Aloha Friends! Before I started really getting into Ukulele Playing, my Dad had a friend that was a pretty killer Uke player. He would do all these instrumental versions of popular songs. He didn’t really teach, but he would encourage me to “watch, listen, and copy” . This was one of the first songs that really got me wanting to play ukulele. His version was a bit different because he didn’t like to sing, but this is kinda how I remember him playing it… with some adjustments, of course!
*note*at 22:16, I say 7th fret… I meant 5th fret of the 1st string.
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