You know which styles of ukulele music you like to play the most. And sure, you know which uke stars you idolize, but do you know what type of ukulele player you are? We’ve done the heavy-lifting for you! Find…
In this beginner ukulele lesson you will learn some scale variations for C major & G mixolydian scales. This will help make the most out of your ukulele practice.
Whether you’re a strummer, a hummer, a picker, or a singer, you need to know the pentatonic scale. Let's explore this often-overlooked musical wonder on ukulele.
By Fred Sokolow Using a bottleneck or slide is one of the most soulful, bluesy things a guitarist can do—when it’s done right. Slide sounds great when you’re playing the blues, or gospel music, but it also works wonders in…
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Here's why some ukuleles have a harder time staying in tune, and what you can do to try and keep your ukulele as in tune.
The first step in learning a song is to listen to a recording until you can hum the basic melody and feel the rhythm.
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
By Steven Espaniola A well-strummed ukulele is the heartbeat of traditional Hawaiian music. For every melodious steel-guitar part, beautiful three-part vocal harmony, and foot-tapping upright bass line, there is a pulsating foundation of a solid ukulele strum at its core. When…
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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?
By Jim D’Ville When I was growing up, I wanted to be on the radio. My first break came in high school when I was on the staff of Fort Bragg High’s Timberwolf Radio. We were allotted 15 minutes every…