GIG INFO UPDATE:
At level 2 we invite you to partake in the live performances if you are avaialble and willing. 

Sunday 14th June - CALDERSTONES FESTIVAL - Calderstones Park Mansion (12 - 6pm UCL set: 4.20pm)
Friday 19th June - CLAIRE HOUSE FIRE WALK - Bradbury Park (Opening at 5.30pm arrive by 5pm)
Friday 26th June - ASYLUM LINK FUNDRAISER - St Annes Centre, Overbury St (Opening at 6.30 arrive by 6pm)
Wednesday 1st July - UCL SUMMER CELEBRATION - Sefton Park Cricket Club (7.30pm Start)
Sunday 5th July - SUMMER STRUM FUNDRIASER - Flannagans Apple (1pm - 6pm) SEE NEW POLL

SET LIST: There are 2 songs you wont have done this term but may have done another term if you have attended Level 2 previously. Click on the song titles below to visit the L2 pages for those songs and make sure you attend at least 2 rehearsals before the show cases. 
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1. SWEET CHILD O MINE
2. BE MY BABY
3. WHISKY IN THE JAR
4. TELEPHONE
5. SPACE ODDITY
6. HOTEL CALIFORNIA 
7. ROCK N ROLL MEDLEY

UCL2 - WEEK 7
​"SPACE ODDITY"

This week you will explore a SPACE ODDITY written by David Bowie back in 1969. This song will introduce you to a bunch of chords including 9th chords, diminished chords and major and minor 7ths. 

PDF DOWNLOADS

AUDIO TRACKS

Have a listen to the full track for the level 2 part played at 62 BPM:
Download the full song arrangement to help with practice offline. 

CHORDS

There are 14 chords in this song, some of which require barring, some from the more advanced levels and one that ventures out of the open fret range (E). You may notice the small no4 next to the bar position on this chord. This means you need to play the bar at fret 4.

Have a look at the chords and try practicing them individually before attempting the song:
This is a great technique to explore and once mastered will really make that lift off sequence sound fantastic.
The tremolo technique can be used for effect on the TAKE OFF sequence of the song and is a great technique to learn if you want to venture into more advanced ukulele playing territory.
The Bo chord right at the very end is called a B, Diminished 7th and can also be shortened to Bdim7. This is the chord you will use to play the tremolo effect. If you want to try a more advnaced technique you can move this chord shape up the fretboard 4 times as follows:
Have a listen to what is sounds like with the more advanced tremolo effect on the diminished chord run:

STRUMMING

As this song requires a lot of chord changes, the strumming will be nice and simple, mostly using down beat strums. 

FULL VIDEO PLAY ALONG

Play along with the full song here:
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