4 Ukulele Strumming Styles to Add to Your Repertoire
Strums and rhythms are a powerful musical tool on ukulele that can change the entire mood of a song. Here's how to play 4 different ukulele strumming styles.
Lessons and Advice
Watch Sarah Maisel Perform Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Cohen’s original version of “Hallelujah,” is in the key of C major. It’s built from a handful of chords that are friendly to beginning ukulele players.
Learn to Play Django Reinhardt’s ‘Dark Eyes’ on Ukulele
“Dark Eyes” is a melody closely associated with the legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt—and by extension the Gypsy jazz repertoire in general. Here's how to play it on ukulele.
A Fun Way to Learn Ukulele Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
This enjoyable lesson uses an old-style blues bass riff to practice the technique
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Getting Started on Baritone Ukulele
The baritone is tuned DGBE, exactly like the top four strings of a guitar and a fourth down from the more common GCEA ukulele tuning
5 Ukulele Pros On Alternate Tuning
It turns out that between the soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone versions of the ukulele, there are plenty of alternate tuning iterations to tinker with.
How To Determine What Chord Comes Next
What if I told you that after hearing the first two chords of a song, you could reasonably guesstimate the remainder of the chord progression?
Extend the Range of Your Uke and Find New Inspirations with Alternate Tunings
Deviating from your normal tuning can give inspiration to practice or compose, and may bring an instrument to life. Here are some alternate tunings for ukulele.
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Learn to Play in 3 Alternate Tunings on Ukulele
These alternate tunings will reward you with fresh sounds
Learn to Play Ukulelezaza’s “Downhill”
Ukulelezaza (Remco Houtman-Janssen) wrote “Downhill” in 2007 while improvising on a Martin Style 2 taropatch he had just acquired. The taropatch is long gone, but “Downhill” is in every set Ukulelezaza plays. Enjoy the TAB and notation below.