Aloha Folks! This week's lesson is designed to help you get started putting chords and melody together. It might be hard to hold down some of the chords if you’re just starting out, so we’ve labeled this as a intermediate level lesson. The concept is simple though so even beginners will find some...

Aloha Friends! I hope you enjoy this lesson on learning to transpose. I previously did a video explaining this process, but now that I have the set up to use the iPad, I felt it needed an update, perhaps a little clearer if nothing else.

Aloha Friends! As promised here’s the arrangement that I came up with for Desperado in the Key of C. Hope you like it. Also, try practicing your transposing and see if you can come up with your own version. If you do, make a video and link it in the comments page. I’c love to see what you come up...

Aloha Friends! I know, I know… not really something you’d expect to hear someone play on the Ukulele, but I promise that this one is fun! Under the Bridge from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of those songs that everyone seems to kinda know so you’re sure to have some folks singing along with you!

Aloha Friends! Before I started really getting into Ukulele Playing, my Dad had a friend that was a pretty killer Uke player. He would do all these instrumental versions of popular songs. He didn’t really teach, but he would encourage me to “watch, listen, and copy” . This was one of the first so...

Aloha Friends! I know this might be like beating a dead horse, but it surprises me how many people don’t practice their scales. I have found that it’s usually not for lack of wanting to, but not knowing where to start. Here’s that starting point for you. Have at…

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Aloha Friends! Here’s a song that I really fell in love with in my younger days. Little Texas was a real influence on me musically growing up and I wanted to share this little gem with you. “What might have been” is one of those tunes that is almost guaranteed to strike a nerve if you really list...

Aloha Friends! Here’s a song that I learned as a budding musician from my Uncles’ backyard jams. They played so many of these “before my time” tunes that I learned having never heard the original versions. Kind of a good thing because it allowed me to “Own the song”. I hope you like this one.

Aloha Friends! Here’s a lesson that can teach us how to convert the information from sheet music to a useable chord melody. We’re using the song Edelweiss from the Sound of Music as our example. It’s kind of a long video, and sort of assumes that you’ve either been following our lessons for a whi...

Aloha Friends! Here’s a song that is “kinda” beginner friendly, but can also be a little challenging for some intermediate players. The chords are easy to play, but singing and finger picking at the same time can be a bit rough if you’re just getting started with either or both. Hope this short ...

Here's a lesson on one of my favorite Garth Brooks tunes. "She's every woman" is a song that anyone that's ever been in love with a woman can relate to. I'm doing it in F here, but I'm also showing a few Transposition tricks to help you learn it, or any song that you can play, for that matter, in...

Here’s a lesson on how I play my version of the Star Spangled Banner. This is a good tune to know in case you get asked to play for your kids ball game, or maybe to entertain your friends at your 4th of July BBQ. Either way, this one is good because the melody is familiar for most of us!

Ok guys! Here's a fun little tune from CCR. I figured the High G would suit this song well. Looking out my Backdoor from Creedence Clearwater Revival is one of my favorite tunes because of the fun, crazy aspect of it... although I highly suspect it's about a heroin trip. Lol! Suspicions aside, I ...

Here's one of those songs that I was introduced to by a Student of mine. It's become one of my favorite tunes to play at jams. This is a lesson on how I play "Please come to Boston" by David Loggins. Hope you like this one for its "intricate simplicity" and vivid lyrics.

This is another one of those songs that I was sure we already covered, but according to the search function, we hadn't . So here is a fun intermediate level lesson on Beautiful Kauai. Warning, lot's of changing chord shapes in this one so you might want to warm up before taking on this one! Lol

This has long been one of my favorite tunes. When I started playing music, my first instrument was the Ki Ho'alu guitar, and Makee Ailana was one of the first tunes that I learned to play. Here is how I play it on the Low G ukulele. Hope you like this intermediate level version of the Hawaiian St...