Uke Minutes 98 – 2nd Beat Emphasis Strum

Hey UUers! Are you ready for another weekend!? Ready or not, it’s here – along with another episode of Uke Minutes! This time Aldrine shows you an interesting strumming technique in the “2nd Beat Emphasis Strum.” The main concept involves slowing down a particular strum for emphasis, which can dramatically change the style and feel [...]

Uke Lesson 33 – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Play along with Aldrine on the PLAY-ALONG! Got a question? Join the discussion about this song here. Hey UUers! The summer has come and passed & we’re now headed headlong into fall! September is here and with it, a brand new episode of Uke Lessons – this time it’s Green Day’s “Good Riddance” (aka “Time [...]

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 Lesson 32 – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

Play along with Aldrine on the PLAY-ALONG! Hey UUers! Hooray – it’s the first day of the month and that means another episode of Uke Lessons! This time it’s “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” by The Script! This song has got a pretty sweet picking pattern that runs all the way through it so [...]

Wednesday FREE Ukulele Lessons 2pm HST

Join us again for another free ukulele lesson with Aldrine Guerrero. 2pm HST (5pm PST 8pm EST) Free Ukulele Lessons with Aldrine Guerrero Also a bit of a side note, if you have emailed us since Tuesday, our contact form seems to have broke when we made the site upgrade. We got all of your [...]

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 Lesson 31 – Rodeo Clowns

Got a question about this lesson? Post it here. Jam this song with Aldrine & Russ on the PLAY-ALONG!! Well hello there UUers! Wow, July is here already! Can you believe it? In this month’s lesson, Aldrine breaks down “Rodeo Clowns” by Jack Johnson (with a play-along with UU’s very own russ_buss)! This month UU [...]

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 [...]