How To Play Really Easy Ukulele (1.) Intro & Tuning by Chili Monster
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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HOW TO PLAY EASY UKULELE part 1 Introduction and Tuning and easy tune to play
Update from Chili Monster:
As the tune used in the video is just a made up on the spot thing I omitted a detailed description of strumming technique which several people have asked me to give more instruction on. The strum pattern I have used is basically DownDownUpDown DownUpDown DownUpDownUpDownUp for each chord, though you can vary it as u wish - it's really just to get you used to doing the chord changes. Check out the later lessons for more in depth stuff on strumming
Lesson 1a here:-
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Lesson 6 covers timing and strumming here:-
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WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO LEARN TO PLAY UKULELE
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At last! A tutor who doesn't waffle on and on but just speaks good, plain, common sense, SHOWS you how to play plus gives valuable and accurate advice (saves all that angst screaming at the screen, 'Oh, just get on with it...!') Love all the on screen vignettes too. Thank you so much, made my day!
I finished making my ukulele a couple days ago and I haven't wanted to put it down but I have never played a guitar or anything and within a day of watching all your videos I am already playing my own little tunes with the chords you taught me :) Thank you so much, with the little diagrams and your explanations your videos are so easy to follow
Yes ADF#B is usually used for tenor & baritone Ukes - It is 2 semi-tones up from the usual soprano tuning of GCEA so the chord shapes all work, they are just 2 semitones higher (ie C becomes D, D becomes E etc)
I am going to get my entire family ukes for Christmas. That is 17. I'm overwhelmed at the thought, but I have a few months :) We'll all be watching tour tutorials! They are very good, and some of the family will need all the help we can get.
Thanks a lot! I just got a ukulele 7 days ago as a 30th birthday present from a few friends. My dad is a good guitar player and so was my mom back in the day, but I never picked it up. I'm now trying to learn some basic ukulele and your video was at just the right level!
Thanks for your kind comments and link - happy strumming!
thank you so much for this video! my fiance bought me my standard ukulele for xmas (6 months ago) and this is the first time that i havent felt completely overwhelmed by cord changes. ive gotten so frustrated with other videos but the way you go over the cords so many times really helped. again thank you!
this has been the most helpful beginner video i've seen to date, especially considering this is the first time i've ever touched a ukulele. thank you so much!!
Just hit 60 and my wife bought me an Ashbury Concert Uke (with lessons from local tutor) Eeek! Just seen what she's invested in me and I think your website may be of great value. Have already mastered lesson 1 and thought I'd better say thank you to you cos I feel I've made progress already. Just tuning it with yours has made a big difference! Have Dummies book and tuner on way from amazon too. Thanks and gonna watch and play along with your other vids now. Cheers and thanks again.
try tuning the baritone Uke to ADF#B - You can then use the chord shapes in the lessons the chords played will be 2 semi tones up - ie G chord becomes A, C becomes D, E becomes F#, A becomes B and all the others in between - however remember that B will become C# as it too goes up 2 semitones
Hi Frank - thanks for commenting, glad to hear you're finding the lessons useful
Glad to hear that you found it useful - keep on strumming!
i just got an ukulele today and i've spent the last couple of hours watching your videos, thank you so much! :)
Thank you so much for this vid. I learned guitar in high school, but I'm completely tone deaf. It was such a relief to find a vid that went riiiiight back to basics AND included the strumming pattern. I'm hopeless at figuring those out :)
Hi Ebru - It depends on the strum pattern you are playing some patterns just use down strokes some use upstrokes some use up and down strokes. Most simple patterns use up/down type strums like the one in this lesson. Hope that helps
You never know! We have a jazz guitarist and pianist, my husband and I play chords and pick guitar a little. Some are tone deaf, but what a fun endeavor! Thanks for your channel.
Thanks Monty,bought myself a cheapo uke for christmas,put some aquila strings on it and after your first video away to go !! Just strumming the three chords has given me loads of confidence.
Diolch un fawr Monty !
@AdiAkinbaiye - try watching lesson 1a if you haven't already done so - use your thumb to strum downwards and first finger to strum upwards. Basically its just practice like anything else - eventually you will develop slight callouses on your fingers & thumb which will stop it being painful
thanks for the help! got a uke for christmas and trying hard to get the hang of it..you certainly make my family happier..after watching this and practicing its more'that sounds better' and less 'what a racket!' thanks again :-)
Currently sadly not as I don't have a tenor Uke - however you can still use the lessons to learn your tenor uke as it is tuned 2 semi tones up from GCEA to ADF#B so the chords played will be 2 semi tones up too - ie G chord becomes A, C becomes D, E becomes F#, A becomes B and all the others in between - however remember that B will become C# as it too goes up 2 semitones. Perhaps I will one day get a tenor and baritone and do some stuff on them...
changing to aquila strings is a good move - it takes a while for the strings to settle down and then they should soon start to hold their tuning. Also if the machine heads are friction type they may not hold tuning as well as geared heads
Glad to hear you found it useful - keep on strumming!
