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- Counting Sheep to Sleep, a lullaby for high G ukulele February 5, 2025
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- 3 Chord Thursday LOVE February 4, 2025
- Counting Sheep for high G ukulele February 4, 2025
- Can’t Help Falling in Love in F for ukulele February 4, 2025
- As Tears Go By (1964) February 3, 2025
- Holy Cow for high G ukulele January 30, 2025
- Two Tigers for high G ukulele January 29, 2025
- Rabbit Hole for high G ukulele January 29, 2025
- Dragon Born for high G ukulele January 27, 2025
- Year of the Snake for high G ukulele January 27, 2025
- Music terminology January 25, 2025
- Homage to Carcassi for low G ukulele January 25, 2025
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Tag Archives: Travis picking
Puff the Magic Dragon Travis Picking Variations
RIP Peter Yarrow (1938 – 2025) who wrote Puff the Magic Dragon. Practice the seven variations of travis picking on the chord progression from the song on ukulele. Continue reading
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Travis Picking exercises for ukulele
Exercises on Travis Picking variations with easy common chords for high G and low G ukulele by Anne Ku Continue reading
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