Ukulele Mele Lesson | Na Alii | C-4 chords with Hum Ding-Ah Strum (revised)

Mele Fong teaches how to play the traditional Hawaiian song Na Alii. Learn how to form on and off-base ukulele chords in the key of C with 4-chords, and how to strum the unique Hum Ding-Ah Strum. Mele sings in Hawaiian, so you do not need to. In this revised video, see images of the ukulele chords on the video as Mele teaches how to form them and as she sings and plays the song. Plus, an end screen was added to the original video published on 10/2/2022 with 113 views as of 9/10/2023 when it was unlisted. Play along by downloading the song sheets below.

If you want to skip the ukulele lesson and jump to listening and/or playing along to the song, click on the timestamp for “watch a close-up of Mele’s hands as you play along.”

Timestamp:
Learn the strum
Learn the chords: 1:14
Watch a close-up of Mele’s hands as you play along: 2:49

This Hawaiian song was composed by Samuel Kuahiwi in 1928 and pays tribute to Hawaii’s departed chiefs. The song tells two famous sayings. The first saying is Kamehameha the Great’s Law of the Splintered Paddle that guaranteed safe passage for women, children, and the infirm. The second saying is Kamehameha III’s statement that became Hawaii’s motto. This arrangement uses the first two verses sung twice and omits the third verse found in the original composition.

PLAY ALONG WITH MELE FONG – Get the song sheets for Na Alii with Hum Ding-Ah Strum for ukulele, chords, lyrics, and more at https://drive.google.com/file/d/144my...

LEARN THE STORY behind this Hawaiian song in the video titled Story Behind the Song | Na Alii | by Ukulele Mele -    • Story Behind the Song | Na Alii | by ...  

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Native Hawaiian Mele Fong from Maui is an experienced educator and professional entertainer with over 50 years experience playing the 'ukulele - Hawaii's official instrument. Are UKE having fun yet? Watch. Listen. Play. The Ukulele Mele Way!