Roundabout

I've been playing this Yes song with varying degress of success for 40 years. Here's a warts-and-all single take without overdubs or edits. I'd meant to do it for last week's Season of the Ukulele, but couldn't find the time. I know I shouldn't play a song this long when Pa is hosting, but the theme is songs in minor keys, and it's in E minor, so I'm doing it. This video was made for the 329th Season of the Ukulele on the Ukulele Underground user forum, and is also part of my ongoing Prog Rock Ukulele Project.

[@nirc1597]

I came here for jojo´s, I stayed for your talent

[@ryker4672]

Is this a Jojo’s reference

[@uke4ia]

No, I'd been listening to the song for nearly 20 years when the JoJo animation was made. But it's cool that they used this song.

[@timetochronicle]

@@uke4iaThats real cool man. Yes has made some great music, and I'm thankful that Jojo introduced me to the band

[@janksta5810]

Top 10 anime comebacks no one expected

[@jonascabana2974]

@@uke4ia respects for this

[@meth4044]

@@uke4ia jojo existed since 35 years ago,, btw u have talent gramps!

[@starrynighttime]

i discovered this song from my favorite anime, and i've been in love with it since. had chills the entire time!!!

[@lemonink3685]

shsl jojo reference me too! i even discovered the band itself too, Yes.They are very good

[@Pinciko]

Same!! :D (4 years later responding to this comment but still-!)

[@Janon48]

You thought the instrument he was playing was an ukulele- but it was I, DIO!!!!

[@chan-hm7pv]

1822138 Kono Dio Da*

[@timetochronicle]

[@TheTysun1]

YESSIR

[@Crayndlf]

Could you consider doing a tutorial on how to play this song

[@logophile]

ha ha! Good one!! ha ha!

[@raypeal1876]

This is absolutely amazing. I'm inspired. Thanks for posting.😃👍

[@mr.sp99ks4]

Why doesn’t this have more likes

[@paxukulele]

Wow, Jim! Epic! 😀

[@willz5717]

DAMNNN you smooth with it love this song

[@onemanandhisuke7791]

Roundabout on uke! Fantastic! And you look to be having a great time doing it! How did I miss this first time around? Epic Jim. Epic 👍

[@GamingEwees]

love this song, learning it on uke, but u do it so well

[@bennetrussell3567]

Amazing you made my day

[@jtsteam]

I had to come and listen after you mentioned it at tonight's session. This is fantastic! That intro is great and it just gets better. Very faithful to the original, at least as far as I remember it!

[@recoveringbassist6418]

Incredible display of playing and endurance!

[@rbukulelevids5163]

I just saw this on Del's thread. This is really awesome!

[@johnleon9475]

Great Yes song !! I'm impressed. I subbed ya. Cheers, John Leon

[@scottmitchell1861]

That was fun

[@rafaelricharddd]

this kick ass

[@pabrizzer]

Wow. Sure is a listening marathon but it has all that fab uke4ia playing skill on display. And you know I have to listen all the way through when I'm hosting. Terrific one take bring!

[@valentinoberger9818]

Man, that was great! You’re going head on full force into this. Inspiring.

[@logophile]

Jim, you never cease to amaze me!!

[@mr.sp99ks4]

Oh my gosh I freaking flipped this was amazing. Dude your a legend

[@FrostMonodie]

wow this is amazing!

[@tideltas]

This is amazing! Well done!!

[@brianfergus839]

epic, jim 4:42 wow!

[@lenguyenminhtruong]

Wow

[@justdontregretit]

OMG u rock, mister!

[@lucaspintodefreitas7742]

amazing!

[@gamer_corintiano2323]

Good job

[@Ark626]

Nicely played :D

[@clippedbyta]

Wow love it

[@ddactar]

allsome, bro!

[@JuanPablo-xw9mg]

I require tabs and your autograph pls many thanks

[@oraoradaze]

Of course

[@FAPERMASTER24]

what kind of stand is this

[@uke4ia]

Do you mean the camera stand? It's just a little Canon Elph camera on a Gorillapod tripod that's attached to the top of another chair six feet in front of me.

[@cyronski]

his stand is probably the ukulele

[@uke4ia]

@@cyronski The ukulele is a Kawika tenor ukulele with classical guitar strings on it. I'm using a low G string.

[@Woobies47]

i feel bad

[@arai6147]

I'm with the weeb on this one. I feel bad

[@thegeht]

any chance you'd make a tutorial for this?

[@thegeht]

okay, i can make out the intro. but i'm so lost when you start with the chords... could you maybe please tell me what chords you used there?

[@uke4ia]

The verse - I usually play the Em here as Em7: Em F#m G F#m G F#m Em (twice) Em F#m G F#m G F#m Am Bm C D C Bm Am7 Bm Bm7 Gmaj7 Gsus(add9) This last chord is 0253 Chorus (play F as 2013): G C F C F C G G C F C F C Bb I’ll be there with you: Em Bm7 Em Gmaj7(0675) Em (0777)

[@thegeht]

thank you so much! you're the best :) now i can start practicing (i feel like this is gonna take a lot of time for me... :D)

[@satsuki122]

Can you tell me what the tabs for the begining are? I've managed to kind of get it but the fast part right before the first Em is hard to understand throgh the video (the intro part to the actuall song) Amazing palying btw I'm trying to play as fast as you but it's a challenge!

[@uke4ia]

I don't use tabs. The fast part is the same as the verse. I'm playing Em7 instead of Em here, so it's: Em 7 F#m G F#m G F#m Em7 Em 7 F#m G F#m Em7 I use my thumb to fret the G string a lot, so on the F#m I'm fretting the G string with my thumb.

[@pedrocalegari7768]

OMG

[@NutellaCmP]

IS THIS A FUKING JOJO'S REFERENCE?@?!?!

[@esmeraldam.a2583]

MIS RESPETOS

[@karieb123]

JOOJOOOO

[@pelin7993]

ben bunu nasıl calayım olm

[@ginas.6213]

:)

[@carlitos9925]

is this a JoJo reference??😅