.
This is all tabbed out on the Patreon _ _ PDF that's available for download.
Pinch, index, thumb.
_ _ Follow that by _ middle, thumb, index, thumb.
_ Middle, thumb, index, thumb.
So once again, the first part is pinch, index, thumb, and then follow it with _ middle, thumb, index, thumb.
Easier to play it than say it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Pinch, index, thumb.
Middle, thumb, index. _ _ _
Now let's play through the whole thing.
Notice how I'm going to bring out the middle finger to bring some syncopation,
and I will also _ palm mute, letting this part of the palm just touch the strings a little bit to bring out a little bit more thump in the bass.
One, two, three, four.
Hot tamales [A] in the red hot [G#] _
[C] Yes, she got them for sale _ _
Hot tamales [A] in the red hot [F#] _
Yes, she got [G] them for sale
_ [C]
I got a gal, she's ten foot [F] tall Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet [A] in the [C] hall
Hot tamales in [A] the red hot [F#] _
[G] Yes, she got [Am] them for sale
[A] I mean [Am]
it, [G] yes, she got [C] them for sale _ _
Hot tamales in [A] the red [D] hot [B] Yes, she [C] got them for sale _ _
Hot tamales in [A] the red hot [F#]
Oh, yes, she [B] got them for sale
_ [C]
Two for a nickel, got four for a [F] dime I'd sell you some, but they [G#] ain't none of [D#] [C] mine
Hot [A] tamales in the red hot [Am] _
[G] Yes, she got [Am] them for sale
I mean it, [D] [G] yes, she got [C] them for sale
One more!
Hot tamales in [A] the red hot [D] _
[G] Yes, she got them [C] for sale _ _
Hot tamales [A] in the red [D] hot Yes, she [Bm] got them for sale
[B] Well, [C]
[Am] women are from Venus, men are from Mars Kiss [G#] my lips, baby, I see [F#] stars
[C] _
_ Hot [A] tamales in the red [Am] hot [Bm] Yes, she got [C] them for sale
[A] I mean [D] it, [G] yes, she got them [C] for sale [A] I mean [Am] it, [G] yes, she [C] got them for [A] sale
I mean [D] it, [G] yes, she got them [C] for sale _
So as you can see, you can make up your own words.
_ That's not only the folk process for every song, but [N] these old ragtime songs very often had a repeating chorus
and then there'd be one line where you can hear all these different artists throughout time and history _
substitute and swap different verses, sometimes being spontaneous about it like I just was
_ or something that has just been passed down for generations.
So there's no one right way or wrong way to play these songs.
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