Ah, the modes, the blessed modes! So often have prospective guitarists fallen at your feet, like knights of yore bested in battle. And yet, at your core there is little about you that could not be understood by even the most novice. In fact, much of … [Continue reading]
This is a classic rock track, firmly hung on the classic rock wall of fame, remembered throughout the annals of popular music history, Sweet Home Alabama Ukulele imagined. Even those uninterested in this type of music usually will be familiar with … [Continue reading]
This seminal song by Bob Marley and the Wailers is oft considered one of his best, and speaks as one of his last statements before his untimely death from cancer in the early 1980s. Herein lies the key to unlocking this powerful and worldly song … [Continue reading]
Any less learned guitar enthusiasts might instantly be thinking that a scalloped fretboard means that we will be serving up a platter of fish alongside our guitar - bon appetit! Oh contraire, though you would be forgiven for making such a rookie … [Continue reading]
Making the way up the ranks as a guitarist, one could be forgiven early on for feeling as though the modes were another language altogether, one that would evade understanding, like audio-linguistic eels. However, like much of Western music theory, … [Continue reading]
The guitar's bridge and accompanying hardware are oft considered one of the most identifiable parts of the guitar, not least for typically being so shiny. So focused on the overall pitch of the strings, this aspect of the guitar's hardware more often … [Continue reading]
Certainly, when looking at it a certain way, you could say there are a heck of a lot of chords. While it would certainly be valuable to learn as many as you can and to absorb as many as possible into your repertoire to enhance your abilities in all … [Continue reading]
Ah, one of the fabled ukulele chords Bb. It's not uncommon on either the guitar or the ukulele for a beginner to be plodding along merrily, playing their C's and A's and D's and E's, and then to be blown off filter when encountering those in between … [Continue reading]
Who else has reclined on the bed of Elvis Presley’s croon and wished they might be able to sing along? Or wished that they might be able to serenade a loved one, to make them feel as special as you feel every time the record spins and it feels as … [Continue reading]
As far as string instruments go, there are scarcely any more popular in the Western world than the guitar and the ukulele. The latter of which, the ukulele, has even been going through a bit of a resurgence in the past decade or so, owing to its … [Continue reading]
There are scarcely songs that are more widely known than this, no set of chords more ubiquitous among the western classical and rock and pop canon than the ukulele chords Let It Be is made up of. As ever those Beatles smashed it out of the park, … [Continue reading]
Where would the world be without this classic, this easy ukulele clad clanger? Where would the ears of lovers be without the whispering of these sweet nothings for affirmation. With imagery and similes much inspired by many of the Romantic poets, … [Continue reading]
The ukulele chords Dm and its related brethren D major and D7 can be a vital tool to mastering your repertoire of chords, to being able to play on the spot and even composing your own songs altogether with this series of songs. If you wrap your head … [Continue reading]
Ah, the fabled Gm chord, responsible for formulating the ukulele chords Gm and Bb, the latter being the former's relative major. This one will be of much use in basically any style of ukulele music you can think of, as well as any other genres you … [Continue reading]
The worldly annals of the popular music sphere are littered with songs like this, that are so imbibed with inner beauty and positivity that it is near impossible to deny them your ears. Many, however do certainly try to do so, and more often than not … [Continue reading]
When you are first starting out on any instrument, it can feel like a constant fight to stay sane and keep all the various terms and symbols in your head. Nowhere is this more true than in the act of learning and memorising chords. For those such as … [Continue reading]
Without this most ubiquitous of Christmas songs, the ukulele chords for silent night, where would the western world be at this time of year? A damn sight less well endowed for beautiful carols, I can tell you that for free! Throughout the western … [Continue reading]
This is an unforgettable pop song offering from everyone's favourite battering ram, Justin Bieber. Oft revered, oft reviled, this popular culture icon has scarcely spent a second out of the spotlight since he was abruptly thrust into it at the … [Continue reading]
Such a wonderful song as this is deserving of everyone's attention, even in the unlikely circumstance that they haven't already heard it blaring over the speaker system of every supermarket or retail store, or on every advert, or even as the fuel to … [Continue reading]
There will be many chords that you will come across in your journey as an aspiring ukulele musician that might not at first seem particularly useful or key to achieving the goals we hope to achieve as musicians. We know our C's and our G's and our … [Continue reading]