Finally, I can pick up my tenor uke and get learning! Really don't see a better place to learn right now!
if its the C string it should be a whole octave lower than the other strings - make sure you're not trying to tune it to a high C by unwinding the machine head until the string is slightly slack then slowly tune it up to the first C that registers on the tuner
Wow u made it so easy I went from no experience to playing a song in minutes thx so much
Thanks v much for your kind comments, I'm glad that you found the lesson useful - Happy Strumming!
I've not played a Mahalo myself but several of the members of the CUO have them and seem to be quite happy with them - I use Brunswick Ukes and would deffo recommend them ...
I have watched several videos and this was the first one I feel Ive actually learned. Thank you!!!
Ur welcome - I'm glad you found it useful - happy strumming!
Thanks for commenting, glad you found it useful
Its really down to perseverance and practice - start slow and gently strum the strings don't hack at them, if u still have probs try using a plectrum until u get used to strumming. for rhythm check out lesson 6 ...
I'm glad you found it useful - happy strumming!
Thanks yorkiePudd & Hi to a fellow Yorkie (I'm originally from Scarborough) - I'm glad you enjoyed part 1 - I hope you'll find the rest of the series useful too!- please subscribe so you'll know when each new lesson is released - part 6 coming tomorrow hopefully ...
Brilliant video lesson series! I will definitely be recommending these and will put a link on our ukes4fun website. I started from scratch 5 years ago, knowing nothing about music or ukes, and learned most of this stuff after accidentally getting locked in a garden shed for 6 hours with two ukes and another Salop uke-monster :-) Now this invaluable learning experience can be enjoyed virtually by anyone with access to the internet - minus the perils of getting snagged on a rusty scythe!
Thanks Emma - glad you enjoyed the lesson - happy strumming!
@287monty1 I would also like to thank you for posting Uku videos for beginners like me. I just bought my first Uku yesterday.
Cheers!
Thanks for your comments - I'm glad u found the lessons useful
Hi tornadamang - As the tune is just a made up on the spot thing you can really strum as many times as feels right. The strum pattern is basically DownDownUpDown DownUpDown DownUpDownUpDownUp for each chord, though you can vary it as u wish - it's really just to get you used to doing the chord changes. Check out the later lessons for a bit more in depth strumming - hope that helps and thanks for commenting
@DjayLey I would suggest that you try out the Uke you have first and see how you like playing it, then if you decide to keep playing perhaps look at upgrading then. For strumming try using just the thumb to strum downwards and the first finger to strum upwards. For picking have a look at lesson 5.
Most useful tutorial I have found yet, can't wait to get my uke later this week
Thanks for your comments and happy strumming!
Thanks so much I'm only twelve and got my first ukulele but it was hard to find a good starting point and you helped so much thanks again!!!
I play the guitar and the uke seems fairly simple. I have some interest in learning the uke after watching this video. Good work!
Yes - in fact the standard Uke is a soprano and is generally tuned GCEA
I just bought a new (very inexpensive) ukelele today so was very happy to find your youtube channel. Thank you! :-)
Thanks - I'm glad you found them useful - keep on strumming!
glad that you found it useful - happy strumming!
@88mssunflower - thanks for the comments, glad you're finding the lessons useful. Cheeers for now!
Thanks for your kind comments - keep on strumming!
I don't play guitar myself so can't say for sure but the uke is really easy to learn so u should have no problems - to try it on a guitar capo the 5th fret and just use the top 4 strings - instant uke!
Wow thankyouaswell so much! I actually got my uke yesterday and finding your videos extremely helpful thankyouaswell!
@adamsransom - thanks for commenting, glad to be of help.
I'm glad you enjoyed it - happy strumming!
Thanks for your comments I hope you will find the rest of the lessons useful aswell. I'm afraid I don't know anything about the Cordoba Ukes so can't really comment on them - happy strumming!
Thanks - I'm glad you found it useful - happy strumming!
thanks for commenting - happy strumming
Hi Eimear - thanks I'm glad you found it useful - Cheers for now, Chili Monster
Thanks for your comments - happy strumming!
This video is fantastic!!! It was so informational and it really kickstarted my ukelele playing. Thanks!!!
Thanks! I just learnt to play my 1st tune! You're a GREAT TEACHER!
Glad you found it useful - happy strumming!
Guess who got a ukulele for Christmas, and now I have to learn how to play it! I play a tin whistle but I doubt that will help, so have subscribed to your channel as I think your videos ar the best to learn the basics from, sore fingertips here I come!!
Thanks Ian, good luck and happy strumming!
