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Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the hapa haole song Honolulu I’m Coming Back Again. Written in 1919, the song was issued under the sanction of The Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu by Aloha Temple, probably for a Shriners Convention in 1922. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer available […]
Mele Fong teaches how to play the traditional Hawaiian song I Kona. Learn how to form on and off-base ukulele chords in the key of C with 8-chords, and how to strum the unique I Wanna Rest Strum. See images of the ukulele chords on the video as you watch close-up views of Mele’s fingers […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the traditional Hawaiian song I Kona. The song praises Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer available from Mele’s website UkuleleMeleOnMaui.com. Instead, you can learn to play the Ukulele Mele Way for free by watching video lessons […]
Mele Fong teaches how to play the patriotic song America the Beautiful. Learn how to form on and off-base ukulele chords in the key of F with 4-chords, and how to strum the unique Pick in 4 Strum. See images of the ukulele chords on the video as you watch close-up views of Mele’s fingers […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the patriotic song America the Beautiful. The song was adapted from a poem written by New Englander Katherine Lee Bates, who in 1893 was inspired when she traveled to the top of Pikes Peak, Colorado, and saw for the first time the glories of the American […]
Mele Fong teaches how to play the traditional Hawaiian song Hula O Makee. Learn how to form on and off-base ukulele chords in the key of G with 7-chords, and how to strum the unique Olapa Strum. See images of the ukulele chords on the video as you watch close-up views of Mele’s fingers forming […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the traditional Hawaiian song Hula O Makee. The song tells the true story of the ship Makee floundering on the reef off Kauai. NOTE: Monthly Online Lessons by subscription are no longer available from Mele’s website UkuleleMeleOnMaui.com. Instead, you can learn to play the Ukulele Mele […]
Mele Fong teaches how to play the Hawaiian Wedding Song. Learn how to form on-base ukulele chords in the key of G with 9-chords, and how to strum the unique Morse Code Strum. See images of the ukulele chords on the video as you watch close-up views of Mele’s fingers forming and changing chords while […]
Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele tells the story behind the Hawaiian Wedding Song. Originally titled “Ke Kali Nei Au” (Waiting For Thee) Charles E. King composed the song with lyrics in Hawaiian in 1926 for his operetta Prince of Hawaii. In 1958, Al Hoffman and Dick Manning translated the original Hawaiian words into English, christening […]
Mele Fong teaches how to play the traditional Hawaiian song Henehene Kou Aka. Learn how to form on-base ukulele chords in the key of F with 8-chords, and how to strum the unique I Wanna Rest Strum. See images of the ukulele chords on the video as you watch close-up views of Mele’s fingers forming […]