Cynthia, I am impressed at how detailed your tutorials are. You go above and beyond describing the possible ways to do the chord transitions, and never opt for the bare minimum needed. There is a lot of effort in these videos, and it shows. Thank you.
I JUST bought a ukulele today. After watching your Landslide video through once I could play the song. Now I'm here finger picking an intro like I've been playing my whole life. You're an excellent tutor! Thank you.
Thank so much for this well put tutorial. You're by far one of the best teacher around youtube, taking your time to break the songs into parts to make it easier to learn and while giving useful tips :)
Artists of all kinds and of all times are a blessing and a medicine most powerful ...your chords, your voice is healing. Thank you for making me a happier person and musician.
I’ve looked at a 1/2 dozen other tutorials for sound of silence. Your voice and gentle friendly teaching style never wears on me no matter how many times I play it back. Haven’t mastered any of your tutorials but have had a lot fun trying! Thank You :))
You are amazing ! You are the reason I started to play. I didn't have much resources and even though I wanted to play, I never thought I would be able too, but then I found your tutorials and they are so easy to understand and you are so wonderful that I actually believed I could learn with you, and I did ! Thank you so much !
Excellent! I love how you have the chord diagrams on the screen the whole time in your initial run through..super helpful! I've been playing uke for about 6 months and am in love! I've played guitar since I was 11 (over two and a half decades!) and the transition to the ukulele has been easier than I thought! I appreciate your teaching style for sure! THANK YOU!!!!
Till now I always experienced the ukulele as a kind of happy instrument which you can play happy and cheering songs with it. Here I experienced that an ukulele also can be dark and 'depressive' . I really got goose bumps by linstening to that. You got my like!!
You are one of the best teachers of all times. I have really grown a lot. I practice hours a day also 2 organs and piano. But mostly my latest uke from Vietnam
Thank you so very much!!!!! You are so loving to share this with us... I am following every step, and loving it! You even make the intro easy! I am so forward to playing my UKE every moment I can with you....., cant wait to impress my husband, but then, all the credit will go to you......
Took me about 3 hours, nailed it. I'm an ok guitar player, it was very easy to follow you train of thought. All about muscle memory...Good job, thank you for not yacking every second, great tutorial, reading enjoyed your voice too.Thank you.
PLEASE... translate my following german comment in your english language, because my english is not good enough to say what i mean. : Obwohl ich ein blutiger Anfänger auf der Ukulele bin, brauchte ich nicht länger als 15 Minuten, um diesen song - der eines meiner Lieblings-lieder ist - fehlerfrei und flüssig zu spielen. Meine Freunde, die wie ich, mehrere Instrumente "beherrschen" staunten nicht schlecht. Was ich damit sagen will : Die meisten die solche tutorials auf TH-cam hochladen, tun das hauptsächlich für ihr eigenes Ego. Du jedoch nimmst dir zeit genug, es so zu spielen und zu erklären, dass auch jeder Anfänger sofort mitspielen kann. Du bleibst beim Thema, ohne deine fans mit der Darbietung deines ganzen Könnens zu überfordern. Ich freue mich schon darauf, zu sehen, was du mir noch alles beibringen kannst. Mach so weiter bitte. Und vielen vielen Dank dafür! Liebe Grüsse. Jimmy
Translated into english: "Although I'm a bloody beginner on the ukulele, it took me no longer than 15 minutes to play this song - which is one of my favorite songs - flawlessly and fluently. My friends, who, like me, "mastered" several instruments, were not astonished. What I mean by that: Most uploading such tutorials on TH-cam do this mainly for their own ego. However, you take enough time to play and explain it in such a way that every beginner can play along immediately. You stay on the subject without overwhelming your fans with the performance of all your skills. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you can teach me. Keep it up, please. And many thanks for that! Kind regards. Jimmy"
Thank you Cynthia! But for those students who have a problem stretching the fingers of your left hand--don't give up before you get started, use this shortcut on the Esus chord so you can keep the signature beginning sound. 1: With left hand press only A string at 2nd fret 2: Use thumb and index fingers to pick string E then A once each in that order 3-4 3: Then keep pressing the A string and add pressing the E string at 2nd fret also and pick 3-4 again with both strings depressed 4: Repeat this picking pattern while pressing the A string continuously and hammer on and off the E string at 2nd fret to go with when you pick the E string the second 3-4 so you keep going 3-4 off 3-4 on 3-4 off 3-4 on. It works and you can then move on to tackle the rest of the song. It's always happy learning with you Cynthia.
