Uke Lesson 52 – I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley)
Play along with the UU “I Shot The Sheriff” Play-Along! Hey UUers! Spring has sprung and another month brings you another episode of Uke Lessons right here in the Underground! A bunch of you have been asking us to do more Bob Marley songs, so this time we got you covered with “I Shot The [...]
Uke Lesson 51 – Ice Cream (by Aldrine Guerrero)
Play along with the “Ice Cream” Play-Along! Hey UUers! As the year marches on, another month and another month’s episode of Uke Lessons have arrived! Recently, Aldrine’s song “Ice Cream” was featured on HiSessions and a bunch of you asked him to teach it (especially the picking parts), so here it is! For this lesson, [...]
Uke Lesson 49 – “Yr Dreaming” (Katchafire)
Play along with the official UU “Yr Dreaming” Play-Along! Hey UUers! Happy New Year! Glad to see you made it into 2012 with your uke safe and sound, so let’s get down to business! This time on Uke Lessons, Aldrine shows you how to play “Yr Dreaming” (You’re Dreaming) by Katchafire. The picking for this [...]
Uke Lesson 48 – Winter Wonderland
Play along with the “Winter Wonderland” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! Happy December! It’s that time of year again – time to google up some holiday tunes, sit by the fireplace, and strum to your hearts content. To help get you into the seasonal uke spirit, we’re kicking off December with a brand new episode of [...]
Uke Lesson 46 – Take On Me (by A-Ha)
Play along with the UU “Take On Me” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! It’s a great day in the Underground for some uke playing and, with it being the first of the month and all, there’s a brand new episode of Uke Lessons waiting for you! This month Aldrine shows you how to play “Take On [...]
Uke Lesson 45 – Banana Pancakes (Jack Johnson)
Play along with the UU “Banana Pancakes” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! Here we go, as we slide on into September, it’s another episode of Uke Lessons! This month we bring you a full ukulele lesson for Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes”. You asked for it, so we deliver! It’s got a super catchy intro riff, a [...]
Uke Lesson 43 – Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)
Play along with the “Moves Like Jagger” PLAY-ALONG! Hey UUers! Another month has come upon the Underground and another episode of Uke Lessons has arrived! Aldrine has been watching the NBC show, The Voice, a lot lately which recently debuted Maroon 5′s new song “Moves Like Jagger.” This happened like a week ago, but he [...]
Uke Minutes 126 – sus4 Hammer Ons
Hey UUers! Get that uke of yours ready, it’s time for another episode of Uke Minutes! In this episode, Aldrine shows you how to add a little flair to your strumming/chord patterns with the sus4 Hammer On. Use it as a major chord down strum substitute whenever you want to make things sound a little [...]
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 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 [...]