Playing Barre Chords on Ukulele

Thu, 09/28/2017 - 1:16pm
Written by ArtistWorks

barre cords on ukulele

Barre chords are an often discouraging part of learning ukulele, but they don’t have to be. All you need is the proper technique and few helpful tricks to get started on the right path to barre chord mastery.

Let’s take a look at finger placement and how to properly apply pressure on the fretboard.

New Ukulele Lessons Just Added

Fri, 09/22/2017 - 5:17pm
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ukulele lesson on adding bass lines in low g

We just addded a new Intermediate Ukulele lesson to help you explore adding bass lines to your 1-6-2-5 progression on the Low G Uke. Sarah teaches 4 examples in this lesson which is accompanied by tablature to help get you started. Click here to jump to it!

Keep reading to see what other ukulele lessons have been added recently (there's a lot)!

Easy Songs For Ukulele: "Haola Hula"

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 11:34am
Written by ArtistWorks

easy songs for ukulele

Practicing scales and chords is crucial to learning how to play ukulele, but something that can make this process even more exciting is learning to play full songs. One of the most easy songs for ukulele is "Haole Hula” — a classic Hapa-haole song written and composed by Robert Alexander Anderson in 1927. 

New Ukulele Performance from Craig & Sarah: "Autumn Leaves"

Fri, 06/02/2017 - 4:38pm
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autumn leaves on ukulele

We decided to mix it up a bit this week and add a new duet performance Craig & Sarah did in the studio during their last visit. They perform a High G / Low G duet performance of "Autumn Leaves" which is taught in the Advanced section. We also added close-up camera isolation versions for both Craig and Sarah's full performance to give you another way to enjoy the performance.

This is in the Craig & Sarah Duets section of the Learn area, or you can just click here to go right to it!