I found a HULA UKES mahogany soprano uke in a pawn shop for $30 bucks, I´ve always wanted to play one so I bought it, and it sounds so beautiful and amazing! I haven´t been able to put it down, thanks to your videos the transition from guitar is getting to be a snap. THANK YOU!
Thank you for the lesson ! You are an excellent teacher, ! Enyone can learn to play the ukulele with you ! I am delighted with your lesson and now I will only learn from you, so I have never seen a better ukulele teacher !
i just re-listened to disturbed sound of silence i have no idea on how to play any instrument and this is the easiest way i can find and what a great tutorial perfect for noobs like me. thank you
This is my first time learning an actual song on a ukulele and this is honestly so helpful! Really the only things I have problems with is the strumming patterns and the chord finger placements, but of course that comes with practice and playing along with you really helps. I look forward to learning more!
I am just beginning to learn Ukulele and I LOVE your tutorials. They are easy to follow and I like that you include a play through the entire song that I can ...eventually.... play along with! Thanks for sharing your gift and your joy of the Ukulele!
You're such a great teacher! If you're still doing your patreon/ online community I think I should join by now lol. You've taught me so many songs already, I at least should pay for it. Playing uke has gotten me through so many hard days. I really can't thank you enough... for getting me to fall in love with this little instrument.
This is a fantastic tutorial. I found this tutorial when I was a fresh beginner and it was probably beyond my skill level but this video breaks it down well.
I am enjoying your classes immensely. Clear, easy to follow along and a lot of fun...Thank you so much! Just day 3 playing a uke and I love it already! Shelly from Nova Scotia Canada
Thank you so much for your turtorials! This one (luckily)forced me to learn chord-changes and fingerpicking faster than i hoped for. I love it! (and this song is one of my favorite songs aswell =D)
Wow! This is fantastic! My good friend Breanna from LA told me about you this past summer at World Fest in CA. We went to an Uke workshop and she mentioned you had a fantastic online tutorial. Thank you! I'll be sure to get to one of your live events next time you're in the Bay Area.
Ack! Bummer....just seeing this now. I'll try to sign up for your mailing list, so it comes to my inbox. I'm not on TH-cam that often. Thank you for your reply. Happy holidays.@@cynthialinmusic
Cynthia, thank you for a great tutorial on a well loved song. You make the joy of playing the ukulele come to life for even the most absolute beginner. You are the best.😊🎶♥
So very good, Cynthia. As always. Another one for me to learn. I love the picking pattern and chords. I am ready for part 3 of the blackbird song, though. :)
At 83 years a beginner I enjoyed the lesson. Always love the song
Good for you! Keep strumming! ❤️
I hope things have been going well for you! ❤️
I've just got my dad his first Ukelele and he's 73 years young. Keep it up, show us youngsters that your never to old to learn, young lady 😉🥰
Wow!!
How cool!!! I am just startimg with 58...so much joy!
Cynthia, I am impressed at how detailed your tutorials are. You go above and beyond describing the possible ways to do the chord transitions, and never opt for the bare minimum needed. There is a lot of effort in these videos, and it shows. Thank you.
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I JUST bought a ukulele today. After watching your Landslide video through once I could play the song. Now I'm here finger picking an intro like I've been playing my whole life. You're an excellent tutor! Thank you.
Aloha, Darkness, my old friend ..
I've come to surf with you again.
🏄🏻♀️🏄🏻♀️🏄🏻♀️
Haven't played the ukulele in years. Your tutorial brought new life in playing it again! Mahalo!
It’s official: I can now finally join Ms Cynthia in her play through at the beginning of this video tutorial. Yay!
Thank so much for this well put tutorial. You're by far one of the best teacher around youtube, taking your time to break the songs into parts to make it easier to learn and while giving useful tips :)
Artists of all kinds and of all times are a blessing and a medicine most powerful ...your chords, your voice is healing. Thank you for making me a happier person and musician.
