Here’s one for you folks that are already familiar with your Major and Minor scales. This is a Chord based approach to finding or “mapping out” your scale pictures. We’re calling this one an Intermediate to advanced lesson for the conceptual aspect of this lesson. Hope this adds to your understa...

So here’s one on intervals. It goes a little further in description of what they are and how to look at them. This one is not so much a ukulele lesson as a music lesson in general. Not as fun as our normal stuff, but great for foundational learning.

Here’s an advanced lesson on triads and the scales that you can build around them. This is modal based thinking for the layman. Lol! I keep it in one position to show how the same “picture” can give you different colors.

Here’s a lesson we’re putting in the advanced category. It’s not physically a hard one, but take your time with it as the concept can be really helpful once you grasp it.

So today's lesson goes a bit deeper on positional playing. We touched on this a bit in our 7-3-6-2-5-1-4 video. If that lesson kinda went over your head, this one might help clarify the concept for you. Keep in mind that this lesson is listed as advanced, not for difficulty in playing, but in con...

Here's a way to help you navigate your way around the Ukulele fretboard. By learning this simple phone number you can rest assured that you’ll never be lost when you solo. It’s kinda an intermediate lesson, but don’t be afraid to give it a try if you’re a beginner. Who knows, you might find that ...

Here’s one I’ve wanted to make for a while. My good friend Bryan Tolentino is probably Hawaii’s best kept secret as a hired gun to make musicians sound amazing! He does what he refers to as “Fairy Dusting”. He makes great musicians sound even better by using chord voicings that elevate the music ...

Well here we are at the completion of our chord extensions journey! This lesson is short, but compounds on the previous two to help us learn where and why to use chord extensions. Again, I can’t stress enough about how not to use the extensions just for the sake of using extensions. Remember, sal...

So this week we’re learning how to use the extensions of the major chords. Remember that there is no right or wrong here, only flavors. Think of it as salt and pepper. Use to taste!

A while back, and I mean way back, we did a lesson on how to find the extensions to Major, Minor, and Dominant chords. We know these are long overdue, but in this lesson we go over where to use extensions to Dominant chords.

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Using what you learned in the chord connections lesson, find out how to play the Hawaiian Vamp in any key.

Continuing the "Chord Connections" series, we take a look at positioning from a single note perspective. Commonly referred to as arpeggios, the "broken-up" chords connect through our Cops Always Get Free Doughnuts sequence. Once you are able to see the connection, you won't get lost on the fretbo...

After learning the way the chords connect across the fretboard, we can often get stuck wondering about the application. If we want the sound to be harmonious, we need to find a way to organize it. We call this playing in key. Here's a video on just that!

In this video we continue building chord connections with connecting V-Is(five-ones).

Maybe I’m wrong, but I believe that the greater majority of Ukulele enthusiasts probably never think in terms of chord functionality. I also believe that some of you may also be like me when I was learning - curious about why certain chords go where they do. If you’re that person, the diminished ...

I often get questions about the way I view music. People wonder if a different perspective can open their eyes (or ears) to a new more creative outlook. I think the question needs to be a little bit more focused. Here’s a video on how I view the fretboard. A little insight on the mechanics of the...

Aloha, folks! This week's lesson is a continuation of my approach to the fretboard and how I visualize it. By showing you this, I am not hoping that you adopt my way of thinking, but rather gain ideas so that you can teach yourself to visualize the fretboard in a way that best serves your individ...

This week's lesson is part 3 of my approach to the fretboard and how I visualize it. By showing you this, I am not hoping that you adopt my way of thinking, but rather gain ideas so that you can teach yourself to visualize the fretboard in a way that best serves your individual purpose.

Here is part B of our Stardust uTab. I can't stress enough on the importance of being able to take notes on what you're learning. The journey to transcribing starts here. Keep in mind that there are tons of ways to "take notes" but I find tablature to be pretty resourceful when you do it for your...