George Formby Ukulele Lesson: "Leaning on a Lamp-Post" || JAM TRACK AVAILABLE

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  • @UkuleleZen
    @UkuleleZen  2 роки тому

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  • @timhoyte7531
    @timhoyte7531 7 місяців тому +2

    This is a really informative and clear tutorial ,and also good fun. I like this teachers style. Thanks a lot for this-Tim

  • @ruslannunez4449
    @ruslannunez4449 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for unlocking the mystery of this classic Fromby signature tune . Very much appreciated.

  • @christinaribena3972
    @christinaribena3972 2 роки тому +2

    I’m only 3mins in and can’t WAIT to learn this with those absolutely beautiful chords! It’s going to sound awesome! Thank you!!!!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  2 роки тому +1

      Great to hear!! Watch it over & over and slow it down with the UA-cam gear icon at the bottom of you like…happy jamming! 😊🎶🤙

  • @kingstumble
    @kingstumble 5 років тому +7

    Te-he! Turned out nice again. Fantastic to see a song by the legendary George Formby being featured.

  • @davidmvincent1
    @davidmvincent1 4 роки тому

    Still coming back to this lesson after 3 months. So many techniques and things to learn wrapped up in this fun, song. Thanks, Stu for always explaining things so clearly!!

  • @raysparks3161
    @raysparks3161 2 роки тому +1

    I love the feel of this - great version. It's beyond my current ability but I'll call it a longer term work toward.

  • @thesaxman
    @thesaxman 5 років тому +3

    Smile and the hand will follow.....lots of other things too!...also a great lesson on being loose and in the moment..Your an open channel Mate!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      So are you Jimu! The mind/body/smile connection needs to be researched further...with our own experiences of it, eh? Be well & play on! -Stu

  • @michaelreeve9979
    @michaelreeve9979 2 роки тому

    Loved it ... subscribed. Got a Uke this week from a friend and looking forward to getting my Formby on ... excellent and you're a fun dude

  • @Wizzy-Waywell
    @Wizzy-Waywell 3 роки тому +1

    I love your confidence

  • @kimjorgensen3791
    @kimjorgensen3791 5 років тому +3

    Love you new way of jumping to sections.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Sweet! I'm making it a point to add them to each new video…

  • @christopherfaulkner8847
    @christopherfaulkner8847 4 роки тому +1

    Hi I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. I have just started to learn the ukulele after seeing George Formby and your videos help a hell of a lot. I have never played any musical instruments before

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  4 роки тому

      Wonderful! My pleasure...keep on playing & see you in more videos soon! ua-cam.com/video/2Q7uXiMzMNE/v-deo.html

  • @pounds11
    @pounds11 2 роки тому

    simply great!

  • @ajarnStef
    @ajarnStef 4 роки тому +1

    You are such a good teacher! Thanks!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  4 роки тому

      Wow, thank you! Hope you'll subscribe to the channel & ring the bell...new vids every week! goo.gl/rMXsnw Wishing you well, Stu 🤙🎶

  • @wschield608
    @wschield608 5 років тому +3

    I LOVE IT! I’ve never heard this song before but it’s so fun.
    The first time through I’ll simply listen plus make sure I’m familiar with all the chords and strum patterns. Usually I just dive right in but today, before my head explodes, I’ll grab my second cup of coffee, tune up and test the water. lol
    Thanks Stu and enjoy the warm weather of Florida. We had our first snowfall of the season yesterday.
    Take care,

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      It's getting old back home too! Last trip of the year ;) Have fun playing with this - the idea is to apply the 3 types of strums as rhythm vocab for your strum as you sing...be merry now that Halloween is over :D Stu

  • @denniswalker9680
    @denniswalker9680 5 років тому +3

    Brilliant as always!!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks for watching Dennis! Play along anytime...Subscribe & share the UZ vids anytime.

  • @hiddengarry
    @hiddengarry 2 роки тому

    What a great little lesson. Very entertaining.
    Bit hard for me though.

  • @sergiohebling6238
    @sergiohebling6238 5 років тому +1

    Absolutely wonderfull.
    Your'e the guy.
    Big bugs from Brazil.

  • @mikenco
    @mikenco Рік тому

    OMG, I'm day 3.. this is brilliant but WAY ahead of where I'm at.

