I've been playing self taught 6 string acoustic for over 25 years. I just received my very own 1st tenor uke. And I find this video to be a very dignified place to start. Thank you so much!
Playing classical guitar for 50 years. Arthritis has stopped me. Now I’m having fun teaching myself with help from good peeps like you. I keep going to do guitar chords . I’m old I might need lots of practice 😂
You are a great teacher, with the slow speaking voice I was able to follow you without feeling rushed to learn the chords. This is the best teaching video I have come across to learn the chords. Thank you and keep the good work going. Will continue to follow your videos. PS: I am 83 years young and I think I am learning something new.
Wow, you taught me to play the uke whilst i was living away from home with work. I would carry it on my backpack on my motorbike, and practice most nights. I did this for 10 months. Haven't touched it in 4 years, but today i had the urge to play again, so i looked you up. So glad your still uploading videos and teaching!
Thanks for the great starter chords! I'm well into my 30s and been wanting to learn some form of guitar for years now. I seem to adore the ukulele and I like how good the chords sound from the very start of practising. That's the best thing for me - getting a taste of good results early on, which then motivates me to carry on learning. Really enjoying it so far. Thanks for your great resources.
Hey Brett - for those of us who are just now learning how to play the ukulele, could we requested a guided practice video on the chords most popular and well loved - that would be amazing!! Start out with a simple strum pattern for each chord and transition to the next chord (I think I would do the circle of fifths so it's at least musical sounding and pleasing to the ear to play). While we could easily practice this way on our own here at home, (Classically trained pianist here so I know how to practice on my own but I will tell you...) playing your videos and trying to play along is so much more fun for me these days. It's not only nice to hear the little reminders, but it's super fun to just play along with someone else and try to keep up rather than playing all by myself (total flashbacks of having to sit at the piano for hours and practice monotonous Hanon Virtuoso Pianist exercises out of my beloved yellow Schirmer book). LOL! Admittedly, I really did actually enjoy playing through that book but it just about killed me before I conquered it. Don't tell my piano teacher I ever said that... Also... think about it, if you put together a video like that, it is likely to get played numerous times over by thousands who are trying to practice and learn all their chords just like I am. That's an awful lot of extra passive income from one video alone... ;)
Thanks for the video. Tip: For D (No9), you can use 112 fingering - 1st finger for string 3&4 and 2nd finger for string 2, and this is very a simple and easy way. Hope it helps. Thanks.
Good tip and thanks for sharing! It's always good to try different finger positions for chords! You might find a different position works better for you.
The very important video that i have searching so far is your well explained way of ukulele teaching. Thankful to you 🙏🏽 for the beautiful teaching and positive words 👍🏽
Omg!!!! Finally I found someone who teaches ukelele straight, clearly, with logic! Please explain everything about music and music theory and all other instruments
I really love how you still reply to us after 3 years. This video really helped me conquer these chords including the g major chord and the d7 chord. I'm a new learner of the Ukelele and I'm 4 days of learning it so far! Thanks!
Hi, I usually play electric guitars, so I bought a ukulele for my partner as she’d expressed a wish for one. I’m now interested in playing it myself and enjoyed following the chord lessons. Thank you, I’ll be watching this again.
Thanks teacher you did an awesome job by explaining the c hords I'm a beginner and it took me a nice long while to get all these chords down but I'm glad I took the time to learn how to play this beautiful instrument 😁have a nice blessing day👍😁❤
I came across your channel yesterday. I loved learning new chords. I am new learner and have a 21 inch Soprano Ukulele. The alternative chords are helpful especially considering the size of the fret and the my slightly bigger fingers. I am enjoying this experience. Thank you for covering 10 chords. Looking forward to exploring more videos on your channel.
I have been trying the lessons from One Music School channel for the past 6 months. I been trying to learn, but I have been having problems keeping on play alongs. I am mainly interested learning hymns to hopefully play church. Thank you. I am new to your channel. God bless
Dear teacher, Your lessons are great. Now I learn some basics and I am very interested than before. The hover technique is so cool described in your website lesson two, your sincere effort is really great, it genuiney helpful for others like me. Thank you so much teacher.
