Uke Lesson 15 – Island In The Sun

Posted February 28th, 2009


Ask questions about this lesson HERE.
Play-Along with Aldrine HERE.

Alright UUers, we decided to roll out March’s episode of Uke Minutes a day early, just to help kick off your weekend! So here it is, Uke Lesson 15 – “Island In The Sun”.

This song is one of our favorites by the band Weezer and, judging from the repeat questions about it in the Forum and our email boxes, it looks like the song is one of your favorites as well! So sit back, soak it in, and if you’ve got any other questions about the lesson, you know where to find us.

Stay tuned to UU and hang onto your headstocks, kids – we’re about to unveil another Free Ukulele Give-Away Contest in March, as well as announce the date for the UU Online Open Mic (that we weren’t quite able to fit into February’s madness). Thanks for hanging out with us in the Underground! Hope everyone is feeling awesome, practicing like crazy, and jammin’ on … ’til the break of dawn.

Aloha,
-UU Staff

Posted on February 28th, 2009 in Ukulele Beginner, Ukulele Lessons, Ukulele Videos |

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30 Comments

  1. queequeg, February 28, 2009:

    Thanks a million :-)

  2. Joyce, February 28, 2009:

    Aloha kaua,

    Maika`i no kou ha`awina!

    Mahalo,
    Joyce
    http://alohayall.net

  3. mahalos7, February 28, 2009:

    thanks for the lesson, outtakes are always hilarious to watch!

  4. Ronukulee, March 1, 2009:

    HOW CAN I ACCESS THE LESSON ON MY BLACKBERRY CURVE?

    PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE?

    THANKS,

    RONUKULEE!!!!!

  5. Luba, March 1, 2009:

    Loooooooove this song. Thanks so much for teaching us this beauty! Luba from Amsterdam

  6. Ukulele Mario, March 3, 2009:

    Great song sounds great on uke. Super high quality instruction video, keep up the great work Aldrine!

  7. Daniel, March 6, 2009:

    Great video but I don’t understand what the x means during the strum patterns. I hear you say *chuck* but I can’t really see what you are doing…

  8. megdizzle, March 8, 2009:

    “HIPS HIPS!”

    hahahaha great video guys!

  9. jayro, March 13, 2009:

    Much appreciated mon.(;
    Keep the lessons coming!
    Mad respect for your love in music.

  10. Ed, March 14, 2009:

    Aldrine,

    Many thanks for this and all the other videos you put together…I’ve made may recomendations to beginners and you haven’t let us down! Ed

  11. Girl, March 22, 2009:

    Dude you rule. I just picked my ukulele i got when i was little and found your website. Now i can actually play a song! A suggestion is that when you teach a song is that at first you play it a little slow so that we can play along.

  12. Brad, March 22, 2009:

    Hey can you put up some tabs for this song please! I ahve all the chords down and the picking. I just dont know when to play them and where to put them!

    Thanks!

  13. Brad, March 22, 2009:

    Hey can you put up tabs for Breakdown and Island in the sun please! I have all the main chords and picking down. I just dont know when to play them or where they go in the song. So if you could put them on the website or just send them to me that would be awsome!

  14. Eric, March 31, 2009:

    Great Lesson. I was wondering what size ukulele you are playing in the video.

  15. caty, April 24, 2009:

    thanks!!!!

  16. Tyler, April 26, 2009:

    Hey man thanks for the lesson…

    PROPS FROM INDIANA!!!!

  17. zeejay, May 26, 2009:

    i just can’t switch chords fast enough!! haha thnx though

  18. Pork_a_lot, June 1, 2009:

    Great tuto as always, in my opinion your tabs could fit very well on “it’s my life” of talktalk (or more recently by NoDoubt) !!! maybe i’m the only one thinking that ?!

    cheers from france

  19. MikeSmall, June 18, 2009:

    the A7 chord is wrong. It’s Am

  20. Stephanie, July 8, 2009:

    AH! You’re awesome! I’ve been wanting to learn this song, and thanks to you, I have!
    Thank you so much!! =]

  21. pete, August 8, 2009:

    Thanks Aldrine!

    you’re a really awesome teacher with great style and rhythm, thanks so much for all your lessons – Pete in New York

  22. Jay May, August 11, 2009:

    yeah i have to agree with MikeSmall. Plain Am sounds lightyears better than Am7 does with this song. plus its easier to transition to from Em making it better for beginners

  23. Twon, October 26, 2009:

    you guys telling the pro hes wrong? lol… am7 sounds better anyway

  24. Andy, November 6, 2009:

    what kind of ukulele is are you using?

  25. raphaelle, January 22, 2010:

    thx a lot for all your video, you are make me so happy, you are THE man kiss from paris

  26. Berker, February 2, 2010:

    Without you (videos) and with ukulele, life would be more and more difficult
    I very appreciate the work you are doing
    Thank you very much

  27. André, February 13, 2010:

    Hey Daniel, i've got the same problem with this *chuck* and the x.. i can't understand how to do this sound.. is it possible to explain it to me?;)

    But anyway, i'm really happy founding this video;). thx a lot!

  28. hiloguy, March 6, 2010:

    YOUR BETTER THAN GOD!!!!

  29. NJ , April 7, 2010:

    You have been to my house. I am Arvin's Girlfriend's Sister. Haha, Cool video. I got a uke =] so i'm staying posted

  30. glenn, July 14, 2010:

    how daes aldran sing like that

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