Rock Music for the Ukulele!

• Rock Music tends to be loud and involve instruments that are made louder by being electrified and using amplification - like electric guitars.

• Ukuleles can be electric too! Take a look at my friend Al's unusual electric ukulele in the video below;

• Al plays a Risa Stick Tenor size electric ukulele

• He makes his playing carry on with out him by using a loop pedal.

• The Rock piece we're going to learn is called 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple. 

• It contains probably the most famous, and well known, guitar riff in Rock!

• Have a listen to my friend Tony play it on his ukulele first...

• It sounds a little different when Deep Purple  perform it!

• Here's a film of the band performing 'Smoke on the Water' in 1973...

• All you have to do now is learn to play it yourself!

SO LET'S GO!