Sukiyaki (Kyu Sakamoto, Japan, 1960)

Ue o Muite Arukō Quand (“Sukiyaki”) (Kyu Sakamoto, Japan, 1960)

Do you remember this one from the 1960s? It is the only piece from Asia to ever top the Billboard Charts. And it works great on the hammered dulcimer. I was inspired by the version of the great Tommy Emmanuel. There are some cool chords in this piece giving us the opportunity to cover the relative minor, the parallel minor, secondary dominants, and a diminished 7th chord. Don’t let any of that scare you as I will walk you through all of it. We cover the following: the rationale for the chord progression in-depth, along with the hammering, (tackling the melody phrase by phrase), several arrangements that use a variety of techniques/ideas (also walking you through every phrase), an intro/outro, an accompaniment, and practice tracks.

Here's What You Get:

$40 (Sheet music PLUS all video lessons)

Sheet music for the Melody, Backup, and Arrangement. Ken talks through the tune, chord choices, hammering patterns, backups, embellishments, arranging, play-throughs, and more on his dulcimer (shot from above so that you can see what he's doing).

Video Lessons Included:

Basic Tune
Hammering (A Part)
Hammering (B Part)
Chord Discussion
Intro 1
Intro 2
Arrangement #1 (A Part: Measures 1-8)
Arrangement #1 (A Part: Measures 9-16)
Arrangement #1 (A Part) Play-through)
Arrangement #1 (B Part)
Arrangement #1 (B Part) Play-through
Arrangement #1 (Last A Part)
Arrangement #1 Play-through
Backup (A Part: Measures 1-8)
Backup (A Part: Measures 9-16)
Backup (A Part) Play-through
Backup (B Part)
Backup (B Part) Playthrough
Backup (Last A Part)
Backup (Last A Part-extended)
Backup Play-through
Arranging Ideas (1st A Part)
Arranging Ideas (2nd A Part)
Arranging Ideas (Last A Part)
Arranging Ideas (B Part) Play-through
Play-through
Practice Track

Approximate length: 151 minutes

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It's like having private mini-tutorials from Ken that you can watch over and over!

NOTE: Even if you already own the sheet music, your purchase ensures that you receive the latest updated versions, and future additions to new arranging ideas, backups and so forth as Ken experiments and develops his playing of the tune.

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