Lessons
‘Ukulele lessons can be hard to find. I feel that this is one of the most complete collections of written ‘ukulele lessons that can be found on the web. Beginner to advanced, hopefully you can find some info that you can learn from here.
If you can’t find what you are looking for here, be sure to check out the ‘ukulele info page. Sometimes it is hard to decide what articles go where.
‘Ukulele Lessons:
For Beginners - Tips on where to start and how to learn
For Intermediates - Improving on the basic skills
For Advanced Players - Ideas for where to go from here and what I have found helpful
Constructing ‘Ukulele Scales - How to make a scale using half and whole steps
Finger Picking - Learn how to use your index and middle fingers along with your thumb
Harmony - Adding a second lead line to fill out a melody
High Notes Beyond the Fretboard - How to outwit the frets and access some otherwise out of reach notes
How to Read Music - Off-site guide to reading standard notation
How to Read Tab - Learn how to make sense of this practical way to write out an ‘ukulele song
Intervals - How to add 3rds and 6ths to your playing
Intros and Outros - Create jazzy lead ins with substitution chords
Muting Chords and Notes - Keep your playing tight and clean with mutes
Picking Patterns - Some common picking patterns (arpeggios) for softening up chords
Playing Clean - Some insight on the incredible skill of Herb Ohta Jr. and how he plays so clean
Scales - Use these in your solos
Slack Key ‘Ukulele - Learn the basics of the alternating bass
Soloing - Overview of how to use scales to rip it up
Song Endings - My favorite ways to stop a song
Strumming - Strum techniques and strum patterns
‘Ukulele Lessons on Technique:
- Arm-wah - The poor-man’s effects pedal
- Bending
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs - Learn the most important and fundamental technique
- Harmonics - Add some chime to your playing!
- Octaves
- Palm Mute - muffling the strings with the side of your hand
- Pull-offs up and down one string
- Slides
- Tremolo Picking
- Vibrato
Tone - The most overlooked aspect of playing
Weird Sounds and Modulations - You can’t make an ‘ukulele sound like that! Yes, you can.
Hopefully you have learned from these ‘ukulele lessons. I update this page regularly, so be sure to check back often!
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