January 29, 2025: Eleanor Rigby (by the Beatles) is posted in the Member's Section.
Well, this should be an easy piece, ya know, it's just two chords. Of course the boys of the Fab 4 really squeezed every drop out of those chords. As a sing and strum, you'll find the ukulele part to be a little boring, so belt it out. As an instrumental, it's a lot of work. Don't play it fast. It's supposed to be a sad and introspective look at life on this planet. It's probably even more woeful 60 years after it was written. The most challenging moment in measure 21 will determine how fast you should play it. It takes me awhile to get that big chord shape in place. I also think the intro and outro riff is pretty important, so try to let the ukulele ring clearly in those spots.