5 Ukulele Fingerpicking Patterns You Need to Learn w/ TAB

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5 Ukulele Fingerpicking Patterns You Need to Learn
So here are my 5 pretty easy/beginner to intermediate level ukulele fingerpicking/ fingerstyle patterns you need to learn.
The PDF with the patterns is here:
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[@parthakhanikar8674]

Thanks for the tutorial. Many thanks 😊

[@mitchfloric]

yay, thanks for this. 😊👍 I need to practice finger picking.

[@UkeWithSmitty]

Of course! Let me know how it goes playing them!

[@Noeki56]

I love this! I just started playing, and haven't been able to start lessons because of covid, so this is a nice clip to learn a few basic skills. Thank you!

[@UkeWithSmitty]

Noeki de Nie Thanks so much for the nice feedback! I’m glad you’re getting something out of this video. Let me know how practicing these patterns go and if you have any questions or lesson requests let me know! 😊

[@pennyyoung2291]

I prefer to always let my thumb take care of the G and C strings, whatever the pattern.😀🌷

[@UkeWithSmitty]

If it works, that's great! There are different way to play each pattern and the important part is finding what sounds good and works for you :)

[@seanpw9940]

Youre awesome! I just started playing and im glad i found your page on reddit!!

[@UkeWithSmitty]

Thank you so much for that, Sean! I really appreciate that. I’m new to making videos and the fact that people are getting some help from them makes me so happy 😁 See you around! 🤙

[@mikaarho9687]

I like This!🎶 ; )

[@pennyyoung2291]

Smitty, you haven’t given time signatures - 3/4 time or 4/4 time etc, also, you made Travis patterns have regular timing, but surely it should be “ one, two, and three and four”- or even “four and” on the end - whole and half notes ???🌷

[@rebeccanaughton7897]

Hello, which time signature would these finger picking patterns be for, 3/4 or 4/4 time? Thank you.

[@UkeWithSmitty]

All of these are demonstrated in 4/4 time. But sometimes it’s possible to use the same pattern and alter the timing on it for other time signatures, if that makes sense. Thanks for the question 😊

[@DavidGarcia-jj9vn]

Thanks for sharing! Very helpful since I'm starting. One question; is it better/easier to have some nails on the fingerpicking hand? Or just sounds different?

[@UkeWithSmitty]

Thanks for the comment, David! Many good players definitely grow out nails on the picking hand (especially the thumb) and then use them as a sort of pick. I’ve never been able to do it bc it feels really strange for me to have long nails. So what I do sometimes is use a thumb pick to get that fast picking sound (but am still able to strum softly with my other fingers). I would encourage you to experiment with both and see what you prefer!