UKULELE JAZZ CHORD LESSON
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ธ.ค. 2024
- This uke lesson is a bit longer because it's THOROUGH! Learn THREE ways to play a very common intro/turnaround jazz progression on your ukulele...PLUS: Ukulele Zen practice tips on how to make your practice more effective & relaxed.
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Stuart Fuchs is a performing and teaching artist who has presented his innovative & holistic music workshops at the top ukulele festivals across the US and Canada. In his concerts, Stuart’s music is both peaceful and exciting; he balances virtuosity and soul on his classical guitar, ukulele, Native American flute & didjeridoo. Stuart is deeply committed to a compassionate and holistic vision of music education. In his workshops he blends meditation, qigong and yoga practice with practical music instruction and soulful improvisation process work - offering a playful and accessible gateway for anyone to bring more music making into their daily life. Stuart has arranged and performed the gypsy jazz guitar music of Django Reinhardt for full symphonic orchestras and was featured on PRI’s "The World” with his award winning gypsy jazz band “Babik”. In 2014 Stuart was awarded a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for his work bringing healing music to cancer patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, where he was a professional artist in residence for over seven years. Stuart offers a holistic ukulele retreat called "Ukulele Zen" where he playfully blends meditation, yoga and qigong practice with the ukulele - this allows participants to learn how to access a much greater ease when playing. Stuart is an endorsing artist with Kala Ukuleles and currently tours internationally with the world renowned new age kirtan artist Snatam Kaur. www.stufuchs.com #ukulelezen #stufuchs
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The Bob Ross of ukulele. Well done.
Wow - that's one of the nicest compliments on my work I've ever received. Thank you! "Happy little chords" ;-)
That's the perfect way to describe Stu as a teacher!! Never thought of that, #elbowsanchez!
Literally thought that in first few secs
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Hey everyone, the best success that ive ever had was by following the Arthurs Uke Blog (just google it) definately the best system that I've tried.
UKE CHORD PROGRESSIONS:
#1. GMAJ7 GDIM7 AM7 D7#5 GMAJ7
#2. EM7 EDIM7 AM7 D7-D6
#3. G6 (bar on 7th) AM7
thank you so much
THX!
Thanks UvU
This actually helped me. And this dude is peaceful AF!
SO glad that it was helpful! Hope you'll subscribe for more vids like this one...Be well & Happy playing, Stu
“Oh, and don’t forget to smile at your hand”
This video was outstanding....you make it look so simple and CLEAR...now to get these old fingers to move and remember it all in this 85 year old head.....I may be slow but determined. You do a great job teaching!!!
Glad it helped!! Drawing out the shapes on a piece of paper can really help to memorize them....but the video will always be here for you Lynn. Thanks!
Whoever gave this a thumbs down had to have made a conscious decision to be unteachable. VERY well done.
Thanks Todd...I appreciate your kind feedback! (I’m working on an ebook on this subject of jazzy chord intros) Play on, Stu
You’re definitely my new favorite ukulele teacher. I absolutely adore jazz.
UKULELE ZEN. What a great name for your relaxed style. Just what I needed during CORONA VIRUS STAY AT HOME ISOLATION.
Great lesson and I have subscribed today. Love your voice as well as your teaching. I am going to learn a lot from your sessions. Thanks from Robyn, sydney, Australia.
Thank you kindly! I wish you much peace & joy in your life & your music making....
Dude, that painting in the background is RAD
Glad you dig it! It's called "Mother's Milk" by artist Heather Bruno Sears...a brilliant artist I used to know back in college.
Just started to spice up my playing with some jazzy chords and came across your video. Thank you so much for your energy man. It is so refreshing and relaxing just to listen to you.
Thanks for watching & for leaving a comment! Hope you’ll subscribe tot he channel for more vids - please become a patron for more goodies & perks for your music! Be well, Stu
It’s funny. Now I remember.... It’s with this video that I first discovered your channel. Sometimes it’s your lucky day.....🤗
Happy to watch it again, and to work again this very good series of jazz chords with a lot of chords diagrams 😉😄 ...... 😘
Thanks :-) I'm working on more jazzy intro professions....coming soon to a French village near you! Save an espresso for me please.
