UCL1 - WEEK 8
​"Santa Baby"

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SANTA BABY song was actually written by a man called Philip Springer who penned the lyrics for this song in around 10 minutes in his Manhatten apartment with the help of his music partner Joan Javits. However, he didn’t believe the song would be a hit, much less consider it would be a song people would make famous for decades to come, but once Eartha Kit got her sassy vocals on it for a Broadway show in 1953, it became an instant hit and the top selling Christmas song that year and many others to follow, including Marylin Monroe and Madonna. 

CHORDS:

This song features 8 chords in total and using a range of strumming patterns. By now you will have explored most of these chords throughout the course so should be familiar with them all by now.
Don't fret though as the strumming for this song can all be played with simple down strums - but have a go at the chord progressions below to make it sound a bit more fun!

INTRO Section:

The intro section use the following chord progression which is repeated twice. Listen to the audio below for a demo at 80BPM. 

Verse Section:

The verse sections contains 8 bars, with each bar split between two chords each.  Look out for the down, up, down strum on the final G7 chord.

BRIDGE Section:

The first 3 chords of the bridge section are played over 2 bars each, once with just 4 down strums and then with an additive calypso pattern (Notice there is a down strum in between beat 1 & 2). The final two bars play single strums that last for a measure of one bar, until the last section where you come back in with a UP/DOWN/UP on the + of beat 3 to take you back into the C chord in the verse sections that follow. 

OUTRO Section:

The outro section starts off similar to the verse section but after the final C and Am chords you go straight to G7 to start the final bar ending on a C on the up stroke of the + of beat 2 as follows:

SANTA BABY TUTORIAL

AUDIO PLAY ALONG TRACKS

SANTA BABY: Uke Part only @ 100BPM
SANTA BABY: Uke & Vocals @ 100BPM

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Click the download below so you can practice offline too. 

THE UCL FESTIVE CELEBRATION INFORMATION UPDATE & DATE CHANGE

The grand finale and end of term performances will take place at SEFTON PARK CRICKET CLUB on Wednesday, 11th December 2024 from 7.30pm and will include live performances from all groups & a special guest band, plus fundraising games and a raffle which could see you winning a fantastic new ukulele plus a ukulele bundle as well as some other amazing prizes.  

This means you will get an extra rehearsal session on Wednesday 4th December. More information will be available very soon along with the event page via facebook the newsletter with a  poster which you are welcome to share. 

​EVENT TICKETS: Free entry for current UCL Members who will be performing. If you would like to invite friends and family, tickets are £8 per person and will be available to book online, via this website very soon. 

RAFFLE DONATION REQUESTS: This Christmas we will be raising funds for both Claire House and Kind Charities. We aim to raise as many funds as possible so if you can help by providing any raffle prizes (Drinks, chocolates, gift sets, uke stuff, meal/event vouchers and hand made crafts all very welcome) or know of a small businesses or companies that can help out, we would be very grateful. The more the merrier! 

Please RSVP below if you will be attending and how many guests you may be bringing just so we have an idea for numbers etc to let the venue know. Thanks in advance!!! :) 

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