  • @mvolkers76
    @mvolkers76 5 років тому +1

    Great lesson as always.
    Good luck with your tour.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks Marcel! Hope you have fun playing this song for a charming scene....

    • @mvolkers76
      @mvolkers76 5 років тому

      @@UkuleleZen I will. I even own a banjolele. So this is right for me. Thanks. Your the best.

  • @avec2ailes941
    @avec2ailes941 5 років тому +2

    I love this hysterical metronome :-)) ....
    And thanks for this good lesson of right hand mixed techniques :)

  • @ceekoolo76
    @ceekoolo76 5 років тому

    Amazing lesson! You 're brilliant!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Cheers & thanks for watching :) Hope you'll subscribe for more goodies from Ukulele Zen!

  • @beckyp9633
    @beckyp9633 5 років тому +2

    Oh! Thank you for the strum demo!!! I need to approach strumming by different means. I kind of knew how to do one of those already with an arpeggiated strum and a pluck. (the basic swing strum) Rather then babble, just saying I think I can play a bit more things that used strumming parts. Thanks!!💖 Never heard this song before btw. Going to check it out.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      That's great - adding some more control of our strumming is a physical training process but also a way of hearing the rhythm and feeling it in our body… Cheers & thanks for watching :) Hope you'll subscribe for more goodies from Ukulele Zen!

  • @ajarnStef
    @ajarnStef Місяць тому +1

    I am trying to learn the solo for...She got two of everything. Hope you will teach that at some point.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  Місяць тому +1

      Formby was a master!! Such clever songs and his playing is out of this world. I'll try to get to that solo someday...I DID cover some of his strum/solo ideas in this video -- check it out here : ua-cam.com/video/VmtFe8B0l18/v-deo.html I also covered his "When I'm Cleaning Windows on this CD: www.stufuchs.com/stukulele

  • @NickJay
    @NickJay 4 роки тому +1

    Wow just came across you by accident but glad I did. I've never played a banjolele before ... in fact I don't even own one yet - am still looking but you made this wonderfully easy to understand a few basic chords and strums. Thanks, I'm off to find another of your videos now. :)

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Nick! Happy to hear & glad you subscribed...new videos all the time. Check out the older lessons at the channel page. Happy playing!

    • @NickJay
      @NickJay 4 роки тому

      @@UkuleleZen Thanks. I bought a concert banjolele since I last wrote but unfortunately finding it very hard to play ... with hindsight a concert version wasn't a good idea as the strings nearest the tuning end are 'high' off the fret board (neck?) and seems very narrow too so my stubby fingers don't seem to fit. Might end up selling it and getting a different one. :)

  •  5 років тому +1

    Thanks for the leason, you are really great, try Fronby's "With her head tucked underneath her arm", or "Mr Woo"

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому +1

      Thanks David - I'll do my best to get to that tune sometime this year...Please subscribe & ring the notification bell to keep in the loop of my upcoming videos :)

  • @CosasdeDios1089
    @CosasdeDios1089 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for bringing this joy to our lives. You are the best! Although, i still fell hopeless to do that that boom-ditty and , in genersL performing anywhere in a ose zip code as yours. I am going to bed with a smile on my fa e after a somewhat stressful day.

  • @mariajukejax9649
    @mariajukejax9649 4 роки тому +5

    Aha! So THAT'S where the joke came from! People asking me if I lean on a lamppost when playing. I would look blankly at them and say "No, in my chair"..... D'oh! LOL

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  4 роки тому +2

      Nice Maria! That made me laugh out loud! Thanks so much for watching - please subscribe to this channel to keep in the loop of more helpful videos like this one 🎶🤙

    • @mariajukejax9649
      @mariajukejax9649 4 роки тому

      @@UkuleleZen I subscribed have no fear!

  • @ГеоргийГубарев-н6з
    @ГеоргийГубарев-н6з 5 років тому +1

    Восхитительно , весело, познавательно!!!

  • @caninecompanionsnepal
    @caninecompanionsnepal 5 років тому +1

    Thanks stu was waiting for this too bad...

