Chord-melody is a sophisticated, jazzy approach in which the melody is generally stated in the highest note of each chord
Because the banjo and the ukulele share a common high G string, right-hand techniques like "Scruggs style" rolls for banjo sound great on the uke!
Nearly everything that can be done on slide guitar can be transferred to the ukulele. Here's how to get started with playing bottleneck slide blues on ukulele.
Here’s a peek at a few jazzy ideas for ukulele to start you on the road to thinking like a jazz player.
The twang of these instruments lends itself nicely to a variety of techniques
"Avalon" became a jazz standard and favorite jamming vehicle for instrumentalists like Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, and Coleman Hawkins.
This lesson will introduce you to the sound of slack key as well as one of the open tunings, some new chord shapes, and picking patterns on ukulele.