I teach a group of ladies the Uke every thursday afternoon. But I have decided to follow you from beginners' classes right through to picking,strumming,blues,etc.....love your. Tutorials. Thank you Dickie Ross Ayrshire Scotland
That was a COMPLETE BLAST!!!! I am a retired public school teacher of 28 years, and I'm here to tell you that you are one he77 of an instructor!!! Thank you!!!
Hi Kev, Northern Queensland, Australia here, Our Queensland borders have just been locked down again, because of the outbreak of covid in Melbourne. Our Premier had only just reopened the borders to our Southern states when the cases began again in droves, in Melbourne and now spread over to Sydney. Loved your blues tutorial. 💕💕💖💙💛
Hi from Peter in the UK just learning to play the ukulele for therapy i have a problem with Arthritis, always loved the Blues. I like lighting Hopkins rock mama great to learn this with you thanks again for your lessons.
Hi Kevin, I'm following your lessons from here in New Zealand and am enjoying them. I have been involved in music for many years but have never learnt to read music and have learnt by "ear" or following other musicians. It's been an eye opener for me learning all the different terminologies and names of chords etc and I'm totally engrossed with trying to play catch up with my music which I should have taken up at a younger age. Thank you for your skills and dedication to the music industry and supporting those who are keen to learn and further their skills in music whether it be for professional reasons or self satisfaction and pleasure.
Yay I am in Melbourne. Absolutely loved this. Smashing the 12 bars on my little silver resonator and you’re right - what could be better than playing the blues 😊
Thank you so much for that tutorial. I'm actually not that good at learning songs but after one hour practice time I can really play that. Thank you 😀💪
Yahoo get ya blues on. Love this a whole lot. Sadly i don’t know of any blues but always happy to be directed. Wet grey and cold day here in Sydney. Could do with a lot more of this stuff. Haveagoodone Kevin.
A great exercise for me . I have done the blues shuffle in A with different teachers including BABAGEE and I love the shuffle and mute. The Blues in G is new to me. Will take a lot of practice and that D !!!!
From Golden, CO: I'm finally getting to doing your blues videos, which I've looked forward to. This was fun. I had no idea blues had such a prescribed method and chord combination. I look forward to the others. Blues on uke rules!!
Hi Kevin, This was great! I used to play Chilly Winds on the guitar many years ago. This is the first time that I learned blues on the uke. Thank you so much. You are wonderful!
Hi. I've just got myself a banjolele, I live in East Yorkshire, England. So this is my first ever lesson. Thanks to you I can now play a 12 bar blues. Cheers.x
Wonderful! If you'd like to explore additional learning resources like worksheets, tabs, practice tracks and courses, drop by the AllForUke website and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com/lessons
Playing in Finland. Just started to play uke couple on months ago so I'm still a perfect novice. Found your channel very recently. I would like to learn more songs like this where the melody is played by chords instead of picking. Could be a bit more complex song than just three chords too. It seems to be hard to find tabs like that from the web, mostly there are just background chords for singalong and believe you me, I'm not going to start singing anytime soon... :)
Glad I could help For more learning resources such as practice tracks, song sheets, and exclusive content, drop by the AllForUke community site and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com
Many thanks! Maybe time to upgrade the ukulele to a solid wood. I think you'll notice a huge difference and it'll inspire you to play even more. allforuke.com/shop has quite a few listed. May I suggest Mahogany or Acacia solid. Kevin | Learn More 👉 allforuke.com
I love this chord progression! This was such a fun tutorial. I don’t have the muted strum down yet, but it’s something to work on. Loved the walk down, too. I don’t know any specific blues songs to tell you, but I’d love to see another blues tutorial. Playing along in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The mutes are something that I will have to practice. They sound great. I find the super slow single strums so far apart that I can't really hear the progression. When you are doing super slow it would also help if you didn't put extra pauses in when you introduce the new bits.
Thanks for playing along with me, George. If you’d like to access more learning materials such as lesson worksheets and practice jam tracks head over to the AllForUke site and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com
Great lesson as always. Love u sm. Tysm for everything u do, I wanna try everything, but I focus on other things right now. I play in Voronezh, Russia. Have a nice day.
