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Uke Can Do It
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Добавлен 24 апр 2021
This is a learn to play the ukulele channel dedicated to absolute beginner musicians. The ukulele is a wonderful versatile accessible instrument that is fun and relatively easy to learn. I hope that with these basics you will find what you need to get you started and find playing an enjoyable part of your day.
We progress steadily adding to our repertoire, our musical knowledge and skills. I offer teachable songs with skills that build on each other, songs which are not everyone's favourites!, so I encourage you to develop your own repertoire by searching a Song Title and the words "ukulele chords". Also, many ukulele clubs have created great chord charts, searching the words Ukulele Club can give helpful hits for many great song charts and play alongs.
We progress steadily adding to our repertoire, our musical knowledge and skills. I offer teachable songs with skills that build on each other, songs which are not everyone's favourites!, so I encourage you to develop your own repertoire by searching a Song Title and the words "ukulele chords". Also, many ukulele clubs have created great chord charts, searching the words Ukulele Club can give helpful hits for many great song charts and play alongs.
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 30 - Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Hello music makers, here is a great song made famous by the Pogues that uses those more challenging Chords (Em and Bm) so you gain proficiency with them. I forgot to mention in the video that though the song is in the Key of G it doesn't end on G so its one of those exceptions to the rule in that you could not find the Key from the last chord of the song. This also gives it that interesting flavour. Chart linked below. #beginnerukulele #ukuleleforbeginners #ukulelelessons
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Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 29 Speed at the Sound of Loneliness - John Prine
Просмотров 5912 часов назад
Hello ukulele players. In this video we will learn a great John Prine song Speed at the Sound of Loneliness in the Key of C. I will demo a Key change and transpose it into the Key of G. The chart is linked below. This song will also work for Beginner level it is in AB series due to tempo, strum and Key transposing info. #ukulelelessons #ukulelebeginner #beginnerukulele drive.google.com/file/d/1...
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 57 - Crawdad Song
Просмотров 5719 часов назад
Howdy ukers, here is an oldie but a goodie, the Crawdad Song chart linked below. Key of G, a 1,4,5 song, there are those familiar intervals again! Continuing to play and especially songs you like will help you master this amazing instrument, find social groups in your community or make your own, the social aspects and portability make this one of my favourite instruments to share and teach. dri...
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 28 - California Dreamin' - Key of Dm
Просмотров 94День назад
Hello ukulele enthusiasts! Here is a song requested by one of our subscribers, a great song, thanks for that request. This is one we do in my groups and its much loved. As I mention in the video I will be likely moving it to the Intermediate Level on this channel which will be coming soon, but in the meantime...here is a classic song to learn, going slowly and steadily always gets you there. Th...
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 27 - Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Просмотров 7214 дней назад
Hello musicians and happy new year. I hope you are joining the many ukulele players who are captivated by this fun and relatively easy/accessible and social musical instrument. We have a Johnny Cash classic, Ring of Fire, chart linked below. Key of G and using the 1, 4 and 5th chords of the Key. Happy Playing! #ukulelelessons #ukuleleforbeginners #beginnerukulele drive.google.com/file/d/1qfbHRQ...
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 56 - Blowin' in the Wind
Просмотров 15514 дней назад
Hello musicians! Here is a new upload for you, a simple beautiful Bob Dylan classic, Blowin' in the Wind. Key of C here but I demo the changing into Key of G which is easier vocally for some of us. Song chart linked below. Enjoy your playing and learning. drive.google.com/file/d/1BHQCP3fjin-BpId7kO_YaJJNfNGsqeRW/view?usp=sharing
Advanced Beginner Ukulele Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Lesson 26
Просмотров 9521 день назад
In this latest carol for the end of 2024 we have some fun with the Bm chord in the classic Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Key of G and the song chart linked below. Enjoy all the season brings to you and remember to squeeze in a song or two if you can. #christmasukulele #ukulelebeginner #ukulelelessons #ukuleleforbeginners drive.google.com/file/d/1vW0BAW62gYOjVzTGOMStoK034xvNazGf/view?usp=sh...
