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This reminds me of my one friend who loves to play the ukulele. I can always tell when she walks into a room because I start to hear strumming, and then I turn around and I see her playing.
One time, we were both in a play, and she played her uke as an accompaniment to some of the songs one of the other actors sang. It was loads of fun. :)
this is so beautifully illustrated and it looks like it took so much time and effort! i used to play the ukulele but not really anymore but this made me want to pick it up again :^)
I play guitar so I always thought I could pick up a ukulele in five seconds…I never realized the chords are so different! This comic is super adorbs :)
YAAS. I totally needed this today! My ukulele is pretty much gathering dust in the corner of my room because I lost the motivation to sit down and learn how to play it, so thanks a load for this, Esme!!!! (esp. the guide on #5)
SO CUTE this is the cutest thing ever, I’m going to be a beatle, ma!
this was actually really helpful!! especially that chord chart… i’ve had a ukulele sitting on m shelf since my last birthday, its only moved a couple of times when i attempted to play “creep” by radiohead and it sounded really bad. i guess all i need is practice practice practice!
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This comes at a great time, since I’m about to start taking lessons with a friend!
One quick thing, though: I was disappointed (but not surprised) to see Amanda Palmer listed as one of the “cool” girls who plays uke. She’s dropped the n-slur in her song lyrics, staged a rape of a Katy Perry lookalike on stage, and was an apologist for Jian Ghomeshi long after many of his peers denounced him. She’s also mocked disabled feminists on national TV in Australia. I know she’s become well known for playing the ukulele, but she’s not really a very cool person.
Just had to get that out there.
as someone who used to be a big fan of her, i agree 100%. sadly she’s not a “cool” girl.
this inspires me to dust off my own uke!! i was obsessed like 2 years ago then just fell out of practice. but i did know how to play seven nation army which was great because what’s better than the most badass song ever reduced to dinky little chords??
I LOVED THIS!!!! Playing my ukulele is something that makes me so happy!!! I’m totally going to learn Bratty B now that song is so great!!
and i totally recommend ukutabs.com they dont have as many chords as some websites but they seem really good and you can create a favorites list!!
Is there any difference if you are left-handed? I’ve been told that for the guitar the strings have to be switched
Hey Rookies!
I have been playing the ukulele for several years (among other instruments) and honestly, even if you have never played an instrument before, and consider yourself totally non-musical, I totally encourage you to pick up a uke and play. It is super easy, and I promise, one of the best decisions you could ever make. It makes you so happy, and there are so many possibilities you can do with it. I chose to use the uke as a songwriting tool, and I’m trying to make a name for myself as a singer-songwriter. I would really appreciate if you checked out my music.
My latest publicly-made song was actually an exercise for my friend & I’s version of NaNoWriMo (NaSoWriMo) that you can hear below:
Thanks you (if you check it out).
This song is great! Thank YOU.
omg ukuleles are only 50 bucks and up at a music store not to far from here.i think im gonna do it.im very excited!!
IF I COULD JUST HUG YOU ESME!!!
So wonderful…
This reminds me of my struggle with my uke. I couldn’t get my favorite christmas songs to sound like anything so i gave it up. Which is really sad, because it’s really the cutest instrument.
I just got my first uke so this is perfect for me!
This is just perfect and I’m totally going to do this! I’ve been wanting to teach myself new for a while. Also, I LOVE that you can see Sam in the powder blue Parisian nightsuit in the frame where you’re watching Freaks & Geeks. <3 <3 <3
Aaah! Also, I’ve been wanting to learn the guitar so I can play this song, and I went back and realized that it was on ukulele all along!
Love love LOVE the sketches!xxx
That’s it! I’m gonna learn how to play the ukulele! Thanks for the motivation!
After reading this comic, I got myself a ukulele for Christmas… Let’s see how this goes!
I’ve been using your comic as a guide to teach myself to play with the uke I got for Christmas (!), and I have so far have really enjoyed (once I figured out the tuning). I love it! Great comic and super motivational and also really nicely drawn. Thanks! :) xo
u should check the “Guitar Tuner” app, it’s really helpful, I tuned mine like that :)
thank you so much for this! i love it!