While I’m clamping down on playing by ear I’m probably going to be posting various little riffs and stuff on the site that I work out. Today it’s Today (that was an accident) by The Smashing Pumpkins…
Lessons
Jesus Don’t Want Me For A Sunbeam by Nirvana – Easy Ukulele Tutorial
I figured it was high time that I got around to doing a Nirvana tutorial on the ukulele and this seemed like as good a starting point as any. Continue reading
Best I Ever Had by Drake/Kierra Folsom Ukulele Lesson/Tutorial
This is one of the best cover versions of any song that I’ve seen on the ukulele so far. I’m not a Drake fan at all and in fact I heard the Kierra Folsom version before I heard the original and far prefer it. Continue reading
Made Of Stone by The Stone Roses – Ukulele Lesson
It’s fair to say I’m a pretty big fan of The Stone Roses, so here’s my first effort at one of their songs on the ukulele. It plays pretty well and gives you the opportunity to do a little bit of fingerpicking for the intro section… Continue reading
That’s Entertainment by The Jam – Ukulele Lesson
This is a great song that really converts well to the ukulele. The chords are really simple and if you get the strumming right it’s going to sound really good. Continue reading
When I Come Around, Green Day – Ukulele Lesson
I wanted to do a song that’s heavy on power chords and see what it sounded like on the uke so where better to turn than Green Day? Continue reading
Story Of My Life by Social Distortion – Ukulele Lesson/Tutorial
If you’ve arrived at this page looking for Story Of My Life by One Direction, turn back now, you’re not welcome here. If you leave quickly we’ll pretend it never happened. Have they gone? Good, right let’s get on with it. Continue reading
Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye – Ukulele Lesson
This song was a massive hit for Gotye back in 2011 topping both the UK and US charts, none of that matters though if you live in my house, because my wife cannot stand this song (mostly because of the video).
Laid by James Ukulele Lesson/Tutorial
While I’m on a bit of a Ukulele binge I thought this was a pretty good song for anyone learning to play.
I’ve got a lot of time for this song as it was pretty much part of the soundtrack to my uni days. Oh and here’s a little known Tim Booth (lead singer of James) fact. He was in Batman Begins. Seriously. Continue reading
Stand By Me by Ben E. King – Ukulele Lesson
Stand By Me is an absolute classic song. It’s simple, timeless and it sounds pretty good on a ukulele too. Read on to find out the strumming pattern, chords, structure and a few little tricks to make it sound even better on ukulele…