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Uke Minutes 56 – 12 Bar Blues
Got questions about this episode? Post them HERE! Hey UUers! Adding to your already awesome arsenal of ukulele blues techniques, today we break down for you the basic format for a 12-bar blues progression. From Uke Minutes 51 (“Blues Ukulele Chords”), you know that if you make the 1, 4, and 5 chords of any [...]
Uke Lesson 20 – I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Got questions about this lesson? Post them here. Play-Along with Aldrine on this song HERE! Hey people of the Underground! It’s the start of a new month and that means a brand new episode of Uke Lessons! This time, we’re breaking down “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”. This song was originally done by Bob Dylan [...]
Uke Minutes 55 – Augmented Chords
Got questions about augmented chords? Post them HERE! Hey all you shiny, happy people of the Underground! It’s Uke Minutes time! This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine goes into some of the music theory behind augmented chords. Augmented chords are really similar to suspended chords (Uke Minutes 43). But instead of substituting the 3-note in [...]
Uke Minutes 54 – Blues Scales
Got questions about blues scales on the ukulele? Ask them HERE! Hey UUers! Happy Saturday – it’s an awesome day for the blues! This time on Uke Minutes, Aldrine explains the Blues Scale on ukulele and shows you a cool little pattern for picking out the blues. Check it out and let us know what [...]
Uke Got Mail ep. 32 – Hotel California, Oahu Meetup, and NEW Album
This week, on Uke Got Mail – Aldrine does a quick rundown on the chords to Hotel California (by the Eagles), announces the UU Meetup THIS SATURDAY at Kaka’ako Park (Honolulu, HI), and talks about the his new Album, “Eat, Sleep, Music Sessions.” Check it out! Aloha, -UU Staff
Uke Minutes 53 – Minor Pentatonic Scales
Got questions about the Minor Pentatonic Scale? Post them HERE! Hey UUers! This week’s episode of Uke Minutes picks up where we left off last week – now we move on to Minor Pentatonic Scales! These scales are a lot bluesier than the major pentatonic scales, so play around with them and see what you [...]
Uke Minutes 52 – Major Pentatonic Scales
Well hellooo, UUers. How you doin’? This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows off some Major Pentatonic Scales (and even reveals a cool little pattern that you can use for pentatonic scaling-it on the fly)! Pentatonic scales are awesome for creating solos – just pick random notes from the pentatonic scale of the key that [...]
Uke Lesson 19 – Out Of My League
Got questions about this lesson? Post them HERE. Watch the Play-Along for this song HERE! Hi there, UUers! Welcome to July – It’s the first of the month, which means a brand new episode of Uke Lessons! It’s also a Wednesday, which means Free LIVE Lesson (at 2pm HST)! TWO ukulele lessons in one day [...]
Uke Minutes 51 – Blues Ukulele Chords
Got questions about blues chords? Post them HERE! Hey UUers! Is the sunny summertime a little too happy and fun for you?? Regain that cold sadness of the forgotten winter by playing yourself some BLUES! In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine breaks down how to find some “bluesy” sounding ukulele chords for any [...]
Uke Minutes 50 – DIY (Cheap!) Ukulele Wall Hanger
Got questions about making your own Wall Hanger? Ask them HERE! Hey boys and girls of the Underground! Can you believe it!? It’s Uke Minutes 50! Wait, let me say that again … Uke Minutes … FIFTY (pause again for dramatic effect). Crazy. In this very special episode, Aldrine risks life and limb to create [...]
