Throughout October I decided to play nothing but the blues. It didn’t matter if there was something else I desperately wanted to learn, it would have to wait.
Why did I do this I hear you cry (ok maybe I can’t hear you but if you’re still reading you must be interested).
I can’t go anywhere without hearing Despacito by Luis Fonsi (and Justin Bieber). Well if you can’t beat them, join them they say. Here’s how to play Despacito on ukulele…
The uber talented Jonathan Lewis (the author of Celtic Tunes for Campanella Ukulele) has released another ebook, Classic Folk Songs For Fingerstyle Ukulele.
I’m a big fan of any trick or tip that makes you sound like a better player than you are and this and sliding in to chords is a great example of that. Let’s get to it…
A tuner is a bit of a necessity if you’re a ukulele player. They’re inexpensive, easy to use and usually pretty accurate. I highly recommend that all beginners grab themselves a clip-on tuner but they’re also pretty useful to have around whether you’re a gigging musician or just enjoy playing at home. Continue reading
It’s been a while since I ran a competition so here goes. You could be the lucky winner of a Duke Banjouke. The Duke Banjouke is a tenor scale acoustic/electric banjo ukulele and is made in New Zealand. Continue reading
I’ve recently been working on a mapping tool to help people find their local ukulele group. It’s early days yet and you can see that it needs a lot more content adding but it’s a good starting point and I’m hoping that the readers of Ukulele Go will help me out a little…
There’s no denying that playing a ukulele whilst standing up can be pretty difficult. You have to be able to support the instrument and also leave both hands free enough to take care of their duties. For that reason quite a few players turn to using a strap to help them out. The beauty of a ukulele a strap is that it allows your to focus entirely on making music rather than worrying about supporting your ukulele.
I thought it would be worth looking at the different options that players have when it comes to ukulele straps…
Youtube user EatMyUke has been playing his way through his top 50 albums of all time on ukulele. So far he’s done amazing versions of Definitely Maybe, OK Computer, Blurryface, Appetite for Destruction and a whole load more. I got in touch with Stan (Eat My Uke) and he very kindly agreed to let me post some of his tabs here for the readers of Ukulele Go…
Makala’s Waterman is a plastic take-anywhere soprano ukulele that has become incredibly popular since it launched back in 2016. I figured it was high time I had a play so I made the purchase. Here’s the verdict…