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 55 - Rudolph the RN Reindeer
Просмотров 7528 дней назад
Hello music makers, here is a cute short carol, Rudolph the RN Reindeer, he is busy at this time of year musically etc so lets sing an ode to his perseverance in the face of challenges! The chart is linked below, happy playing! #christmasukulele #ukulelelessons #ukuleleforbeginners #beginnerukulele Link drive.google.com/file/d/1NrIeyr45-q2qOPXxm0SAFnPKZhYPYDJq/view?usp=sharing
Advanced Beginner/(Beginner too) Ukulele Lesson 25 - Run Run Rudolph
Просмотров 59Месяц назад
Hello musicians, this is a fun rock and roll Christmas carol for all levels but played at tempo it can be more of an advanced beginner level, whatever you do, have fun with your playing. The link to the chart is in below. #christmasukulele #ukulelebeginner #ukulelelessons drive.google.com/file/d/1H8CqLMhyDFf3bcYzTw_E3G4HTFSYCe0U/view?usp=sharing
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 54 - All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth (good for AB too)
Просмотров 84Месяц назад
Howdy uke folk, here is a cute carol that is quite simple - go slow, learn fast! All I Want for Christmas....The chart is linked below. There are a few more chords than 1 4 5, we are still in the Key of C but this song also uses the 2 and 6 chords of the Key. Don't let that stop you! just play slowly and in a few repetitions you will have it. #christmasukulele #ukulelebeginner #ukulelelessons d...
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 53 - Feliz Navidad
Просмотров 162Месяц назад
Hello ukers, here is a simple song for you using the most popular 3 chords, C F and G7. The chart is linked below for you and I give a short demo on a calypso strum as this song lends itself to that strum. We will use though a simple down strum to play the song as you learn it and perhaps add in the calypso strum as you get to know the song more, its a fun one :) #christmasukulele #ukulelebegin...
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 24 - Winter Wonderland
Просмотров 93Месяц назад
Hello folks, here is a bit more challenging carol for you, Winter Wonderland, so fun to learn despite a few new things, chart linked below. There are a several quicker chord changes two beats each, a Gm chord and I substitute the Caug chord for the C7 several times (end of each Bridge) to add flavour. I describe those chords in the video and you will find all that and much more about ukulele by...
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 23 - Do you Hear What I Hear?
Просмотров 124Месяц назад
Hello musical people, here is a carol that has lots of opportunities for Bb work plus its a lovely song. Do you Hear What I Hear? also uses Em, so its a boon for those wanting to up their skills on those more challenging Chords. The link is below. #beginnerukulele #ukulelelessons #ukuleleforbeginners #christmasukulele drive.google.com/file/d/1ws83UU9VQV5twBLb2dFM2ZVyG6y77R0y/view?usp=sharing
Ukulele For Beginners - Silent Night - Key of C - Three Chords only!
Просмотров 362Месяц назад
Here we have another lovely song for the season of Christmas, Silent Night. This version is a great beginner song but also has a bit of tabbed melody for those who want to learn that. Enjoy your playing, best wishes for a peaceful and musical season. Chart linked below. drive.google.com/file/d/1JXkqyXVQXAYPqvZytZ7p5LKnGKEnVz23/view?usp=sharing #beginnerukulele #ukulelelessons #ukuleleforbeginners
Ukulele Advanced Beginner - Silver Bells - Key of G
Просмотров 154Месяц назад
Hello musicians, here is another relatively simple and well known Christmas carol for you. Key of G, using the 1, 4 5 and chords of the Key, and I jingle jangled my way through it! Chart linked below. If there is a favourite one you would like me to demo please leave a comment with the title and possibly the Key you prefer. #beginnerukulele #ukuleleforbeginners #ukulelelessons #Christmasukulele...
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 21 - Jingle Bell Rock (ok for some Beginners too!)
Просмотров 99Месяц назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 21 - Jingle Bell Rock (ok for some Beginners too!)
