Beginner Ukulele Lesson: How to Fret with Ease! "The Art of Letting Go”

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Beginner Ukulele Lesson for improving your chords - learn a a POWERFUL exercise for improving all your chord changes. Practice this everyday & watch what happens! 😃🎶
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@lingyahung2677 3 жыл бұрын

"Let go" is really the thing we need to do.

@bryanhannaford4619 3 жыл бұрын

5 star exercise for beginners like me.

@UkuleleZen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bryan!

@ruthtrowbridge1831 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your teaching skill and wisdom. Namaste.

@UkuleleZen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ruth… Namaste 🙏🏻🎶😊

@misagg8099 3 жыл бұрын

it is always joyful while following your lesson.

@kennethdaust3793 4 жыл бұрын

You are my favorite you tube uke teacher. You always make it fun😉

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Kenneth! Thanks for being here! Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊

@lennyharp 4 жыл бұрын

Right away it helped to relax and envision.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!! Enjoy some relaxed playing each day & to becomes a solid habit :-) Be well Lenny.

@martinadebie4092 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! It works amazing fast!! Thanks martine

@UkuleleZen 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! So glad for you 😃🤙🎶 Subscribe to the channel for more videos like this one…happy playing 😉

@tommorrisey3999 4 жыл бұрын

Great exercise. Like that you let go but keep fingertips near the fretboard. Also like that you hold the Am into the F.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom - keeping them close is a good idea for making the changes easier ;-) Happy playing, Stu

@JuanPerez-kz6qz 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to teach going from chord to chord.

@saimyatthukmtwz5067 4 жыл бұрын

It really really worked. Thank you so much.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!!Please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊

@loricordero5505 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you what a nice exercise

@danh9545 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely digging this practice routine 👍

@UkuleleZen 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Dan! Enjoy the fruits of your practice!

@patriciagolden6880 4 жыл бұрын

Love the site, very easy to follow your lessons , thanks Stu

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!! Please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊

@louification 4 жыл бұрын

Actualy really simple but helpful. Love your approach to teaching man. In the current climate of such uncertainties and stresses in the world an attitude like yours is well needed!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that...thanks so much. Be well & keep on jamming. Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊

@cherrierichardson1032 2 жыл бұрын

Your awesome

@davey.t2644 4 жыл бұрын

It's works.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Davey! Please subscribe to keep in the loop of more videos from my channel 🎶🤙😊

@ertyiopas1514 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I thought it was an Alan Watts video, COOOOOOLLL

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Wow - that's some high praise! Alan Watts is amazing ;-) Enjoy the watercourse way of music 🎶☯️

@suzysnoflake 4 жыл бұрын

Love the zen of focusing on the moment, the space between.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

You got it Mars! Enjoy the space 😉🎶

@loricordero5505 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@carolporter5133 3 жыл бұрын

Hey l just started and l just love it and never been able to hold a tune and love the way you teach and make sense and l seen alot of uTube. 🤙🏾👍🙂

@lisacompton593 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your teaching style Stu. Great advice for us beginners and indeed everyone. Dancing fingers and space - bliss. Thank you and blessings.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Lisa! Enjoy the ballet of your fingers...all blessings to you & yours 🙏🎶

@simon2781 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thanks! 🎸 It's all about muscle memory in the end and practice!! I've only been playing a few weeks but your tips help!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic Simon...a few weeks in - great to have you here! See you in another video soon 😎🎶

@MiaHessMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Stu, as usual you are a font of wisdom and grace!!! So sorry I missed your last livestream but I'll watch it now.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@jaimethomas4169 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, such great advice!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Jaime... Hope you're subscribe for more videos like this every week 😉🎶 Happy playing, Stu

@jimnash1460 4 жыл бұрын

Stu, I can't wait to give this a try. Thanks a bunch!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim & Have fun with it 😎

@donjanine2114 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stu for you great tip. I see what you mean now by that space between chords and now trying to work on becoming more relaxed with chords👍🎼thank you

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! The space makes it relaxed on the hands, your sound/tone improves and that relaxed space can often percolate into other ares on life...allegedly 😉 Happy playing, Stu

@UkuleleDeathSquad 4 жыл бұрын

I love your approach Stu. I really love your lessons and your delivery !!!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Power to the U.D.S. !!!🤘😜🤘

