Archive for the ‘Uke Minutes’ Category
Uke Minutes 97 – Simple Bluegrass Strumming for the Ukulele
Hey UUers! Over the past few years, the ukulele has been popping up more and more in the bluegrass scene – with it’s high, twangy strings, it’s a perfect addition to round out any bluegrass song. In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows you a quick little strumming technique to add that bluegrass-y [...]
Uke Minutes 96 – How to Figure Out the Key of a Song
Hey UUers! Have you ever wanted to figure out the chords for a song? Or maybe just the key that the song is in, so you know what scale to solo in? In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows you the first few steps to figuring out simple songs – starting with finding [...]
Uke Minutes 95 – How to Figure out Strumming Patterns 2
Hey UUers! It’s another beautiful Saturday for some good old-fashioned ukein’. This week on Uke Minutes, we pick up where we left off in “How to Figure Out Strumming Patterns 1″ and add in rolls and chunks to create strumming patterns. There are a few rules to abide by, but for the most part, making [...]
Uke Minutes 94 – How to Figure Out Strumming Patterns 1
Hey UUers! Here in the Underground, a fairly common question we get is “What is the Strumming Pattern for this song?” Most strumming patterns can be pretty easy to figure out as long as you know the basics. In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine introduces Part 1 of “How to Figure out Strumming [...]
Uke Minutes 93 – add9 Chords
Hey UUers! Are you ready, kids!? It’s time for another episode of Uke Minutes! This week, Aldrine delves into the musical nomenclature of the add9 chord. For this one, it’s helpful if you know what a Major Scale is, so if you need a refresher, click waaay back to Uke Minutes 8 – Major Scales [...]
Uke Minutes 92 – Diminished Run Exercise
Got a question about this ukulele exercise? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! It’s another Saturday filled with ukulele-goodness & this time on Uke Minutes we’re bringing you a nifty little run you can play over diminished chords (for more info on Diminished Chords, check out Uke Minutes 45). Try it out, add your own variations [...]
Uke Minutes 91 – Added Octave Chord Inversions
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Here’s a great way to add a little variation to your chords! A while back on Uke Minutes, we taught you about Alternate Chord Positions, so when you are playing with others, you can play the same chord but in a higher register. With [...]
Uke Minutes 90 – 10 Finger Roll
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! A few weeks ago, we introduced the 8-Finger Roll as a way to add a little flair to any strumming. This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine adds to this technique to give you an even fuller, punchier roll for you to turn heads with: [...]
Uke Minutes 89 – One String, Two String
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Wow this year is flying by – hope you’re getting into the swing of June (already!?) and warming up on those summer tunes! This week on Uke Minutes, we’ve got a pretty simple finger picking pattern you can use to add that extra something [...]
Uke Minutes 88 – Hammer-Pull Exercise
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Back in the summer of ’08 the weather was fine, the gentle breeze was a blowin’, and Uke Minutes 19 introduced the “Hammer-Pull Combination” to the Underground. In this week’s episode, we revisit this technique for more hammer-pull fun that will help you out [...]
