“Happy” by Pharell Williams – Ukulele Tutorial
Here is our tutorial for the song "Happy" by Pharell Williams for the ukulele (Standard GCEA Soprano Ukulele Tuning). This is definitely not our easiest ukulele tutorial. Because of the tempo of the song you have to try it a few times, before you will be able to be...
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“Ukulele Gospels” – Our Brand New App Is Available Now
Check out our new iPhone/iPad app "Ukulele Gospels". We hope you like it. Ukulele Gospels 0.99 USD This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad Customer ratings: (0 ratings) Category: Music, Education Rated: 4+ Description Ukulele Gospels What's new in Version 1.1.2...
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“Whiskey In The Jar” by Thin Lizzy – Ukulele Tutorial
About The Song "Whiskey in the Jar" is a popular Irish traditional song from the 17th or 18th Century. The author is unknown. A lot of artists recorded their version of this song. The Dubliners made a version of it in the 1960s and in 1990 they made a version with...
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F*** off back to Eton – Ukulele vs. Cameron
Just recently I discovered the following video with a brave man who uses his voice and his uke for a protest against the Prime Minister of Great Britain: On 13/4/2015 David Cameron visited Alnwick, Northumberland during his campaign for General Election 2015. But...
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Ukulele vs Ryanair – Sidonie sings a loving song for Ryanair
Just recently the Barcelona based pop/rock band Sidonie drew some attention in the social networks with the performance of a song in a Ryanair plane. In fact they don't really diss the low cost airline, they repeatedly sing " we love Ryanair " in their mother tongue....
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Ukulele World Record 2015
On 11 April 2015 more than 4750 people gathered at the first Tahiti ukulele festival in Papeete. Together they strummed and sang Eddie Lund's evergreen " Bora Bora ". The people from the Pacific Ocean archipelago came together to beat the 2014 Guinness World Record of...
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” It’s My Party ” – Ukulele Cover By FriendlyFred
Here's my rendition of the 60s hit " It's my party ": The song was the breakthrough for Lesley Gore, who passed away on February 16, 2015: I played this ukulele cover on my Risa LP Tenor Mahagony ( I'm in Risa's second demo video too ). For the backing I used...
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Ukuleles @ NAMM 2015
Twice a year the largest music product trade show " NAMM " takes place in the US. To get an overview about the new ukuleles here are some videos from the ukuleleunderground stuff. And I still wonder how Aldrine Guerrero would look without a hat. Here's an interview...
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Kermit plays ” Ukulele Lady “
You might have seen the green fellow with his banjo, but he also plays the uke. Want more Muppets Hawaiian stuff ? Well watch this one: Hope Miss Piggy never heard of Spam. Cheers...
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Guest Blog Post – Mary Amato ” Get Happy ”
New Novel about Uke Player Guest post by Mary Amato I am a novelist and a songwriter, which is a fun combination. Lately, I’ve been writing books about songwriters and including songs in the books. I’ve also been posting either mp3s or videos of the songs on my...
read moreThe most weird ukulele video I’ve ever seen
I watched some videos on Youtube and found this one by chance. Anybody knows what these guys are arguing about...
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Ukulele in space
You can play your ukulele everywhere. Even in space. the photo above shows astronaut Kevin Ford aboard the International Space Station ( ISS ). He seems to have fun with his Hilo soprano ukulele. I have no idea if the sound differs in space. His colleague Chris...
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5 reasons why I don’t use Aquila Nylgut ukulele strings
Italy - the land of pizza, pasta, amore and ... Aquila. The company based in Vicenza produces gut and synthetic strings for different instruments. Their most famous product are the Nylgut strings. They call them " synthetic gut " strings. Nylgut has the same mean...
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Down Under ukulele chords – By Men At Work – Tutorial
When we checked the traffic of uke4u.com we realized, that we have some Aussies visiting this site. So we decided to do a song from a land down under " where women glow and men plunder ". So here's a real pop classic from the early eighties. Men At Work were an...
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Teatro Hugo & Ines – Comedy Show
The " Teatro Hugo & Ines " is a theatre group based in Lima, Peru. It was found in 1986 by Hugo Suarez and Ines Pasic. Their comedy show is a mix of puppetry and mime. With their astonishing performances they got fans all over the world. To get more informations...
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” The 10 best ukulele sites for beginners ” chosen by the Southern Ukulele Store
The Southern Ukulele Store is a shop based in Southbourne, in the south west of England. They also sell the instruments online. Until now I never got in touch with them, but what I read on their homepage sounds quite good. Selected ukuleles, quality control and...
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The New York Ukulele School
" Start spreading the news ... " Ok New York City isn't Big Island. But it seems to be a good place for uke players. You get an impression of the vivid ukulele scene if you click here. Just recently I got in contact with Mark Michaels who runs the New York Ukulele...
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” Imagine ” By John Lennon ( Ex-Beatles ) Ukulele Playalong
Here's our ukulele playalong: Ukulele Chords and Lyrics on 2 Sheets ( Click Here for pdf download ) " Imagine " was the best selling single and LP of John Lennon's solo career after leaving The Beatles. The song and the album of the same name were recorded in...
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Ukulele Robot-And you still play the uke with your hands?
In the history of music making there were several machines that did the jobs of the musicians. For example player pianos ( pianolas, autopiano ) the self-playing pianos you might have seen in western movies. So if it works with a piano, why shouldn't it be possible to...
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Easy Ukulele Picking Patterns
I added a new feature to the iPhone/iPad App "Learning Ukulele in 7 Days". Now you can exercise some really easy picking patterns. Easy ? Well they look really easy, but to play a whole song with these pattern is a different story. 5 Ukulele picking patterns - 5...
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