WORRIED MAN BLUES - Clawhammer Ukulele

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Ken Middleton

Ken Middleton

Күн бұрын

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@guitardzan5641
@guitardzan5641 4 жыл бұрын
I have a index finger amputated at the first joint.....This picking technique, without using my shorty index finger is the answer! I am liberated from the pick! THANKS KEN! May goodness be heaped upon you!
@craigmitchell8892
@craigmitchell8892 Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful mate, the only reason I learn any style is really just to improvise. dont know why I chose clawhammer ukulele as my first dive into a stringed instrument but damn I cant wait to be able to express into the instrument like you are here. Beautiful! sometimes people in all areas of music get so caught up in learning licks and songs and people forget the pure ecstasy that is dipping into the improvisational well
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your detailed and thoughtful comments.
@StubyStubyDoo
@StubyStubyDoo 12 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb Ken. Sitting here with a massive smile and frowning at the same time - Hell it'll take me years to get close to replicating that!
@JeffreyHarthSailing
@JeffreyHarthSailing 8 жыл бұрын
Like sittin' around the fire at my grandparent's house picking; each cousin chiming in with a different instrument, Pawpaw on the fiddle, and Mawmaw singing the hymns. Thanks!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
Yes, and it's a great tune to pick.
@astaandcandy5325
@astaandcandy5325 8 жыл бұрын
GSDirtboy how does he strum and pluck at the same time
@Swinglele
@Swinglele 8 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard anything like this in a while... amazing arrangement and improv!!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@lotsadog
@lotsadog 11 жыл бұрын
Ken I really enjoy your style of play. Beautiful music my friend. Thank you so much for sharing.
@nikkidavies4650
@nikkidavies4650 11 жыл бұрын
I must say im becoming a huge fan, really shows how amazing a uke can sound in the right hands.I am only a beginner but u are an inspiration...many thanks
@songandancedaisy
@songandancedaisy 12 жыл бұрын
Wow, I love that sound! The versatility of the ukulele never ceases to amaze me - and you know how I love your playing and your arrangements! Posting this one to my blog pronto.... :)
@luke1035
@luke1035 6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for posting.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening.
@chuckjeffery944
@chuckjeffery944 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Chuck.
@peterc9731
@peterc9731 10 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it. I am pleased with how it has turned out.
@bonakshed
@bonakshed 12 жыл бұрын
Wow amazing technique.Thanks for the video.
@mre_man
@mre_man 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. I appreciate it.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lynda. On a guitar you would use a flat pick. Lots of bluegrass uses it. Pick and strum.
@TheWildlifeStudio
@TheWildlifeStudio 12 жыл бұрын
Now you are making me really jealous Ken! Smashing rendition. Ian
@kevininman2013
@kevininman2013 5 жыл бұрын
I love the song and the set your on!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening.
@SusanJones-de4mb
@SusanJones-de4mb 10 жыл бұрын
Love this song ! Well done !
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
thanks for your comment.
@HaileMecael
@HaileMecael 3 жыл бұрын
You should make a video of that technique 😉 wicked
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Yes, nearly every other note is the thumb. Thanks for watching.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
It is just a way of playing where you use one finger and and thumb. The finger strikes the melody note with the nail.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Russ.
@capnralph
@capnralph 12 жыл бұрын
Great job Ken.
@jgordon766
@jgordon766 12 жыл бұрын
!!! as nice as any I've heard! Well played, Sir!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Steve.
@ddofat
@ddofat 12 жыл бұрын
I love this! I wish I could play like you.
@postcardsfromheaven
@postcardsfromheaven 12 жыл бұрын
that is the first time i have seen and a ukulele claw hammered , great work on that tune im adding it to my favorites . tell us about the log cabin your in while playing . thanks for sharing vernon
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@lemoinexavier
@lemoinexavier 12 жыл бұрын
I keep it by my regular strum ... 10 weeks of practice is not enough to learn this. nice work, thx!
@russbuss415
@russbuss415 12 жыл бұрын
very good Ken. you play that technique well.
@lesliemccoy1265
@lesliemccoy1265 10 жыл бұрын
Sweet and perfect.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening.
@PhilUSAFRet
@PhilUSAFRet 12 жыл бұрын
Whoooooaaaaa! What were you doing when that song was popular? Nice job...kind of the Kimo Hussey of clawhammer! Beginners trying to learn it get tripped out by starting out using too many "claws." A nice tutorial on your technique would be nice!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. No finger tapping. Just regular claw-hammer: thumb and middle finger. Certainly bending the notes - I always bend the notes.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
It is not a technique I use very often. I find I can get more notes in the accompaniment if I just fingerpick. I enjoy using it though.
