Learn a relaxing, bluesy chord melody which you can jam along to with a bass and cajon backing track (or play as a stand alone piece).
Category Archives: Beginner Series
“Yankee Doodle” – American Traditional
An American classic, this arrangement builds upon the melody by harmonizing it.
“Aura Lee” – American Traditional
A beautiful melody that serves as a wonderful intro into fingerstyle playing.
“Fingerpicking & Strumming” – Rock Class 101
This piece contains 3 melodies that utilize many of the techniques and concepts we have learned throughout the Definitive Beginner’s Guide to Ukulele Course.
“Strumming Etude no. 2” – Rock Class 101
For this etude, we will be playing some unique chords to help break away from the generic sounding “G, C, F” strumming tunes.
Fingerpicking Etude no. 3 – Rock Class 101
In this etude, we will be using a 4 finger approach for fingerpicking a simple 3 chord song.
“Beginner Blues Strumming” – Rock Class 101
In this lesson, we will be learning 2 strumming rhythms (one including a backbeat/slap) for a 12 Bar Blues in the key of A.
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Christmas
A simple take on this classic, playful Christmas duet.
“Our First Song” – Rock Class 101
In this lesson, we will be combining fingerpicking and strumming to create and play our first tune!
“Silent Night” – Christmas
This is a great fingerpicking song for the beginner player.