Guitalele Chord Chart Available – Only at Paradise Ukes!

Yes, we have a Guitalele Chord Chart!
After looking around ourselves for one, and even checking with Yamaha, the manufacture of the GL1 Yamaha Guitalele – who also could put their fingers on one, we decided to create our own.

Being first on the Internet with this is exciting for us..and a benefit to you. To get your Guitalele Chord Chart, simply visit us at Paradise Ukes by clicking on the link below:

Guitalele Chord Chart – FREE Download

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The Ukulele has quickly become one of the most popular instruments today, that’s why we’ve created a website especially for Ukuleles.

Did you know that one of last years most popular songs “Hey Soul Sister” by Train features the Ukulele in the intro and throughout the song? This is just one of many popular songs that feature the unique sound of the Ukulele.

One of the reasons the Ukulele has become so popular is that it’s a fun, 4-string instrument that just about anyone, young and old alike can play, in fact many chords can be played with just 1 or 2 fingers.

Paradise Ukes is absolutely the only place to buy a ukulele. Not only do we feature the most popular Ukuleles but also fun videos, a FREE Ukulele chord chart and more. We even offer a FREE “Ukulele Buyer’s Guide” for those of you that want to know more about buying your first Ukulele. Click here and we’ll see you in Paradise.

Pearl e-Pro Live Demonstration Video

The “Hendrix Chord”

The “Hendrix chord” (E7#9 here, as heard in “Purple Haze”) in tablature form with the low E string at far left and high E string at far right. Chord is centered on the seventh fret, as indicated. Fingering of the “Hendrix chord” (E7#9) on—what else?—a Stratocaster® guitar.

Such is the legend and influence of Jimi Hendrix that the man actually has a chord nicknamed after him. Imagine that. As far as we know, no other rock guitarist has been so honored.

Dubbed “the Hendrix chord” by the many guitarists who use it, it is an extended dominant 7th chord with an augmented (sharpened) ninth. This chord form got its nickname because it was a favorite of Hendrix, who did a great deal to popularize its use in mainstream rock music.

The most famous example of his use of it is the E7#9 chord around which his signature hit, “Purple Haze,” is built. One could argue convincingly that “Purple Haze” owes much of its sonic identity and appeal to its author’s choice of the more tonally colorful E7#9 chord voicing rather than a more straightforward E major or E7 chord.

“Purple Haze” starts with the mounting tension of its famously staccato tritone intro; a tension that is explosively released when the Experience launches into the body of the song with Hendrix blasting out a raw and aggressively bluesy E7#9 chord. The chord is also implied throughout “Foxy Lady.” Both it and “Purple Haze” were included on the U.S. version of the landmark debut album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967’s Are You Experienced. Later, Hendrix also used the chord on live versions of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return).”

What is it about the 7#9 “Hendrix chord” that makes it sound so colorful, so huge, so dirty and so bluesy? The chord’s appeal lies in the fact that, like the blues scale from which it is derived, it is both major and minor at the same time, which is to say that it includes both the major third and minor third tones. Normally, these two notes sounded together would produce a naturally unpleasant dissonance, but the 7#9 “Hendrix chord” structure spreads the two notes far apart enough and includes enough root tones (and a seventh tone) to convey a singularly interesting and not at all unpleasant sound.

To illustrate, let’s dissect the fingering of the dominant E7#9 chord used in “Purple Haze” (see illustration). From low strings to high, you have an open low E (the root), your middle finger on the seventh fret of the A string (octave E above the open low E), your index finger on the sixth fret of the D string (a G#, which is the major third), your ring finger on the seventh fret of the G string (a D, which is the dominant 7th) and the kicker, your pinkie on the eighth fret of the B string (a G, which is the minor third), followed by an open high E.

Go ahead and try it. It’s a sophisticated chord voicing, but it isn’t hard to play. It even sounds purple. Its sound is pure Hendrix.

Although he did much to popularize it, Hendrix was by no means the first guitarist to use the dominant 7#9 chord, as complex dominant seventh chord voicings had been used in jazz for years. It appeared in early 1940s bebop, such as the Dizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker arrangement of popular standard “All the Things You Are.” It showed up in late-’50s hard bop by John Coltrane (Blue Train, 1957), in ’50s-’60s R&B (“Hold It,” Bill Doggett, 1958), and the great Wes Montgomery used it in “Four on Six” from 1960’s The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery.

