BEGINNING, EASY Ukulele Tutorial - You Are My Sunshine 

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Ddudduddud C / / / / / C7 / You are my sunshine,my only sunshine F / / / C / / You make me happy,when skies ar grey F / / / C / / You'll never know dear, how much i love you, C / G7 / C Please don't take my sunshine away

The best part of this lesson was your smile.

I bought a ukulele yesterday in as attempt to beat the coronavirus lockdown boredom. I've been on youtube all day trying different 'beginner' tutorials and yours is by far the best. No complicated language, very clear and concise direction, and your voice is super gentle and patient somehow! Thanks so much. I watched and played along three times and by the third I was able to go through without any mistakes.

I have contacted the World Congress of Happy People and nominated you for the Happiest Person Ever 2020 title. What a great smile! Thanks for the tutorial!

I enjoyed the tutorial with a teacher who always smiles

I bought a ukulele before quarantine and never played it, now it’s time to learn

You encouraged my wife and got her excited about learning ukulele. She never had a background in music whereas my daughter and I did. Well, my daughter gave us a ukulele, and I bought our son a trumpet. So while we were in the music store picking up valve oil for my son and trombone slide cream for myself, she asked Charlie Daniels about trumpet lessons while I talked with a tech about doing a better setup for my old 12 string guitars, a martin I had been using as a 6 string and a Goya. I missed music and pulled out my trombone and today I found your tutorials and showed them to my wife. After she started picking up four very basic chords, I grabbed my Martin and slowly and quietly played along with her to encourage her and she loved it. We still have my mom’s piano and violin and my brother’s and my synths. So we’re getting encouraged. I was once a musician but was afraid going professional would be hard on family life, so professionally I ended up a math/computer/IT/AI professional and some friends were disappointed and a little mad at me, and many continued to see me as a trombone player. At church, I backed away preferring to sing with the guitar and for a bit I led the choir until a close friend and singer, my prayer partner suddenly passed away. We took care of my little brother, Mom, and Dad during their last days and lost another close friend to Covid and studied AI intensely for a few years. We need to enjoy life and do a little music again. Thank you for the tutorial.

I hope you're teaching kids somewhere. Perfect lesson young lady. I'm retire music teacher of 35 years. PK-12 and SpE. After retirement, I went into using my same skills with adult mental heath patients. Same song- second verse. 😊😊😊 They love it. I used you as the fun introduction. I'm the grumpy old drill master. You made this old music teacher long fir my good old days. Thank You for your sunshine.❤😊

Why does it feels like mom is teaching me? I miss her

Great to see a professional music teacher teaching ukulele. You KNOW how to teach in a slow, very understandable way so that I can teach it myself. Thank you. Please teach some more familiar songs for elementary students.

This is the first song I learned to play with my ukulele. Thank youuuu! You’re my motivation. 😍😍😍

I just got a ukelele I rushed home and I found this tutorial I learned it quickly! you have ab amazing teaching method

This world would be a much better place if we had more angels like you. Thank you for posting :)

This is my parents favorite song ever since. So I’m trying to show them to make them so happy! Thumbs up!!!!!!

I practiced and practiced and played this for my husband. Thank you so much. You are a terrific teacher!

C / / / / / C7 / You are my sunshine,my only sunshine F / / / C / / You make me happy,when skies ar grey F / / / C / / You'll never know dear, how much i love you, C / G7 / C Please don't take my sunshine away

This was the easiest to follow tutorial for beginner. Thank you!

‘You’ are my sunshine☀️ You’re smile are just so precious!

I love how she sing and she is soso perfect to be a teacher because shes so good at the ukelele 😀😚☺

I have been SEARCHING and SEARCHING for the best ukulele tutorial, this has been the best one so far

I love how the way you teach us the chords, strumming, lyrics, the timing and everything that a begginer needs.. Your a very great teacher. And when you said "I believe in you"♥️

GIRL you are amazing thank you! You are so methodical with your approach and I appreciate your breaking everything down from the notes the strings make to the transitions and beats. I am such an amateur and have seen so many videos but could not play anything decently until now, your whole lesson just brings everything together full circle. You're an amazing teacher - Thank you!!

I quite have a big and short finger thats why I stopped trying to play guitar. 🥺🥺 Then I decided to buy a ukelele last week. And find some ukelele tutorials in RU-vid. I really loved the way you teach 🥺 Thank you so much. 🥺♥️

You are an absolute sweetheart! I'm 66 and got my ukelele for Xmas! I was ready to play today and found you! Thank you sweetheart! I'm having so much fun!

