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Learn the Country Bluegrass “Boom-Chicka” Strum

There’s so much fun to be had playing country and bluegrass songs on the ukulele. In this lesson, sampled from the Country & Bluegrass Strummin’ course from the brand new Club Ukulele, you learn an...

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Learn “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” Played in Solo Fingerstyle (Chord Melody)

It’s that time of year to dust off the Christmas songs and get into the holiday spirit! In this lesson, taken from the Solo Fingerstyle Christmas Songs course from the brand new Club Ukulele, you learn...

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Learn to Fingerpick “Jingle Bells”

The song Jingle Bells will forever be a must-know Christmas song. It’s a song you can strum, or as you’ll learn today, you can fingerpick. In this lesson, taken from the Christmas Songs Fingerpicked...

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Learn to Strum “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”

There are those songs that just have a way of getting you in the Christmas spirit. We Wish You a Merry Christmas is one of those songs for me. In this lesson, taken from the Christmas Songs Strummed...

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Learn “Away In a Manger” Played in Solo Fingerstyle (Chord Melody)

Become a ukulele soloist this Christmas and learn a beautiful, intricate-sounding Christmas song played in the style of solo fingerpicking. In this lesson, taken from the Solo Fingerstyle Christmas...

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Introducing Club Ukulele–a Step-By-Step Online Video Lesson Library

More than 5 years ago, Ukulele Tricks started with a simple idea: Experience the joy of making music on the ukulele. Since then, over 50,000 people have learned to play ukulele with the free lesson...

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Discover Ukulele Chord Theory Making G Major Triads Across the Fretboard

Have you ever wondered how to make any chord across the ukulele fretboard? All it takes is some simple ukulele chord theory. A lot of ukulele players don’t realize there isn’t just one way to play a...

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What To Do When Practice Isn’t Fun and You Feel Stuck

Practice can get a bad rap. For me, it’s conjures up scary images from university of slaving away in a dark, sound-isolated practice booth that smelled like leftover body odor from the last person who...

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How to practice ukulele when 15 minutes is all you have

One of my musical mentors Danny used to practice drums early in his career every day for eight hours… or until his fingers were bleeding. “You’re kidding me,” I laughed the first time he told me this....

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Learn to Fingerpick “Arpeggio Study In A Minor”

Performing ukulele as a soloist is a great feeling. One way to be a solo ukulele player is by fingerpicking the ukulele. There are many ways to fingerpick the ukulele. One beautiful way is to...

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Pick the Country Bluegrass Tune “Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane”

Sometimes in life it might feel like your dog is your only friend. That’s what this song is about! With the sheet music and ukulele tab, try your hand at picking the chords for Little Old Log Cabin In...

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You Must Master These Four Things to Arrange Chord Melody Songs

One of the most popular ways of playing ukulele is in the style of chord melody – sometimes referred to as solo fingerpicking. Chord melody is a style of playing ukulele where you strum the chords and...

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4 Ways to Learn to Play Ukulele if You’re a Complete Beginner

You have a ukulele! That feeling of learning an instrument for the first time is pure excitement. There’s nothing quite like it. However, that excitement can also be met with the feeling of overwhelm...

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Learn to Play “O Shenandoah” in Chord Melody

One of the most loved ways of playing ukulele is in the style of chord melody sometimes referred to as solo fingerpicking. In this advanced style, you strum and pick the rhythm and melody of the song...

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Learn Ukulele Major Scale Theory and Build a C Major Scale

Are you the kind of ukulele player that wants to deeply understand their instrument? Have you ever wanted to know the notes of the fretboard and how they interact and relate in meaningful ways to make...

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3 Unconventional Ways to Make Ukulele a Habit in Your Busy Life

Chances are if you’re waiting for motivation to come, then, you might find yourself at the end of your life wondering why you didn’t learn to play an instrument. A lot of us have had this experience at...

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Learn to Play “Hawai’i Aloha” in Chord Melody

There’s nothing quite as peaceful as listening to the melody of a song intricately picked and strummed on the ukulele. This style of playing ukulele is known as chord melody or solo fingerpicking. You...

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Cynthia Lin and Ukulenny Host First-Ever San Francisco Uke-tober Fest

This past weekend hundreds of ukulele players and fans came together for a jam-packed weekend of playing ukulele, learning new songs and techniques, and listening to inspiring performances from artists...

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12 Ukuleles to Buy For Beginners This Christmas

There’s no better time of the year than the holidays to start learning how to play ukulele. It can be your year to learn where you start new traditions of making music and playing ukulele with family...

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Let Me Call You Sweetheart: Ukulele Chords & Play-Along Video

If you’re the kind of person to learn ukulele to impress that special someone, then Let Me Call You Sweetheart is a song you need to have in your repertoire (skip ahead to the chords). It’s a...

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