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Zorba the Greek!
First, let's start with the dance!
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The dance named 'Syrtaki' is from a very famous film called 'Zorba the Greek' made in 1964.
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It is not a traditional Greek dance, but a dance made for the film using moves from other Greek dances.
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It is often played on a Greek 8 string instrument called a Bazouki.
And now, for the ukulele version!
First the SLOW section
A -4|-5------------4|-5-------------2|-3-------------2|-3------------
E --|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------
C --|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------
G --|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------
A -1|-2------------1|-2--------------|-
E --|---------------|----------------|-
C --|---------------|----------------|-
G --|---------------|----------------|- (Repeat)
Next the exciting FAST section!
A -4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2|-
E --|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
C --|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
G --|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-
A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E -----------------|-----------------|----------------|
C -----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G -----------------|-----------------|----------------|
(Repeat x 3 getting faster!)
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