Quick note: There’s a problem with the daily Uke Hunt emails at the moment and a lot of them aren’t getting through or sent. If the problem doesn’t right itself soon, I’ll try to make alternative arrangements. On to the matter in hand: Phredd is one of my favourite YouTube ukers. His videos often leave […]

This riff is a classic blues riff and has been ripped off a million times – most surprisingly by Girls Aloud. The riff alternates between the bottom two strings and the top two strings. The easiest way to play this is to strum down with your thumb on the G and C strings and strum […]

Happy Birthday Uke Hunt! A year ago today was this blog’s first ever post. I thought I’d take the opportunity to be completely self indulgent and have a look back at the first year. Most Popular Posts 1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps Tutorial My plea for people to stop aping Jake’s version and come […]

Adrian! AAADDDDRIAAAAN! For this riff, I’ve actually got two guitar parts playing on the one ukulele. One part is the constant C half notes. These are strummed, so make sure you dampen the G string with your thumb on the E and A strings with you fingers when there are no other notes playing. Riff

Here’s a random selection of emails I wake up to in the morning: – What type of ukulele does Jake Shimabukuro play? – What sort of uke is that Jake uses in While My Guitar Gently Weeps? – Where can I buy a ukulele like Jake Shimabukuro plays? OK, I’m exaggerating. But I get enough […]

Videos include Alvin ‘Pops KoAloha‘ Okami, Tripping Lily and Uni and her Ukelele. Alvin Okami & Gordon Mark – Days of Wine and Roses

The most interesting lot on eBay at the moment is this JF Stetson ukulele (almost certainly made by Martin). MGM currently has one for sale at $,1695 (although that one is in better condition and comes with pedigree). Keykord Baritone. Unusual to say the least. It has a high-class version of those Maccaferri Islander lazy […]

A support group for UAS sufferers and other ukulele news.

I was a little underwhelmed by The Raconteurs first album. But their new one has some cracking tracks on it. I think it’s probably impossible to come up with anything but a brilliant riff when you rip off AD/DC as blatantly as they do on Salute Your Solution. The original is in the dreaded uke […]

Unlike the major scale, there are a whole bunch of minor scales. For this post, I’m going to stick with the natural minor scale. The big advantage is that if you know your major scales on the ukulele, you don’t have to learn anything new. The notes in the A minor scale are exactly the […]