Funny, different people teach different patterns. I really like yours. I'll keep practicing. Walk down is the hardest so far. Seems like I want to stay on the Dflat7 too long.
Kevin, this is a great tutorial. I just took up the uke a month ago and appreciate you spoon feeding me the chords, strumming, walks and turn around. Every day I spend a little time practicing. I am writing right now from Fort Myers Fla. and in the summer from Boothbay Harbor Me. Looking forward to playing my uke on my boat. Thanks for all you do!
Excellent lesson, thanks. You have become my favourite youtuber. However in some lessons you are in this particular room and there is an echo that makes the video a bit "tinny". The acoustics are better in the lounge with the garden windows. Absolutely excellent lessons though. Really appreciate the full lessons and the play alongs too.
There always seems to be a Lille hidden something at the end of Kevin’s videos. The strumming pattern given had 2 mutes at end of the bar so on the run down where is the upstroke for the Db7?
I am actually a U-Bass player. I have 4 Kalas. I live on eastern Long Island, NY. In non-COVID times I play with a beginner uke group, so I often surf around looking at learn to play uke sites. I have been playing for about 18 months and can’t believe I missed finding you and your offerings before this. You are both a talented player and a talented teacher. I will be passing this link onto other players in our group. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Bette Lou....I just acquired a Kala U-Bass, just a beginner but wanted to learn the bass playing technique and others. I am pondering if you do teach online?
Mildred Coombs Have you checked out Stephen Cox? He has a lot of content on TH-cam and I believe he gives lessons via skype. He is very knowledgeable and, I think, approachable.
Took a little practice but I'm playing the blues! So much fun! Im 54 and never played an instrument, picked up ukulele Aug '21. All your lessons and patreon page has made learning fun!! Thank you!
Hi Kevin. I'm loving your tutorials here at beautiful Jan Juc, just over the hill from from Bells Beach, Surf Coast Capital of Australia. I'd been trying to play uke unsuccesfully for a couple of years. We just played chords & sang [in a couple of groups] but with no idea of strumming patterns. During the C19 lockdown, I found your site. After about a month of practicing with you, I decided to subscribe, committing to improving & learning how to play better. I practice most days, repeating your tutorials a few times until I have some mastery & returning to different series that I have completed. I have bad osteoarthritis in my hands but my fingers are becoming more flexible with improved fine motor control. This is a huge bonus, I can tell you. I'd love you to present a few slower numbers, until my strumming proficiency improves enough to be capable of more speed. Ive introduced a number of people from Geelong & the Surf Coast Shire to your series, including my husband who needs more dedication to improve. We enjoy watching the birds outside your window. Stay safe & continue making this pandemic less horrible. Leonie
Hi Kevin! I want to thank you a lot for your videos. It's helping me to learn to play ukulele. I'm from Brazil, and you are the best teacher that I have seen in TH-cam! Thank you very much! 😊
A beginner, found your videos and best fun I’ve had on my ukulele. 12 bar blues is a great way to learn how to practice chord changes. First time barred a chord and was successful. Looking forward to continuing this practice and finding your next. Grateful in Southport NC, USA.
Picked up a uke 9 years ago but only self taught. This was the first tutorial video I ever used and I’ll be watching more of your vids in the future! Never played the blues before! Looking forward to unlocking a lot of new skills.
Playing in HOT Tennessee, In the air conditioning of course. I really like the blues, this will take some practice. I won't give up until I'm six feet under!!! Thanks
Hi, I'm John from Belgium-Antwerp. I enjoyed this so much, I have 2 Uke's. 1 is a Korala(Hawai) and the 2nd is a Flight I guess it's Australian with a Amp Connection. Tha.ks for the lesson. I Just love the Blues. 🤘👍
Hi Kevin, a beginner on uke since september last year. Like you as well as yr lessons! Thank you for all yr effort and thank you for making people smile. Love from Holland, near Amsterdam ;)
You, Sir, are an excellent teacher. I have coached sports for decades and your approach (description, breaking things into constituent parts, demonstration, conveying enthusiasm etc) to elements you bring to a lesson is elite. Your lessons are utterly consumable. More power to you.
