Brand new uke player here, non musician, can't read music. This is incredibly helpful; you are clear, articulate and the pace is perfect for beginners. Thank you!
@@annacrabtree5011 You can slow down the video. Just click on the little cog wheel icon on the bottom of the video and you will see how to adjust speed to meet your needs. I have done this with several tutorials and find it helpful. I usually watch the whole thing thru at normal speed first and then adjust to support my learning ability. Hope this helps :)
I agree with what others had said. Thankfully this video was among the ones that popped up during my first few hours with an ukulele. I forgot what I searched for. For now, I'm not aiming at going above beginner's level. I just want to learn simple songs like the ones that you have here and get them perfect. I love the song choices and the island strumming pattern. The images showing the lyrics along with the chords are very helpful. Thank you! Upvoted and subscribed.
I am a beginner, at age 77 yrs oldI don't know how to read music but this video i was helpful Eventualy I want to be able to play Favorite hymns like amazing Grace Blessed assurance and other favorites hymns
You have opened up my world. I had a ukulele for 4 years . Never touching it till one day I got it out and searched you tube and there you were. I can do the beginners lesson really good and even was inspired to teach my self to play Hallelujah. Wellll... it's a work in progress. Lol. Since my mother's stroke ,I play for her what I know and she sang. That is good to strengthen her vocal cords and throat. Thank you for being there and giving me a purpose. Look forward to the next lesson forward Laura. Maybe you can tell me what is your next video ,after beginners? Thanks sallie
Thanks so much Sallie, I'm happy to hear that you're feeling inspired to start playing your uke! That's so sweet that you're playing Hallelujah for your mother to sing with you. I'd suggest checking out my Ukulele For Beginners Series playlist next, followed by Fundamentals and Techniques, and then 3 and 4 chord songs. Here's a link to all of my playlists: bit.ly/3ysmx0i Thanks for the question!
When you're ready for more fun 😊, here are tutorials on 3 more easy 2 chord songs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-36yx3dcVeRc.html, and also 3 easy 3 chord songs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BCE8p9s_KkY.html
If anyone is interested in playing the uke the greatest success that I have had was with the Arthurs Uke Blog (i found it on google) definately the most useful plan that I have ever followed.
Thanks! I wish there were more 2 chord songs to choose from. Here are a few more that you may like better 😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-36yx3dcVeRc.html
Today was day 2 for me. My fingers are too sore to try any more today, but after sleeping on what I learned today tomorrow's lofty goal will be to play Clementine with the fancy strum pattern. :) Thank you, this was such a nicely paced lesson!
I'm so glad that you found this lesson helpful, thank you! Day 2...you're off to a great start! I hope day 3 goes just as well and have fun playing Clementine 😊
Amazing to find such a wonderful teacher. So much easier than others as You're so clear. Everything is broken down to very basic steps. Thank you. You're lovely to follow.
I just got my ukulele yesterday! I used to play the acoustic guitar as a kid but well now I’m 63 so I thought I would try the ukulele! It’s harder than I remember the guitar being but my hands are that much older and arthritic now so I’m still hanging in there though. second day!
Loved your tutorial, very easy to follow. Have had no previous experience with any musical instrument. Now at 80y.o feel I need to broaden my horizons and ordered my new Ukulele a couple of days ago and am hoping to receive it before the end of this week. I hope to continue following your videos. Thank you.
Thanks for these great videos! Your pace is just right for helping me help my daughter!! Any chance Mary Had a Little Lamb could be played with these same chords? Or do you have a video for Mary Had a... already? Thanks again!!!
Me and my friends are doing our school Talent show and I play uke so they wanted me to play and they send me this video because they said it would be fun and easy to do
That's so great, I don't want to learn all the cords as I've tried really hard before. This is perfect for me, been looking for a 2 cord strum and even asked you about it today 5 Nov 2022. Thanks.
reallly good beginner videos! However, it would be helpful if you would print the island strumming pattern on the screen and leave it there, please consider for future videos, thanks!
Thanks Claudia! My video formatting has evolved quite a lot over the past 3 years since this was published. You'll see the patterns on screen in my lessons over the past couple years 😊
Thank you that was beautiful and brilliant. I don't know music and I have just decided to learn the ukulele. I am so glad I found this because I especially love the song Iko, Iko! I can't believe that it can be played with only two chords. Thanks!