Thank you for helping me string more than two or three cords together
You got it! Subscribe to the channel & check out the homepage for more videos like this one. Play on 🤙🎶😊
Thanks Stu for bringing a smile to the world...:)
Cheers Graham! Enjoy playing these chords and passing along the smiles 😊
If you're struggling to play an Am7, don't fret!
Zing!!! Nice one Bill :-)
If you're struggling to play C6, stop fretting.
I love those loon calls at 3:28...they have beautiful, haunting voices....
Thanks…I love them a lot -. Thanks for noticing 😊
As Mark Twain said "It's how you tell the story", lovely little video, thank you !
Wise words! Thanks for sharing!
Loved it. Thanks, Stu. Do you have any tutorials on how to grow a couple of extra fingers on my left hand?
Lol Jinni! Wish there was a meditation for that 😉 Playing on a soprano does make the hand really big, really quick! Best to you & Dave
sometimes you can just open the video and smile about how patient and cool this guy is
Thanks so much 🙏🏻🎶 Music & meditation have served to relax me 😉🤙 Wishing you well
One of the best lessons on jazz chord progressions for beginners! Thank you a mile!
Dude! I love your videos! You have a great way of teaching. I love it!
Glad to hear it! 😊 🎶...Hope you'll subscribe for more vids from this channel: th-cam.com/users/ukulelezen
@@UkuleleZen Haha you're too late, friend! I've already subscribed!
Again, thanks for putting up these videos. They help so much.
i just watched the first 3 min. and only that pushed my uku-game one a whole new level. Thanks a lot :)
Sweet! Good to hear Rumo!
Amazing and well explained information. Sounds great
Glad it was helpful!
thank you for reminding me to pause the video at 3:20
Thanks for watching and for your dedication to learning 😊🎶🤙 Happy jamming Nate!
excellent lesson. I think you are the only on line teacher who has tips on using hands/fingers to get nice sounds without brute strength. What a difference it makes to avoid muscle cramps and frustration. About a year ago I found your lesson on gravity with bar chords. I honestly don't know how it worked, but suddenly I could play the dreaded B flat. Have been a "disciple" ever since!
Thanks Faythe 🙏🏻 For more about bar chords, I have a vid lesson “10 min bar chord overview”...playing can feel light with practice & glad you’re feeling it! it’s a process of undoing & removing the obstacles that stand in the way 😉🎉
After years of playing guitar I have finally bought a ukulele for myself :) It's my first day, but I have to admit, it has a certain charm :)
Sweet! Ukuleles are SO fun! Thanks so much for watching - please subscribe to this channel and ring the notification bell to keep in the loop of more helpful videos like this one 🎶🤙
Wow a brilliant teacher so rare
Thanks William! Hope you’ll subscribe to the channel for more videos to help you learn 🎶😊
Natural teacher!!!
Thanks & have fun getting these chords under your fingers!
You got a good voice, could you make a whole video just on that song you were doing at 3:50 "It could only be you..." I want to hear more!
I’ll make more videos of jazzy songs soon! Thanks for watching & wishing you well, Stu
Even 5 years later this video is fantastic. Surprised I was able to keep up with
What a lovely sounding uke.
Thanks Neill! Ukulele played in this video (Kala Cedar top Tenor): amzn.to/2Gz4SrL
Thanks for the reply and link. Much appreciated.
Thanks for wonderfully displaying the cords when you show how to play them - top notch!
My pleasure! Happy playing!
Just found this on my suggested videos - Over 3 years after you recorded it!!! You explain the concept really well therefore making it easy for everyone to understand. Lot's of great things packed into 1 Fab lesson.
Awesome, thank you Peter! This is high praise coming from a master player like yourself!
I am a smooth jazz musician. I primarily play electric bass, guitar and 7 other instruments. Wanted to get into jazz ukelele and this is perfect!
Well done Stu, love your classes, I’m jamming away here in UK, cheers 🍷🍷Mike 👍👍
This is so helpful!! You are a natural teacher Stu!
Cool notes for easy listening
Glad you enjoyed it! Please subscribe & ring the bell for more videos 😊 Happy playing!
Very cool progressions. A big thank you, Stu.