I'm so glad! And you are absolutely right. The Hover Technique really comes in handy for learning these chords, especially learning how to switch between them. Thanks for your comment!
Wow! playing D7 with the middle finger instead really makes a difference! i was struggling to play it without the notes sounding muted and playing it with my middle finger instead really helped!
What's the hardest chord for you? Let me know below! If you're a beginner to ukulele, I put together a free four-lesson beginner course teaching you your first four songs on ukulele with just a couple of these chords! Get it here: ukuleletricks.com/learn-to-play-ukulele-today/
Thank you so much for sharing your talents and teaching skills I just wanted to mention that the D major is more easily played for me using my thumb to press down on the three chords on the second fret
Thank you so much for this easy-to-understand on how to play ukulele chords. I am a beginner and would love to receive free course lessons that u mentioned in this video. Thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial. First time I've noticed a teacher going right into the lesson, without any time-wasting. Genuinely felt I had learned something. I'll be back! 🎶😎🎶
Learning alone, your lessons are so good at explaining fingers to use and as a good teacher , reminding us that it is practice that is required. I use the fingers 1,2,3, for a D chord...having small fingers ...is there a reason you use 2.3.4? My 4th is SO weak
Hey Carol, my fingers are big, so I have trouble fitting the fingers using 1, 2, 3! The little finger is typically the weakest, but it's so useful! Keep practicing with the little finger to strengthen it and to give yourself more creative options when it comes to playing other chords in the future.
My soprano uke broke 😢 .... so I’ve just ordered a Kala soprano, quite literally 20 minutes ago! It should be here on Thursday (?) then I can continue with my fingerpicking exercises you kindly demonstrated in your last video. Love your teaching methods Brett. Have a good day, love from Winnie x
Brett, I am in your course, but I love visiting all your videos outside of that as well. I was wondering if you have any print outs of your top whatevers, ie strum favorites, top 10 chords, etc? Thank you so much for all your wonderful teachings.
Every now and then I'll include a printout with a video here on RUclips but I have a printout of the most important chords and strumming patterns in the Strumming Tricks course under the "Downloads" section. Send me an email if you need any help finding it :)
@UkuleleTricks Yes yes, usually your videos do, which is so wonderful, though yah, this video didn't. I looked within the website and didn't see THIS very list, I must've overlooked. I will try again or email you. Thank you bunches!
I really like these jam sessions! My left hand moves around a lot more than yours does though, particularly transitioning between the F and G chords. Is that a matter of me building muscle memory so I know the chords better? Also, my tone is pretty wonky -- not clear. I think my fingers may not be positioned correctly when I'm struggling to switch chords. Again, is that a muscle memory issue?
debating on getting gloves or jus putting band-aids on my fingertips because just starting out is so weird for your fingers it's actual finger gymnastics I swear gonna come back to this a lot for cord reference and practice for sure
Brett, on the D7, could you also not barr, use first second third fingers like D major and pinky the 3rd fret A string to complete the chord? As my fingers don't bend well to barr that chord like that.
That’s certainly an option! This works best if you have smaller hands or fingers. Folks with bigger fingers might find they can’t fit all four fingers in that space. I’m all for experimentation, however, because barre chords are such a powerful skill, I still recommend practicing the D7 barre chord!
@UkuleleTricks SO wonderful to hear that I can make it work that way, AND I must've explained it correctly, as you understood. I must be getting the ukelele verbiage down! 😆 😉 ❤️ Yes, the barr chords I can do, I do. A second reason I have a bit of a time with it, is I have the start of Dupuytren's Contracture, so some positioning can be harder. Thanks Brett for being the instructor you are. Always prompt to getting back to us.