I’ve looked at a 1/2 dozen other tutorials for sound of silence. Your voice and gentle friendly teaching style never wears on me no matter how many times I play it back. Haven’t mastered any of your tutorials but have had a lot fun trying! Thank You :))
You are amazing ! You are the reason I started to play. I didn't have much resources and even though I wanted to play, I never thought I would be able too, but then I found your tutorials and they are so easy to understand and you are so wonderful that I actually believed I could learn with you, and I did ! Thank you so much !
Excellent! I love how you have the chord diagrams on the screen the whole time in your initial run through..super helpful! I've been playing uke for about 6 months and am in love! I've played guitar since I was 11 (over two and a half decades!) and the transition to the ukulele has been easier than I thought! I appreciate your teaching style for sure! THANK YOU!!!!
I'm blown away! You did a great job on this! From one teacher to the other, you are a fantastic teacher!
Seen a million and you are the best at teaching ... and playing of anyone ever ! Thank you
This is the best ukulele tutorial I have ever come across! Thanks for stepping through EVERYTHING!!
Till now I always experienced the ukulele as a kind of happy instrument which you can play happy and cheering songs with it.
Here I experienced that an ukulele also can be dark and 'depressive' . I really got goose bumps by linstening to that. You got my like!!
You are an incredible teacher! I have benefited so much from your tutorials. Thank you for sharing your many talents!!!
This is such a powerful Paul Simon tune! Great for a duet! Thank You!
this tutorial is the best I've ever seen. by far it's the first song that I've learned!
You are a great teacher! Love all your tutorials. Thank you so much for your free chord chats. Really kind of you!
I really appreciated the level of detail and encouragement!
Thanks!
You are one of the best teachers of all times. I have really grown a lot. I practice hours a day also 2 organs and piano. But mostly my latest uke from Vietnam
Thank you for keeping me sane during quarantine! I love your teaching style, thank you for making such easy to follow tutorials.
Thank you so very much!!!!! You are so loving to share this with us... I am following every step, and loving it! You even make the intro easy! I am so forward to playing my UKE every moment I can with you....., cant wait to impress my husband, but then, all the credit will go to you......
Took me about 3 hours, nailed it. I'm an ok guitar player, it was very easy to follow you train of thought. All about muscle memory...Good job, thank you for not yacking every second, great tutorial, reading enjoyed your voice too.Thank you.
PLEASE... translate my following german comment in your english language, because my english is not good enough to say what i mean. :
Obwohl ich ein blutiger Anfänger auf der Ukulele bin, brauchte ich nicht länger als 15 Minuten, um diesen song - der eines meiner Lieblings-lieder ist - fehlerfrei und flüssig zu spielen. Meine Freunde, die wie ich, mehrere Instrumente "beherrschen" staunten nicht schlecht.
Was ich damit sagen will : Die meisten die solche tutorials auf TH-cam hochladen, tun das hauptsächlich für ihr eigenes Ego. Du jedoch nimmst dir zeit genug, es so zu spielen und zu erklären, dass auch jeder Anfänger sofort mitspielen kann. Du bleibst beim Thema, ohne deine fans mit der Darbietung deines ganzen Könnens zu überfordern. Ich freue mich schon darauf, zu sehen, was du mir noch alles beibringen kannst.
Mach so weiter bitte. Und vielen vielen Dank dafür! Liebe Grüsse. Jimmy
Translated into english:
"Although I'm a bloody beginner on the ukulele, it took me no longer than 15 minutes to play this song - which is one of my favorite songs - flawlessly and fluently. My friends, who, like me, "mastered" several instruments, were not astonished.
What I mean by that: Most uploading such tutorials on TH-cam do this mainly for their own ego. However, you take enough time to play and explain it in such a way that every beginner can play along immediately. You stay on the subject without overwhelming your fans with the performance of all your skills. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you can teach me.
Keep it up, please. And many thanks for that! Kind regards. Jimmy"
How's your progress? Learn any new songs?
Fingerpicking starts at 15:00
Good luck, my old friends!
