Chords for Ukulele thumb roll (or triple) George Formby style - Lesson 2
Tempo:
73.175 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
D
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am]
[D] [C#] Hi Strummers, I'm Dave of the Spar Strummers Ukulele Group of Leamington Spar.
Some people have asked me would I give a demonstration on the George Thornby thumb roll, or triple
as it's sometimes called.
Quite a simple stroke, fairly easy to master, and it's like everything else you need to practice it.
In slow motion, and slowly increase your speed until you've [B] got it right.
It's quite simple, I'm going to use the C chord just for purposes of demonstration.
You just go down with your index finger,
[C] down with your thumb, and then up with your index finger again.
It takes a bit of practice.
When you go down with your thumb, make sure that your thumb isn't like that, but it's
flat to the strings, like you would naturally pluck the strings like that, not pluck them,
stroke the strings, OK?
And it's almost flat.
See that?
Almost flat, almost flat.
So speed it up, the way that Thornby would put them in his songs would be like this.
[G]
[C] And of course he would combine them with the split stroke, which you will find I demonstrated
in lesson one.
So just to go through that one more time, down with the index finger, follow with the
thumb, up with the index finger.
You'll notice that the thumb tends to [F#] be in that position, like, [C] alright mate, just before
you go down.
If you're not doing that, you're not doing it right.
It just gives that little gap, [E] timing, which makes the stroke sound [C] like it does.
The other thing to remember with a stroke like this is try and roll your wrist rather
than wear your arm out by doing exaggerated big up and down strokes.
Because look, if you roll your wrist, how economical it is, passing the oak.
This is also a stroke you can put [G] in any song actually, for a little link or a bridge, something like that.
It's just another piece of, [C] in [G] your armoury, of strokes.
[N] OK, thank you very much for
[D] [C#] Hi Strummers, I'm Dave of the Spar Strummers Ukulele Group of Leamington Spar.
Some people have asked me would I give a demonstration on the George Thornby thumb roll, or triple
as it's sometimes called.
Quite a simple stroke, fairly easy to master, and it's like everything else you need to practice it.
In slow motion, and slowly increase your speed until you've [B] got it right.
It's quite simple, I'm going to use the C chord just for purposes of demonstration.
You just go down with your index finger,
[C] down with your thumb, and then up with your index finger again.
It takes a bit of practice.
When you go down with your thumb, make sure that your thumb isn't like that, but it's
flat to the strings, like you would naturally pluck the strings like that, not pluck them,
stroke the strings, OK?
And it's almost flat.
See that?
Almost flat, almost flat.
So speed it up, the way that Thornby would put them in his songs would be like this.
[G]
[C] And of course he would combine them with the split stroke, which you will find I demonstrated
in lesson one.
So just to go through that one more time, down with the index finger, follow with the
thumb, up with the index finger.
You'll notice that the thumb tends to [F#] be in that position, like, [C] alright mate, just before
you go down.
If you're not doing that, you're not doing it right.
It just gives that little gap, [E] timing, which makes the stroke sound [C] like it does.
The other thing to remember with a stroke like this is try and roll your wrist rather
than wear your arm out by doing exaggerated big up and down strokes.
Because look, if you roll your wrist, how economical it is, passing the oak.
This is also a stroke you can put [G] in any song actually, for a little link or a bridge, something like that.
It's just another piece of, [C] in [G] your armoury, of strokes.
[N] OK, thank you very much for
Key:
C
G
Am
D
C#
C
G
Am
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] Hi Strummers, I'm Dave of the Spar Strummers Ukulele Group of Leamington Spar.
Some people have asked me would I give a demonstration on the George Thornby thumb roll, or triple
as it's sometimes called.
Quite a simple stroke, fairly easy to master, and it's like everything else you need to practice it.
In slow motion, and slowly increase your speed until you've [B] got it right.
It's quite simple, I'm going to use the C chord just for purposes of demonstration.
You just go down with your index finger, _
[C] _ down with your thumb, and then up with your index finger again. _
_ _ _ _ It takes a bit of practice.
When you go down with your thumb, make sure that your thumb isn't like that, _ but it's
flat to the strings, like you would naturally pluck the strings like that, not pluck them,
stroke the strings, OK?
And it's almost flat.
_ See that?
Almost flat, almost flat.
So _ speed _ _ _ _ _ _ it up, the way that Thornby would put them in his songs would be like this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ And of course he would combine them with the split stroke, which you will find I demonstrated
in lesson one.
So just to go through that one more time, down with the index finger, follow with the
thumb, up with the index finger. _ _ _
_ _ You'll notice that the thumb tends to [F#] be in that position, like, [C] alright mate, just before
you go down.
If you're not doing that, you're not doing it right.
It just gives that little gap, [E] timing, which makes the stroke sound [C] like it does. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The other thing to remember with a stroke like this is try and roll your wrist rather
than wear your arm out by doing exaggerated big up and down strokes.
Because look, if you roll your wrist, how economical it is, _ passing the oak.
_ _ _ This is also a stroke you can put [G] in any song actually, for a little link or a bridge, something like that.
It's just another piece of, [C] in [G] your armoury, of strokes.
[N] _ OK, thank you very much for
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] Hi Strummers, I'm Dave of the Spar Strummers Ukulele Group of Leamington Spar.
Some people have asked me would I give a demonstration on the George Thornby thumb roll, or triple
as it's sometimes called.
Quite a simple stroke, fairly easy to master, and it's like everything else you need to practice it.
In slow motion, and slowly increase your speed until you've [B] got it right.
It's quite simple, I'm going to use the C chord just for purposes of demonstration.
You just go down with your index finger, _
[C] _ down with your thumb, and then up with your index finger again. _
_ _ _ _ It takes a bit of practice.
When you go down with your thumb, make sure that your thumb isn't like that, _ but it's
flat to the strings, like you would naturally pluck the strings like that, not pluck them,
stroke the strings, OK?
And it's almost flat.
_ See that?
Almost flat, almost flat.
So _ speed _ _ _ _ _ _ it up, the way that Thornby would put them in his songs would be like this.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ And of course he would combine them with the split stroke, which you will find I demonstrated
in lesson one.
So just to go through that one more time, down with the index finger, follow with the
thumb, up with the index finger. _ _ _
_ _ You'll notice that the thumb tends to [F#] be in that position, like, [C] alright mate, just before
you go down.
If you're not doing that, you're not doing it right.
It just gives that little gap, [E] timing, which makes the stroke sound [C] like it does. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The other thing to remember with a stroke like this is try and roll your wrist rather
than wear your arm out by doing exaggerated big up and down strokes.
Because look, if you roll your wrist, how economical it is, _ passing the oak.
_ _ _ This is also a stroke you can put [G] in any song actually, for a little link or a bridge, something like that.
It's just another piece of, [C] in [G] your armoury, of strokes.
[N] _ OK, thank you very much for