Misirlou || Ukulele Tutorial w/ Full Band Jam Track! (Dick Dale)

Get the TABS, Access the On-Screen TAB Viewer, & Download the Jam Tracks at: https://rockclass101.com/misirlou/

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Learn an iconic surf rock guitar riff on ukulele! But wait, there’s more! This song is arranged as a ukulele duet with a full band backing track (Drums & U-Bass); which makes this lesson infinitely more fun to play!

So what makes this riff sound so unique? Well, it’s written using the Gypsy Major scale. This scale creates an exotic, Eastern sound.

In a nutshell, this scale can be thought of as the Major scale with two altered notes (b2 and b6); resulting in the formula of: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7. For this song, we will be playing out of the A Gypsy Major scale:

[ VIEW PICTURE OF TAB AT: https://rockclass101.com/misirlou/ ]

If you’d like to learn more on how scales are formed and altered, check out our in-depth course on An Introduction to Music Theory & Jamming [COURSE LINK BELOW].

So let’s jump back and talk about how this is arranged for two ukuleles. Ukulele #1 will play the lead part (i.e. the riff). The riff uses a picking technique known as: tremolo picking. Tremolo picking allows you to play notes on one string at super sonic speeds! If this is a new technique for you, check out this lesson [LINK BELOW] to learn how to do it.

And that leaves us with Ukulele #2, which plays the rhythm parts. The majority of the piece uses the Island Strum strumming pattern (taught in Module 3, Unit 3 in our Music Reading Course [COURSE LINK BELOW]), with the only variation being the addition of a “chuck” on beats 2 and 4.

Chucking, i.e. adding a backbeat, is taught in this lesson [LINK BELOW]. Although, that lesson cover method number one. Method two is used for this song and is covered in this short video demonstration [LINK BELOW].

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EXTRA HELPFUL LESSONS

Wondering Where to Start as a Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced Player? Find Out Here: https://rockclass101.com/learning-paths/

How to Tremolo Pick on Ukulele: https://rockclass101.com/how-to-tremo...

An Introduction to Music Theory & Jamming (A Complete Course): https://rockclass101.com/introduction...

Learn to Read Standard Notation (A Complete Course): https://rockclass101.com/an-introduct...

Learn to Chuck on Ukulele: https://rockclass101.com/add-a-backbe...

How to Alter the ABOVE Chucking Method for Use with Strumming:    • 2 Ways to Chuck  

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AMAZON LINKS

Regular Picks (Dunlop Jazz III): https://amzn.to/2Lz38B4

Thumb Picks (Dunlop): https://amzn.to/2ZJgnqZ