How to Play Earl Scruggs–Style Banjo Rolls on the Ukulele

Because the banjo and the ukulele share a common high G string, right-hand techniques like "Scruggs style" rolls for banjo sound great on the uke!

Because the banjo and the ukulele share a common high G string, right-hand techniques like "Scruggs style" rolls for banjo sound great on the uke!

The most famous version of this song was cut by Janis Joplin for her Pearl album just days before her death in October 1970

The carbon fiber material really is a great substitute for the exotic, mostly rare, and sometimes endangered woods that are used in the construction of many traditional ukuleles

This blues-based arpeggio exercise from Lil Rev can be played alongside any 12-bar shuffle or boogie groove
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Sometimes ukes with the exact same features and brand or model names may have been produced by two or more different manufacturers

Vivas’ musical prowess and teaching skills has led to invitations to ukulele festivals worldwide

This is a fun solo arrangement, attempting to capture some of the wonderful vibe and bounce of the five-piece group

These fingerstyle ukulele examples use one chord progression to teach several picking patterns that you can apply to your own music later on.
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This fun-loving quartet has been known to play medleys by that other band that exploded out of Liverpool 60 years ago

The Ukulele Guild of Hawaii is the most far-reaching organization in the ukulele world and includes professional and amateur builders, players, supporters, collectors, historians, and aficionados of ukulele.