Lessons and Advice

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.

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!

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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.

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.…

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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.

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Learn to Play Cliff Edwards’ Ukulele Classic ‘Fascinating Rhythm’

Learn to play Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards' “Fascinating Rhythm,” as first seen along with Fred and Adele Astaire as part of the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good.

Ukulele Lesson: Daniel Ward Shows You How to Duet With Yourself

Practicing duets with yourself on ukulele can help with playing pop songs as instrumentals, jazz arrangements, taking a solo over chord changes, and more.

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How to Tune a Ukulele By Ear

Here's how to start weaning yourself off “tuning by eye” with a digital tuner on ukulele and start tuning by ear with a tuning fork, which will help train your ears.