What type of ukulele is used in somewhere over the rainbow?

Martin T1 tenor ukulele
Yet there’s more to Israel “Iz” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole than the iconic song, which he performed using a Martin T1 tenor ukulele. Let us share with you his story.

What is the strum pattern for Over the Rainbow?

Start by plucking the low G string at the first bar, rather than strumming the whole chord. Then move on to a pattern of down-down-up-up-down (DDUUD). Iz uses a lot of dynamics in his strumming, so you’ll have to listen closely to how he does it if you really want to nail his playing style.

What’s the pattern for Somewhere Over the Rainbow ukulele?

There are a few ways to interpret the strumming pattern on this one and you can get away with just strumming DUDUDUDU throughout but we’re going to go a little bit beyond that in this lesson. The pattern I like to play is a slight variation on the good old fashioned D DU UDU and looks something like this…

Where can I learn Somewhere Over the Rainbow?

Learn the song that helped launch the “Renaissance” of Ukulele plaingVIsit and subscribe to the Ukulele Mike blog site www.allthingsukulele.comFriend Mike on… Learn the song that helped launch the “Renaissance” of Ukulele plaingVIsit and subscribe to the Ukulele Mike blog site www.allthingsukulele.comFriend Mike on…

What’s the name of the song Somewhere Over the Rainbow?

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Ukulele Lesson. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow is one of the most popular ukulele songs of all time. If you’ve ever read my about page I said I wouldn’t do it on Ukulele Go but here I am showing I’m a man with absolutely no principles.

How to strum like Iz on Somewhere Over the Rainbow?

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