Hi Bret, my first time viewing your vid. It came across my FB. Well done, but wondered why no G7. 😀 And an idea for us fat finger folks. I find using two fingers for certain chords, like D & Dm, works really well. An example for D is your first finger on the 2nd fret of both the G & C strings and your second finger on the 2nd fret of E. And for Dm is your first finger in 1st fret E string and middle finger on 2nd fret of G & C string. I teach the ukulele too and have many people with large hands come to class with soprano ukuleles. This seems to calm the learning anxiety really well. Keep up the good work. -Jimmy
The D cord for me is easier played the way the A cord on the guitar is played- 1st finger placed on the 3rd string 2nd fret- 2nd finger on 4th string 2nd fret and the 3rd finger placed on the 2nd string 2nd fret. I learned to form this fingering pattern quicker !
HI Brett, I know that you have separate videos for playing the playing the chords in a C major Scale. I was wondering if you could do one video that contains all the steps please. l and my friend Margie are learning so much from you and are now practicing together weekly. Thank you Shirley
Shirley, thanks for the comment and the feedback! Help me understand. Are you wanting to build C major chords using scale knowledge? Or are you wanting to do something else?
Just finished me and my classmates performance tasks and they were so good at instruments, while me, I can only sing. They have like guitar, piano, drums. Me, I love BoyWithUke, so maybe I wanna buy a uke sometime, or maybe on my birthdate, Thanks for This♥️
Thanks for this video. Regarding the D7, instead of barring the three strings and trying to bend the finger up and off the A string (impossible for me), couldn't you just bar all four strings? It won't affect the sound of the A string because you're fretting the A string higher up in the third fret. If you're touching a string on a lower fret from where you're fretting, it doesn't affect the sound from what I can hear.
I think you are referring to D (major)? If you barre all four strings at the 2nd fret, this is a Bm7 chord, and in some contexts, works as a D6 chord. I don't recommend this for D major since the added B note on the 2nd fret of the bottom A-string will give it a more minor sound. If you wanted to go this direction for the D chord, it would be better to barre the top three strings and leave the bottom string muted. I would also recommend you explore alternative finger positions for the D chord, since it is a really tricky chord! For instance, instead of barring the strings, you might use the middle, ring, and little fingers to press down and hold the top three strings.
@@UkuleleTricks - Thank you for your response. Actually, I was talking about the last chord, D7. But in rewatching your helpful video, I now see that you did indeed say to bar all four strings and then place the second finger in the third fret of the A string, just as I was asking if we could do. My confusion was that I was concentrating more on the visual of the chord diagram, as I find that easier to follow than vocal, and the diagram shows barring three strings (unless as a beginner, I'm not interpreting that diagram correctly). So, my mistake for not listening closely enough and just looking at the diagram. Sorry for your trouble in explaining the D chord in your reply, but much appreciated!
Brett the Dm I just use my Middle finger across the G and C String and 1 st on the E string( F) Tor the D I cant bend my finger enough to cover all three strings so again use a Middle across A and C the slide the ring finger across under the the other finger. And there we go a D with 2 fingers
I like the creativity, Michael! I don't think I could make those chords work that way with my fingers, but this is a good example of how experimenting with these positions can help you find something that works really well for you. Good job!
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I've been playing self taught 6 string acoustic for over 25 years. I just received my very own 1st tenor uke. And I find this video to be a very dignified place to start. Thank you so much!
Welcome, Shawna! There's a lot of fun to be had with the uke. Congrats on the new instrument!
Thanks and god bless
I also wanted to get a baritone but this one was free. I also want to try low g tuning as well but I'm unsure of how to replace just one string...
@@madcyril4135 thank you for the vote of confidence!
Playing classical guitar for 50 years. Arthritis has stopped me. Now I’m having fun teaching myself with help from good peeps like you. I keep going to do guitar chords . I’m old I might need lots of practice 😂
You are a great teacher, with the slow speaking voice I was able to follow you without feeling rushed to learn the chords. This is the best teaching video I have come across to learn the chords. Thank you and keep the good work going. Will continue to follow your videos. PS: I am 83 years young and I think I am learning something new.
Wow, you taught me to play the uke whilst i was living away from home with work. I would carry it on my backpack on my motorbike, and practice most nights. I did this for 10 months. Haven't touched it in 4 years, but today i had the urge to play again, so i looked you up. So glad your still uploading videos and teaching!