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 51 - Jingle Bells! Key of C
Просмотров 146Месяц назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 51 - Jingle Bells! Key of C
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 20 - Me and Bobby McGee
Просмотров 88Месяц назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 20 - Me and Bobby McGee
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 50 - Da Do Ron Ron
Просмотров 1982 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 50 - Da Do Ron Ron
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 19 - All My Lovin'
Просмотров 842 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 19 - All My Lovin'
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 49 - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Просмотров 1162 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 49 - I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Advanced Beginner (or Beginner) Ukulele Lesson 18 - Drunkin' Sailor -- Mute Strum demo
Просмотров 1292 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner (or Beginner) Ukulele Lesson 18 - Drunkin' Sailor Mute Strum demo
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 48 - Red River Valley - Strum practice tips
Просмотров 1902 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 48 - Red River Valley - Strum practice tips
Advanced Beginner Ukulele Lesson 17 - The Gambler - Key of G no Key change
Просмотров 952 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele Lesson 17 - The Gambler - Key of G no Key change
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 47 - Keep on the Sunny Side - Key of C 1, 4 5
Просмотров 1452 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 47 - Keep on the Sunny Side - Key of C 1, 4 5
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 16 - Cup Song, When Im Gone
Просмотров 472 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 16 - Cup Song, When Im Gone
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 46 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Key of C, Transpose to Key of G
Просмотров 1063 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 46 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Key of C, Transpose to Key of G
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Sway - Fan Strum instruction
Просмотров 1843 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Sway - Fan Strum instruction
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 15 - Try a Little Kindness
Просмотров 1073 месяца назад
Advanced Beginner Ukulele - Lesson 15 - Try a Little Kindness
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 44 - These Boots are Made for Walkin'
Просмотров 1943 месяца назад
Ukulele for Beginners - Lesson 44 - These Boots are Made for Walkin'
Thank you for your video! It made me sad you basically apologized for playing a Christian song 😔
Thanks for watching, glad you like the video. Regarding the song, I personally like it, however some people can be offended by a song if they relate it to organized religion and the unfortunate acts done by it, those who have been hurt by it, understandably, yes that is sad :( and I wouldn't want anyone to feel put off playing by lack of sensitivity to that unfortunate reality which is why I address it.
Thank you for this series! Will foll9w a long. Appreciate you putting these lessons in RUclips!
Thanks for watching! Happy playing.
I like very much your use of the G7 instead of the ordinary G. It gives a little special taste to the song. Thanks,
Thanks for good teaching!
You are such a gem and it's a privilege to had the opportunity to strum with you in person too! Brilliant to have you sharing music learning on RUclips!
thank you! the more the merrier :)
Thank you. Slightly above my level of playing at the moment, but your lessons give me confidence to push myself. Happy New Year to you.
The great thing about becoming a musician is that the time you invest to learn to play is guaranteed to give positive results, unlike some other "investments", this time next year this song will be considered easy if you play consistently and even with breaks when life happens. Slow and steady, learning the basics is the hardest part, the rest is repetition of that.
Hi, could you do a tutorial for California Dreamin'? I heard it on TV recently and it's stuck in my head. I'm enjoying your lessons. Thanks
That is a wonderful song. Yes I will do that one, it is what I would call an Intermediate level which is the next level I will be adding to the channel, thanks for the request :)
Love your videos. Gives me confidence at my age of 70+
That's wonderful, glad you are enjoying playing!
Thank you. 😊
you are very welcome, thanks for watching!
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You're such a brilliant teacher. Please do contunue the tutorials though there are low views.
thank you! I figure if its meant to be found it will be, and yes I will continue, glad you find them helpful :)
Sumple strumming yet sounds pretty!
why is it that the two middle strings look thicker than the top most one? is it normal for uke?
The thickness of the strings makes them be tuneable to the particular notes ie the C string is thicker so it will vibrate to create that pitch. The thinner strings are higher in pitch. Yes it is normal and is like that on other stringed instruments, its science :)
Thank you for making these lessons so great and easy to understand with the help of the tab
Thank you for this - very helpful for training ear. All best.
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
This is brilliant
Excellent tutorial! Thank You!👍🥰
Great! Loving the tutorial!👍
so glad you find them helpful!
Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing yourr skill. 👍🥰
Many thanks for your lessons. Great stuff.
Thank you Lisa, glad you find them helpful :)
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The lessons are fairly good, but in my opinion, the quality of the Uke used IS NOT!!! it sounds terrible & may even put beginners off playing the Uke.
thanks for your feedback, my channel isn't for everyone! so many other awesome creators out there, you will find your favourites!
What a brilliant way to remember the calypso strum! Never thought to "sing" the dd uudu 😊. I'll pass that on to my ukulele group thank you
Glad to help! People love to sing but adding actual lyrics in is too much sometimes so this option can be very helpful and satisfying! Reading is a well- honed skill and will take over when paper put in front of people. I try to get them to not look at the paper once they know the chord progression etc. that can also be a good way to remove obstacles to new skills.
