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UD#114 Funky Bassline on the Uke!

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UD#114 Funky Bassline on the Uke!from Ukulele in the Dark with Guido Heistek I’ve made a little uke ensemble arrangement of Low Rider. There are five parts: bass, strumming, melody, harmony and a solo. Have a listen! Below is the tab which includes the bass, melody and harmony parts. I forgot to include a chord diagram for   …Continue Reading

UD #1 Ukulele Treasure Hunt! (Members)

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We all have musical memory: the ability to remember notes and sounds. Musical memory is very important for our enjoyment of music, but also essential when it comes to playing music, especially if we want to play by ear.

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BIO:

Guido Heistek holds a B.F.A. Music from Concordia University in Montreal and is a CANSTAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. He makes his home in Vancouver, BC.  Guido has performed in the US, Japan, Canada and Europe, and has worked as both an arranger and consultant for stage and film. Guido teaches private and small group lessons at his downtown studio: Yaletown Music . In 2011, Guido released Hear the Strum,  an instructional DVD which teaches ukulele students how to strum by ear and from the heart. In 2013 he released a CD, Guido Heistek - Solo Ukulele. In 2016, Guido released The Chord Melody Book for Ukulele.

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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW:

HEISTEK and PLATO:

BLUES JUST TAKE THEIR TIME (Heistek and Plato):

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG (Madeleine Peyroux):