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Fingerstyle ukulele is a style that uses fingers to play individual notes on the instrument rather than strumming chords. It can involve strummed or plucked chords, but this style often incorporates melodic lines within the context of chords as a complete arrangement.

Learn this Arpeggio Exercise to Improve Your Fingerstyle Uke Technique

This blues-based arpeggio exercise from Lil Rev can be played alongside any 12-bar shuffle or boogie groove... Read More...

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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...

Fingerstyle Uke Bootcamp: Get Your Fingers in Shape

These fingerstyle ukulele examples use one chord progression to teach several picking patterns that you can apply to your own music later on.... Read More...

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Classical Ukulele: Learn Campanella Technique with a Fernando Sor Etude

This classical fingerstyle ukulele lesson focuses on campanella style with an etude by Sor, from his 25 Progressive Studies, Op. 60 for guitar.... Read More...

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‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ Fingerstyle Ukulele for Beginners

This emotional fingerstyle ukulele arrangement of "Are You Lonesome Tonight" plays closer to the original 1927 version rather than Elvis' 1960 recording.... Read More...

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Ukulele Fingerstyle Songs For Beginners: Learn the 16th Century Lament ‘What If A Day’

This fingerstyle ukulele arrangement of "What If a Day" is good for beginners in that it is simple, uses only five chords, and employs a few different techniques.... 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...

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Homesick Blues: Learn A Tárrega Classical Guitar Prelude on Ukulele

Francisco Tárrega's classical composition “Lágrima” happens to work out very nicely on the ukulele, as this arrangement for high-G ukulele by Tony Mizen demonstrates.... Read More...

Learn a Fingerstyle Ukulele Arrangement of ‘Dallas Rag’

This arrangement uses a couple different picking techniques, including alternating bass thumb picking, multiple string pinches, single notes, & even some strumming.... Read More...

Learn to Fingerpick ‘Deep Ellum Blues’ on Ukulele

Here we use “Travis picking,” which involves playing alternating bass notes on every beat with your thumb, while picking melody on the high strings with fingers.... Read More...