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Matthew J Richards - Demonstration of the G F Split Stroke

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Uploaded by on Apr 12, 2007

Hope this video will help you to learn the George FOrmby Style of playing. Hope it doesnt' go on for too long!
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  • I have always been a fan of george formbys style ,i am new to the pc so i was surprised when i came by your site on youtube..i think you are great at his style,,,,my question is can a uke be strung for a left hander,,if it can i will start learning..and where would i go to get one converted ?.

  • @catweasle1000 Hey there! Left Handed people put the strings on in reverse order. For example on a right handed uke The strings are tuned 'G C E A', but for left handed you would tune the

    Uke to 'A E C G'. I would recommend getting in touch with Peter Nixon, who is a great Uke player (who is also left handed) Do a search for him on youtube, i'm sure he wil help you further.

    Regards Matt

  • Can anyone help out. A few years ago there was a young boy who sang a George Formby song on TV and he won the competition. Does anyone know his name?

  • there was Christopher Napier who won the competition on Stars in their eyes? hope this helps

  • Hi Matt: ffaaaann strooookke, ffaaan strooke, fann strook,Were all fans of yours and hopeing for a demo on the fan stroke. Thanks for all you do we love you... : 0 )

    Patrick

  • Hey Guys. Sorry I haven't uploaded video's for sometime, i'm at college at the momement, will be finnishing in a few months, so i'll be uploading some more vids :)

    Matt

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  • great lesson and even better accent

  • Hi Matt!

    Aren't you done with school yet? The whole world is waiting for you to teach us the fan stroke!

    Thanks for the great video; hope there are more coming.

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  • Having listened to the original whole solo for Madame Moskovitch, are there some more chords/sections other than the C/Am and G7 sections you have demonstrated?. Could you post if so....

    many thanks

  • You make it look so easy. Its soooo difficult

  • My name is matthew Richards

  • Matt - what would you advise the correct length of finger nails on right hand?

  • Very good. Do you know how to play the Practice Piece?

  • Very, very cool. I am really happy to come across other music scholars. Often times I get upset that our society might lose touch with, if not lose completely our musical history. When I come across people like you that not only know who the major players were but you understand the history and significance of their contributions it makes me feel better.

  • What a great find! I got a uk. Banjo for my 40th birthday! You have inspired me! Ta Star! :-)

  • Matthew

    There are a few split stroke videos on YouTube but yours is head and shoulders above them all.

    On Madame Moscovitch is there a G7 chord as well?

    And I second the suggestion of you doing a fan stroke video. How about a triplet stroke video as well?

    Keep up the great work, and have a Happy New Year!

    Philip

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