Solo Secrets Revealed

Welcome to Solo Secrets Revealed! In this UU+ exclusive Improvement System, you’ll be learning some of the secret shortcuts to soloing on your ukulele. You may have thought to yourself that soloing is too complicated and not something you’ll ever be able to do, or something you can do maybe one day after years of practice. Well this system was created to show you just how easy it can be to look pretty dang impressive on your ukulele. The truth is, there are a handful of tricks and techniques many professional ukulele players use to make their playing sound very impressive. Remember, the ukulele only has 4 strings, there just aren’t too many ways to get around the fretboard!

If you’ve always been amazed at what some of your favorite ukulele performers have been able to do, we’ll be pulling back the curtain throughout the next 10 weeks to show you just how easy many of those magical things they do really are.

Are you ready to peek behind the curtain and become a uke soloing master?

Recommended UU+ Prerequisites
- Essential Chords Improvement system
- Mastering Your Fretboard Improvement system

Week 1 Chord Inversions
VIDEO C chord Inversions	Practice MP3s C Family Inversions Practice Track 1 C Family Inversions Practice Track 2	VIDEO G chord Inversions	Practice MP3s G Family Inversions Practice Track 1 G Family Inversion Practice Track 2	VIDEO Solo Secret Revealed - Movable Chord Shapes
Week 2 Chord Patterns and Progressions
VIDEO C chord Patterns	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO G chord Patterns	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Solo Secret Revealed - Chord Family Soloing
Week 3 - Improvising with Inversions
VIDEO Improvising with C Chord Inversions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Improvising with G Chord Inversions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of theG family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Solo Secret Revealed - Resolving any Solo
Week 4 - Scales
VIDEO C Major Scale	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO G Major Scale	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Reveal: Combining Scale Shapes
Week 5 - Modes
VIDEO C Modes	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO G Modes	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Reveal: Mode Secret
Week 6 - Solo techniques (Slides, Bends, Hammers, Pulls)
VIDEO C scale & Mode Techniques	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO G scale & Mode Techniques	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Reveal: Applying what you've learned to figure out riffs
Week 7 - Chord Extensions
VIDEO C family extensions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO G family extensions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Reveal: Removal Extensions
Week 8 - Soloing with Chord Extensions
VIDEO Solos with C Extensions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Solos with G Extensions	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Revealed - The Most Versatile Chord Shape
Week 9 - More Techniques
VIDEO Applying techniques to C scale solos	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources s	VIDEO Applying techniques to G scale solos	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Reveal: Playing Wrong Notes
Week 10 - Tying up Loose Ends / Putting it all together
VIDEO Applying solo secrets to different Keys	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the C family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Figuring Out Songs	Practice MP3s Choose 2 of the G family tracks from the resources	VIDEO Arranging Your Own Songs

Resources

Practice mp3s

Use these mp3s to practice what you're learning. Don't just strum along, practice your solos!
C chord family

Key of C Practice #1: (C, F, G, C)
Key of C Practice #2: (Dm, G, C)
Key of C Practice #3: (C, Am, F, G)
Key of C Practice #4: (C, Dm, Em, F)
Key of C Practice #5: (Am, F, C, G)

Download all C mp3 tracks

G chord family
Key of G Practice #1: (G, C, D, G)
Key of G Practice #2: (Am, D, G)
Key of G Practice #3: (G, Em, C, D)
Key of G Practice #4: (G, Am, Bm, C)
Key of G Practice #5: (Em, C, G, D)

Download all G mp3 tracks

Printable Resources

Supplemental Worksheets (Weeks 1-4)

Blank Fill in Chord Chart - Use this to write down your chord progressions

Fretboard Diagram - Use this to fill in your scales or safe notes to practice (Tutorial on how to use the fretboard diagram