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How to make a bag for your ukulele

In this video Ath Luisa shows a way to make your own ukulele bag without a sewing machine. Everything is explained lively. She even added a short sequence with walking...

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Ukulele App ” Learning Ukulele In 7 Days ” Update

There's an update of my Ukulele App Learning Ukulele In 7 Days available in the iTunes Store. The app is adapted for the iPhone 5 (Retina 4 Inch) display. We added one new free playalong  ("Brown Girl In The Ring"). It is now possible to buy 5 more playalongs...

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Cielito Lindo – Baritone Ukulele Instrumental

This Mariachi classic was written by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés in 1882. The Ranchera song is also known by words from the refrain, "Canta y no llores" ( " sing and don't cry " ). The tune was covered as an instrumental and  in different languages by Pedro Infante, The...

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Hey, Soul Sister By Train – Ukulele Tutorial

Chords And Lyrics On 3 Sheets ( PDF ) ( thanks to lassie66 for creating the pdf ) Print the pdf file ( see link above ) to learn the chords. You see two different chord diagrams for C#m. Use the one which is easier to grab for you. Try to play the easy strumming...

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How To Change The Strings On A Ukulele

Here's an easy guide on changing ukulele strings. It works for all kinds of ukuleles. Feel free to leave a comment below. To start the gallery ( 14 images ) click on the photo.  ...

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by IZ – Ukulele Tutorial

Hi, everyone here is a new Ukulele tutorial, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". Maybe you have already watched my Gotye tutorial or the Katy Perry tutorial. (If not, give it a try). So you've already seen the chords and the lyrics in the Video. With this tutorial i added...

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Mahalo Smiley Face Ukulele ( U-40 / Smile U ) Review

This is a yellow painted soprano ukulele made of maple. It has simple geared guitar style tuners which do their job. The binding of the neck and the painting is not perfect, but ok for a low budget ukulele. There are no sharp endings of the fretwires. The playability...

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Katy Perry: Wide Awake – Ukulele Tutorial

ukulele chords and lyrics ( PDF ) ( thanks to lassie66 for creating the pdf ) 80 bpm 4 chords through the whole song: Gm   Bb   F   C strumming intro/bridge ( half notes ): D           D          D          D strumming verse ( quarter notes ):    D    D    D    D    D...

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Forrest Gump Theme – Baritone Ukulele Cover

This is my rendition of the theme song from the film Forrest Gump. The music was written by Alan Silvestri. He composed the soundtrack of the Predator movies and many more. I played the song on my Ortega RUE14FMH baritone ukulele. The ukulele is tuned in Open G, which...

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Ukulele Learning App For iPhone,iPad and iPod Touch

So it is done. I finally finished working on an iPhone app "Learning Ukulele In 7 Days". The app was made for actually planned to be a "Ukulele for beginners app". But after finishing my collaboration with the developer Peter Ristow I think it is more than that....

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Aloha ‘Oe

Aloha 'Oe is an old traditional from Hawaii. It was written in 1878 by Lili'uokalani. I played my Ovation Applause UAE 20 in open G tuning ( D G B D' ). I used a thick carbon plectrum ( Techra 1,00 ) and a big glass bottleneck ( Jim Dunlop ). In the background you can...

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Ukulele Buying Tips For Beginners

Here are some buying tips for ukulele beginners. Think what you want to do with the ukulele ( jamming at home or on the beach, recording, playing in a band, ... ). Think how much money you want to spent. If you know someone, who already plays ukulele, ask for decision...

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