FADE IN
Act 1
INT. BEDROOM - 18:00
Holding a brown ukulele, PETER types on phone screen "Okulele chords".
PETER (V.O.): Okulele isn't a mini guitar.
On screen, Peter sees images of chord C, Am, F & G7.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Okay, they're simpler than guitar chords.
Peter strums the chords.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The sound is lighter and brighter - not as rich as guitar music.
Peter takes a look of the small sound box and nylon strings of the ukulele.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Not unexpected though.
Typing on YouTube "how to play solo on ukulele", Peter sees ukulele fingering style and hears the melody of "Fly Me to the Moon".
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): OMG, that's good vibe!
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT (YEARS AGO)
Great room ambience. A gentlemen gathering. Carrying an acoustic guitar, Peter meets FRIENDS.
FRIEND#1: Peter, this is for you!
Friend#1 passes Peter a ukulele.
PETER (V.O.): He's always nice. All know I've a passion in guitars.
PETER: Thank you!
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As a ukulele has only 4 strings, its chord shapes must be different from guitar chords.
INT. BEDROOM - EARLIER TODAY
Peter takes out a ukulele in a colourful bag.
PETER (V.O.): Today is day six of my second quarantine. I want to do something different.
Opening the bag, Peter sees a brown ukulele.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I've even forgotten its colour. Let me tune it first.
Taping the Guitartuna App on his phone screen, Peter selects "Ukulele" and sees the image of a head stock with four strings G, C, E, A.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The notes of a 4-string bass guitar are E, A, D, G - the same as the heavier-gauge strings of a 6-string guitar.
Having tuned C, E, A of the ukulele, Peter has problem in tuning the G string.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): What's wrong?
Peter examines the gauge of the G string.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's lighter than the C & E strings. It's similar to the gauge of the A string. No wonder.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Has the factory installed the wrong string? Pretty unlikely.
Peter researches with his smart phone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, it's a high G string. It optimizes the string pitch for a smaller instrument, simplifies chord shapes and produces a unique bright sound.
Smiling.
PETER (V.O.) : I'm so ignorant.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Actually, I can't spell "ukulele" correctly and I don't know how to pronounce "ukulele"
Peter researches further.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The instrument was introduced to Hawaii by the Portuguese around 1879.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): By 1900, the ukulele sound was ubiquitous across the Hawaii Islands. The Hawaiians pronounce "ukulele" as "oo-ku-lay-lay".
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was in my teens, I watched Elvis Presley's film "Blue Hawaii", but I missed all that.
RETURN TO PRESENT
Act 3
INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Sitting in a corner, Peter is playing the ukulele.
PETER (V.O.): This is "an" ukulele. It's so light and small. I can't play my guitars here.
Peter re-watches the video clip.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For guitar playing, the audience expect what they'll hear. But with the ukulele, the field is open.
Watching.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Great stuff. Playing with an ukulele, every place is a happy place.
Peter begins to play broken chords in Am, Dm, G7 and Cmaj7...
DAYDREAMING SEQUENCE
A. Peter is flying to the moon...
THE END
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FADE OUT
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