Great video and well explained. This is a new area for me to give a good tune to play that sounds interesting without it being a song. As you also covered the I, IV and V, I can adapt it to other keys/chords. Sweet
Kevin, great videos. I have been watching your tutorials since April (when I started playing the uke due to lockdown...) and this is the first time I have seen you mention cords with numbers. Is this something you are doing to make it easier to understand or is this something specific with the blues style? Thanks again for your videos, I love them
Really nice blues, I can't really do it with the mute chords, but I'm trying to learn it. Greeting from Bulgaria, I'm a little over 2 months into learning Uke, and am having a blast ^^.
Hi Kevin I’m Allan from Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Really enjoying your vídeos. Usually I can get the bar chords my problem is getting to them fast enough. Any tips for accomplishing that?
My fingers are so bony I can't bar chords. There's always a space between flesh and string no matter how hard I press. Really frustrating for this progression. Any advice?
Hi sorry but it’s more easy for me to write my comment in French. Je vie à Québec au Canada, une région à 100% francophone, mon anglais n’est pas parfait mais j’ai quand même très bien compris ton enseignement et j’apprécie énormément. Je compte poursuivre mon enseignement car je veux savoir jouer du ukulele et surtout le jouer en blues, je veux aussi impressionner mes fils car il ne me crois pas quand je leur dit que le ukulele blues existe. Merci encore et passez une excellente journée.
Playing in Melbourne! Back in lockdown, loving your classes
I teach a group of ladies the Uke every thursday afternoon. But I have decided to follow you from beginners' classes right through to picking,strumming,blues,etc.....love your. Tutorials. Thank you Dickie Ross Ayrshire Scotland
Uke-ing up a storm for my dog in Brisbane, Australia. Thanks for the fun and easy instruction, Kevin
Greetings from Noosa ( QLD). I too am enjoying my uke
That was a COMPLETE BLAST!!!! I am a retired public school teacher of 28 years, and I'm here to tell you that you are one he77 of an instructor!!! Thank you!!!
Hi Kev,
Northern Queensland, Australia here, Our Queensland borders have just been locked down again, because of the outbreak of covid in Melbourne. Our Premier had only just reopened the borders to our Southern states when the cases began again in droves, in Melbourne and now spread over to Sydney. Loved your blues tutorial. 💕💕💖💙💛
Hi from Peter in the UK just learning to play the ukulele for therapy i have a problem with Arthritis, always loved the Blues.
I like lighting Hopkins rock mama great to learn this with you thanks again for your lessons.
Hi Kevin, I'm following your lessons from here in New Zealand and am enjoying them. I have been involved in music for many years but have never learnt to read music and have learnt by "ear" or following other musicians. It's been an eye opener for me learning all the different terminologies and names of chords etc and I'm totally engrossed with trying to play catch up with my music which I should have taken up at a younger age. Thank you for your skills and dedication to the music industry and supporting those who are keen to learn and further their skills in music whether it be for professional reasons or self satisfaction and pleasure.
Brilliant so easy to understand thank you from the UK.
Wow! First time at having a go at the blues. Thank you so much. Brilliant teacher. Jamming with you from the UK.
👋
Thanks from Braidwood, near Canberra ACT Australia. I'm 80 yo just started on a Uke and you made it easy and fun for me.
Yay I am in Melbourne. Absolutely loved this. Smashing the 12 bars on my little silver resonator and you’re right - what could be better than playing the blues 😊
Thank you so much for that tutorial. I'm actually not that good at learning songs but after one hour practice time I can really play that.
Thank you 😀💪
Yahoo get ya blues on. Love this a whole lot. Sadly i don’t know of any blues but always happy to be directed. Wet grey and cold day here in Sydney. Could do with a lot more of this stuff. Haveagoodone Kevin.
Love these lessenserie from you
So i can learn thus. Thank you so much 👌👍👍
From Madrid, Spain, many thanks for this great video. I love blues music and learning to play ukelele.
