James Bay – Hold Back the River (Chords) I love how this song builds. I rarely make strong pronouncements on how you should strum a song but if you use the same strum all the way through this song you will ruin it. Twiddly Bits With a bit of octave switching the riffs fits onto […]
Archive for March, 2015
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Ukuleles for Ukraine: a charity project to supply orphans with basic necessities and ukuleles. You can help by donating to their GoFundMe (which is close to reaching its target as I write this) or by attending their fundraiser if you’re in the Southsea area. New Releases – Kahiwa – First Kiss. – Two new instructional […]
The Strokes Medley (Tab) If you’ve been following my riffs for ukulele series you’ll have heard me encourage you to use it more creatively than just playing one riff at a time. One way to use them is to cram a bunch of them together to make a melody. That’s what I did with my […]
I like to keep a list of songs that use just the most common ukulele chords. Arranged by the order people usually learn them in. That way you can find some songs to play no matter how few chords you know. And here’s the updated list including notable additions like: Lorde/WIOU – Team Junior Brown […]
Pogues – Sally MacLennane (Chords) Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As is tradition, here’s a Pogues song. It’s a straightforward three chord romp. Suggested Strumming Strumming d u d u with swing will get you through everything but the bridge. But throw in a bit of d – d u for variety. In the bridge you […]
Full Playlist To celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday today’s UkeTube is all women ukers.
On the Radio – CBC debates ukes vs recorders in school. James Hill argues for ukuleles. – Phil Jupitus celebrates The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Ukes – New Fender electric ukuleles. – Lichty long neck tenor. – Rebel custom tenor. – Devine Muse tenor. – Ironman ukulele. – Antica […]
Better Call Saul (Tab) I had assumed Junior Brown’s Better Call Saul would be the theme tune to the show. But they went with the more unexpected choice of, Nottingham indie rockers, Little Barrie. But the theme is very in keeping with the feel of the Breaking Bad theme. It’s similarly sparse which makes it […]
Today’s post is a guest tutorial by classical guitarist and ukulelist Samantha Muir. She recently won the UOGB’s Valentines contest with a fancy bit of tremolo picking and was kind enough to let me share her technique with you. You can find out more about Sam and buy her classical ukulele tab ebooks at SamanthaMuir.com. […]