This one’s a Tom Petty tune that’s been covered by just about everyone. Learn to play it and you can be added to the list! Hope you enjoy playing this modern classic hit!

Here’s a deep dive on a fun tune! Whiskey Before Breakfast is a Bluegrass standard recorded by just about any well known grasser around. Hope you enjoy some of these observations on this classic tune!

Here’s "I Do" from Paul Brandt. Gotta say that I love this one. Hope you like it.

Here’s a Tim McGraw tune that may be one of the most visually descriptive tunes lyrically. Makes you think of fairs and first kisses. Fun tune!

Here’a a fun one for you! If you like upbeat, jahwaiian style songs, this is your week! Easy and fun, Kailua Kona from Ho’aikane will be an instant fav at your local jam. Hope you enjoy this Classic!

A lot of you know how much I love country music. Here’s one from the Zac Brown band called Toes. I think you’ll like this one!

Here is one of the cheesiest songs ever written. I love the cringe factor in this one because that’s what makes it fun. Nothing like a sappy song from a “boy band” to make playing the Ukulele version seem like the coolest thing ever! Hope you like this one!

Here’s one that a student of mine turned me on to. Great tune from Jack Johnson, John Cruz and the Mana Maoli crew! Hope you like it.

Okay, I get a lot of questions on how I learn songs by ear. Here I take on the challenge of hearing a song for the first time and trying to figure it out. Keep in mind that this is a lesson on listening and not a “look at what I can do” sort of thing. I hope this helps clarify what to listen for ...

Here’s a classic tune to get your chord melody juices flowing! La Vie en Rose is a beautiful melody that lends itself well to the Ukulele. Hope you like this one!

Last week we did a lesson on Georgia. Here’s a chord melody version. You can play this as a stand alone chord melody or you can use this as an instrumental break (Ukulele solo) for a vocal version. Lots of versatility here for someone who decides to learn both versions.

Here’s a classic song that Ray made famous. Georgia was one of the first tunes that I learned to play on guitar when I was a kid. Here is the Ukulele version for you. If you like this, then be sure to stick around for next week's lesson!

Here’s a Na Leo tune that I really dig. Reminds me of when my wife would sing with her group in high school. Hope you enjoy the song and play it with your friends.

Here’s one of my favorite old tunes. Message rings more true than ever. Easy, fun tune that harkens simpler times. Hope you like it!

Here’s one for my Advanced Beginners. This is for the beginner looking to move on. Fun little lullaby for the adventurous aspiring finger picker. Hope you like this one!

Here’s a cool song that a student of mine introduced me to. Very fun tune, Atom Bomb Baby from the Five Stars! Hope you like it!

This week's lesson is on the Green Day hit, Good Riddance. This is not your typical Ukulele tune, but it is fun to play none the less!

Here’s one from the Beatles. Can’t go wrong having a few songs from the best selling band of all time in your repertoire!

Here’s a classic that I feel is absolutely timeless. Moon River was made famous by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I learned this tune because my Uncles would play it at family parties, and it was also a tune frequently called at the Jazz Kanikapilas I’d go to. Hope you like this easy v...