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Close To You by Carpenters with chords, strum & tutorial

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Close To You by Carpenters with chords, strum & tutorial

"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David with sections of the early version written by Cathy Steeves. The best-known version is that recorded by American duo The Carpenters for their second studio album Close to You (1970) and produced by Jack Daugherty. Released on May 14, 1970, the single topped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts.

Learn how to play "(They Long to Be) Close to You" with the tabs and tutorial for free. The song sheet with chords, lyrics and tabs are below this tutorial.

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Medieval Tuning with scales, improv & tutorial

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Medieval Tuning with scales, improv & tutorial

According to Pittaway's article, a XIV century music textbook gives it a tuning of ADGC, which is not far from the modern ukulele's standard tuning of GCEA, merely 3 semitones higher on 1st and 2nd strings, just 2 semitones higher on 3rd and 4th.

Learn how to make your ukulele a “Medieval Instrument” with the tabs and tutorial for free. The song sheet with scales, and tabs are below this tutorial.

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Unlock your UKULELE! - the Magic 'CAgFD' Formula !

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Unlock your UKULELE! - the Magic 'CAgFD' Formula !

The “CAGFD” Method allows you to take the basic chord shapes for: C A G F D and play them in five different positions up the neck. The usefulness of this knowledge, is that you are no longer restricted to playing the same basic shapes anymore.

Learn how to play the secret formula to figuring out the fretboard of the “CAgFD” with the tabs and tutorial for free. The song sheet with chords, lyrics and tabs are below this tutorial.

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole with chords, strum & tutorial

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole with chords, strum & tutorial

"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland's signature song.

The famed version by “Iz” was originally recorded in a spur-of-the-moment demo session in 1988.

You can now learn how to play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole with the tabs and tutorial for free. The song sheet and chords, lyrics and tabs are below this tutorial.

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Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B.J. Thomas with chords, strum & tutorial

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Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B.J. Thomas with chords, strum & tutorial

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by B. J. Thomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart.

Learn how to play "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" with the tabs and tutorial for free. The song sheet with chords, lyrics and tabs are below this tutorial.

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