Bought my first uke in Hanalei. I live in Memphis, TN. So blues it is.
My favorite blues tune…so many
Tore down
5 long years
Midnight Stroll
Brilliant explanation. Thanks for sharing your expertise. KK
Thanks so for this from lockdown in London...loving your help ..appreciate it! Keep safe .
Wow great lesson. I've only been playing for a short time but this was easy. I'm watching from NH. Thanks. Subscribed!
A great exercise for me . I have done the blues shuffle in A with different teachers including BABAGEE and I love the shuffle and mute. The Blues in G is new to me. Will take a lot of practice and that D !!!!
Thanks Kevin, loved the refinements to bring it alive -from New Zealand and Hesitation Blues floats my boat. Thanks for a great tutorial, Chris
Today is my first experience trying to learn an instrument. Great video, time to practice some blues!
Hi Kevin thanks for your teachings, Im a beginner from Tacoma Washington.
From Golden, CO: I'm finally getting to doing your blues videos, which I've looked forward to. This was fun. I had no idea blues had such a prescribed method and chord combination. I look forward to the others. Blues on uke rules!!
watching from UK . Great vids
Hi Kevin, This was great! I used to play Chilly Winds on the guitar many years ago. This is the first time that I learned blues on the uke. Thank you so much. You are wonderful!
Nice walk thru. I'm a first week player of anything and was very easy to follow along and hear progress.
OMG! Love this. Thanks so much. I GOT TO PLAY THE BLUES! (Benicia, California)
Great lesson!
Hi. I've just got myself a banjolele, I live in East Yorkshire, England. So this is my first ever lesson. Thanks to you I can now play a 12 bar blues. Cheers.x
Wonderful! If you'd like to explore additional learning resources like worksheets, tabs, practice tracks and courses, drop by the AllForUke website and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com/lessons
Playing in Kalamazoo Michigan.thanks for your wonderful teachings
From Ireland!! EXCELLENT KEVIN .
Thank you - i like your clear and easy to follow manner
Playing in Finland. Just started to play uke couple on months ago so I'm still a perfect novice. Found your channel very recently. I would like to learn more songs like this where the melody is played by chords instead of picking. Could be a bit more complex song than just three chords too. It seems to be hard to find tabs like that from the web, mostly there are just background chords for singalong and believe you me, I'm not going to start singing anytime soon... :)
Thanks, you make it easy.
I'm in Brazil .
Glad I could help For more learning resources such as practice tracks, song sheets, and exclusive content, drop by the AllForUke community site and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com
Brilliant lesson, thank you. I wish my Kala Pacific walnut tenor (laminate) sounded half as good as yours. Manchester here in Northern England.
Many thanks! Maybe time to upgrade the ukulele to a solid wood. I think you'll notice a huge difference and it'll inspire you to play even more. allforuke.com/shop has quite a few listed. May I suggest Mahogany or Acacia solid. Kevin | Learn More 👉 allforuke.com
I love this chord progression! This was such a fun tutorial. I don’t have the muted strum down yet, but it’s something to work on. Loved the walk down, too. I don’t know any specific blues songs to tell you, but I’d love to see another blues tutorial. Playing along in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Thanks! Greetings from Mechelen, Belgium
Thank you Kevin from Hamburg, Germany.
Joining in from NY
Hey Kevin,,,,,I’m playing in beautiful Pismo Beach, Ca on My Koaloha. Love love love the blues. Like your style…..fun and easy!
Awesome - what part of California is that? I was just in Petaluma and fell in love with the California vibes :) - Kevin | allforuke.com
Playing along in hong kong , love ur vid, everything u say is useful, and lots of stuff make sense to me now after viewing ur vid😀 thankss!
Yes! I wait!
The mutes are something that I will have to practice. They sound great. I find the super slow single strums so far apart that I can't really hear the progression. When you are doing super slow it would also help if you didn't put extra pauses in when you introduce the new bits.
i am in England, 75 years young, and loving very second. Thank you!!!!!