Very welcome!!
u are are a really good teacher
Thanks & I hope you'll subscribe for more videos from Ukulele Zen ;-) goo.gl/rMXsnw
Stu I love what you do! I brought a guitarlele last Sunday Dec 23. I've never played a stringed instrument before but I have played keyboards ,organ,piano since I was a young boy. Anyways I love your style of teaching. After watching this video I wrote a cool jazzy tune using this progression and a few barred chords! Thank you! I'm now a follower please pick up a guitarlele and do some tutorials. I'm all in! Thank you! Help me make the guitarlele famous and Funtastic! For now I'm watching ukulele vids and a guitarlele chord chart and improving, that's the Nawlns/ New Orleans way! Holla back!
NOLA Is one of my favorite places on earth! I listen to WWOZ online all the time... I had the pleasure of spending six weeks in the Crescent city back in 2012 playing in the streets etc.… It was a really life altering experience! Good luck with your guitar ukulele in Mexico they called it a Requinto. I have one of those someday I’ll make a video for it and I hope you catch it 😉
@@UkuleleZen when you make it I will catch it! I'll get notified!
@@UkuleleZen I'm glad you loved Nola! You gotta go back!
This gives off some major Bob Ross vibes. Super calming.
Sweet! I appreciate that comparison Anjali 😊 Thanks for watching - please subscribe for more vids from this channel: th-cam.com/users/ukulelezen
Great lesson. I always have trouble making that Am7 chord shape, but I keep trying!
Hey Glen! You are THE MAN when it comes to jazzy ukulele & chord shapes! Miss you & hope you’re doing well 😊🎶🤙
You're a great teacher and very easy to pay attention to!! THANK YOU!!!!
Wow, thank you! Happy strumming 🎶
Very very good teaching my guy👏🏾👏🏾
Through your amazing way of teaching I slowly digest all these dim. chords ! !! Your re a great and amazing teacher Stu.. >>Thanks for all of your videos!
My pleasure!! More to come each week :-). Thanks for subscribing!
Great tutorial! You are a great instructor.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Kyle - have fun playing these jazzy chords!
Finally a ukulele teacher thats perfect for me 🎉🎉🎉🎉
So happy I bumped into your channel. Inspiration flows freely. Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Superb lesson. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Mark! More jazzy vids coming soon - working on a new e-book with all these awesome progressions in it. Hope you'll subscribe & ring the notification bell for more vids!
Already subscribed and waiting for that bell to ring! Looking forward to the ebook.
I was at a Uke tutorial session with Stu in Northern CAL. The man is good, very good. Jim Hill was there too. These guys are great.
Thanks Michael - I hope to return to No. Cali someday! Be well & happy playing, Stu
Been looking for something to work on. Stumbled across your channel and absolutely love it. Thank you. Keen as to watch your backlog!
Thanks James! Lots of goodies at my channel :) I hope you'll subscribe for more videos from Ukulele Zen ;-) goo.gl/rMXsnw
Very cool video. Thanks for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it Steve! New vids every week!
🥰😋❤become morning routine to learn from you . After sunrise swimming in the Atlantic ... thanks a million 🥰😍😘
I love the way you teach! Please keep doing more jazz videos, greets from Mexico
...fantastic lesson. I like the jazzy grooves...
Thanks so much - more of these to come!
Men, you are a genius, what a good method to teach
Thanks for watching...please subscribe for more goodies :-) Be well & happy playing, Stu
Fantastic video, love the way you teach. And how on earth did you do that thing with your pinky on minute 6:41?! Super cool
Thanks for watching Rui 😊🎶🤙 That little pinky thing is a “hammer on & pull off”. A little flick of the finger to add a slur/ornament to the chord. I teach it at a video at my channel called “Speed Trick”. Happy jamming!
Thanks my fried! Very good for my students👏👏
Glad to hear that! Happy jamming with your students! (encourage them to subscribe plz ;-)
You're an awesome teacher. 😎
Thanks for watching Ukulele Zen Khey! Please subscribe for more vids...happy playing, Stu 🎶😊
I'm really a guitar player who owns a ukulele. I find this very informative and entertaining. I can bash out Chinese Laundry Blues by George Formby (the U.K.'s most famous ukulele player - George Harrison was president of the George Formby Preservation society) but that's as clever as I get - so I really enjoyed your lesson. Many thanks.
Really found something useful so thank you sincerely
Awesome lesson! Jazz is my favorite style of music and you have made it super fun to learn. Thanks👍
Great l! So glad the video was able to give you what you’d like to play...more to come soon 🎶😊
Thanx STU! your lessons make me feel so so good , peaceful and joyful!!!!
