Welcome and thanks for joining us on this new UCL Online Ukulele Course where you will learn the fundamental elements of the classic hit song, "I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS".
The song was originally composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Khan, and published in 1924. It was released that same year with the RAY MILLER'S ORCHESTRA and charted for 16 weeks during 1925, spending seven weeks at number 1 in the United States.
In 1930, it was recorded by Cliff Edwards, also known as, UKULELE IKE, a virtuoso of the ukulele. His version, however, was recorded with piano. A version also made waves in a 1951 feature film of the same name, telling of a musical biography of the songs lyricist, Gus Kahn, with DORIS DAY leading the way on vocals.
I could go on all day about remakes and covers as there have been literally hundreds, if not thousands of versions of this song released over the last century, but one version which does contains ukulele was more recently arranged by the UKs own, JOE BROWN. In this linked version, Joe dedicates the song to George Harrison at A Concert For George, back in 2002. George Harrison was a huge fan of the ukulele, and ukulele players in general, so let's do him proud!
The version you will be exploring is slightly slower than the Joe Brown version and has its own unique twist. It was recorded using a Snail Ukulele for the main part, a Pono for the alternative bits and contains a bass line for that low end. You will be working on the main ukulele part but feel free to try out those alternative chords.
Click on the module numbers below to access each module. You can navigate them via the module pages too.
The song was originally composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Khan, and published in 1924. It was released that same year with the RAY MILLER'S ORCHESTRA and charted for 16 weeks during 1925, spending seven weeks at number 1 in the United States.
In 1930, it was recorded by Cliff Edwards, also known as, UKULELE IKE, a virtuoso of the ukulele. His version, however, was recorded with piano. A version also made waves in a 1951 feature film of the same name, telling of a musical biography of the songs lyricist, Gus Kahn, with DORIS DAY leading the way on vocals.
I could go on all day about remakes and covers as there have been literally hundreds, if not thousands of versions of this song released over the last century, but one version which does contains ukulele was more recently arranged by the UKs own, JOE BROWN. In this linked version, Joe dedicates the song to George Harrison at A Concert For George, back in 2002. George Harrison was a huge fan of the ukulele, and ukulele players in general, so let's do him proud!
The version you will be exploring is slightly slower than the Joe Brown version and has its own unique twist. It was recorded using a Snail Ukulele for the main part, a Pono for the alternative bits and contains a bass line for that low end. You will be working on the main ukulele part but feel free to try out those alternative chords.
Click on the module numbers below to access each module. You can navigate them via the module pages too.