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CurtainGuy – How to Play Odd by Julia Nunes

One of my favorite tutorialist, CurtainGuy, back with a great walk-thru this Julia tune….

Buy @ Amazon: Julia Nunes

YouTube Channel: CurtainGuy

Chords and Lyrics: Julia Nunes Odd – Ukulele

CurtainGuy’s Notes:

A: 2100
F#m: 2120
D: 2220
E: 4442 or 444x, the x representing a muted string
F: 5553 or 555x
G: 7775 or 777x
Open F: 2010

Verse: A, F#m, D, E (sometimes F)
Chorus: D, A, E, F, G… A, E, Open F

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Doogey9 – Blues Turnarounds (in C)

The first in a series of sweet little tutorials designed to boost your ukulele blues skills.  As Todd mentions, check out Woodshed’s excellent How to Play Blues Ukulele book for deeper instruction….

YouTube Channel: doogey9

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TheAlmightyNighty – Damn It Tutorial

TheAlmightyNighty back to explain how she made her fun ukulele cover version of  Blink 182′s Damn It….

Buy @ Amazon: Blink 182

YouTube Channel: TheAlmightyNighty

Chords and Lyrics: Blink 182 Damn It

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Ukulele Mike – Beyond the Sea Lesson

Ukulele Mike with another great ukulele lesson….

Buy @ Amazon: Bobby Darrin

YouTube Channel: MusicTeacher2009

Chords and Lyrics: Jack Lawrence Beyond the Sea – Ukulele

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Michael Lynch – Hard Days Night – Lesson

Another great lesson from Michael Lynch, with a little personal history to boot….
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Michael Lynch – Everyday (Lesson)

Another excellent lesson by Mr. Lynch.  I urge you to check out his channel for more great video lessons.
Buddy Holly: Buddy Holly
YouTube Channel: MusicTeach2009
Chords and Lyrics: Buddy Holly Everyday – Ukulele
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Michael Lynch – Bye Bye Blues

Michael Lynch challenges you to play this song faster than him….
YouTube Channel: MusicTeacher2009
Chords and Lyrics: Bye Bye Blues – Ukulele

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Lesson – Sweet Child o’ Mine – Part 2

Part 2 of CurtainGuy’s excellent Guns N’ Roses tutorial.
Guns and Roses: Guns N' Roses
YouTube Channel: CurtainGuy
Chords and Lyrics: Guns and Roses Sweet Child ‘o Mine – Ukulele (does not match lesson chords)

Verse:
C (0003)
Bb (3211)
F (2010)

Chorus:
Bb (3211)
F (2010)
C (0001)
If you’re trying to play with the melody, end the chorus with a Dm (2210)

Solo: (same chords as verse)

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Lesson – Sweet Child o’ Mine – Part 1

Part 1 of CurtainGuy’s excellent Guns N’ Roses tutorial.  In Part 2, coming tomorrow, he goes into more detail on the strum.  I have tried to tab out his instructions below the video – comments and corrections are gratefully accepted….
Guns and Roses: Guns N' Roses
YouTube Channel: CurtainGuy
Chords and Lyrics: Guns and Roses Sweet Child ‘o Mine – Ukulele (does not match lesson chords)

A|—3—–8—7—–3—–8—7—|
E|——-1—————1———|
C|-0—————0—————|
G|—–0—–0—0—–0—–0—0-|

 |—3—–8—7—–3—–8—7—|
 |——-0—————0———|
 |-2—————2—————|
 |—–0—–0—0—–0—–0—0-|

 |—3—–8—7—–3—–8—7—|
 |-1—–1———1—–1———|
 |—————–0—————|
 |—–0—–0—0—–0—–0—0-|

 |-5—3—5—7—8—7—5—3—|
 |———————————|
 |———————————|
 |—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0-|

Chords used:
C – 0003
Bb- 3211
F – 2010

Verse:
C, Bb, F, C

Chorus:
Bb, F, C, C

First solo-
C, Bb, F, C



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Lesson – Float On

If you have any “Guitar Heroes” in your home then this song is already stuck in your head, so you might as well learn to play it.  I took a pass at writing out cougarman8′s arrangement below the video.  If you spot mistakes, or can make it better, I welcome your assistance….
Modest Mouse: Modest Mouse
YouTube Channel: cougarman8
Chords and Lyrics: Modest Mouse Float On – Ukulele (not same chords as the lesson)

Chords:

       G C E A 
   F – 2 0 1 0
  Am – 2 0 0 0
F6/9 – 0 2 1 0
   C – 0 0 0 3

Verse:
   F – d-d-d-dudud
  Am – d-d-d-dudud
F6/9 – d-d-d-dudud
   F – d-d-d-
   C – dudud

Riff Part 1:
A|—0-3-0–0000-|
E|-1——-3-000-| x 3
C|—————|
G|—————|

Riff Part 2:

A|-1-1-1-1-11111-|
E|-0-0-0-0-00000-| x 1

C|—————|
G|—————|

Chorus:
A|—–0——-0——-0——-0——-0——-0—|
E|—1—1—1—1—0—0—0—0—1—1—1—1-|
C|-0——-0——-0——-0——-2——-2——-|
G|————————————————-|

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