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
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 to your songs to give it that summer [...]
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 [...]
Uke Minutes 87 – 8 Finger Roll
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! It’s another Saturday and another episode of Uke Minutes! In this week’s episode, Aldrine shows you how to do the 8 Finger Roll so you can impress your friends and add some Flamenco-fanciness to your strumming. Check it out and let us know what [...]
Uke Minutes 86 – 3-String Strum
Got a question about this technique? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Awhile ago, we introduced the concept of Movable Chord Shapes on the ukulele (Uke Minutes 17). Not all shapes are movable, however, and when trying to move certain shapes sometimes it just doesn’t work out. So in this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, Aldrine [...]
Uke Minutes 85 – Strum-to-Fingerpicking
Got a question about this episode? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! Are all you weekend warriors ready for the weekend!? It’s Saturday – and that means a brand new episode of Uke Minutes! It also means the start of Ukulele Underground University! THANK YOU to everyone who registered for a full class this semester – [...]
Uke Minutes 84 – Flamenco Warm Up I
Got a question about this warm up? Post it HERE! Hey UUers! This week on Uke Minutes, Aldrine shows you a simple Flamenco-styled warm up technique to get those fingers moving and ready to rock some Spanish goodness! For more Flamenco techniques, don’t miss our previous Uke Minutes: Flamenco Finger Picking I & Flamenco Finger [...]
Uke Minutes 83 – Flamenco Finger Picking II
Hey UUers! In this week’s episode of Uke Minutes, we expand on last week’s Flamenco Finger Picking technique, and show you how to pick out melodies while keeping the Flamenco-ness alive! Check it out! AND there are only a couple of weeks left in the Mya-Moe “From Our House to Yours” video contest! Up for [...]