Even in rock and pop music, the dominant 7#9 chord showed up on a few records before “Purple Haze” sparked Hendrix’s meteoric rise to superstardom. The earliest recorded use of it by Hendrix himself appears to be in 1964 on the Isley Brothers’ “Testify, Parts 1 and 2”; one of the few known recordings he made before launching his solo career in 1966. More prominent pre-“Purple Haze” uses by other artists include the Beatles, who used it in 1966 for Revolver opening track “Taxman” (in D7#9 form), and Cream, who also used it in 1966 in “I Feel Free” (in E7#9 form) from Fresh Cream.

The Hendrix chord has subsequently become quite ubiquitous throughout rock and pop music, right up until today. It can be heard down through the decades, for example, in songs by artists as diverse as Steely Dan (“Kid Charlemagne,” 1976), the Pixies (“Here Comes Your Man,” 1989) and Muse (“Hyper Music,” 2001).

No matter who’s playing it or what the song is, though, the dominant 7#9 chord is bound to elicit one response in particular; something along the lines of, “Oh, cool—the Hendrix chord …”

Joe Satriani Has Left The Building

WOW! If you were one of the 1,000 or so people who got to see Joe Satriani here, at The Musician’s Superstore on Sunday, March 14th, you will no doubt have a memory that will last a lifetime. Thanks to everyone who turned out to make this a raving success!

Aerosmith Cancels Remainder of Summer Tour

14-Aug-09

Aerosmith Regretfully Announce Cancellation of Remainder of Summer Tour

It is with great regret that AEROSMITH are canceling the remainder of their summer tour, it was announced today.

Due to injuries STEVEN TYLER sustained last week when he fell from the stage during a concert in Sturgis, SD, doctors have advised the lead singer to take the time to properly recuperate from the accident that resulted in a broken shoulder and stitches to his head. In his current condition, TYLER is unable to tour and the band wants to give him time to get healthy.

Ticket refunds for the rest of the tour dates with special guests ZZ Top will be available at point of purchase.

TYLER fell from the stage during the August 5 show that was part of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Western South Dakota. The mishap occurred while he was dancing during the band’s “Love in an Elevator.” TYLER was subsequently airlifted to a hospital and then returned to Boston to consult with his own doctors.

AEROSMITH–STEVEN TYLER (vocals), JOE PERRY (guitar), BRAD WHITFORD (guitar), TOM HAMILTON (bass) and JOEY KRAMER (drums)–want to thank all their fans for their incredible ongoing support and understanding at this time.

“Words can’t express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” says JOE PERRY. “I would like to thank our loyal fans for sticking by us through thick and thin and all the good energy they are sending our way. We hope we can get the Aerosmith machine up and running again as soon as possible. I sure am going to miss playing with ZZ Top just as I’m sure the fans are going to miss seeing them playing with us as well. Hope to see you sooner than later.” JOE adds, ” My hat’s off to our crew for putting up with this crazy stop and start tour. In my estimation, it was one of the best looking and best run tours we’ve ever had. Us road dawgs will meet again. May your wheels keep turning and your load in’s stay smooth.”

“All of us here in the AEROSMITH organization and all of the people who contribute to making our shows possible are in a state of shock,”

BRAD WHITFORD says. “We never anticipated this tour coming to such a swift and unfortunate ending. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Steven for a speedy recovery and return to good health.”

For up-to-date information on ticket refunds, please visit www.aeroforceone.com and www.livenation.com.

2009 Taylor Guitar Road Show

…Is Coming to Colorado …Has Come and Gone

Missed the show? That’s just one of the many reasons you need to sign up as a Musician’s SuperStore preferred customer, to be notified off these kick-butt events! Next time, don’t miss your chance to meet the Taylor factory staff and guitars makers, straight from El Cajon, California. Or, have the chance to see many rare, one of a kind guitars. Not only that, but you get FREE gifts too when you stop by. Things like a free subscription to Premier Guitar Magazine, free TaylorWare gear and Elixir strings.

Chickenfoot Summer 2009 Tour Schedule

Chickenfoot is the name of the new supergroup featuring vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), bassist Michael “Mikey” Anthony (also ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Read more

Seagull Factory Tour – Robert Godin Interview

Join us in an exclusive Interview with Master guitar builder Robert Godin of Godin guitars.

Seagull Acoustic Guitar Factory Tour

The Godin Company in Canada is one of the world leading builders of acoustic guitars.

This exclusive Seagull factory video tour shows you how they handcraft their world famous quality Godin acoustic guitars and create that rich sound they’ve become world famous for.

One of the most impressive guitar building facilities you’ve ever seen is just a click away…

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