Other Uke Sites

Whenever I look up the chords for a song, sometimes Ultimate Guitar pops up. And that would be fine if I knew every single chord, and I don't. So whenever I see a chord I don't know, I have to go look it up, which is annoying. Although they might not have an archive like UG, there's some other cool Uke sites out there. There's 3 that I mainly use: Uke Hunt, http://ukulelehunt.com/, very good for harder stuff, UkuTabs, http://ukutabs.com/,  which has a bigger archive, and Chukuleles, http://chukuleles.blogspot.ca/, my school's Uke club's blog. Hope this helps, Pat.

Tips For Begginers

One of the great advantages of a Uke, and I hate to say this because it sounds like you're limited to what you can do on a Uke, is that it can be really easy. That's why it's a great beginner instrument. Here's a few tips if you want to start.
-Learn these chords: C, G, F, D, Em, and Am. They will get you really far. Here are they're diagrams:

            The source for them is http://ukuchords.com/

-Don't use your thumb for strumming too much. It's O.K. if your starting, but stray away from it after a while. I use my middle finger, but most peeps I know use there pointer.
-Vary between chords and fingerpicking, but start out with basic tabs and work your way up.
-Don't stay at easy stuff for too long. Challenge yourself!
-And lastly, have fun. That's what Ukeing is all about.

Demons

This is an amazing Imagine Dragons song. I just love it. But the video is really sad and addicting, but it's the only way to truly get the song. Source: http://tabs.ultimateguitar.com/i/imagine_dragons/demons_crd.htm and http://ukuchords.com/

     

              Eb
When the days are cold
And the cards all fold
               Cm
And the saints we see
              Ab
Are all made of gold

                   Eb
When your dreams all fail
And the ones we hail
              Cm
Are the worst of all
               Ab
And the blood’s run stale

Eb                              Bb
  I want to hide the truth
                           Cm
I want to shelter you
                               Ab
But with the beast inside
Eb
There’s nowhere we can hide
                                Bb
 No matter what we breed
                                 Cm
We still are made of greed
                               Ab
This is my kingdom come
Eb
This is my kingdom come

                             Bb
  When you feel my heat
                     Cm
Look into your eyes
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide
Eb
It’s where my demons hide
                    Bb
 Don’t get too close
             Cm
It’s dark inside
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide
Eb
It’s where my demons hide

When the curtain’s call
Is the last of all
              Cm
When the lights fade out
            Ab
And the sinners crawl

            Eb
So they dug your grave
And the masquerade
                Cm
Will come calling out
            Ab
At the mess you made

Eb                                 Bb
 Don’t want to let you down
                    Cm
But I am hell bound
                                 Ab
Though this is all for you
Eb
Don’t want to hide the truth
Bb
 No matter what we breed
                                 Cm
We still are made of greed
                               Ab
This is my kingdom come
Eb
This is my kingdom come

Bb
  When you feel my heat
                     Cm
Look into your eyes
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide
Eb
It’s where my demons hide
                    Bb
 Don’t get too close
             Cm
It’s dark inside
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide
Eb
It’s where my demons hide

                                    Bb
 They say it's what you make

                      Cm
I say it's up to fate
                          Ab
It's woven in my soul
Eb
I need to let you go

                                       Bb
 Your eyes, they shine so bright
                              Cm
I want to save their light
                            Ab
I can't escape this now
Eb
Unless you show me how

Bb

  When you feel my heat
                     Cm
Look into your eyes
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide

Eb
It’s where my demons hide
                    Bb
 Don’t get too close
             Cm
It’s dark inside
                                   Ab
It’s where my demons hide

Eb
It’s where my demons hide

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