That's amazing, Joel! It's great to have you back :)
Thanks for the great starter chords! I'm well into my 30s and been wanting to learn some form of guitar for years now. I seem to adore the ukulele and I like how good the chords sound from the very start of practising. That's the best thing for me - getting a taste of good results early on, which then motivates me to carry on learning. Really enjoying it so far. Thanks for your great resources.
Avid musician here. The piano is beginner friend, but string istruments really aren't the former.
Hey Brett - for those of us who are just now learning how to play the ukulele, could we requested a guided practice video on the chords most popular and well loved - that would be amazing!! Start out with a simple strum pattern for each chord and transition to the next chord (I think I would do the circle of fifths so it's at least musical sounding and pleasing to the ear to play). While we could easily practice this way on our own here at home, (Classically trained pianist here so I know how to practice on my own but I will tell you...) playing your videos and trying to play along is so much more fun for me these days. It's not only nice to hear the little reminders, but it's super fun to just play along with someone else and try to keep up rather than playing all by myself (total flashbacks of having to sit at the piano for hours and practice monotonous Hanon Virtuoso Pianist exercises out of my beloved yellow Schirmer book). LOL! Admittedly, I really did actually enjoy playing through that book but it just about killed me before I conquered it. Don't tell my piano teacher I ever said that... Also... think about it, if you put together a video like that, it is likely to get played numerous times over by thousands who are trying to practice and learn all their chords just like I am. That's an awful lot of extra passive income from one video alone... ;)
That's a cool idea, Emily! I will see what I can do with more play-along style videos :) I dig it.
Your voice is so soft when you talk... This really helped tysm 😄🐥
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
Th KS my granddaughter wants to learn badly she says
Thank you for speaking at a slower pace, I didn't need to pause once. I don't usually learn by RUclips for this reason. Love the Uke!
Thanks for the video. Tip: For D (No9), you can use 112 fingering - 1st finger for string 3&4 and 2nd finger for string 2, and this is very a simple and easy way. Hope it helps. Thanks.
Good tip and thanks for sharing! It's always good to try different finger positions for chords! You might find a different position works better for you.
The very important video that i have searching so far is your well explained way of ukulele teaching. Thankful to you 🙏🏽 for the beautiful teaching and positive words 👍🏽
Omg!!!! Finally I found someone who teaches ukelele straight, clearly, with logic! Please explain everything about music and music theory and all other instruments
Ok I will see what I can do! Thanks for your comment!
I really love how you still reply to us after 3 years. This video really helped me conquer these chords including the g major chord and the d7 chord. I'm a new learner of the Ukelele and I'm 4 days of learning it so far! Thanks!
always keeping my eyes out for new incoming comments :) sometimes i miss them but always here to try and help!
This is very, very helpful. I am a musician, but am just learning ukulele. I have to say that the easiest way to play a D chord is to use my thumb!
Hi, I usually play electric guitars, so I bought a ukulele for my partner as she’d expressed a wish for one.
I’m now interested in playing it myself and enjoyed following the chord lessons.
Thank you, I’ll be watching this again.
Welcome, Charles! I have a feeling you will get along with the ukulele nicely. It's great to have you.
1) c major
2) a minor
3) f major chord
4) g major chord
5) d minor chord
6) a major
7) a 7 chord
8) e 7 chord
9) d major chord
10) d7 chord
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Thanks teacher you did an awesome job by explaining the c hords I'm a beginner and it took me a nice long while to get all these chords down but I'm glad I took the time to learn how to play this beautiful instrument 😁have a nice blessing day👍😁❤
Thanks for watching!
I came across your channel yesterday. I loved learning new chords. I am new learner and have a 21 inch Soprano Ukulele. The alternative chords are helpful especially considering the size of the fret and the my slightly bigger fingers. I am enjoying this experience.
Thank you for covering 10 chords. Looking forward to exploring more videos on your channel.
Welcome aboard!