Thanks for your kind words...that is definitely the intention that I make them from. That it, music as a peaceful means of staying connected with our highest vibration :) Be well & play on, Stu
I foundation my new favoured person! Thank you soooo much for the inspiration, beautifull chords and of course al of the zen vibes!
You're so welcome! Thanks for being here...you are very kind. Not sure if you have already but I hope you'll subscribe for more videos like this one: th-cam.com/users/ukulelezen
Thanks very much man for your good vibration way teaching ukelele. Is the only thing i look for when play this marvelous instrument.
Thanks for being here & watching my channel...more good vibes coming your way :-)
Great lesson. I Always thought jazz is not for me cause it is so hard but you made it accessible!
I totally got hooked. Can you please share the chords for rest of the song It had to be you? I'd love to learn the hole song. Is it available at your patreon?
It seems my google fu is weak.
Here it is:
th-cam.com/video/c5Yj37pZsHM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Stu!
It's available here for free...scroll down. Take care Adam! www.stufuchs.com/free-tabs-goodies
Thanks Ukulele Zen.😀
I was frowning working on those chords, until you said SMILE at your hand. It helped. I have no music education and your explanations were spot on. Playing those first chord's together as the video was paused was good. The stuff after....well let's just say it will be a finger stretching weekend, haha. Thanks Stu 🙌
Happy day all ways.
Smiling! Yay!! Yes, It’s all about the pause! 😉 Taking the time to notice (and appreciate yourself and your efforts)...the space you bring to your practice is, in my view, more important than the content. Play on!
This is so cool. The chords are a delight. Thank you for this. I'm a follower - and subscriber 😊
Thanks for the sub!! Happy playing Martin
Impoverished your teaching passion 👍🏻
I meant „I am loving“, whatever my IPad thought, I don’t know 🤔
All good! It felt positive to me 😉 Glad you’re here and thanks for watching!
Thank you for being such a good teacher. I’m finally actually playing my alto uke.
Thanks Marcia! Glad you're here...plz subscribe to the Ukulele Zen channel to keep in the loop of my weekly video lessons 🤙🎶
Fabuloso, como siempre. Y como tengo que bajar la velocidad para entenderte todavía más zen. 😉
Muchísimas gracias Beatriz!
hey, i was wondering if you could teach the strumming pattern and mute pattern on the 3:51 moment of the video, its sounds so good and ive been trying to reproduce it but couldnt ahah. i love your video btw !
It's been shown on a few swing videos...DOWN with THUMB, then Mute...I was doing it at a medium tempo...a little peppy! I review it often...Subscribe & ring the bell for more videos like this one! 🎶🤙 goo.gl/rMXsnw
Only half way through, but I really need to take a break. Those are some hand acrobatics!
I'm really glad I was linked to this. Definitely something I've wanted to look into but didn't know where to start!
Revisiting the video. I got to about 9 mins now. But I really feel like my fingers are just not strong enough for some of this.
Definitely still trying. Doing the easy versions for now, but practicing the more difficult versions.
Barring chords is very difficult for my pointer to do without buzzing. So many different ways to bar chords. I really want to learn the finger bending though, so I can use my pinky still! Going to have to visit this again in the future.
Try this one out - these will offer good finger tricks for bar chords:
th-cam.com/video/dgfzabdH0UM/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/gGSU3P77RTQ/w-d-xo.html
Thanks mate very inspirational,I’m a busker guitar/singer,and my ukulele was happy to come out of its case lol forgot how difficult it is❤️❤️🍺❤️❤️🍺🎉😎
I like the loon...
Dim7 is my favorite ukulele magic fingershape. 4 chords for the price of 1! And as you say, repeats every 3 frets. It was my motivation for digging into a little theory to find out why.
Great! The dim7 chord is MAGIC...and I’ll share more sometime soon :)
thanks for this easy to follow video .
Thanks for watching! Play on, Stu
You are a great teacher!
Thanks for watching Ukulele Zen! Please subscribe for more vids...happy playing, Stu 🎶😊
Really great teacher
Thank you Ghandiji!
Lovely stuff. Good teaching skills
Thanks Susan...please subscribe for more video lessons other goodies :)
Recently subscribe... Love the way you teach and how you explain everything... Love how you remind everyone to chill take a second to properly practice everything... Kudos!
