Exploring chords in the open first position and then moving them up the fretboard to understand which fingerings are needed to recreate the same shapes in closed position
This beautifully simple tune, written around 1888 by Black songwriter Gussie Lord Davis, adapts well to the ukulele
In this lesson from our Chord by Chord series, you'll learn about alternate chord voicings (and why they're so cool.)
'I was blown away by how I felt building these instruments, how connected I felt to them, how there was this calming energy to making them.'
Learn to play waltz, doo-wop, gospel, swinging blues, soul, and other styles in 3/4, 6/8, and 12/8 time signatures
This 22-song album includes friends, influences, and colleagues dating all the way back to his teen years at Kaimuki High School in Honolulu
When news of the devastation first broke, there was a rallying cry from the worldwide ukulele community of “How can I help?”
With old-growth wood and modern features, this uke sounds as good as you'd hope and plays effortlessly
This reharmonized version adds some colorful chords and a smooth turnaround
Gibson introduced its first ukulele banjo, the UB model, sometime around 1925