Nickel Creek – Anthony (Chords) Sara Watkins has a few ukulele songs knocking around but this one – from Nickel Creek’s Why Should the Fire Die? – is the standout. The tuning she uses in this one is rather unusual. It’s like a low-G ukulele tuned down two frets (to F Bb D G). I […]

You may have noticed this is my seventh post in the space of six hours. It’s all part of the overhaul of the site that will be taking place soon. With over 1,000 blog posts on Uke Hunt and a bunch more in the other sections, it’s getting impossible for people to find what they’re […]

A few posts to help you get going with one of the most popular non-traditional ways to play the ukulele. For this section you’ll need a good understand of ukulele tab. Step 1: Basics Blues Scales: – Minor pentatonic scale – Blues scale Five steps to blues mastery How to Play Blues Ukulele – ebook […]

Fingerpicking Basics Fingerpicking First Steps Easy Fingerpicking Playing one note at a time. Stephin Merritt – Smile Earlyguard – Busy Bee Silent Night Oh Christmas Tree Moderate Fingerpicking Introducing chords and melody notes. Hawaii Five-O Indiana Jones Super Mario Theme Godfather Theme Tricky Fingerpicking Introduction to campanella playing You can use the campanella technique to […]

Once you’ve got to grips with the tabs in the intermediate section, it’s time to move up to playing some full tunes. Step 1: New Tabs and Techniques Strum blocking Fingering and repeats Advanced strums and rhythms Hammer-ons and pull-offs Slides Advanced repeats, accents and trills Vibrato, grace notes and bends String bending tips Extra […]

The improver section will have set you up with some serious chops. Now it’s time to start digging into tab and really showing off. Step 1: Learn to Read Tab – Frets and Strings – Rhythm – First ukulele tabs. A few short and simple but highly effective bits of tab: WIUO – It’s A […]

Following on from the beginner lessons, you’re rocking through the easy chords, have your strumming down and learnt some fundamentals. In this section we’ll kick it up a notch with some more advanced chords. Step 1: Barre Chords – Barre chord playing tips – Barre chords and inversions – Songs with barre chords: Ingrid Michaelson […]

You’ve just got your hands on a ukulele (or are just thinking of buying one). Here are a few things to read and songs to play that’ll get you up to speed quickly. Step One: Learn the basics – So You’ve Just Got Your First Ukulele – a free PDF I put together for beginners […]

Mississippi Blues (Tab) Since his arrangement of In the Mood, I’ve been looking forward to seeing what David would come up with next and I wasn’t disappointed. His version of Mississippi Blues has plenty of bluesy licks. And he was kind enough to let me share the arrangement here. Subscribe to David on YouTube More […]

As far as I’m concerned, the UOGB’s performance at the Proms is the high-water mark of the ukulele revival (so far). If you’re not familiar with the Proms, they’re a series of straight classical music concerts that have been held at the Royal Albert Hall for the last 115 years and culminate in a display […]