Song Intros: They Either Go Up or Go Down
Music travels in one of two directions—it either goes up or goes down. The same is true for song introductions.
Lessons and Advice
Explaining Differences Between Tonewoods in Ukuleles
Here's how to make the right tonewood choice for your ukulele
3 Chords and the Truth: Uke Lessons from the Songs of Country Legend Harlan Howard
Howard became the patriarch of country music songwriters, using a mere three chords—the first three chords that ukulele players usually learn—the I, IV, and V
Ukulele Lesson: Learn to Play in Every Key with the Perpetual 5ths Exercise
Playing in the key of C major can be a very comfortable trap for ukulele players. But learning to play in all 12 keys is easy using the Perpetual 5ths Exercise.
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6 Things That Make a Ukulele Play Great
It doesn’t matter how good a uke looks or how much you paid for it, if it doesn’t play easily, it is no fun to play!
Ukulele Lesson: Exploring Your Fretboard with Thirds and Sixths
The intervals of thirds and sixths are of particular interest on ukulele, as they’re the building blocks of the chords we use in Western music.
Learn to Play Daniel Ho’s ‘Between the Sky and Prairie’ on Ukulele
Here's how to play Daniel Ho's song "Between the Sky and Prairie" on ukulele.
Gear Guru: Change Your Uke Strings in 7 Easy Steps
Changing strings is something every ukulele player will need to do at some point. Here's how to change your ukulele strings in 7 easy steps.
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Why I Can’t Get ‘Can’t Get It Out of My Head’ Out of My Head (A Uke Lesson)
by Jim D’Ville My high school years encompassed the halcyon days of early to mid-’70s FM rock radio. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, and my favorite band, Electric Light Orchestra, were cranking out rock radio classics.…
Uke Lesson: Where Do Chords Come From?
All we need to play songs on ukulele are the essential 7 chords of the major scale. Here's how to play them, and how they go together.