4 Basic Strumming Patterns For Ukulele - For the Complete Beginner

A detailed tutorial for complete beginners to the ukulele on the 4 Basic Strumming Patterns you need to get started.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Check Your Tuning and the C Major chord
02:15 - How to Strum
04:14 - A Single Strum per Bar
05:16 - Playing with a Metronome
07:05 - The Straight Four Pattern
09:42 - The Straight Eight Pattern
12:52 - The Swung Eight Pattern
15:28 - Recap and Wrapping Up the Lesson

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[Smols-go]

First off, thank you so much for making this video. I have been searching a long time for a simple, very basic video to get me started and at a slow pace. I bought me a new Amahi Ukulele a few months ago and I’ve tried different times to get the hang of it and gotten frustrated and given up. I found this video today and I’ve hit rewind and played along with you and actually been able to keep up, now I’m starting to feel comfortable and finally I’m starting to understand as well ❤ 😅
Thank so you again and I’ve subscribed to your channel

[rayhilliard]

John, thanks very much for this video. As a brand new player, with no musical knowledge, I found it easy to strum along.

[AMCarter]

Well done. I'm a beginner and I could follow you on every step through this video.

[misty.eyed.victories]

you're teaching is simple and easy to understand at a pace that is easy to keep up with. Great work!

[UkeyDuke-djxi]

Great tutorial John and very well explained. Thank you! 😄

[jeanholt]

The best video .. simple, no frills, very clear. Thank you !

[Jasper]

Great simple guide for beginners - many thanks

[JanePrince-rm]

Extremely helpful for me. I"ve been jamming weekly and this gives me new confidence for participating

[uptowngirl]

Thank you for simplifying strumming. I struggle with this area the most. Can't seem to get it, but will practice what you have so effectively shared.

[TootTootDraw]

Just bought one of these and never played a guitar before. Super, super helpful.

[melaniewhaley]

I’m a senior who played years ago & really wanting to play more now I’m retired!! Your video is great & I think it will help me a lot!! Thanks again!!- Mel

[owellhenry]

Thank you so much. I was able to understand all the strumming patterns. I play cords but it is a struggle for me to strum the ukulele.

[karennocco]

Finally a real helpful beginning!!! Thank you soooo much.😊

[teodoracordero]

Thank you you're a brilliant teacher I learn a lot it's very clear teaching from gensan city philippines

[rcdhrconsulting]

Thanks a lot for this . I spent my 1st few months with my Ukulele learning to play chords. Then realised that I couldn't play songs properly because I didnt know any strumming patterns. And other videos started off with more difficult stuff like island strum & shuffle strum. This 1 started off really slow ( 70 beats per min ) & I paused the video to download a metronome app on my phone. Was able to keep up with you really easily, which made me feel really good. I'm 60 years old, and never played a musical instrument before. But now at last I feel I am getting somewhere. Going to look for more of your videos so I can slowly and steadily pick up some skills.

[jrl]

Thank you for the video! Very informative, it improved my playing greatly especially since I'm just beginning to learn the Yukelele! So many gems in 1 video! ^_^

[akshitsharma]

THANK YOU SIR VERY MUCH NOW I UNDERSTAND STRUMMING RYTHM, YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER THANKS

[thelmajorge]

Thank you I like the video. You made it a little faster for me I have to practice every day.

[paulphelandesigns]

This is great .I've being looking for a good online video for a while .to start up on the uke.thank you sir you are a pleasure to follow along too

[SeanFitzpatrick-wt]

Thanks for making this, a great reference resource for getting started strumming!