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks! I'm so glad you're enjoying the uke lessons & tips! Subscribe for more vids @ goo.gl/rMXsnw

  • @billyaitken7461
    @billyaitken7461 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Jazz cat, I’ve caught a good few of your videos over the years. Nice to hear you doing this one😎👍. What did George Formby have in common with Kieth Flint from the Prodigy? Both were seriously talented motorcycle racers and could’ve made a living at it, if they hadn’t stuck with music 🇬🇧.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching Billy! I never knew that fun fact… I had no idea either of them were such avid riders!

    • @billyaitken7461
      @billyaitken7461 2 роки тому +1

      @@UkuleleZen Flint was an utter fearless demon and raced in the Fireblade cup (amateur race series) in the UK, from memory Formby even managed to get the Isle of Man TT Races into one of his movies too. See you on the next one Jazz cat😎👍

  • @AwitAmihan
    @AwitAmihan 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for your music, Stu! You're the best teacher! I look forward learning "If you could read my mind" Gordon Lightfoot's - I imagine the licks would be so delicious :)

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks Awit - i'll try to add that to the long list of lesson requests Thanks for being here :) FYI: There are song sheets, tabs and other resources for my UA-cam ukulele lessons at my Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

  • @kimjorgensen3791
    @kimjorgensen3791 5 років тому +1

    Oh, that Good British musical hall tradition that informs so much of the Beatles’, Zombies’, Kinks’, Small Faces’ and others’ music, and corr blimey if Stu doesn’t do a nice job of it. I thought, oh no, why did the majority choose this corny old song but I’m glad y’all did. There’s a lot of music and learning to be had. Thanks, folks.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks Kim! I appreciate your vote of confidence! Formby was a funny, cheeky & very entertaining fellow, eh?

    • @peterrandall9523
      @peterrandall9523 Рік тому

      George appeared in films through the 30s and 40s. He was the highest paid UK entertainer of his day. He entertained the troops during WW2, over three million of them, keeping spirits up. And like you say, a massive influence on the next generation of UK popular musicians, particularly George Harrison, who eventually owned Formby’s banjo ukulele. Several of his songs are quite cheeky/double entendre !!

  • @philharris349
    @philharris349 5 років тому +2

    Excellent Stu...especially the word pronunciations....IF you only you change the pitch of your voice a tad then it would have been hard to tell Formby wasn't playing it!!!

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Aww geez. Just a one-take on the way to the plane! Enjoy playing along & adding your voice...a sweet classy serenade really - Cheers!

  • @victorbulte1901
    @victorbulte1901 5 років тому +1

    I got a question but about the video: don't worry be happy. You use the patern DDU DU with C, F, and Dmin. But wich fingers do you use. Because u got some nails and i know that it can sound a lot different and it is different than when i play. I use de dump for down and the first finger for up.
    Thank you for all those awesome videos that are much better then the rest on youtube!! And sorry for my vocabulary im not very good.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Thanks for watching Victor! I use my pointer finger for that strum...sometimes I add a bit of the "flick" - look up my video about that. Happy playing! FYI: There are song sheets, tabs and other resources for my UA-cam ukulele lessons at my Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

  • @jonathancooper1741
    @jonathancooper1741 Рік тому

    Hi. Is there an actual chord sheet for this, I'm struggling to jam along as I can quite see the chord shapes. Great videos though

  • @R0L0s
    @R0L0s 3 роки тому +1

    This song is so old that when this song was released it was considered not to be pervy or stalkish

  • @davey.t2644
    @davey.t2644 5 років тому +1

    Stu how long does it take you to learn these songs?

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  5 років тому

      Depends on the song...I have pretty good ears & like to learn by ear. But - I've been geeking out on music forever. If it takes you longer, that's cool....enjoy the ride. If its a longer one, that's more time to enjoy the journey. Thanks for watching! FYI: There are song sheets, tabs and other resources for my UA-cam ukulele lessons at my Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

  • @weedomjolly9568
    @weedomjolly9568 4 роки тому +1

    Dam your good.

    • @UkuleleZen
      @UkuleleZen  4 роки тому

      CHEERS! Takes one to know one ;-) Wishing you well Mate.

  • @fus149hammer5
    @fus149hammer5 3 роки тому

    I smile when I'm playing.
    My wife doesn't...

  • @TheBigMclargehuge
    @TheBigMclargehuge 2 роки тому

    If you're not playing with this much Glee you're not playing ukulele right