Walking Stick on Ukulele, Irving Berlin

From 1938, the Irving Berlin song, probably best known for the Leon Redbone version.
Tony and Shay asked me for the chords to this, and rather than type them up and email them, I decided to do a wee tutorial instead. I'm still fiddling with bits of the tune myself, but this is basically how it goes.

Chord shapes are as follows, where 0000=open GCEA, i.e. C = 0003

Gm
0231 (0.10.10.10)

C#Dim7
3434 (6767)(9.10.9.10)

D7
2223 (5655)

Cm
0333 (0786)

A7
0100


Run on A = 2100, 6400, 9700

The C#Dim7 shape turns up in lots of stuff and can represent a few different chords, it's a great shape to get used to, especially for sliding up the fretboard.

Hope this is of use lads, I hope to play it with ye at the Ukuhooley next week so get practising.

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[CrowsComputer]

Good job, great tutorial!

[africatwin07]

@CrowsComputer Thanks, must get a new vid up here soon.

[TheHayterThree]

fantastic, I've been scouring youtube for a good tutorial

[africatwin07]

@TheHayterThree

delighted to be of service. Enjoy, post your version.

[ekblase]

Nice version, Keith - thanks! This is Erich, the Yank from the Stag's Head open mic in December. Those chords you weren't sure of are diminished chords, starting on C#dim. When you slide it up 3 frets, it's an E dim, but, at the same time, remains a C# dim. Just a different inversion. Augmented chords do that every 4 th fret. Cheers!

[africatwin07]

@ekblase

Hey thanks Erich, I really enjoyed your playing at the Stags Head, hopefully you'll swing by again.

[nacrociochi]

whaoo!!! Great!

[cletusbocephus]

Awesome, cheers!

[jbirsner]

This was a pleasant surprise! What a great lesson; perfect for us just starting to work our way up the neck. Thanks!

[fourteentwelve]

Wonderful playing and singing, and thank you so much for the tutorial. That was awesome! I'm going to have to give it a go...