@blackattackcat
@blackattackcat 8 жыл бұрын
Fantabulous!!!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
+blackattackcat Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, beginners also often try to follow a set pattern (bum chick-a) and it doesn't always work that easily.
@MrSocrates7
@MrSocrates7 12 жыл бұрын
Great piece of claw hammer, Ken, any chance you could redo this (and maybe others) as a tutorial? As a new comer to the uke, well banjo uke actually, I'm keen to learn great tunes such as the one you offer here. I'm just starting to get the claw hammer technique down, so ready for new challenges and music making via songs (especially country, blues, folk etc). Anything you can offer this way is most welcome. Many thanks. Rob :)
@KingLama1
@KingLama1 6 жыл бұрын
cool.... relaxing technique....
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@beckybites8772
@beckybites8772 8 жыл бұрын
Sounds awfully like The Rolling Stones 'Factory Girl' from their Beggars Banquet album. Beautifully executed with such a simple instrument (in the right hands) Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comments, Becky.
@pfrogner
@pfrogner 12 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that very much!
@1Sewstuff
@1Sewstuff 7 жыл бұрын
Wow! Inspiring.
@alibates7187
@alibates7187 7 жыл бұрын
Tha s fantastic! Wow!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@esperanzamendoza6048
@esperanzamendoza6048 3 жыл бұрын
I loved it!!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Esperanza.
@davidlawson7276
@davidlawson7276 12 жыл бұрын
Very nice, Ken!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@judgewudge
@judgewudge 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your reply. I just know that someday I want to play a ukulele like you. I am now going to your other KZbin posts. I would like to know where and when I can see you at a festival or concert. I' located in Florida.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I will probably only be at the Wine Country Uke Fest this year in the US. That's a long way from FL though. Try to persuade the people who run the Florida Festival (Tampa Bay) to book me and I will certainly be there.
@joaniev
@joaniev 12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! if only it were as easy as you make it look!!!! :)
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for watching.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Stew.
@mctrmt
@mctrmt 12 жыл бұрын
You've gone back in time to before indoor plumbing, but you still play very well.
@stevewalther2293
@stevewalther2293 5 жыл бұрын
Bravo....
@adamz
@adamz 8 жыл бұрын
I like this a lot, Ken. I'd love to be able to jam like this someday, I could pass a lot of time this way. Anywhere you'd recommend I'd go to learn this piece (and the chords you're playing)?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
Just watch my left hand. And learn the clawhammer technique. Try Aaron Keim's YT channel.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
I would like to do more tutorials, but, at the moment, time is an issue. I do clawhammer as a workshop though. Ask your local festival organiser to get me there.
@joeshea1010
@joeshea1010 12 жыл бұрын
very nice ken and it just gets better, clawhammer works nicely, are you using your thumb at all?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
I took a bit more care recording this one. Thanks Ian.
@Burps___
@Burps___ 12 жыл бұрын
sincerely nice. if ever a song and style would sound superb on a banjo ukulele, that's the one, ken
@vaughanudall
@vaughanudall 7 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@judgewudge
@judgewudge 10 жыл бұрын
I would like to have you as a teacher. I love your claw hammer. Do you teach?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
I taught music for 35 years. Now I only do workshops at major festivals. I am teaching in Paris this weekend. I don't do private lessons though. Sorry.
@agrlfmtx
@agrlfmtx 9 жыл бұрын
Love it Ken!! T:)
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 9 жыл бұрын
A Girl from Texas Good morning, Theresa. Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Yes, I suppose it is a bit trickier than it looks. Thanks.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, Jeff. I don't use this technique very much. I generally prefer fingerpicking.
@cariboubill
@cariboubill 12 жыл бұрын
Sounds great, Ken. It just doesn't seem natural to pick the tune with the back of your middle finger for me. ...Bill
@JokoLondo
@JokoLondo 3 жыл бұрын
THis tune reminds me of a melody learned in music class in school as a child, but then it was called "Mountain Dew". Are the songs one and the same, or just very similar? Wonderfully played, as always. Ah I see now it's an improv... DId you have music class in Lewisville, TExas too?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 3 жыл бұрын
Mountain Dew has a very similar start and the chord sequence and general shape of the melody are alike, but it is not really the same tune. I have only ever been to Texas twice, Joko - both times to Dallas. Never taught a music class there though.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think this type of playing can sound good on a banjo uke.