Love this song. It was Mum and Dad's favourite 😊. Definitely going to learn this thank you
its a great song, and excellent for working on chord progression to get lots of practice on those! thank you for telling me :)
Thanks a lot. Your teaching is too fast, hard to pick up for people Eng. is their second language! So, please slow down your speed.
Thank you for telling me, I will keep that in mind
Really enjoy your tutorials. Thank you for the pdfs. Best wishes.
You're so welcome, glad you find them helpful! Best wishes to you as well.
I have to thank you for your online lessons. It really comes across that you've done this with students. Nicely paced. Clear and concise.
I have listened to a lot of beginners teaching on RUclips. I think you are every bit as good as them. Actually even better for me. I need every tiny aspect of learning to play explained since I have never played an instrument before. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Welcome! thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it. My method is based on teaching lots of beginners and understanding the challenges for those who have no musical experience. There are so many wonderful teachers online and I hope learners find the one that gets them playing. I started this channel years ago but didn't get down to teaching on the channel until January 2024! Its a journey for all of us, just for different things! :)
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Thank for this video. You're the only person who has said this song is in 4/4 time and explained how many beats each chord has
You are very welcome. It can be confusing of course for new players to understand the beats per chord and they often are not shown on many song charts. It helps with this to play songs you know and use your ear (most people have been listening to music all their lives and know more than they realize as such to what is right musically) to listen to the melody when singing, as melody must fit in with the chords or it sounds off. The melody notes must fit the chord being played or it sounds discordant, which most people can hear. Learning to count the bars is a great way to add to skills. I will do a video on this subject!
Why don't you put the chords on your screen?
I put the song charts in the description box, the clickable link. One day I may get them on screen :)
❤❤Huge Thnx for this. Perfect
Hi. I really like your program but I don’t I understand where I can find a written version of House of New Orleans. Can you explain where to find that?
Hi Laura, thanks for saying that! If you see below the video there is an area of written info and then the word...more - click that word and it will expand that area where you will find the clickable links to the song chart. 2 pages in this case. let me know if you need more info on that.
This was fun. 🎉🎉
Changing a key was totally new to me. Going to work on this on a couple of tunes like I’ll Try Away and Amazing Grace. Also BTW I am working every day. Yesterday I was able to move tunes from 60 BTM to 100 BTM . Thank you Ruth.
That's great to hear! Changing into another Key is a great skill to have and relatively simple when you have a method to understand how to do it. You are so very welcome.
Very very helpful & informative, thank you!
Hi Ruth. I am working the letters you have shared so far. Excellent. I am going to finish 1-10. Then I will spend some time on my 10 songs. The goal is to get get them nice and solid before I speed them up a bit. Thank you.
That is a really great plan. Glad you are finding them helpful
I enjoy the lessons with you. You are a great teacher! Thank you so much!
I love the calypso! I actually have learned it. I want to perfect the riff!
I love Ithe muting lesson. Thank you so much!
I am glad to find your channel. Learning a lot from your teaching.
you are very welcome - glad it is helpful!
Definitely a fun song! I enjoyed learning this new strum for me! You’re a great teacher, happy I found you!
Definitely a fun song! I enjoyed learning this new strum for me! You’re a great teacher, happy I found you!
What a pretty song. Still working on taking you beginning songs on metronome at 60 bpm before I go up to 70. Also I am going to work on The Beatles Let It Be and see I’d I can pull it together on my own. Ruth, your lesson for beginner is excellent.
Great plan. Thank you. I love that song and will do it for the Intermediate level that will be coming soon.
I think is an excellent beginner program. Learning so much. I will be here each day and will let you know how things develops. Thank you Ruth.🎉❤
Very helpful 💕
The link is for Iko Iko. Great tutorials, hope there's more to come.
Thank you! Fixed it :)
Thank you Ruth for your lessons. I am a 77 yr old female and have just finished making my own concert ukelele from scratch. Am now slowly working thru the lessons to learn to play.
Wow! that is fabulous re making your own ukulele, talk about dedication! making music with an instrument you made yourself must hold a special magic! best wishes for lots of fun and success
10:15 I can’t believe more people don’t subscribe to your videos. You are an awesome teacher and teach in terms that a newbie can understand. I pray more people find you online.
Thank you for saying that! I’m very happy to reach the people I do but prayers for more people playing music is wonderful idea. I love getting people playing!