Thanks for watching! More vids every week...and lots of old ones to learn from...Play on, Stu
Great lesson, many thanks. Wondering what strings your using as the tone is very nice?
Low G fluorocarbons. The tone is partly the strings, but also the smooth surface of my nails (use 1500 grit sandpaper after you shape them), and most importantly - the way one touches the string. I’ll make a video someday about nails and finger style details… sometimes the details are difficult to show it to video it’s the sort of thing that you need to be in the same room for me to really show it. Thanks for watching and play on! -Stu
Huge gratitude! Many thanks, Teacher!
Thanks for watching! Have fun getting these chords under your fingers :)
Maintaining the chord box and show changes for the whole video would be very helpful
Noted! Thanks for the feedback Dustin!
I love that little tip you picked up for working the 2nd finger joint. I also have neglected training that very same joint and, like you, was thinking no way I can do it. I thought it was just my biological make up, where some can do it others can't. But there is hope. :) I will trying working that joint. As you say, very useful being able to bar those minor 7th, leaving the pinky free. Great tip thanks.
Love old Jazz cats.
Thanks Steve! Little by little that knuckle can really open up - and...it's a personal thing. No worries if it doesn't of course :). Be well & please subscribe to the channel for more content like this! goo.gl/rMXsnw
Awesome video...thank you...you are one cool cat...👏👏👏👏
STU I would like to get a book on all Jazz Chords, If you have one let me buy it from you.
Same!
Awesome lesson dude!
Many thanks! Come back & jam anytime :-) Please subscribe for more videos & goodies. Be well, Stu
I love your video.. it sounds like gentle wave
Nice image there...these progressions are good & smooth for sure...
I love the content…. I love the cords..the singing mmm let’s bring in a professional… lol nice job
c'est très bien, bon esprit. merci
Thanks for sharing such great stuff!! you are the Man Stu! :).
Thanks for watching Adam! Play on, Stu
You are a great teacher :)✊
Thanks for watching! Please subscribe for more goodies :-) goo.gl/rMXsnw
Great lesson
Thanks for watching Ukulele Zen! Please subscribe for more vids...happy playing, Stu 🎶😊
Amazing! Waiting for the new billing cycle to buy your lessons. Joining your webpage Jan 1st for sure! Thank you!
Many thanks Pavel :) Have a great day out there!
Thank you. This is helpful
Glad it was helpful! More vids every week - hope you'll subscribe, like & share...yadda yada...most importantly, GLAD you learned something for your music making. Be well.
Great video! For what its worth... being somewhat lazy, and maybe with a little less finger flexibility/ coordination than others, I've modded the 2nd (?) variation (the one working with Em7) to arrive at slightly different fingerings and chord voiceings, Mostly in the interests of less left hand effort (like I say, lazy!). Probably bad form, but I'm able to make it work. Here's a brief rundown for anyone interested: I play the Em7 chord as suggested (barring bottom two notes with the middle finger; and getting the top string D note with my ring finger). From there I finger the E dim7 chord like you would using a basic G7 chord shape, but sliding that form up two frets. Then I add the Bb on the bottom (G) string with my thumb. For the Am7, (if I'm really lazy!) I use the chord shape like that for a basic G minor (0231), but move that up two frets ( so, 0453). Different voicing and not as good as that used in the video, but still an Am7 I think (7th from the open G string). I complete the riff with the regular D7 / D6 options, but sometimes add my own makeshift approximation of the D7+5 playing 322x, or 3223. In all, to my ear not as good as the video instructions, but minimizes left hand movement and fingering work for us lazy types.
i realized that the order of the strings are different from the regular string order. Could you share what is your setup? :)
Your Ukulele is the more common Soprano variety (I think that's what it's called) and its G string is an octave higher. Like a Barbarian I just moved my upper 3 strings to the back, so if I want this Tenor tuning or Low G tuning or whatever it's called, I tune it GCEA, and if I want the soprano tuning, with a twist, I tune it CEAg, because I'm a poor mop who can't afford 2 ukuleles.
Thank you !
Thanks Benjamin! New videos here every week...and a library of goodies to check out at the UZ channel page 🎶 Subscribe & "ring the bell" to keep in the loop goo.gl/rMXsnw
Fab chord progression
I appreciate that Monty! More videos every week from this channel - please subscribe to keep in the loop. Happy playing :-)
I love your videos
Thank you Arianna!