Akaka Falls for Fingerstyle Ukulele In this video, Jeff Peterson plays his arrangement of Helen Lindsey Parker's "Akaka Falls" for fingerstyle ukulele. This song was composed and first recorded in 1934. The song [...]
Julia Florida by Barrios for Classical Ukulele In this video, Jeff Peterson plays his arrangement of Agustín Barrios Mangoré's famous Julia Florida for classical ukulele. This barcarolle (or boat song) is one of [...]
In this video, Jeff Peterson plays his arrangement of Waikiki for fingerstyle ukulele, one of the most popular songs from Hawaii written by Andy Cummings. Waikiki for Fingerstyle Ukulele Andy Cummings wrote "Waikiki" [...]
Con te Partirò for Fingerstyle Ukulele In this video Jeff plays the popular Italian song, "Con te Partirò" for fingerstyle ukulele. Originally written by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto, this song was first [...]
In this video, Jeff Peterson plays his baritone fingerstyle ukulele arrangement of the famous song "Moonglow." Moonglow Moonglow was written by Eddie Delange (lyrics) and Will Hudson and Irving Mills (music) and recorded [...]
In this article we'll explore 6th intervals on ukulele and how to use familiar shapes to easily find certain chords. Let's dig in. Download Your Worksheet 6th Intervals on Ukulele Harmony in music [...]
In this article we'll learn the accompaniment to Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On" for ukulele. I recently opened a concert for Corrine Bailey Rae at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and had [...]
In this video, Jeff plays his arrangement of J.S. Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" for ukulele. The Hunt Cantata The piece is originally a soprano aria from the cantata Was mir behagt, ist [...]
In this video, Jeff Peterson plays his arrangement of the farewell song Aloha 'Oe for fingerstyle ukulele, first written by Queen Lili'uokalani around 1878. Queen Lili'uokalani, Hawai'i's last monarch, wrote at least 150 [...]
In this article we'll look at how choosing different left-hand fingerings can make some chord transitions easier to play. Chord Transitions Have you ever noticed that moving from one chord shape to another can be [...]
