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Learning Ukulele Strums - A Recipe for Success
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A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern - in a specific style at tempo.
Learning Strums, A Receipe for Success covers how to go about learning the various rhythmic patterns that are strums.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum.
This series of lesson's focus is on the execution.
Six Essential Scales for Ukulele
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The six essential scale are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian.
There are two scales that can be the memorized and all other essential scales referenced from these two. These two scales are the Major and Natural Minor scales. The Major and Natural Minor scales are traditional scales and common scales in all forms of contemporary music. This lesson explores the Major and Natural Minor scales and their derivations.
From these two scales the Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydiand and Dorian scale can be created.
Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing
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Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
Featured Books 
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning
Beyond knowing the names of the open strings most ukulele players find it hard to learn the whole fingerboard.
If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the ukulele fingerboard. Then "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard" is your answer. "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning" has a step by step approach to finally mastering the ukulele fingerboard. FREE download.
The Blues Scale
Learn to play the Blues scale on ukulele. Available in "C" Tuning. Scale diagrams in the QuickStart format and chords chart for all keys. This book is a FREE download.
Ukulele Chords
NEW This small (1/2 size) chord book is a great little book to carry with you. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
A Guide to Ukulele Chords
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
Exploring "Jazz" Chords on Ukulele
Exploring "Jazz" Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukelele Chords Series is your answer. Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Harmonic Analysis For Scale Selection And Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer. Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar to you but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Featured Song/TAB
Blue Bossa
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Blue Bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972). It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961. The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard.
Includes: Play-along Lead Sheet, Ukulele TAB of Melody, Melody and Chord Ukulele rrangement, example chords and scales for accompanment and improv.
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“It's a good instrument. It's little, it's portable and loaded with more melody than any other instrument I know of.”
— (Eddie) Vedder of Peal Jam On the Ukulele
New to ukulele start with these two awesome players
Jake Shimabukuro and James Hill. Two of the best ukulele players on the planet that are taking the uke to a new level.
For some great island music check out Bryan Tolentino from Hawaii and transplanted hawaiians (to D.C.) The Aloha Boys.
And, do not forget to check out Israel "Bruddah Iz" Kamakawiwoʻole.
A few historical ukulele figures to check out are: Roy Smeck, Cliff Edwards and Tiny Tim.
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( from artist's site ) - The humble ukulele has sat on the back burner throughout most of Jazz music's rich history. Paul Hemmings is determined to change that.
With The Paul Hemmings Uketet, the unassuming four-stringed Hawaiian instrument takes its place front and center, alongside bass and drums, in a well-seasoned jazz combo that pushes the boundaries of what has often been considered a mere novelty instrument. Based in New York City, The Uketet (pronounced yook-TET) serves up a savory blend of jazz standards, contemporary classics, and original music, all the while showcasing the instrumental virtues of its key ingredient. From the Hawaiian Islands to the Island of Manhattan, The Uketet combines the warm spirit of Aloha with the vibrancy of New York's world-renowned jazz scene to concoct a tantalizing taste of instrumental ukulele music.
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Fellow Ukulele Musicians
Here is a great list of fellow ukulele players to check out.
164 Fellow Ukulele Musicians as of 15 October 2010
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- Bag End Boys
- The Barnkickers
- Azo Bell
- Hiram Bell
- Jim Beloff
- Bliss Blood
- Book 'em Danno
- Jason Borshard
- Bosko & Honey
- Boulder Acoustic Society
- Craig Brandau
- Oliver Brown
- Bob Brozman
- Eddie Bush
- 'Pops' Bayless
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- Peter "Uncle Peter" Delapinia
- Mary Lou Stout Dempler
- Denver Ukulele Orchestra
- the DitchLilies
- MoeDixon
- Chalmers Doane
- Dominator
- Dr. Uke
- Al Duvall
- Jim D'Ville
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- Led Kaapana
- Dana "Moon" Kahele
- Keoki Kahumoku
- Kama Aina Ep
- Jody Kamisato
- John Kavanagh
- Aaron Keim
- Weldon Kekauoha
- Michelle Kiba
- John King
- King Kukulele
- Janet Klein
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- Abraham Lagrimas, Jr.
- Langley Ukulele Ensemble
- Rich "Amazing Dick" Leufstedt
- Lexotica
- Lil' Rev
- Jerry Long
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- William H. Macy
- Mad Tea Party
- Sarah Maisel
- Kenneth Makuakane
- Manitoba Hal
- Tim Mann
- ManoaDNA
- Gordon Mark
- Mary J. Martin
- Mary Uke Lady
- Dana McCoy
- Kate Micucci
- Chloé Mons
- Eddie Montana
- Patsy Monteleone
- The Moonlighters<
- Peter Moon
- Ken 'Bari' Murray
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- Roy Sakuma
- Dan "soybean" Sawyer
- Dan "Cool Hand Uke" Scanlan
- Wolfgang Schneider
- Derick Sebastian
- Ralph Shaw
- Curt Sheller
- Jake Shimabukuro
- Shorty Long
- Roy Smeck
- Fred Sokolow
- Jeff Solomon
- SoNGS FRoM A RANDoM HoUSE
- Steven Sproat
- George (Mr. ) Sunshine
- Shaun Swanson
- Tim Sweeney
- Sweet Soubrette
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- Bill Tapia
- Melvin Taylor
- Melvern Taylor
- Tiki Cowboys
- Tiki King & The Idol Pleasures
- Tiny Tim
- Bryan Tolentino
- Tripping Lily
- Peter Brooke Turner
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- Uketet, Paul Hemmings Trio
- Uke Jackson
- UKEsperience
- Uke the Mighty
- The Ukulele Bartt
- Ukulele Dick
- The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
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- Michael Wagner
- The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra
- Ian Whitcomb
- Spats White
- Windy City Islanders
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A Few Famous Musicians and People with Ukuleles
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The Boss
Elvis Costello
Warren Buffett
Neil Armstrong
Marilyn Monroe
Eddie Vedder
Tiny Tim
Famous Musicians and people who started on play ukulele
Chet Atkins, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Warren Buffett, George Benson, Pierce Brosnan, Eddie Vedder, Jack Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Buster Keaton, Mel Torme, Greg Hawkes, Elvis Costello, Tal Farlow, Jimmy Page, Todd Rundgren, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Smither, Bob Berryhill, Joni Mitchell, Edgar & Johnny Winter, Joe Brown, John Lennon, Bette Midler, Dick Dale, Neal Armstrong, Leonard Maltin, Din Knotts, Andy Griffith, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Bacon, Jimmie Rodgers, Victoria Jackson, Arlo Guthrie, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Pete Townshend, Cliff Edwards, Lucille Ball, Steven Tyler, Andy Griffith, Tony Danza, Gracie Allen, Tiny Tim, Arthur Godfrey, Leslie West (Mountain)
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Ukulele- Reading Music Series - Primer
Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Reading music on the ukulele is easier than reading music on guitar or piano. There are only four strings with a smaller range of possible notes.
Music in the key of C with all natural notes, no flats or sharps is pretty easy to play in open position on a ukulele. This would be the same as playing the white keys of a piano.
Standard music notation has been the Lingua Franco of musicians, both professionals and hobbyists for many centuries.
Reading standard music notation opens you up to vast world of published music.
Reading simple melodies in open position is the first step to reading music on the uke.
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