Uke Lesson 11 – Drop Baby, Drop

Posted November 1st, 2008

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Whoohoo! We’re really excited about this month’s episode of Uke Lessons, mainly because it’s a song that so many of you have requested – “Drop Baby, Drop”.

The song, recorded and released in Hawaii by The Mana’o Company in 1991, has somehow become a staple of ukulele jam sessions across Hawaii, the west coast of the United States, and many places no one ever thought it would reach. And even if you have never heard this song before, if you play the ukulele long enough, you will eventually run into somebody who wants to jam it with you.

So we’ve broken it all down for you! Chords, strumming pattern, picking pattern; what else could you ask for? And even if you do have more to ask for, we’ve got you covered: login to the UU Forum and check out the discussion or email Aldrine at askaldrine(at)gmail.com !

Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more of the best free uke lessons and the awesome-est ukulele community in the whole wide web!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

Posted on November 1st, 2008 in Ukulele Lessons, Ukulele Videos |

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20 Comments

  1. seth, January 13, 2009:

    isnt there more to drop baby drop like the picking of the song ??

  2. elmapache, January 14, 2009:

    that’s so awesome. i just learned the whole thing tonight. only the connection between strumming and picking sounds strange. maybe my picking is toooooo slow :)

  3. kiona, February 27, 2009:

    hi i will like to learn how to play ku’u aloha by Fiji on the ukulele please i need some help can you show me how to play it.

  4. kiona, March 4, 2009:

    Hi I would like to learn how to play don’t worry be happy on the ukulele please I need help. can you show me how to play it? with the cords and the picking. thank you.

  5. aldrine's_fan, March 25, 2009:

    this is a really really good tutorial

  6. Joy, March 27, 2009:

    Hello, I was wondering if you have the uke chords for the song Ku’u Aloha by Fiji, or know where I can get a copy? We’ve been searching all all over online but no luck.
    Thanks!

  7. Zay, April 13, 2009:

    I want to hear you perform this song why can’t I find it anywhere? I see the footage in this video but wheres the rest of it?:(

  8. dan, May 12, 2009:

    wow.. i love this site.. you guys help to make learning easy..

  9. Art Crocker, June 30, 2009:

    Aldrine, Thanks, you do a great lesson. I am in Maui right now and was looking for an upbeat Haw song, this is great, now if only I could sing a tune like you.
    Mahalo,

  10. koolaid, July 12, 2009:

    thanks! i learned all of it tonight!

  11. AF Kaimana, August 11, 2009:

    Much mahalos for da lesson.

  12. Marty, December 27, 2009:

    i agree der is 2 more missing plus the one after the chorus__

  13. kam, December 31, 2009:

    yea you should do a tutorial of ku'u aloha

  14. Reyn Watanabe, February 8, 2010:

    loved the way you taught it dude!! I learned it in one night. :)

  15. harvz, February 23, 2010:

    ho cus dis favorite site you look likke my cousin ronnie that i never see in over 20 years in uke lesson 77 you did the intro for heaven can you show more

  16. noelle, March 6, 2010:

    yea i kno rite thats why i looked at this video to see if it had the middle picking part kuz i already knew how to play the beginning

  17. Eli Boy, March 9, 2010:

    MAESTRO! you make it look so easy. your teaching method comes across so well that this old dog CAN learn new tricks. keep shaking and breaking it down.

  18. kangster, May 29, 2010:

    this really teached me how to play baby drop.It's amazing how i play this whole song cooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllll

  19. shinozeki, June 21, 2010:

    My first song (2 if you count "honey baby"). YES!

  20. gmoney, July 28, 2010:

    omg aldrine u need to to islan women

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