@f1948s
@f1948s 8 жыл бұрын
Very nice Ken. I am trying to get my grandson into a ukulele. I see you are playing it looks like the concert (soprano) version. Correct me if I am wrong. I was looking into getting him a baritone model so that later he could easily go into guitar. Do you have any advice that you could give me? I sure like the sound of yours.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
That looks like a concert. Don't get him a baritone if you are going to tune it to regular GCEA (like sops, concs and tenors). A baritone is great if you stick to DGBE tuning.
@f1948s
@f1948s 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken. I got him a concert since it was easy for him to hold and finger. Anything larger would have been a real challenge. I have a question for you about the tenor ukuleles. I have an Alvarez and have a difficult time playing bar chords at the first fret. I know tension is higher on tenors but can you tell me the normal height of the strings at the first fret like from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string. I am trying to find out if there is any way I can lower the string height since I have done this type of stuff on mandolins and guitars. I just do not have any info about standard string heights on tenors to figure out if the nut grooves need to be deepened or the bridge needs to be sanded down. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
Find someone who can lower the action at the nut. I can't really explain how to do it in a comment. There should never be a problem barring at the first fret though.
@youelad
@youelad 7 жыл бұрын
very good ! is there a tab for this song ?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Not in this arrangement.
@jamesvicary4247
@jamesvicary4247 3 жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@nezumichat
@nezumichat 12 жыл бұрын
you're my hero :)
@Spreemusik2
@Spreemusik2 10 жыл бұрын
Great!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@renebleu3542
@renebleu3542 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Ken ! What is the name of this model please ? Regards,
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 4 жыл бұрын
It is my Ohana TK-35G. Had it a long time.
@renebleu3542
@renebleu3542 4 жыл бұрын
@@KenMiddletonUkulele ... on this video, It looks like the TK50G... What do you think (comparing with...) about that another one please ?
@frostfox1208
@frostfox1208 7 жыл бұрын
really enjoying your video. I guess you are using your middle finger to strike downward on strings and not your index finger?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
I use both, but I tend to have more control with the middle. That's what I am using in this tune.
@thekgt186
@thekgt186 8 жыл бұрын
Since seeing this video my whole approach to ukulele has changed. Thank you. I hope I will get to this degree one day; out of interest, around how many years did it take practising claw hammer to be able to play comfortably?
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 8 жыл бұрын
Not long. About a year. ButI have been playing the ukulele for 60 years. Thanks for watching.
@angelofmusic477
@angelofmusic477 7 жыл бұрын
If you want to learn the claw hammer, try the drop thumb claw. Some of the students including myself , found that the drop thumb claw hammer is easier to learnt before progressing to the full bum ditty with alternating middle strings at every cycle of strum.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Clawhammer isn't my main style. You can get the right hand technique in a few months. But the left-hand technique is a bit trickier.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
As you know, my real house is very old. It has indoor plumbing now, but we count it a luxury.
@luke1035
@luke1035 6 жыл бұрын
Tutorial please???
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 6 жыл бұрын
Sorry.
@luke1035
@luke1035 6 жыл бұрын
Ken Middleton awe man! What have you got to lose? I’m a beginner, I’m really into the blues and I’m trying to become a better musician. Please help me on the road to educating myself as I’m sure you have been helped by those in you’re life. If someone didn’t agree to teach you then maybe you would never have discovered you love of music.
@spacemooseprime
@spacemooseprime Жыл бұрын
You deserve more likes
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@agrlfmtx
@agrlfmtx 9 жыл бұрын
I also like this in Black and White...:)
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 9 жыл бұрын
A Girl from Texas I use B&W to try to give it an oldy-worldy look. Also, I got the photo of the log cabin from Google and the colours didn't quite match. I have been to real log cabins like this one though, but in Tennessee.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world (Beach Boys).
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
It is a bit weird at first, Bill.
@GaryVuorela
@GaryVuorela 9 жыл бұрын
Hi Ken Picking nice song,very nice,peace GARYV
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Only if you like the sound of banjos!
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, there is more gospel to come. Soon, I think.
@RondelayAOK
@RondelayAOK 7 жыл бұрын
tops.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Practice it slowly at first. Thanks.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it. I am pleased with how it has turned out.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KenMiddletonUkulele
@KenMiddletonUkulele 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
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