Lately I’ve been playing around with some Bob Marley songs and I figured it was high time I did a short lesson on reggae strumming on ukulele. So here goes…
Lessons
I’m Yours Ukulele Lesson – Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz’s massive hit is without doubt one of the most covered songs on ukulele over the past few years which is pretty interesting when you consider that Mraz actually wrote the song on an electric guitar. Here’s how to play I’m Yours on ukulele…
More Ukulele Fingerpicking For Beginners
In my last post about ukulele Fingerpicking for beginners we looked at using a simple 3 finger pattern to get you up and running. In this lesson we’re going crazy, we’re going to add a 4th finger to the mix.
Spicing Up Simple Chords
The ukulele is a great little instrument, but there are times when playing the chords exactly as they are written can get a bit, well… boring. There are hundreds of simple songs which have bar after bar of one chord, followed by lots of another, maybe a third, and then back to the first. Repeat for several verses, and it starts to cry out for a bit of variety.
How To Read Ukulele Tab
Following a few requests I’ve finally decided to put together this guide to show you how to read ukulele tab. Hopefully you’ll find it useful…
Blackbird by The Beatles Ukulele Lesson
I recently got in touch with Matt Argo after being impressed with his ukulele videos on YouTube. Matt has put together a great ukulele lesson on The Beatles’ Blackbird. Over to Matt…
7 Years Ukulele Lesson by Lukas Graham
Danish band (yeah they’re a band, I had no idea) had an absolute smash hit with 7 years back in 2015. Let’s take a look at how to play it on ukulele…
Lava – Ukulele Lesson
Learn to play the rather brilliant Lava on ukulele from Pixar’s 2014 short movie of the same name. It’s a beautiful song and really easy to learn. Read on for help with the strumming pattern, chords and song structure.
Primavera Original Ukulele Fingerpicking Song Tab
I was noodling around on the ukulele just the other day and I came up with a little fingerpicked tune that sounded ok. Rather than let it go to waste and out of my mind (like I usually do) I figured I would tab the tune out and make it available for anyone that is interested. This makes it my first original that I’ve tabbed out for the site (so please be gentle with me).
How To Easily Change Between Ukulele Chords
This week we have a guest post from Eduardo at EasyUkuleleSongs.com, over to you Eduardo…
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