If you're coming to the islands, it's time to brush up on your ukulele skills!  Here are a few topics of interest to intermediate ukulele players looking to advance. 

We'll be adding more topics from time to time, so check back.  And we hope to see you at kanikapila sometime!  (kanikapila: Hawaiian jam session) 

Terminology.  Start here.  Make sure we're using the same terms to mean the same thing! 

Chord Magic.  How to play any chord in any key, without memorizing 576 chord shapes. 

Chord Theory.  What makes a minor chord a minor chord?  (...or a suspended chord, or a Major 9th chord?)  Now you'll know! 

All The Notes on the Fretboard.  Here's a diagram of the ukulele fretboard showing all of the notes of the scale. 

Scales.  How to play scales on the ukulele. 

Crazy G.  Here's a flashy song that really makes the ukulele shine!  Fast and showy, it's a real crowd pleaser.  Not too hard to learn, either.  Tablature and instructional hints. 

Na Lei O Hawai`i.  Easy tablature for a traditional Hawaiian song. 

Hi`ilawe.  Another traditional song.  The tab demonstrates a fingerpicking style typical of pa`ani (an instrumetal break between verses of a Hawaiian song).