Blues Up Your Ukulele with Lessons from Lead Belly

Want to add some blues to your ukulele repertoire? A good place to start is with one of blues' greatest guitarists and performers, Lead Belly.... Read More...

Learn to Improvise the Blues on Ukulele with Chords, Licks, and Solos

The blues is really play-it-as-you-feel-it music, so in this lesson we’ll look at how to improvise on the ukulele with blues chords, licks and solos.... Read More...

Slide on In: How to Play Bottleneck Blues on Ukulele

Nearly everything that can be done on slide guitar can be transferred to the ukulele. Here's how to get started with playing bottleneck slide blues on ukulele.... Read More...

Raggy but Right: Learn Blues Fingerpicking on Ukulele

Ukulele players who started on guitar are inclined to adapt their guitar skills to the ukulele. Here's how to play blues fingerpicking on ukulele.... Read More...

Learn this Arpeggio Exercise to Improve Your Fingerstyle Uke Technique

This blues-based arpeggio exercise from Lil Rev will improve your fingerstyle ukulele technique. Plus, it can be played alongside any 12-bar shuffle or boogie groove.... Read More...

How to Play ‘Blues on a Ukulele’ by Jim Beloff & Herb Ohta

Born from the idea that people think of ukulele as a happy instrument incapable of channeling a sad song, Jim Beloff and Herb Ohta wrote "Blues on a Ukulele" in 2003.... Read More...

How to Solo on Ukulele

In this ukulele lesson, you’ll learn how to solo based on an approach inspired by the blues guitar lexicon. It can also come in handy for rock and country soloing.... Read More...

How to Play Bottleneck Blues with Slide 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’r... Read More...

Learn Lead Belly’s Blues Classic ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night?’ on Ukulele

BY LIL' REV | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF UKULELE Depending on who’s singing it, this song goes by a half-dozen different names, including “In the Pines,” “Th... Read More...

Ukulele Sessions Presents Ragtime and Blues with Del Rey and Steve James

By Greg Olwell During a recent swing through Northern California, noted blues, jug band, and ragtime ukulele player Del Rey stopped by our studio for a Ukulele ... Read More...