The Austin Ukulele Society’s July virtual meeting was rocking! 160 enthusiasts from Finland to Brazil, New Zealand to Canada, Germany to Colombia, and numerous locations around North America, got together to play some timeless hits by the King of Rock n Roll himself – Elvis Presley. 💓
Bob kicked off the evening with Austin-area ukulele news and our warm-up song (Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds.”)
He then shared his plan for the evening, as he patiently guided us through great tutorials of the three songs we’d be learning – “Don’t Be Cruel,” “All Shook Up,” and “Return to Sender“. We had a terrific time learning the strum patterns, chord progressions, and song styles along with a little music theory. Naturally, we sounded terrific when we put each song together to play through. As an added treat, we also played another Elvis classic: “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.”
We then played Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” and spent a little more time in the meeting chat while we watched a few AUS videos together.
You can view and download the song sheets Bob created for each song, as well as a PDF copy of each presentation Bob displayed for the tutorials and play-alongs:
| An evening of Elvis Presley hits! 3 tunes by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll |
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| All Shook Up 1957 |
■ Song Sheet ■ Tutorial presentation |
| Return To Sender 1962 |
■ Song Sheet ■ Tutorial presentation |
| Don’t Be Cruel 1956 |
■ Song Sheet ■ Tutorial presentation |
| ■ Download all three song sheets together! | |
You can also watch a replay of the July 24 livestream. Watch the entire show or jump to the part you most want to see!
● “Three Little Birds” warm-up song
● “Don’t Be Cruel”
● “All Shook Up”
● “Return To Sender”
● “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You”
● “On the Road Again” closing song
Thank you, as always, for your enthusiasm, participation, questions, comments, and more. Jen Richardson (moderating the chat) and Lyda Guz (passing questions to Bob) enjoyed your company throughout the evening. 💓
Thank you for joining us, sending in your selfies, and staying connected!
We look forward to being back with our friends from near and far online on Thursday, October 23. And we look forward to seeing our nearby friends at the next in-person meeting on Thursday, August 14, at St. John’s United Methodist Church. Be well and keep strumming! 🙂
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