I have been trying the lessons from One Music School channel for the past 6 months. I been trying to learn, but I have been having problems keeping on play alongs. I am mainly interested learning hymns to hopefully play church. Thank you. I am new to your channel. God bless
Dear teacher,
Your lessons are great. Now I learn some basics and I am very interested than before. The hover technique is so cool described in your website lesson two, your sincere effort is really great, it genuiney helpful for others like me.
Thank you so much teacher.
I'm so glad! And you are absolutely right. The Hover Technique really comes in handy for learning these chords, especially learning how to switch between them. Thanks for your comment!
Just what I needed, very well done, thank you!
Wow! playing D7 with the middle finger instead really makes a difference! i was struggling to play it without the notes sounding muted and playing it with my middle finger instead really helped!
wow thank you so much! I just got my ukulele yesterday and im trying to be a good ukulele user and i got Better because of you
What's the hardest chord for you? Let me know below!
If you're a beginner to ukulele, I put together a free four-lesson beginner course teaching you your first four songs on ukulele with just a couple of these chords! Get it here: ukuleletricks.com/learn-to-play-ukulele-today/
Thank you so much for sharing your talents and teaching skills I just wanted to mention that the D major is more easily played for me using my thumb to press down on the three chords on the second fret
Thank you so much for this easy-to-understand on how to play ukulele chords. I am a beginner and would love to receive free course lessons that u mentioned in this video. Thank you!
Thanks, this is really really helpful.
You are so calm person ❤️😍 Bob Ross of Ukulele 😍😍❤️❣️
Haha, thank you!
Thank you very very much sir for understanding and helping me sir.Excellent Teaching sir
I am very happy to learn with you teach very nice
The way you explain in which order to place the fingers is excellent! Thank you.
Awesome!! Glad it helped!
OMG!!! What a great teacher! What a great guy!! Thank you!
Haha, thanks, Valerie, for that comment! Keep being awesome!
Thank you for this tutorial. First time I've noticed a teacher going right into the lesson, without any time-wasting. Genuinely felt I had learned something. I'll be back! 🎶😎🎶
Very helpful, thank you as a beginner
I need help tuning it right and my uke doesn't sound like yours but, i did hear a difference on the noise so thanks😊
Just learning to play so this is very helpful. Thanks!
Welcome aboard!
This was so chill and helpful. You look like the live action version of Tin Tin high as hell.
Thanks for your clear and calm directions.
Thanks for watching, Barbara!
Great 😃 I've just acquired my first (Banjo) ukulele and this video was an excellent start! Thank you so much 🥇
Awesome! Congrats on the new uke and welcome :)
Thank you so much for your great teaching ❤
Thank you so much sir🙇🏻♀️❤️
Love these chords but was surprised you didn’t include the Em chord. I located it on another site. Good lessons and Good luck.
Thank you so much! I have to be patient to learn more😊... thanks a lot!❤
As a beginner, thank you for the great lesson! It's so helpful! You're awesome!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your comment!
Very clear tutorial, thank you Sir.
Thank youu, this video is so helpful! I can actually pay attention to what youre doing and saying👍
Learning alone, your lessons are so good at explaining fingers to use and as a good teacher , reminding us that it is practice that is required.
I use the fingers 1,2,3, for a D chord...having small fingers ...is there a reason you use 2.3.4? My 4th is SO weak
Hey Carol, my fingers are big, so I have trouble fitting the fingers using 1, 2, 3! The little finger is typically the weakest, but it's so useful! Keep practicing with the little finger to strengthen it and to give yourself more creative options when it comes to playing other chords in the future.
Thanks for sharing ! I am 52 & want to learn ukelele & u think it would be so useful , thanks & God bless ♥️ btw I have pink ukelele here lol
Thanks duder!
My soprano uke broke 😢 .... so I’ve just ordered a Kala soprano, quite literally 20 minutes ago! It should be here on Thursday (?) then I can continue with my fingerpicking exercises you kindly demonstrated in your last video. Love your teaching methods Brett. Have a good day, love from Winnie x
Oh no! I like the Kala ukuleles a lot. Good pick!
