How to play Hawaiian style on the Ukulele

In this video, Jeff Peterson of Ukulele Corner will teach you what are some of the most important distinctive characteristics of the Hawaiian sound. Through the timeless melody of Hi'ilawe, Jeff will guide you on a journey, unveiling the basic techniques of Hawaiian music played with the Ukulele. Discover the art of Vamps, new rhythms for strumming your chords, and the techniques of hammer-ons and pull-offs that add a Hawaiian touch to your playing. Additionally, you'll learn how to incorporate moving sixths, adding depth and richness to your song. Have fun!
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[@kerlytop]

I love the way you touch upon every element of this simple song and brilliantly add the flavor, the essence of Hawaiian style. Very inspiring!

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@margielandis2015]

Oh my, another fabulous lesson!

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thanks, Margie!

[@glennhart4267]

Fantastic lesson Jeff. So much detail and so warmly presented. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge and passion. Much appreciated.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you, Glenn!

[@debwyman9741]

This wonderful, lovely, detailed and somewhat playable lesson changed my mind about how beautiful are the subtleties of Hawaiian music. Many thanks.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@bernardinelermite1133]

Soooo lovely enhanced !... This is the very first song I could "island strum" on. Time for me to spice it up !! Thank you so much. 🌺

[@fbluedevil]

Beautiful, simply beautiful. Glad I found this.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@rawfood4life]

Mahalo nui Jeff, Absolutely love Gabby’s version of Hi’ilawe, but have avoided attempting to learn it until now. Love all of the subtleties that you’ve added and explanations, and variations to help flesh out this amazing mele.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@tymark6913]

Great lesson Jeff. Love the vamps! Looking forward to learning more on Ukulele Corner.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you, so glad you liked it!

[@Jens-e2r]

I hope you will learn me to play and help me to play wonderful Hawaian songs,.. Jens from Denmark

[@sunnyharvy2237]

Wonderful video. Beautiful playing (of course). I can’t wait until I play well enough to benefit from your teachings.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you so much! So glad you like it

[@susanjones-kubeska7139]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@robyn.ukulele]

Such a great explanation Jeff and beautiful playing. I wasn’t so sure about playing Hawaiian music at the start but I love it now. It is a wonderful way to explore improvisation.

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@ukemaniak]

Wonderful

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@jieyang8807]

So beautiful! Aloha!

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you!

[@brumandaable]

Beautiful fingerstyle song. Will have to learn it

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you so much!

[@bikentrike]

That was a great lesson Jeff. I can see where you could build a whole new course out of this.......to go along with your Hawaiian repertoire.

[@UkuleleCorner]

We actually have a growing library of Hawaiian songs at Ukulele Corner Academy and Jeff is working on adding new courses all the time!

[@dcorrette]

I love it and you do a wonderful way of playing. .says Judy Corrette

[@UkuleleCorner]

Thank you so much!

[@dcorrette]

@@UkuleleCorner I need some songs for the ukulele with the High G . I am saving for a low G ukulele so that I can play a lot of songs. I love to finger pick more that strum . says Judy Corrette

[@charliep-f5420]

This is fantastic! Thank you for sharing your mana‘o. Are you planning to do an entire course for Hawaiian music? If so, I definitely would love to join you.

[@StevenSteinberg-o2r]

Thank you Jeff for this wonderful introduction to "Vamps" and finger picking. Can you please provide a PDF of the tabs for this beautiful composition?

[@UkuleleCorner]

We don't have a pdf of this one available as Jeff was improvising here!

[@harvukuplayer]

Please put lesson with tabs on Ukulele Corner

[@dcorrette]

someday I hope that I can play as beautiful as you do. !!! I'm 72, I better hurry, I just might make it to 100 right?? says Judy Corrette

[@neogonzelos]

have u ever watched stranger things? so funny but u look exactly like this dude named Steve Harrington in there lol

[@1saamor897]

I WAS GONNA SAY THAT. the way he acts too