Archive for the ‘Ukulele Lessons’ Category
Uke Lesson 15 – Island In The Sun
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 [...]
Ukulele Lesson 14 – Ukulele (Gitara)
Got Questions? Join the discussion about this episode HERE. Play Along with on-screen chords and lyrics HERE! Hello UUers! February’s full-length Uke Lesson comes hand-delivered to your doorstep … a whole day early! We’ve had tons of requests to teach Aldrine’s translated version of Parokya ni Edgar’s song “Gitara” (“Ukulele”), so here it is for [...]
Uke Lesson 13 – If I Ain’t Got You
Got questions about this lesson? Post them HERE! Play Along with Aldrine on this song HERE! Happy New Year, UUers! Hopefully everyone made the jump into 2009 safely and in one piece, so we can all continue rocking the boat with the sweet sounds of uke music! In this, the very first Uke Lesson of [...]
Uke Lesson 12 – Let It Snow!
Got questions? Discuss this lesson HERE. Play along with the full song (w/lyrics & chords) HERE. Hey hey, UUers! The Holidays are upon us! December is only a couple of days away, and instead of waiting for the 1st of the month to release the newest episode of Uke Lessons, we were so excited about [...]
Uke Lesson 11 – Drop Baby, Drop
Join the discussion about “Drop Baby, Drop” right here. 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 [...]
Uke Lesson 10 – Breakdown
Got questions about this lesson? Join the discussion – HERE! It’s the first of the month and you know what that means – a brand-spankin’-new episode of UKE LESSONS! This time, Aldrine takes it slow, walking you through the chords, strumming, and picking for the song “Breakdown” by Jack Johnson (for more info on Jack, [...]
Uke Lesson 9 – Billie Jean
Since the dawn of the Underground, UUers the world over have been working ’round-the-clock, in a concerted effort to completely transform the universal opinion of what an “ukulele song” should sound like. We’re blasting “Tiny Bubbles” right out of the water. So when it was suggested that there should be a new Uke Lesson for [...]
Uke Lessons 8 – RED AND SILKY
Hey there all you ukulele evangelists! Today we bring you a very special episode of UKE LESSONS – Aldrine’s very own original song, RED AND SILKY! We’ve been getting a lot of awesome emails at askaldrine(at)gmail.com inquiring about this little ditty, so here it is. From the seductive chord progression and strumming to the super-sensual [...]
Uke Lesson 7 – Bring Me Your Cup!
Hey Undergroundlings! UB40 and Pure Heart will have nothing on you after this easy-to-learn (though it might take a little practice) episode of UKE LESSONS! Check out “Bring Me Your Cup”, let us know if you like it, and show us what you got on the Forums! Also, don’t forget to check out the tracks [...]
Uke Lesson 6 – Schizophrenic Snowflakes!
Hey all – Summer has arrived and we’re doing our part to help cool you down with today’s new Uke Lesson: “Schizophrenic Snowflakes”! It’s a little lengthier than usual, with breakdowns of the “snowflake” intro and all three major themes in the song … this one should keep you busy for a bit. But once [...]
