Ukulele Techniques

The Web has hundreds of video tutorials on all aspects of Uke Technique, but not all are good quality or good at instruction. Here is a selection for Beginners and Beyond which we found helpful.

Beginners

Top 10 TIPS for Beginners

https://ukuguides.com/tips/10-ukulele-tips-for-beginners/

How to Strum a Uke (The Ukulele Teacher)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eqH_jZp1Ow&nohtml5=False

5 Effective Strumming Patterns for Beginners (Ukulele Tricks)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAScCO3Mb-w&nohtml5=False

How To Play Ukulele - Beginner Lesson 1 - Easy Chords, Strumming And Songs (Justin Guitar)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qh2JQwkhjk&nohtml5=False

How to Play Really Easy Ukulele (Chilli Monster)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_qBwSr2WbY&nohtml5=False

Play 100’s of Songs with 3 chords (The Ukulele Teacher)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZIV-1WJXYs

How to Read Ukulele Tabs - Intro (TenThumbsPro)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQzdjpYYHck

Basic Fingerpicking Patterns (DefynityOrg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNKyt3AujY&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM&index=2

Beyond Beginners

Barre/Moveable Chords

How to Do Barre Chords (UkuleleTricks)

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/improve-barre-chords-on-ukulele/

Can Always Go Fishing Daytime (Hawaiian Music Supply)

https://vimeo.com/27365508

Barre Chord 10 min Overview (StuFuchs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGSU3P77RTQ

Clawhammer Technique

Clawhammer Secrets Revealed by Barry Sholder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs8UccURwVo&ebc=ANyPxKphxyQuBm5H33AKefD37uPuGNX8WZFeanmXf6ULiPFXEmzeqiYEHh72FdTR_bGJ4aZSq9jd&nohtml5=False

Richard Hefner series of 4 Clawhammer Tutorials

1. The |Bum Ditty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zADviWdR7o

2. Basic Backup:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjQ7ljn1TU&nohtml5=False

3. Slurred Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBJae-4sIU0&nohtml5=False

4. Drop Thumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwAC4l5FzyA&nohtml5=False

Soloing

Basic Soloing (Brad Bordessa)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAq_0Uakgg

Ukulele Scale Theory (Hawaiin Music Supply)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqKR18TMnFo&index=30&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM

How to Create Chord Solos (Peter Forrest)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBQwCkYwbm0&index=4&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM

3 Tricks for Ukulele Showboating (Peter Forrest)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58temYGU38A&nohtml5=False

Strumming

Chunking (UkuleleUnderground)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJvuzhMxGs&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM&index=34

Jack Johnson Strum Pattern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oxT9zPVgRo&index=1&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM

How to Play Reggae Strum (Brad Bordessa)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Aqr63WJi7c

Triplet Strum Technique (UkuleleOxford)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53mMXWzCWU0

Fingerpicking

Righthand Fingerpicking Technique (RockClass101)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCVBcJTOs4&index=27&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM

Travis Picking (Fingerstyle Uke Channel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mG4EA3jyY&index=26&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM

Fingerpicking Exercises (Jonathan Lewis)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szMiFdKL5As&list=PLgCLu6r6zFixLPp0E-tiF6QeGuqvyHymM&index=67

Music Theory

Peter Farrugia Series of 5 Video Tutorials:

1. Notes, Scales & Chords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PVVUFdMisc

2. Keys & Chord Families. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB4TRAFJyEM

3. Circle of 5ths & key Signatures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHa2QZMPJm4

4. Intervals, Cadences & Key Recognition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPzcNdWk9js

5. Chords for Blues & Jazz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2ltIjHbdA