Big thanks to this video tutorial...such a big help for a beginner like me...😊
you bet 😊
I want to have practice chords, thank you so much..❤❤❤
Thanks so much! I was so behind on my class and this helped so much
Brett, I am in your course, but I love visiting all your videos outside of that as well. I was wondering if you have any print outs of your top whatevers, ie strum favorites, top 10 chords, etc? Thank you so much for all your wonderful teachings.
Every now and then I'll include a printout with a video here on RUclips but I have a printout of the most important chords and strumming patterns in the Strumming Tricks course under the "Downloads" section. Send me an email if you need any help finding it :)
@UkuleleTricks Yes yes, usually your videos do, which is so wonderful, though yah, this video didn't. I looked within the website and didn't see THIS very list, I must've overlooked. I will try again or email you. Thank you bunches!
i just started learning uke and wanted to learn myself and i find this video really helpful!! thank you so much
Hi! Sir thank you for teaching my kid on how to know the chord God bless,,, from the Philippines
Some chords are still difficult but I will keep practicing them
Thanks bro. I hope I pick up these chords quickly
thank you for making such educational videos
It's my pleasure! Thanks for your comment.
I really like these jam sessions! My left hand moves around a lot more than yours does though, particularly transitioning between the F and G chords. Is that a matter of me building muscle memory so I know the chords better? Also, my tone is pretty wonky -- not clear. I think my fingers may not be positioned correctly when I'm struggling to switch chords. Again, is that a muscle memory issue?
Thank you sir for teaching I'm a beginner from Philippines god bless
Thank you! I enjoyed this one! Coming back again tomorrow. Best one I've found for basic chords..... :-)
For the D major I like to go over the top with my thumb.
this is super helpful for me!
debating on getting gloves or jus putting band-aids on my fingertips because just starting out is so weird for your fingers it's actual finger gymnastics I swear
gonna come back to this a lot for cord reference and practice for sure
Make sure to give your fingers a break! They will heal up and come back stronger :)
Thank you
You're welcome!
Brett, on the D7, could you also not barr, use first second third fingers like D major and pinky the 3rd fret A string to complete the chord? As my fingers don't bend well to barr that chord like that.
That’s certainly an option! This works best if you have smaller hands or fingers. Folks with bigger fingers might find they can’t fit all four fingers in that space. I’m all for experimentation, however, because barre chords are such a powerful skill, I still recommend practicing the D7 barre chord!
@UkuleleTricks SO wonderful to hear that I can make it work that way, AND I must've explained it correctly, as you understood. I must be getting the ukelele verbiage down! 😆 😉 ❤️ Yes, the barr chords I can do, I do. A second reason I have a bit of a time with it, is I have the start of Dupuytren's Contracture, so some positioning can be harder. Thanks Brett for being the instructor you are. Always prompt to getting back to us.
Simply amazing lessons. U made it easier to learn uke..🥰
Happy you enjoyed this video! Thanks for your comment!
Hi Bret, my first time viewing your vid. It came across my FB. Well done, but wondered why no G7. 😀 And an idea for us fat finger folks. I find using two fingers for certain chords, like D & Dm, works really well. An example for D is your first finger on the 2nd fret of both the G & C strings and your second finger on the 2nd fret of E. And for Dm is your first finger in 1st fret E string and middle finger on 2nd fret of G & C string. I teach the ukulele too and have many people with large hands come to class with soprano ukuleles. This seems to calm the learning anxiety really well. Keep up the good work. -Jimmy
That's a great tip, Jimmy! Thanks for sharing.
Great video, dude!
Hey, thanks for watching!!
Excellent exercise, thank you!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your comment.
It is a useful video. Thank you very much. Have a pleasant day.
Glad it was useful! Thanks for watching!
Your information is very helpful. Thanks a lot. Have a pleasant day.
I'm glad I could help!
Great help, thanks.
Tqsm brother 💓💓💓
you're welcome!
Nice video mate
Great lesson
Thanks Tom!