Thank you Cynthia !!!! What a wonderful tutorial and I love your teaching methods . Keep up the good work!!!!
Thank you Cynthia! But for those students who have a problem stretching the fingers of your left hand--don't give up before you get started, use this shortcut on the Esus chord so you can keep the signature beginning sound.
1: With left hand press only A string at 2nd fret
2: Use thumb and index fingers to pick string E then A once each in that order 3-4
3: Then keep pressing the A string and add pressing the E string at 2nd fret also and pick 3-4 again with both strings depressed
4: Repeat this picking pattern while pressing the A string continuously and hammer on and off the E string at 2nd fret to go with when you pick the E string the second 3-4 so you keep going 3-4 off 3-4 on 3-4 off 3-4 on.
It works and you can then move on to tackle the rest of the song. It's always happy learning with you Cynthia.
I just started playing the uke and these lessons are amazing. You are a fantastic teacher, thank you so much!
Your tutorials are amazing! I just love how calm you are! I'm learning a lot about ukulele from you!
I loved this! Thank you so much, you're an amazing teacher.
What a beautiful sound! Not many can make a uke sound so good!
I found a HULA UKES mahogany soprano uke in a pawn shop for $30 bucks, I´ve always wanted to play one so I bought it, and it sounds so beautiful and amazing! I haven´t been able to put it down, thanks to your videos the transition from guitar is getting to be a snap. THANK YOU!
Great tutorial! You always break it down so nicely for us. Can't wait to keep learning all the songs with you, Cynthia!
Needless to say but I still have to say: You are awesome and THE BEST Ukulele teacher in the world! Thank you Cynthia for making this video.
I've just pretty much mastered Space Oddity, one of my favorite song. Now you've got a new, awesome song! Thank you! The best uku teacher
Most excellent. Very well presented. Thank you for what you do! Don't stop.
Ms. Lin, you are an amazing person with a mountain of patients to teach us. I am giving you my oceans of love.
First time I've tried to "pick" a song. You were very helpful in explaining/visual. (I need a lot of practice!!) Thanks
Love your tutorials. The best in terms of clarity and pace which made those classics easy to learn. Thank you!!
You're such a great teacher Cynthia! Thank you!
you are the best at teaching transitions!!!!!!
Great!! I’m starting now learning ukulele and you’ve been very helpful, thank you! You’re amazing
Thanks Cynthia, you make playing my ukulele fun... Keep them coming!!!
Love this song, and again brilliant tuition, you make the lesson so easy to follow.
Thank you for the lesson ! You are an excellent teacher, ! Enyone can learn to play the ukulele with you ! I am delighted with your lesson and now I will only learn from you, so I have never seen a better ukulele teacher !
Loved this tutorial! You’re a great teacher!
It's a joy to listen to your tutorial and voice!
Wow! So beautifully done. I am following you now. Thank you for sharing
i just re-listened to disturbed sound of silence i have no idea on how to play any instrument and this is the easiest way i can find and what a great tutorial perfect for noobs like me. thank you
Another beautiful amazing tutorial by the best ukulele teacher.
Awesome tutorial! I love the thoroughness of your teaching. YOU ROCK!!
This is my first time learning an actual song on a ukulele and this is honestly so helpful! Really the only things I have problems with is the strumming patterns and the chord finger placements, but of course that comes with practice and playing along with you really helps. I look forward to learning more!
I am just beginning to learn Ukulele and I LOVE your tutorials. They are easy to follow and I like that you include a play through the entire song that I can ...eventually.... play along with! Thanks for sharing your gift and your joy of the Ukulele!
Beautiful rendition by a beautiful Lady. Thank you.
This is fabulously detailed and very easy to follow. Thank you for being such an excellent soul and dedicated teacher.
You're such a great teacher! If you're still doing your patreon/ online community I think I should join by now lol. You've taught me so many songs already, I at least should pay for it. Playing uke has gotten me through so many hard days. I really can't thank you enough... for getting me to fall in love with this little instrument.
Wow, beautifully sung! I am learning ukulele these days and your videos help me a lot! Thanks! Muchas Gracias!
Loved the tutorial and the opening picking is killer.
