If you’ve ever thought about learning a musical instrument but weren’t sure where to start, the ukulele might be the best choice you can make. Ukes are small, affordable, and surprisingly versatile. They have become increasingly popular for beginners and experienced musicians alike. They offer a quick, enjoyable path into making music. Easy to Get
Playing from a simple tab like the one below offers you several different ways to “attack” the song. 1. First, the melody is right there in tab – played in single notes. 2. Second possibility: you can use the indicated chords to simply play along with the melody. 3. Third you play the melody+simple harmony
In this video (made a few years ago) Jack demonstrates what we mean by “alternate picking”. This is a useful skill to learn if you plan on doing some lead guitar playing. “Alternate” picking refers to alternating between down and up strokes. This technique is very useful when you need to do some fast picking.
The F-chord is the chord beginning guitar players love to hate. Here are some variations that can be useful in different situations. The “standard” F-chord involves moving an E-chord up one fret using a barre at the first fret. But the barre is difficult for most beginners (and a lot of not-so-beginners) so finding an
This is the introduction to “Hotel California”. One player strums the chords, the other one plays a simple set of notes that complements the chords. Simple “solos” like this will help you learn the Ukulele fretboard.
The song “Alouetta” is about plucking the feathers of a Lark. It is therefore used to teach the parts of the body. As Wikipedia says: “Alouette” has become a symbol of French Canada for the world, an unofficial national song.[3] Today, the song is used to teach French and English-speaking children in Canada, and others learning
The song “Do Re Mi” was introduced in the famous 1959 Rogers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music”. In the musical it is used by the governess Maria to teach the major musical scale to the Von Trapp children, who learn to sing for the first time. The note/chord chart is below:
Here is a simplified rendition of the song “Red River Valley”. As recounted in the excerpt below there are two significant “Red Rivers” in North America, and this song is associated with both of them. This excerpt is taken from Manitoba History: The True Story of the Song “Red River Valley” “The folk songs of
In this video I demonstrate the ukulele strumming technique called “chucking”. It involves muting a regular stroke in a strum sequence. This is a way to occasionally dress up your strumming.
