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Ukulele Anatomy: the Parts of the Ukulele

by Brett McQueen

When we’re discussing things ukulele, there’s nothing worse than being caught off guard when someone refers to something like the nut or fret on a ukulele, and you have no idea what they mean. So to clarify any confusion, and to get all of us on the same page, let’s look at the different parts of a ukulele.

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11 Must-Know Ukulele Chords for Beginners

by Brett McQueen

As you may have already seen, we’ve been working on building up a ukulele chord library, with hundreds of chords in several different variations.

But, as a newer or beginner ukulele player, which ones do you really need to know?

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Motivational Monday: Ukulele Boy

by Brett McQueen

Every Monday, I want to do a mini-motivational. These posts might include some interesting videos of people playing ukulele, and some very inspiring thoughts from yours truly (we’re talking “blow-your-mind” material here, folks). Well, that’s the goal anyways.

This wouldn’t be a ukulele blog unless I showed the famous ukulele boy playing a rendition of Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours. See for yourself.

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow Ukulele Chords & Lesson

by Brett McQueen

Get the ukulele chords for Somewhere Over the Rainbow and learn to strum like Iz in this newly updated strumming video tutorial below.

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s hit is a “must-know” song for ukulele players, and in this lesson, I’m going to break it down for you!

Let’s jump in!

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5 Reasons You Should Play & Learn Ukulele

by Brett McQueen

Are you thinking about learning how to play the ukulele? What’s stopping you? Here are five reasons you should be motivated to buy your first ukulele and start playing… TODAY.

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