Author Archives: Carmelo

About Carmelo

I admin the site for the group. I've been an ukulele enthusiast since I saw Jake Shimabukuro in 2014.

Sun City West Ukulele

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Carmelo

The below is from Barefoot Tom Sun City West Ukulele Club jam sessions will begin on Saturday, August 7 from 10 to 11:30 am, at Fellowship Square Surprise, 16477 W Bell Road, Surprise.  We are asked to NOT park in … Continue reading →

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From Tiki Dave

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Carmelo

If you’re looking to get in some more ukulele playing, please stop by my FB livestream this Friday at 1:00pm Hawaiian time. The link to my page is www.Facebook.com/tikidavemusic and the Dropbox link for the song sheets are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y1dv342jioubspl/AACUFj2sS-59SRcePh1lNhUga?dl=0

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Barefoot Tom’s YouTube Channel

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Carmelo

Hey, here is Barefoot Tom’s YouTube Channel

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Trying Video Conference

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Carmelo

We tried this out tonight and actually had a lot of fun! It was different for sure! Zoom conference!

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Marines Hymn – Ukulele Fingerstyle Tabs

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Carmelo

Today is the Marine Corps birthday and I wrote this tablature version for the ukulele.   [First Verse] A|———————-3—————————————————-| E|-0–1–3–3–3–3–3—–3–0–1–3–3–1———————————-| C|——————————————-2–0—————————-| G|—————————————————————————| From the Halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli; A|———————-3—————————————————-| E|-0–1–3–3–3–3–3—–3–0–1–3–3–1———————————-| C|——————————————-2–0—————————-| G|—————————————————————————| We fight our country’s … Continue reading →

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From Kris Shapiro of the Quail Creek Ukulele Club

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Carmelo

All, I got this email from Kris Shapiro, I just copied and pasted the whole thing into this post instead of emailing you all. -Carmelo Only a few weeks away!! We hope you will share this with your friends and … Continue reading →

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Survey Results and Procedure

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Carmelo

Thanks to everyone that participated in the survey. I want there to be transparency about our process. Here are the steps that we are going to be doing or have already done. Create questionnaire Have everyone take the survey Analyze … Continue reading →

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A Cool Ukulele Trick

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Carmelo

Ok, so who wants to do this with me? It’s clearly a duet without any singing. It might be a little advanced.

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Sheet Music to Ukulele Tab

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Carmelo

If you found some sheet music and want to figure out what fingerstyle tab it translates to on which string. You can use this handy conversion sheet. On the middle one, where you see B all by itself and under … Continue reading →

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Something Helpful Reading Music

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Carmelo

Do you ever not know how something goes? If the actual music arrangement is written and not just the chords (like music from our book), this may help you figure out the patterns.

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