Thank you so much. This is the first song I ever heard when I was born. I remember my dad singing it to me while playing the guitar while I sang along. Now we can sing and play this song together as a duo ❤️!

Thank you so much! My mum just bought a ukulele today and this was the best tutorial yet, good steps, no “big ukulele” words and i love the way you sing the song. All I need to learn now is “F”. Again thank you for this tutorial.

I had a ukelele when I was 6 given by my grandparents for my birthday present and I couldnt play it but now you taught me my first song

girl this 3 years later L-O-V-E this tourtorial i cant even tell you enough, my little cousin LOOOOVES this song her birthday is comming up thought this would be a WONDERFULL suprize, cant wiat to show her. EKKKKKKKKK

OMG!!! You covered everything a begginers needs to know to start on ukelele! BLESSINGS you are the ideal music professor

Bought my Girlfriend a Ukulele for Christmas. I'm saving your video to favorites. I think your a great teacher! -----Jim

Hi, this is the best tutorial so far for me. I just bought Ukulele yesterday and today I can play until 'how much I love you' even still hard and bad at F. Please make tutorial again like this, step by step and with easy cords Thank you for your video, Good luck! - Your viewer from Indonesia-

For me your the best ukulele player in THE WORLD

Oh, wow, I'm watching this a few days before I get my ukulele so I can find something good and this looks fairly simple! I think my s/o will appreciate this since this is one of his favorite songs I sing for him :)

I love how u teach! Continue doing this💜 (I love the way u smile while u teach)

Dear Stephanie, thank you so much. I just got my Ukelele a week back and your videos is helping me so so much to learn songs so easily!!!... Thank you. Finding your channel is what brought me and my Ukelele closer!

This youtube channel for those who are just starting how to play ukelele is highly recommended, your teaching stategy is very easy to understand and the genuine smile you have on your face while teaching us the beginners make us stay and have the eagerness to really learn. Thank you so much I am to able to learn C, C7, F and G7 this time. Gonna practice it🙂

I love how you slowly demonstrate strumming. I'm learning. Thank you!

I learned this in two hours thank you I feel like a pro

THANK YOU! Finally the first ukulele tutorial that actually makes sense and breaks everything down far enough for me as a beginner. All the other ones I looked at were so confusing and complicated, even though they were labeled "beginner," it was so discouraging I nearly gave up.

I'm So Glad you made this. My child was taking classes for Ukulele, but due to the increase of price in everything she had to stop. She was so sad, but this has really helped her keep up with her passion!

More more more! Thank you from a dad and 6 y/o daughter who are trying to learn! :)

You are a wonderful teacher! I am considering buying a ukelele...want to keep my mind sharp as I mature😊. You are my sunshine is a fav of mine, my siblings (7 of them) sang this song to our precious father 16 years ago when he was leaving his earthly body and entering Heaven! Thank you for your smile too! God bless you and your students everywhere!😊

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Yesterday I bought my Ukulele to Start learning during the lockdown.I‘m 53 years old and hope I can do this 😉

OK I'm hooked. Best. Ukulele.RU-vid.teacher. I've tried many other tutorials but with the way she teaches I've actually accomplished it! Thank you thank you you're amazing

Thank you for this tutorial it's been a while since I've picked up my ukulele but this video made me want to pick it up and start playing it again.

I just bought a ukulele today and this is my first song! This was so much fun and your video made it pretty easy to learn. Thanks!

I just received a ukulele for Christmas from my husband. I am so happy I found your RU-vid channel. I have never played a instrument before. I find your teaching easy to understand.

thanks for all your help , iam just learning to play. this will help me , its such a great song

Love this. My wife and I are going to learn to play together. Me on the trumpet of course.

🙋🏻‍♀️I did! And I’m a very slow learner so THANK YOU for this awesome tutorial to help me get started. Your bright and sunshiney personality is just what the world needs! Thank you, Stephanie! Blessings to you!

This makes me so happy I can smile through the pain of my fingers I just started learning how to play the ukulele like 3 days ago, thank you very much for this tutorial it has so far helped me more than most other tutorials I've watched. 😊

Thank you for being so patient and providing good and simple instructions

Thank you so much for teaching me all of this 8 have gotten so good and I literally got my ukulele today I I learned this one and Mary Ann songs today from you!❤️

this was one of the easiest I've learned so far and one of my favorite songs thank you😭 strumming and changing notes is kinda tough though

This makes practicing much easier to follow. And I enjoy it!

