This is a great site about the basics of jazz improvisation. Marc Sabatella covers many aspects of the genre including: chords, scales, accompaniment, theory, etc. It is written with a number of instruments in mind, so as long as you have the basics of theory and how an ‘ukulele can fit in figured out, there [...]
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This song was requested by Ole. Off of the early Santana album “Abraxas”, Black Magic Woman has one of the most memorable guitar intros ever. It arranges for ‘ukulele nicely. Here it is: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen ‘ukulele tab
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A |—————0- E |—0—0—0-4— C |-3—3—2——- G |—————–
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to go down to the Hawaiian Style Grill for their summer kick off ho’olaule’a. Good food, people, and music, it’s hard to find a better day. I had a great time (though it was kind of cold for a “summer” kick off). Throughout the day there were performances by several [...]
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One of my Grandma’s friends who knows how much I love the ‘ukulele, gave me a Kumalae soprano a few weeks ago. It used to be her mother-in-law’s, and was purchased in the 30s. For being at least 70-80 years old, it is in wonderful shape – and it sounds awesome. I did what little [...]
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I just finished up a PDF of the minor pentatonic ‘ukulele scales in tab format. I’ve been having some formatting troubles converting to PDF from PowerTab so you might notice that the title goes off the page – it’s not just you. Minor Pentatonic Scales
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I find that teaching young children is a huge challenge because they seem to have a hard time remembering little things (in one ear and out the other). They can have something totally figured out, but when you ask them to review it at the end of class you get a blank stare. With this [...]
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