I Love your tutuorial, your singing is amazing. Your are great teacher!
love u
A super tutorial of this beautiful song. A big thank you, Cynthia.
I love your music 🎶 I am one of your patrons and I play the baritone and I learn more each day I listen to you. Thank you very much
Your voice is just beautyful and peaceful ❤ thank you so much for every video :) Saludos desde Argentina !!
so happy to find your channel today!
Thank you so much dear Cynthia! 🌻🙏 Such a gorgeous song, brought nostalgic memories 💗. Your voice & tutorials are lovely.
This is a fantastic tutorial. I found this tutorial when I was a fresh beginner and it was probably beyond my skill level but this video breaks it down well.
love it takes me back to high school when our director brought this album into music and played it for us! wow
Cynthia, thanks for your great Ukulele tutorials. I'm getting better everyday thanks to your awesome teachings.
What a fab tutorial. Fab sounding Uke too! Thank you
So happy to find this! I used to play this years ago on guitar. Now I have a uke!!!
love it! Thanks Cynthia. Your videos are very clear.
Excellent tutorial, thank you for posting. And very well performed. Lovely vocal delivery. Subscribed :)
The most beautiful song from the sweetest person, played with my favourite instrument, the ukulele :)
I am enjoying your classes immensely. Clear, easy to follow along and a lot of fun...Thank you so much! Just day 3 playing a uke and I love it already! Shelly from Nova Scotia Canada
Having trouble with the picking....some of the strings are flat and dull....need to build up my calluses.
Thank you so much Cynthia for this tutoriel ! It's wonderful, very clear.
Thank you so much for your turtorials!
This one (luckily)forced me to learn chord-changes and fingerpicking faster than i hoped for.
I love it! (and this song is one of my favorite songs aswell =D)
Thank you Cynthia for this very useful and methodic presentation.I am improving
I don't have an ukulele yet,but now i learning the chords and the fingerpicking.the best tescher.
I am so glad I found you, you are a great teacher 😊
Wow! This is fantastic! My good friend Breanna from LA told me about you this past summer at World Fest in CA. We went to an Uke workshop and she mentioned you had a fantastic online tutorial. Thank you! I'll be sure to get to one of your live events next time you're in the Bay Area.
hi sayrah! i have a Holiday Workshop in Berkeley on 12/1. Tix at cynthialin.com/events, hope to see you there!
Ack! Bummer....just seeing this now. I'll try to sign up for your mailing list, so it comes to my inbox. I'm not on TH-cam that often. Thank you for your reply. Happy holidays.@@cynthialinmusic
Cynthia, thank you for a great tutorial on a well loved song. You make the joy of playing the ukulele come to life for even the most absolute beginner. You are the best.😊🎶♥
you are a good teacher. wonderful voice and playing.
thank you very much for this tutorial, from Lima, Peru
Love this song, love this tutorial. Thanks !
You have a beautiful voice. I just found you, but I think I will be back for sure. I’m trying to learn ukulele at 72 years of age.
I love the class ! Love your voice ! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thanks for sharing ! I’m from Mexico City
Your voice is absolutely beautiful, great cover
WOW! I'm so happy to have stumbled upon your channel! Great tutorials!
OMG THIS IS AMAZING! I visited the Philippines this past December and learned a little ukulele, and I'm so glad I came across this! So well done.
I really like this one. You did a great job on the arrangement. It sounds good, and it's in the perfect range for me.
So very good, Cynthia. As always. Another one for me to learn. I love the picking pattern and chords. I am ready for part 3 of the blackbird song, though. :)
Sat here intending to learn the song and I just watched you play it. You have a beautiful voice. Please keep making these videos
Wow! Amazing. You are a GREAT Teacher! Thank you so much 🎼💜
"GREAT" is much too much understatement ;)
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It's amazing for beginners!!
Great song! Great lesson! Great teacher!☺
Thank you so much!
THAT! was an absolutely incredible tutorial. Thank you!!!
Wow, I don't play the yuk, but I love to hear you sing & I love this song. You do an awesome job on it. God bless 🌈🙏🌈.
I love this tutorial, you've helped me so much!
Kam jonger but love it to
Love your voice, love your playing. Defenitely gonna practice until I can play this perfectly. Thank you!