The baritone ukulele is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, d g b e. If you strum all the strings open in a standard tune ukulele gcea, you will play. Sing along with the correct note from your tuner app or pitch pipe as you play, and sing along with that. Strictly speaking this should be dm7 which i have shown in the guitar version but on the ukulele f works well as it produces the descending note pattern which is heard in the song and all the notes of the f chord are included in a dm7 chord. Youll get a pdf file of the ebook and a pdf of a printable version of the file. In the case of the ukulele, youre basically just putting together chords with a strum to make a song. If you can organise your strumming, its really easy to learn new ukulele strumming patterns and make up your own. Ukulology ukulele strumming patterns free pdf download. Most ukulele strumming patterns are made up of really simple elements. No part of this document or accompanying files may be reproduced or transmitted in. If you have recently picked up this amazing instrument and youre looking to get a good start on ukulele mastery, youre in luck. The happy ukulele songbook not your daddys ukulele. A down and outward pluck with the pad of your right thumb generally on the g or c string a downward motion using your right hand fingernails over the high strings generally on the c, e, and a strings. In this beginner ukulele lesson, i show you five strumming patterns you can use to play thousands of different songs on ukulele.
With that in mind ive put together a pdf of 32 ukulele strumming. For all beginners looking to learn how to strum a ukulele, this guide for the easy strumming patterns is just the thing you need to get started. Strumming traditionally, strumming on the ukulele is a fluid rotation of two motions. The ones below are just a few that are great for beginners and are completely free.
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