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If you haven't played your ukulele in a while, here are some practice videos to play along with. Start at the top and work your way down. Watch for the different strumming patterns. The first four are D D D D which means strumming down. For the last video, the strumming pattern is D DU UDU which means down, down up, up down up. Keep your hand moving freely and try to keep in time.
To learn more strumming patterns, follow this link to a lesson:
Who knows the Lava Song? Have a listen to the ukulele accompaniment on the video. Then, if you have a uke, tune it up and work your way through this lesson from David at ukulele go.com. As he says "It’s a beautiful song and really easy to learn."
Do you see seagulls when you are out walking? Or perhaps they perch on your roof?
Here's a fun song that you can listen to and learn to sing and play.
The Chords are D, G and C with a little bit of A.
The strumming pattern will take a bit of practice: The two videos below will help with that.
Tuning Your Ukulele
Tuning Your Ukulele
Tuning your ukulele will take some practice.
This online tuner will help.
It does two things
Plays the sound of the string you select
Listens to the string as you play it and shows on the dial whether your string is in tune
Once you have clicked through to the tuner, choose the purple 'Turn on the tuner' button, then select one string at a time to tune.
Make sure your microphone is on so that your strings can be heard.
Nga Iwi E is a well known waiata by Hirini Melbourne.
He was a teacher and a songwriter. Pause the video at 2.43 to read more about Hirini Melbourne and a translation of the lyrics into English.
This song has only two chords, so see if you can strum along.
My friend Miss Cosio made this video so you can learn to play Twinkle Twinkle
Here's another song with just C chord. Find your ukulele and play or just sing along to Brother John.
Have a go at G chord then play Five Little Monkeys with G and C chords.
Row, row, row your boat, London Bridge and Three Blind Mice. Remember to hold your uke-a-baby correctly and keep a steady down beat.
Click above for 'Baby Bumble Bee' (two chords, F and C), Octopus's garden ( C, A minor, F and G7 chords)
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