You. Are. The. Best. I have been trying to learn for FOREVER. I understood right away! Thank you so much! Here come the calluses... (:
@gitchert - As the tune is just a made up on the spot thing u can really strum however u like. The strum pattern I have used is basically DownDownUpDown DownUpDown DownUpDownUpDownUp for each chord, though you can vary it as u wish - it's really just to get you used to doing the chord changes. Check out the later lessons for more in depth stuff on strumming (lesson 6 covers timing and strumming) - hope that helps and thanks for commenting
The Uke that I use is a concert size so will sound warmer than a standard/soprano size. Its a Brunswick BU4C. Also it has aquila strings which also sound really good - so maybe just changing the strings will help. Also playing with fingers sounds more mellow than using plectrum - there are many factors involved - its hard to say without hearing/playing the Uke ... hope that helps a bit?
Thanks MrL - comments are much appreciated
I hope u give it a go and I am glad to have inspired you to try the Uke - Well wishes!
Thanks for commenting - glad you like the lessons
Great stuff! Only watched 1 & 1a so far but looking forward to progressing. My daughter bought me a ukelele to add to my guitar collection!! She's been complaining that I haven't been practicing enough. As it is my wife never sees me cos I'm off with a guitar :))
@paulmassacre88 - thanks for commenting - I have added a description of the strum pattern into the text description (click 'show more' to see it). Lots of people have asked for the strum pattern so I will probably rerecord or do an additional part for this lesson soon. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers!
@Loumania57 - glad to help, I hope you'll keep trying - Cheers for now!
Yay I got it!! So exciting! Once I'd worked out your strumming pattern it sounded great! Thankyou
thanks for commenting - happy strumming!
thank you so much for these videos! I bought ukulele few days ago. and look at me, thanks to you I can play it! :)
Excellent tutorial, once I have mastered this I will follow through your other lessons. Thanks
Thanks very much for your comments - keep on strumming!
@boipoet you're more than welcome - keep on strumming!
I'm glad to have helped you - keep on strumming!
thank you so much and today i just bought my new ukulele to learn your lessons! :D
Thanks m8 - I'm glad to have inspired u to try the Uke, but beware its very addictive ...
and ur right it equates to the top 4 strings on the guitar with capo on 5th fret
Wow.. Thank you soo much for your awesome video. I have been wanting to learn the ukulele for over a year now.. So i finally bought one.. ANd ive never even played any instrument at all.. SO i was getting a lil frustrated.. Because it seemed so overwhelming..lol and some of the other videos go kinda fast... But i watched your first video.. And i must say im super excited to keep learning new stuff. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with me.. Im really happy about wanting to learn the uke.
I hope you find the other lessons easy to follow ... Happy strumming!
Glad you found it useful - happy strumming
@xDomchax - thanks for your comment and happy strumming...
Yes the chords to the song can be played on uke - but some songs may need to be transposed - check out "chordie.com" there are lots of good examples there
@AnaSomenia - glad you found the lesson useful - keep practicing...
@deathkiller110 - I'm glad that you found it useful
Brilliant tutorial, thanks so much. Was so pleased to play my first little ditty :D
Awesome video!
I had no idea what I was doing until I saw this video
@simbosims - thanx for the comment dude - I use aquila too they are deffo the best ...
I don't have a baritone myself and as far as I know they are normally tuned to ADF#B, however I don't see any reason why there would be a problem using wound strings but perhaps you should ask at a music shop to make sure ...
Ur very welcome Steve - happy strumming!
@TheOisSilent - it depends very much on your budget and whether you just want to try and see how you get on with the Uke before committing to it or are determined to play Uke no matter what ... in the first case i would suggest getting something like a Kohala HU212 which you can get for around £40 in the UK or something of similar quality - Brunswick have some nice Ukes in this price range too. In the second case get the best Uke you can afford because you are gonna want it later anyway! contd:-
I have a Lanikai LU-21, although not the satin nato, and have found it to be very good, so yes I can recommend it
really nice video mate, you have a lovely style and manner and explain things very clearly.. Ive done a few demo s myself up here on guitar, but after watching you on ukelele Im going straight out to get one, it looks great fun. It looks a bit like playing the guityar with a capo on fret 5 so I ll be off like a rocket hopefully.
Many thanks for these tutorials kind sir! Very clearly explained and helpful...
Thanks for your comment - keep on strumming!
YeeeeeY it works :D I was beginning to think I was braindamaged - so THANK YOU! //Best regards from Sweden
Hi annelies - there are a few different sizes and you probably have one of the bigger sized ukes. Check out the re-recorded version of this lesson by clicking the link on the video at the start or the link in the description, to find out about different sizes and tunings
Thanks for your comments, I'm glad you found it useful. For more detailed explanation of strumming see lesson 1a (there's a link to that lesson in the description for this lesson, above)