Ukulele, Yes! the new e-zine from James Hill.

I’m breaking my ‘no Beatles’ rule once again for this post. There’s no denying that they came up with some great riffs and these are a pair of humdingers. Come Together Seeso did a top version of this song. That’s a great example of how to fill out a riff to make it work as […]

To go along with the ukulele songs list, I’ve put together a list of the instrumental ukulele tunes that are most associated with the ukulele here: Ukulele Music The list was a bit harder to get together than the ukulele song list, but I think it gives a good overview of the instrumental side of […]

Ace of Spades has to be one of the most air-guitared riffs in history. The riff isn’t too hard to play on the uke. The only problem is the speed. Because it’s fast, it’s much easier to play it by strumming rather than fingerpicking (even when you’re only playing one note). Make sure you have […]

James Clem has been playing blues guitar since the 1960’s and his career includes backing up Chick Willis in his Stoop Down Baby heyday. More recently, he’s picked up the ukulele and will be appearing at this year’s Portland Uke Fest. I interrogated him to find out more. How did you first get started as […]

Most guitar riffs are based around single notes. There are only a few that use full chords. AC/DC have come up with plenty. But other than them, this is the only riff that comes to mind based entirely on chords. Because it’s all chords, the riff works well on the uke. I’ve kept it in […]

Loads of great videos this week including John King, Ohta San, Aaron Keim and the most charming version of Stormy Weather you’ll ever hear. The big surprise was Abbe May. Usually, she makes PJ Harvey-style alternative rock. She does a great job with a uke. I haven’t been posting Bosko and Honey’s Ukulele Safari on […]

You can help the Ukulele Safari by bidding on a Mahalo signed by Bosko and Honey. MGM has a new top-of-the-range Pono: the Pono PKC-500 ukulele. It’s decked out with all the trimmings and that’s reflected in the price tag of $1,119.96. This Yamaha ukulele is advertised as having, “great and old YAMAHA’s sound.” What? […]

New ukulele chord sites and a new site for Lanikai

One day, I’ll manage to get a solo arrangement of the whole of Bohemian Rhapsody together. But for now you’ll have to content yourself with the riff. The BoRhap riff, like Paranoid, has managed to be one of the world’s most recognisable riffs despite hardly even being there – lasting a grand total of eight […]