I watched this while waiting for my clothes to dry in the laundromat outside in the car.. the sunshine literally came out when I began to understand the cords and the song began to form thank you so much you have such a kind heart for making this video.. I watched at slow speed and I actually got it Thank you so much 😭😭😭😭😭

Thank you for explaining everything ❤️ you gained a new sub

This is amazing! I got my ukulele not long ago and I've been struggling to find a tutorial that doesn't throw you right in, but this helps so much! I thank you from the bottom of my heart: this was amazing! You've earned a new subscriber.

STEPHANIEEEE THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHH

This was the best tysm

*Good Work, Friend. Regards You.*

thank you so much for this tutorial, i just recently got a ukulele and this is the first song i have learned! my family loves it and so do i ! thank you and you have a wonderful voice!

Hi! I just want to say that when i first got my ukulele, I watched this tutorial. To me strumming pattern was so complicated and switching chords... Imma tell you. But after practicing a lot and playing some songs with differents strumming patterns, i came back here and... I could play through! I'm so happy, its not complicated at all and the way the u explained made It so simple. Tysm! 🥰❤️

I love it

I bought a ukulele but didn't play , decided to start playing it on quarantine lmao

love your positivity!! AND this song was in a songbook that I already had, but with different (and more difficult)chords, now I can plaY AND sing in this key!! thanks so much!!

It's so easy to learn and you can be a teacher of Ukulele...your welcome 😊

I have been a teacher for 35 plus years, and just started trying to learn to play the ukulele. You do a phenomenal job of explaining things. Are you a teacher? :)

I just bought a ukulele and I loved this lesson, thanks so much S D!

thank you for your patience

Thankyou Stephanie, you just taught me to play my first song on the Uke and I will play this to my 5yo daughter. Beyond words. Thankyou!

Can you chat the strumming pattern?? Thank you your tutorial is very helpful ♥️

I have a hard time transitioning my fingers to G7

you are my sunshine!!!

Your energy is so warm and you radiate so much joy! Thank you for the best tutorial. ❣️🤍🙏✨🦋

This was my first song. All the other ukulele tutorials on RU-vid didn’t work except this one. It was nice how she started from the very basics, because I didn’t even know any chords before I saw this video! Also I like how you’re always smiling :D I only have one problem: my fingers have tons of blisters from all that strumming. Do you know how to help that?

I’m over here watching this when I don’t have one but I want one 💀🤠

Awesome! I can play it, first time trying this song and its easy.

I got my uke also cos of lockdown. I have just had it two weeks and my fingers took a while to get used to it, but we are getting there, I can struma and sing at the same time. I love this little tutorial it really makes me smile whilst I strum and I can do all the chords and progressions now woo hoo. Thanks so much Stephanie

I think my ukelele isn't tuned-

Are there any other ways that we could do the song with out the g7 and with an easier chord please reply IM STRUGLING (btw best tutorial out there)

I love that you harmonize for the repeat. Love love love

Thank you Sister 🙏

Hey I just started to learn ukulele, I'm curious how to get the tune for the tuner u use.. because my ukulele sounded so bad

Hi, this is a great tutorial, i would like to try it. However, how can i improve on strumming?

That was so much fun. I've been just going from this chord to that cord never really doing a song. This gave me a much needed boost. Thanks.

I FOUND YOUR VIDEOOOOOOOO -Your fav student

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Just got a ukulele as a way to learn something while stuck in lock-down and this video really helped. I have never played an instrument and all the other videos I have watched were showing so many complicated finer placements and stuff way advance for me at the moment so this really is gonna help me learn at least my first song!

Great tutorial, Stephanie! Thanks a lot! And please don’t ever stop smiling, because.. wow.. such energy! 😄

I learned how to strumming because of this video😊😊😊 love to play every day😅😅😅

You are lovely. Keep teaching ! Thank you💖

I always come back to these videos just to sing the second part with you! I love this so much!

Thank you for supporting me through this screen. I feel your hand while failing. But I'll do it! 🍁

Now I learn your precious tutorial, you are my sunshine, thank you so much ❤❤❤

Thank you, Stephanie Douglass your tutorial helps me a lot💜

I’ve been wanting to learn ukulele for months now, and I’ve constantly been going between youtube, different apps, and my sister (I’m actually borrowing her ukulele while I’m learning to play) and your video has definitely been the most helpful yet!

The best part about this video is the assurance "I believe in you" .. you're an amazing tutor ❤️

Just learned my 1st song on the Ukulele 🤗 Thank you 🙏