Friday, September 25, 2015

Bruno Mars "Grenade" Free Video Ukulele Lesson


Learn to play the intro for “Grenade” by Bruno Mars on ukulele with my free “Watch and Learn” style ukulele video. In this short lesson I show the proper chords and fingerpicking so you sound just like the keyboard part from the original recording. Have fun with this lesson and make sure to check my video and tab archives for more guitar, bass and ukulele lessons.
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Ukulele Rumba Strum Free Video Lesson by Jeffrey Thomas


Learn how to play a Rumba strum on the ukulele with my free “Watch and Learn” style video ukulele lesson. I show one of the basic strums here explaining the body taps and strum direction. I am inverting some of the chords but the basic progress is A minor G F to E7/G#. Enjoy this free video ukulele lesson and check out my other free videos and tab for guitar, bass and ukulele.
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"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" - jeffrey-thomas.com


Learn to play “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” by Burt Bacharach on ukulele. I have a chord melody arrangement started of this classic pop tune following the original key and keeping the vocal melody obvious. So far only page one but it would be great to finish it up. Let me know if you would like to continue working on the song?
http://bit.ly/1JtX5CG

Thursday, September 24, 2015

"Today Was A Fairytale" - jeffrey-thomas.com


Taylor Swift "Today Was A Fairytale" free video guitar lesson by Jeffrey Thomas!
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Getting Started with Bass - jeffrey-thomas.com


A great article from Jeffrey Thomas on how to get started on bass. Learn about accessories, method books and even get a free Skype bass lesson with Jeff!
http://bit.ly/1gRx5Ky

Jake Shimabukuro "Blue Roses Falling" Ukulele Tab


Learn to play Jake Shimabukuro’s “Blue Roses Falling” with my custom ukulele tab arrangement. I am following the official video for this version. As with all of Jake’s tunes there is a wide array of techniques used from strumming to fingerpicking to flamenco style rasgueados. I would rate this song at the intermediate level but it is not as crazy as some of his other work. The tune is very much in a pop style with a pretty melody and nice chords.
http://bit.ly/1LtxVdp

Jake Shimabukuro "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Uke Tab


Learn to play Jake Shimabukuro’s version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” for ukulele. I have followed a specific performance of Jake’s from 2009 “Live At Anthology” in San Diego. He improvises a lot with the tune so it is good for me to be specific on what version my arrangement follows. This arrangement is advanced and many difficult techniques are used even flamenco style strum patterns called rasgueados.
http://bit.ly/1WeY8zr