Thanks for playing along with me, George. If you’d like to access more learning materials such as lesson worksheets and practice jam tracks head over to the AllForUke site and have a look around. All the best - Kevin | allforuke.com
You are cool, I‘m learning the Blues from Austria.
I love this. I’m learning from Prescott AZ
Great lesson as always. Love u sm. Tysm for everything u do, I wanna try everything, but I focus on other things right now. I play in Voronezh, Russia. Have a nice day.
You should do a lesson on the walk down in the blues
Jersey here😍😜
Hit a snag on this lesson; will keep trying.
Funny, different people teach different patterns. I really like yours. I'll keep practicing. Walk down is the hardest so far. Seems like I want to stay on the Dflat7 too long.
Thanks for the tips Kevin_ Doug in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Hi Kevin, I am playing in Weymouth Dorset England.
Kevin, this is a great tutorial. I just took up the uke a month ago and appreciate you spoon feeding me the chords, strumming, walks and turn around. Every day I spend a little time practicing. I am writing right now from Fort Myers Fla. and in the summer from Boothbay Harbor Me. Looking forward to playing my uke on my boat. Thanks for all you do!
Seville, Spain with a banjo uke, deep and dirty.
Playing from Boston. Cheers!
Loved my time in Beantown! Thanks Adam. Jam on - Kevin | www.allforuke.com
Merci
Excellent lesson, thanks. You have become my favourite youtuber. However in some lessons you are in this particular room and there is an echo that makes the video a bit "tinny". The acoustics are better in the lounge with the garden windows.
Absolutely excellent lessons though. Really appreciate the full lessons and the play alongs too.
New Zealand ka mau te wehi AWESOME KEVIN
Hi I’m in Hampshire England 🎼👍
Hi Kevin, what would a D flat 7 be on the baritone?
On board my Yacht, Las Palmas, Canaries
There always seems to be a Lille hidden something at the end of Kevin’s videos. The strumming pattern given had 2 mutes at end of the bar so on the run down where is the upstroke for the Db7?
newbi learning in the Uk
Playing in Wisconsin
In the middle of desert Arizona
Kevin more 12 bar blues in different keys
What are your top 3 keys Michael? - Kevin | allforuke.com
Mess Around - Ray Charles
London UK
Mantap bang
I am actually a U-Bass player. I have 4 Kalas. I live on eastern Long Island, NY. In non-COVID times I play with a beginner uke group, so I often surf around looking at learn to play uke sites. I have been playing for about 18 months and can’t believe I missed finding you and your offerings before this. You are both a talented player and a talented teacher. I will be passing this link onto other players in our group. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Bette Lou....I just acquired a Kala U-Bass, just a beginner but wanted to learn the bass playing technique and others. I am pondering if you do teach online?
*wondering 😀
Mildred Coombs No. I am only 18 months ahead of you! I would be happy to share anything I have learned.
Mildred Coombs Have you checked out Stephen Cox? He has a lot of content on TH-cam and I believe he gives lessons via skype. He is very knowledgeable and, I think, approachable.
All times r non COVID times
Took a little practice but I'm playing the blues! So much fun! Im 54 and never played an instrument, picked up ukulele Aug '21. All your lessons and patreon page has made learning fun!! Thank you!
You know about Alip ba ta,?Alip is a very talented finger style guitarist on TH-cam*"". ,_
Hi Kevin.
I'm loving your tutorials here at beautiful Jan Juc, just over the hill from from Bells Beach, Surf Coast Capital of Australia.
I'd been trying to play uke unsuccesfully for a couple of years. We just played chords & sang [in a couple of groups] but with no idea of strumming patterns. During the C19 lockdown, I found your site. After about a month of practicing with you, I decided to subscribe, committing to improving & learning how to play better. I practice most days, repeating your tutorials a few times until I have some mastery & returning to different series that I have completed. I have bad osteoarthritis in my hands but my fingers are becoming more flexible with improved fine motor control. This is a huge bonus, I can tell you.
I'd love you to present a few slower numbers, until my strumming proficiency improves enough to be capable of more speed.
