How to Chuck on Ukulele: A Comprehensive Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
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Chuck, chunking, palm muting...it’s all the same thing: a rhythmic type of down strum technique to add into your ukulele playing to make it sound more interesting. In this tutorial I break it down into comprehensive detail and show you how to chuck witch specific strumming patterns.
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holy crap i cannot thank you enough!!
every other tutorial makes it sound like chucking is *slapping* the uke strings, so I was really confused when I couldn't make the sound. this is so much simpler than I thought, I have no idea why the other vids didn't just say this. thank you *so* much oh my goodness!
Ashley Blair So happy to hear this! Thanks for the comment!
I hardly ever comment but this was so so so helpful, I had been looking for a long time on RUclips trying to learn to Chuck and was not very successful then I found this video, it has helped me massively so thank you so so much , your the BEST.
Thanks for the comment! I'm very glad to hear it was helpful!!!
This vid got me to do my first chuck on a rhythm consistently... and im only half way into the video. 🙂
Yeah me tooo, this video totally helps me a lot !
Genius. Thank you so much - I have watched countless videos and none of them made any sense until yours. 🎉 Thank you!!
I'm so happy to hear you found it helpful! When I made this video I remember scanning through youtube for a good chucking instructional and they all seemed rushed so I tried to slow it dow and put as much detail as possible. Have fun chucking!
So helpful thanks!
Love this thank you I'll keep practicing
Great Lesson!
Wow, I have watched several videos on chucking, and this is the first time I have ever really understood what is going on during the process. I had kind of given up on learning it. Thank you.
Thank you for this tutorial
Thanks so much you were so helpful!
Wow. Very helpful, thank you 🙏
wow thank you this was so helpful
I never comment on videos, but I HAD to this time. This tutorial helped me make more chucking progress in 30 minutes than I previously had in weeks! 😄 My brain and strumming hand just couldn’t grasp how to do it! Your explanation was super helpful because you broke it down for people like me who can barely keep time! I found your channel because of the lick to end in C that you posted on reddit. I am a beginner with aspirations beyond my current “island strum everything” method. (Your strumming video is next on my list). I love your teaching method and am looking forward to more content and watching your channel grow! Also, love your shirt! 😬 Thank you!!
Heather Hamasaki Heather, thanks so much for the kind words and feedback! I’m very glad you found the tutorial helpful! I love hearing that! Hopefully my other stuff will be helpful as well. Take care! 🤙
Tk you so much for your video. I have viewed some videos to learn chucking and yours just took me a couple of minutes to get it right. Superb. Tks
OMG THANK U SO MUCHHHH!!! U hv got a new subscriber now :)
This channel is quite underrated....good job...loved the tutorial
Thank you! This is so helpful.
Very glad to hear that! 👍
Watched 3 other chucking videos before I came across this one, all the others made no sense but this one- wow I got pretty good at it before the 7 minute mark on this vid- you're very underrated and deserve way more.
Why thank you! I really appreciate that. I think one reason my channel is still quite small is I started posting pretty irregularly 😂. Need to get back to a better schedule! Happy chucking, btw! 🤙
Thankyou so much !!
It was very helpful. Thank you for your tutorial!
Awesome, I'm very glad to hear that!
Thank you so much bro!
Great lesson!
Thanks Liesie! 🤙
Thank you very much, this tutorial, it’s a great help & easy to follow :)
Thank you, Christine! So glad to hear it was helpful 😊🤙
Thank you for this video! I’m learning a lot!
I'm so glad to hear that!
Thank you. Great explanation
Thanks! So glad to hear it
Extremely helpful tutorial! Thank you very much! Great job!
Thanks for the feedback, Beth! I'm so glad you got something out of it
The best!!!! instructional video on chucking I have watched. Thank you.👏👏👏
Thanks so much, Joe! I’m delighted to hear you found it helpful 😊
I never really comment on RUclips Videos. But this, among six other videos I have watched all day, is the only one that actually thought me how to CHUCK. Thank you! 😊😊
I’m so happy to hear it! Thanks for the comment! 🤙
Very very useful and meticulous way of teaching chuck..nothing better thanks
So happy to hear that; thanks for watching!
Thank you 🙏
Can't thank you enough, mate!!!! Tried this for a few days based on other people's explanations, but picked it up almost immediately once I saw how you taught it - got to stage 2 within 30 seconds. Thank you so much. I think the light came on seeing what you did with the side of your hand. Thank again!!
So happy to hear! This made my day 😊🤙
That's the best resource to learn chucking. Thank you :-)
Thank you! So glad to hear that...that was my goal when I made it!