Thank u so much for the tutorial!! It's difficult for me to put my fingers on the G7 note, but I just started today so maybe overtime I'll learn and get used to it, anyways thank u for the help!
My pleasure, I'm glad you found this helpful! It does take some time for your fingers to learn and build the muscle memory for chord positions. Have fun getting started on uke! 😊
Thank you, I'm glad you found this helpful! The 2nd pattern can take some time to master. One thing that you can try is to add the upstrums in stages. For example, you can start with D-DU--D-, practice that for a while, then add in the 2nd upstrum for D-DU-UD-, and eventually play the entire pattern. Playing it at a slow tempo will help you to learn it, and once you feel comfortable with it then start bringing the pattern up to speed and apply it to a song. Let me know if you think a tutorial on this would be helpful :) Try to be patient with it...most new things on ukulele take some time to learn and with consistent practice you'll get there!
My pleasure Barbara, I'm glad you found this helpful! You can definitely translated the chord shapes to your baritone. With standard baritone tuning (DGBE), you'll be in the key of G with these chords, playing G and D7 rather than C and G7. Have fun with these songs! 😊
Glad you found this helpful! Here's my follow up video I did on more 2 chord songs in case you haven't seen it yet :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-36yx3dcVeRc.html
Thank you for this useful method. I am very happy to have managed singing Clémentine while playing. For the moment only with DOWN strums. Not yet with the D DUD pattern which seems much more difficult to me, although I know it by heart. Something still escapes me.
When you are on the up strum are you strumming all the stings or just the bottom ones? I’m having such a horrible time trying to learn an up strum ( hitting all the strings ) thank you. Your tutorials are fabulous.
Hi Joanne, I'm glad you're enjoying the tutorials, thanks! It's ok to only catch 2 or 3 strings on the upstrum. It's definitely more challenging than the downstrum. Over time your strumming will improve and you'll catch all 4 strings more often, but try not to let it frustrate you. It will get easier and more consistent with practice 😊
Thank you so much this helps a lot! I just have one question, when I stum my ukelele it echos a bit after each strum, is there a way to fix that? love the video :)
I'm so glad you found this helpful! 🤗 I haven't experienced echoing so I'm not sure what to suggest for that. If it's more of a buzzing sound, you may be able to fix it by playing closer to the frets or by putting new string on your uke.
Hi Shahad, it helps to practice at a slow tempo when first learning these songs. It takes some time for our left hand to build the muscle memory for the chord positions. Try to be patient with it and with regular practice you'll be able to change chords more quickly. Please don't feel discouraged...we all struggle with this as beginners and I promise it does get easier over time 😊
It sounds so easy when you do it. I can play the chords, but no way do I get the words to fit to the strumming. I can strum a strum for each word, strum a couple times without words, then strum with words again. It fits. That is not what you do at all. You keep strumming and singing through the whole. I can’t figure out how to do that. I strum a strum a syllable. I get lost otherwise. I know I am not doing it right and I hate practicing wrong. I wish you could lay it out exactly what words go with what strum. I mark all my music that way.
Hi, thanks for your feedback! It can be quite challenging at first to strum and sing at the same time. Songsheets generally show chord changes but don't notate where to strum. It takes some practice to get the rhythm of a song down to play and sing the lyrics. Here's a tutorial on steps to strum and sing at the same time that you might find helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SIdu4uzq-Fw.html Try to be patient with it, keep practicing, and it'll get easier 😊
hi, what tuning do you have? gcea, or mdhf, or other? i’m new to uke, but i think im starting to get the basics, haha. this tutorial is so underrated and so helpful! there is no 8 year old sisters screaming at each other or begging you to subscribe. truly deserve more views!
Hi, I'm so glad you found this tutorial helpful! Thanks for your feedback. Great that you're starting to get the basics! I'm using GCEA tuning and I'm using a low G.
Hi Stew, I'm so glad you enjoyed this lesson, thanks! Here's a link to the post on Patreon where you can download the pdf for these songs. I don't have a website but all of my songsheets are available on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/39462426