Ive introduced a number of people from Geelong & the Surf Coast Shire to your series, including my husband who needs more dedication to improve. We enjoy watching the birds outside your window.
Stay safe & continue making this pandemic less horrible.
Leonie
Hi Kevin! I want to thank you a lot for your videos. It's helping me to learn to play ukulele. I'm from Brazil, and you are the best teacher that I have seen in TH-cam! Thank you very much! 😊
A beginner, found your videos and best fun I’ve had on my ukulele. 12 bar blues is a great way to learn how to practice chord changes. First time barred a chord and was successful. Looking forward to continuing this practice and finding your next. Grateful in Southport NC, USA.
Picked up a uke 9 years ago but only self taught. This was the first tutorial video I ever used and I’ll be watching more of your vids in the future! Never played the blues before! Looking forward to unlocking a lot of new skills.
Playing in HOT Tennessee, In the air conditioning of course. I really like the blues, this will take some practice. I won't give up until I'm six feet under!!! Thanks
From Spain. Just a few weeks practicing with my uke. Definitely my favourite uke teacher. You are talented, sir. Awesome vids.
God bless you.
Coming at you from california
mhm
hello
Hi, I'm John from Belgium-Antwerp. I enjoyed this so much, I have 2 Uke's. 1 is a Korala(Hawai) and the 2nd is a Flight I guess it's Australian with a Amp Connection. Tha.ks for the lesson. I Just love the Blues. 🤘👍
Hi Kevin, a beginner on uke since september last year. Like you as well as yr lessons! Thank you for all yr effort and thank you for making people smile. Love from Holland, near Amsterdam ;)
You, Sir, are an excellent teacher. I have coached sports for decades and your approach (description, breaking things into constituent parts, demonstration, conveying enthusiasm etc) to elements you bring to a lesson is elite. Your lessons are utterly consumable.
More power to you.
Great video and well explained. This is a new area for me to give a good tune to play that sounds interesting without it being a song. As you also covered the I, IV and V, I can adapt it to other keys/chords. Sweet
Kevin, great videos. I have been watching your tutorials since April (when I started playing the uke due to lockdown...) and this is the first time I have seen you mention cords with numbers. Is this something you are doing to make it easier to understand or is this something specific with the blues style? Thanks again for your videos, I love them
Really nice blues, I can't really do it with the mute chords, but I'm trying to learn it. Greeting from Bulgaria, I'm a little over 2 months into learning Uke, and am having a blast ^^.
This is the best simple "nuts and bolts" tutorial on the blues I have seen. Thank you!
Hi Kevin I’m Allan from Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Really enjoying your vídeos. Usually I can get the bar chords my problem is getting to them fast enough. Any tips for accomplishing that?
I'm a new follower. I'm in a small village, Braidwood, 100kms out of Canberra in Australia.
Great instruction! Thanks from Ontario
My fingers are so bony I can't bar chords. There's always a space between flesh and string no matter how hard I press. Really frustrating for this progression. Any advice?
Hi Kevin thanks for all the lessons and helpful hints….I’m wondering if I can buy a tenor uke that already comes with the low g string…Thank you again
From the Atlanta area! Just bought my uke a few weeks ago and loving it!
20:57 what are you doing there to transition between G7 and D7??? It sounds really cool but there's no explanation.
Sounds great , which ukulele model did you use In this video? (Seems to be a Kala Tenor Ka-15T ).
I m from Quebec Canada
Hi sorry but it’s more easy for me to write my comment in French. Je vie à Québec au Canada, une région à 100% francophone, mon anglais n’est pas parfait mais j’ai quand même très bien compris ton enseignement et j’apprécie énormément. Je compte poursuivre mon enseignement car je veux savoir jouer du ukulele et surtout le jouer en blues, je veux aussi impressionner mes fils car il ne me crois pas quand je leur dit que le ukulele blues existe. Merci encore et passez une excellente journée.
sorry but i dont really understand ,
how you stop the strumming sound
when you play the island strum ...
( down stop up up stop stop )
Excellent - Thank you (from Paris)