Thank you! This is the best chucking video! I watched so many and just wasn’t getting it, but now it makes sense! It helps to know you can only chuck going down! Now I can finally practice the right way!
Thanks! I’m so glad to hear you found it helpful. 😊👍
Omg I wish I'd found this video sooner, I been struggling for ages couldn't work it out at all was sooo confused, you explained so differently to everyone else thank you!
I’m so happy to hear it! Thanks for the comment 😊
thank u!!! I overthink it and haven't been able to grasp this concept for years. it happens naturally (chucking) when I'm in my zone .. so I really appreciate learning how to do it on command! I have a learning disability too, so I'm extra thankful when sum1 can help me learn something that matters to me...bro thank u!
VEry well explained. My muscles seem to constantly suffer from short term memory loss. One question: On the one or the two would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck too?
Awesome. Ty😃
Such a great tutorial
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
It was like a lot
Thanks I just found your channel 🇨🇦👍
Awesome, hope you find some helpful stuff! You can also check out ukewithsmitty.wordpress.com/blog-posts/ for a list of all tabs and lessons I’ve put together in the last couple years
The step-by-step breakdown is so helpful for the beginners like me. I have seen so many videos but this one is the most helpful. If you don't mind I have a suggestion. Break the video into different chapters which are easier to navigate. Thanks for the tutorial, please upload more videos. :D
Thanks for the comment! And that's a good suggestion!
The most helpful video on chuck out there....thanks !!🙏🙏🙏
Still need a lot of practice, but iat least it's comprehensive...😅
Thanks! Glad to hear it's helpful. You can master it!
@@UkeWithSmitty hopefully....😅
I love youuuuu🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️i have been struggling with this...but you just made me do it in less than a minute🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️
Haha awesome! That’s great to hear!
Same!
Thank you SOOO much : I just watched half the video and I could FINALLY chuck !!! Why did it finally work for me here ? Because most of the other people chuck by twisting their wrist down in order to mute the strings with their thumb side of hand (looking like they are lighting a match). Whereas here you don't have to kill your wrist and have a much larger (and flatter) surface for muting ! Plus it seems that muting can happen a millisecond ahead of strumming, so the strings are already disabled when struck, instead of simultaneously. Don't know of this makes sense, but it works !!
Thanks for the comment! So glad to hear it worked for you, and I agree that this method seems to work the best 🙂
Hey Smitty - kudos! - super tutorial on chucking - a bit different technique than some I have seen and could be useful - you do touch the strings with the right side of your palm, correct? A tiny frustration - as I was concentrating on watching your strumming hand, it was often covered up by the writing, strum patterns,... - maybe consider putting these in the top left (yes, I know it might cover up your face but it is the strum hand I need to see...lol!)
Thanks for the feedback, Laurie! Yes, I use the right side of my palm to mute. Good points on the text placement in the video! Something to learn from and improve! 😊🤙
I lost count of all the chucking videos I watched in the past few months, but yours was the most helpful. Now, I just have to be able to repeat the action more often. 😶
Thanks, Mike! Very glad to hear that!!!
I suck at the uke, it's been centuries and I still am an absolute beginner, but you, guy, might achieve to learn me things. You seem to be a great great teacher. Thanks!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words and if you ever have questions, let me know 🤙
@@UkeWithSmitty I will, but be ready to deal with a lefty 46 year old French old fart! Might be challenging! XD
Michaël RUBIN Haha! 😂
So should I be muting the strings before even strumming the chuck one? All the other videos showed that I should strum then mute, but i am really struggling to do it that way, and it is also killing my fingers doing it that way. If I need to palm the strings first before the strum, that would be a lot easier I think?
Yeah you got it. If you don’t mute slightly before strumming then the strings will be vibrating and you won’t get the sharp chucking sound. The chuck sound only comes from the strings being muted as you strike them
But, how long does it take for muscle memory to kick in with practice of 25 minutes a day seven days a week
That's a great question! I can't really make a blanket statement for everyone and am only drawing on my own experience and a few people I've seen improve. A few months of that level of consistency and you will almost definitely see MASSIVE improvements and it will start to feel much more automatic. Consistent practice like that adds up really quickly. Keep at it!
Audio is out of sync about 4 seconds
It’s so dumb that this is the first video where I realized you’re muting the strings during the down stroke. Also, so many tutorials say to mute twitch the “palm” but it looks like you’re really using the side of your hand, not your palm.
Don’t be racist, pleas call me back.
Thank you 🙏
Glad you got something out of it!