Thank you❤
Thank you sir🫰
The D cord for me is easier played the way the A cord on the guitar is played- 1st finger placed on the 3rd string 2nd fret- 2nd finger on 4th string 2nd fret and the 3rd finger placed on the 2nd string 2nd fret. I learned to form this fingering pattern quicker !
So helpful thank you 🙏 ❤
after playing guitar for around 3 years, this really feels fairly easy
Thank you so much for sharing and teaching. I just had my very first ukulele lesson from you 😀🙏 it is great.
Welcome!
thank you for making this video! I’m a beginner and this helps me a lot
What is this ukulele? I love the sound.
HI Brett, I know that you have separate videos for playing the playing the chords in a C major Scale. I was wondering if you could do one video that contains all the steps please. l and my friend Margie are learning so much from you and are now practicing together weekly. Thank you Shirley
Shirley, thanks for the comment and the feedback! Help me understand. Are you wanting to build C major chords using scale knowledge? Or are you wanting to do something else?
@@UkuleleTricks Building y knowledge using scales thank you. shirley
Am quite old but still want to learn play the ukr...thank u
Yes! Do it!!
Thank you so much!
So helpful! Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Really good tip at 7:27
Thanks, appreciate the video. Can I just ask what type of ukeulele you are playing, it looks a little bigger than mine(?)
I'm playing a Kala tenor in this video!
@@UkuleleTricks Ah thanks, I only have a soprano which seems to make it really hard to play some of the chords. :s
this was very helpful!!
🙌🏼
you are fantastic! thank you
Happy to help! :)
Is it okay with Nylon strings?
Would it be frowned upon to use your thumb wrapping around the top of the uke for a d chord? Seems much more manageable 6:25
Is it a concert uke he is teaching us?
I will buy my firsf uke very soon.
As beginner, it was a great lesson and very helpful. Thank you so much
You're welcome!
You are so for teaching
Just finished me and my classmates performance tasks and they were so good at instruments, while me, I can only sing. They have like guitar, piano, drums. Me, I love BoyWithUke, so maybe I wanna buy a uke sometime, or maybe on my birthdate, Thanks for This♥️
Thanks for this video. Regarding the D7, instead of barring the three strings and trying to bend the finger up and off the A string (impossible for me), couldn't you just bar all four strings? It won't affect the sound of the A string because you're fretting the A string higher up in the third fret. If you're touching a string on a lower fret from where you're fretting, it doesn't affect the sound from what I can hear.
I think you are referring to D (major)? If you barre all four strings at the 2nd fret, this is a Bm7 chord, and in some contexts, works as a D6 chord. I don't recommend this for D major since the added B note on the 2nd fret of the bottom A-string will give it a more minor sound. If you wanted to go this direction for the D chord, it would be better to barre the top three strings and leave the bottom string muted. I would also recommend you explore alternative finger positions for the D chord, since it is a really tricky chord! For instance, instead of barring the strings, you might use the middle, ring, and little fingers to press down and hold the top three strings.
@@UkuleleTricks - Thank you for your response. Actually, I was talking about the last chord, D7. But in rewatching your helpful video, I now see that you did indeed say to bar all four strings and then place the second finger in the third fret of the A string, just as I was asking if we could do. My confusion was that I was concentrating more on the visual of the chord diagram, as I find that easier to follow than vocal, and the diagram shows barring three strings (unless as a beginner, I'm not interpreting that diagram correctly). So, my mistake for not listening closely enough and just looking at the diagram. Sorry for your trouble in explaining the D chord in your reply, but much appreciated!
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Thank you yes I can do all of the chords practice now
Awesome work!
Brett the Dm I just use my Middle finger across the G and C String and 1 st on the E string( F) Tor the D I cant bend my finger enough to cover all three strings so again use a Middle across A and C the slide the ring finger across under the the other finger. And there we go a D with 2 fingers
I like the creativity, Michael! I don't think I could make those chords work that way with my fingers, but this is a good example of how experimenting with these positions can help you find something that works really well for you. Good job!
I’m intermediate and I know C, G, Am, G, F, A7, G7, Em, D7 and Gm