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Melissa: ukulele instructional

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Red Red Wine : Ukulele Instructional Video

11:36

Louise - Instructional Video

6:57

Ukulele fingerpicking 101: Instructional video

7:06

Daydream (strumming version): Ukulele Instructional

7:43

Here There and Everywhere: Ukulele Instructional

In this video, we will chat about Sir Paul's great Here There and Everywhere. I've moved it to the key of C, and this one had a nice fingerpicking pattern for the picking hand, and a few deft chord changes for the fretting hand. Be patient with yourself, and work carefully on those few spots and chord changes. Your patience will be rewarded. The picking hand does the same pattern for the whole song, so it should settle right in after you work it slowly to get it into your fingers.
There will be Thumb, index, and then middle/ring together, then index. You'll see how it goes.
Chord sheet and such:
docs.google.com/file/d/1F8taApehnTw3iV71XJoUIpl1JdcNt1t_/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword

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9:30

Sunny: Ukulele Instructional Video

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We chat about Bobby Hebb's nice Bossa Nova inflected "Sunny." There's some tasty chords for the fretting hand, and a bossa inspired fingerpicking pattern that divides the picking hand into Team Thumb and Team Fingers. You'll love it! Chord sheet is here: drive.google.com/file/d/1d6iIVA1XI7izCo1lvii8xuDwFoJvH9b-/view?usp=drive_link

8:16

Melissa: ukulele instructional

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Here we tackle the very guitaristic “Melissa” from the Allman Brothers. It’s got a strumming pattern that requires shifting on an upstroke. And some new shifting sliding fretting fingers to boot. It’s easier than it seems. Here's the chord forms and strumming notes: docs.google.com/document/d/175h213oCaBXRLJgE2oQLYJ49UMDomCZ2/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=105718810031710021511&rtpof=true&sd=true

Red Red Wine : Ukulele Instructional Video

11:36

Red Red Wine : Ukulele Instructional Video

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Here we look at Neil Diamond’s “Red Red Wine.” I base my take on it from UB40’s great cover. We are in G. Easy chords. I show both an easy strum version and then a more authentic closed position chord version. Here's the music for you. drive.google.com/file/d/1V003GmFulTMiuFNrYodExCzgfE90hMlU/view?usp=drive_link

6:57

Louise - Instructional Video

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A commenter on the channel asked for Leo Kottke’s “Louise.” So, months later, here it is. I talk about and play through the form of the song, and show a couple of little embellishments you might add to get Leo’s flavor. We’re fingerpicking in a bouncy inside out pattern. Here's the music for you. drive.google.com/file/d/1bLH14cqsVW1lLKx0boFC_mAlfa8CbHFF/view?usp=drive_link

Ukulele fingerpicking 101: Instructional video

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Ukulele fingerpicking 101: Instructional video

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A commenter on the Daydream video mentioned that picking was new to her, and I discovered that I’ve never done a dedicated video to this. I’ve discussed it in many videos for a particular song, but not isolated. So here that is. It’s all about the picking hand thumb going back and forth between the fourth and third strings, while the index and middle fingers pluck the second and first strings b...

Daydream (strumming version): Ukulele Instructional

7:43

Daydream (strumming version): Ukulele Instructional

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We have some fun with the sunny Daydream from the Lovin’ Spoonful. It feels like it should be on ukulele. I show two different ways to pluck or strum this song. I’ll do a second video talking about fingerpicking it. The good news is that the two different techniques work well together if you have one friend who likes to pick and one who prefers to strum. My multi-track performance of the full s...

Daydream (Fingerpicked version): Ukulele Instructional

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Daydream (Fingerpicked version): Ukulele Instructional

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Here we fingerpick the sweet “Daydream” from the Lovin’ Spoonful. Reference the previous Daydream video for the feel of the song. My multi-track version of this song is in this same key, and one of the Jays is fingerpicking. The other is strumming or plucking as in the first instructional video. Remember that you can slow down these videos to make it easier to play along. My version is here on ...

It’s Only A Paper Moon (Fingerpicked): Ukulele Instructional

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It’s Only A Paper Moon (Fingerpicked): Ukulele Instructional

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We fingerpick Paper Moon in this video. Basic bouncy inside out picking pattern. Chord chart is here: drive.google.com/file/d/1g7HeGXVyLfY6TyY5Z2hz3Qd310B-UGCM/view?usp=drivesdk And here’s my multitrack version of the song. I have two ukes, one strumming and one fingerpicking. Same key. th-cam.com/video/13mb3wATJXA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5dCjUj2kXc_V7ms1

It’s Only A Paper Moon (strumming version): Ukulele Instructional

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It’s Only A Paper Moon (strumming version): Ukulele Instructional

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Here we have fun with Harold Arlen’s Paper Moon. It’s a great ukulele song. Lots of chords, but it’s totally playable. We use a bouncy D Du strum pattern for the most part, with a four beat bouncy island strum in a couple spots on each section. Here’s a chart. drive.google.com/file/d/1g7HeGXVyLfY6TyY5Z2hz3Qd310B-UGCM/view?usp=drivesdk And here’s my own multi track version of the song. Same key....

Get Back part 3 (solos!): ukulele Instructional

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Get Back part 3 (solos!): ukulele Instructional

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Here we chat about the dusty frets up around 10-12, and the guitar solos for Get Back. Here’s TAB for the solos. drive.google.com/file/d/1VmFTQYB3IKOWaTRP8H5TkzET9-JoDkbs/view?usp=drivesdk

Get Back (Uke fills): Ukulele instructional

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Get Back (Uke fills): Ukulele instructional

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Here we add some spice to Get Back with Ukulele 2, the fills on the verses and choruses. It requires leaving home position, to the rarified air of frets five through eight. Don’t be afraid! :-) It’s nice if one of your pals in a jam session could add these fills while everyone else is banging away at the rhythm chords. Here’s TAB for this stuff. drive.google.com/file/d/1VmFTQYB3IKOWaTRP8H5TkzET...

11:16

Get Back: ukulele Instructional Video

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We dive into the great McCartney tune, Get Back, from the Let It Be album. This is a fun song to play. We are in the key of D, instead of the original A. Easy chords. Main technique thing here is the extensive rock and roll finger trick usage (Video on that technique elsewhere on this channel). We play through the song once, and then discuss the strumming pattern, some options if you can’t do s...

I’d rather go blind: ukulele instructional

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I’d rather go blind: ukulele instructional

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This is a quick video for An showing a fun left hand trick to create a cool reggae chunka Strummy vibe. All the work is being done by the fretting hand, using closed position chords (where all the strings have a finger on them). The left hand either presses to get a chord sound, or gently releases pressure to get a chunk sound. The right hand is doing a steady du du du du thing, and the frettin...

Ukulele Instructional: Knock Three Times

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Ukulele Instructional: Knock Three Times

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We dive into the easy and fun Knock Three Times by Tony Orlando and Dawn. It’s another chunking song, with the Strummy chunka pattern in the right hand. Ways left hand chords. And we solve the issue of a 6/4 measure in the chorus by knocking on the Uke for three beats while we sing a cappella for a brief moment. All will be clear once you watch the video. Have fun.