@lindasheldon7329 4 жыл бұрын

Yeppers!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@davidmolloy126 3 жыл бұрын

What a great idea, thanks very much.🎶🎸🇬🇧🌞

@UkuleleZen 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@davidwelker4172 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! I'm a beginner (documenting my uke journey on KZfaq) finding your channel very helpful and informative. Thanks!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear David! Good luck with your documentary...Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊

@snoopaka 4 жыл бұрын

Fun, I get what you were teaching here. I'll keep working on that. Great lesson. Works fine for baritone too. Nice progression

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Cool & thanks snoopaka 🤙🎶

@craigriding8136 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid and tips! I’ll be trying this out. I’m pretty much a week in from complete beginner and this will definitely be handy for my progress. Cheers sunshine 👌

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Craig! Thanks for being here! Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊

@MrJohnnyboyrebel 4 жыл бұрын

It’s all about muscle memory. Besides the uke, I also mess around on keyboard, and the same slow motion practice applies there. Loving your channel. My finger tips are still sore, but I’ll endured. Thank you!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing & have fun on your keyboard too! The fingertips will get stronger ;-) Thanks for being here... Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊

@davidanthony7349 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I enjoy and learn from your lessons. The letting go concept between chords is an awareness that is helpful. I could sure use some advice playing Ring finger barre chords (5R35). Example is a C triad, played with 3rd finger barre on 5th fret and 1st finger on 3rd fret. It seems very difficult to avoid deading the top string with the ring finger barre.

@raysvlogmix 4 жыл бұрын

Your a great teacher, I just started learning the ukulele, ty so much 👍👍

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Glad you're here & that you found the ukulele 👍🎶 hope you subscribe to this channel for more video tutorials like this each and every week. Play on Ray!

@DaveK385 4 жыл бұрын

Great exercise. I struggle with getting to the G chord sometimes and relaxation but this helps. For some reason I find G7 easier than G, weird. And sometimes I get so zoned out on the four strums that I forget to go to three-two-one!

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that Dave. There is something Little more natural feeling about the angle of the fingers when playing G7… I don't know what it is but I've heard it from a lot of students. I would recommend you play with the weight of your hand & the position of your palm… Just softly adjusting, you'll find a nice balance point for your G major chord. Enjoy & play on! 🤙🎶

@yvonnedoherty7666 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Stu I found this video particularly helpful as my fingers don’t always connect to my brain and they are slow now I know how to practice and gain a smoother transition. Yvonne Northern ireland

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Glad it helped Yvonne! More beginners tips to come...

@monicautano_lesson9544 4 жыл бұрын

The idea of “Finger Ballet” is nice. Thank you Stu.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Monica 🙏

@timothycliffe3061 3 жыл бұрын

Another great demo and explanation/tutorial. Am having so much fun practicing with you. Enjoyed the ending tips, and the "Matrix" reference. Are you wearing a medium tee?

@UkuleleZen 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much & thanks for joining in with your uke! It's a medium T shirt size...Matrix - brilliant concept, eh? Red pill or Blue pill? Music pill! ;-) All the best, Stu

@gregrobinson8061 4 жыл бұрын

Great exercise Stu, can you recommend a longer chord progression that would help us uke newbies with our left hand movement and flexibility...is there an 8 to 10 chord progression that you think would be useful to practice. Love your video’s and guidance.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT suggestion Greg. I'll get on that one ;-)

@willknowdoggs4764 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your site, especially your tips. My rogue fingers are solid with the letting go it is the getting back that is still awkward. My middle finger seems to do as it pleases, do you have any tips on taming insubordinate fingers?

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

My middle finger sometimes goes rogue too (har har har...). What might be happening (hard to say exactly without being in the same room of course) is when you take the fingers away you may be lifting them off a little too high off. Try keeping them a little closer to the strings/neck. They can lift off, relax & they'll find a place where they're out of the way the strings but not so far away that it's hard to snap them back in action when you want to play the next chord. All of this of course is related to the economy of motion...thanks for watching Will - go subscribe to this channel for more videos like this one 🤙🎶

@sonkaldo 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask. If only strumming with the thumb us it still possible to "chuck". Thank you for your great videos.

@angelahales1201 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thk you for all your wonderful teaching..... I have a very silly question because I am "stuck".... How do I practice??. Thank you, Angela, Wales UK.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Angela, I’m working on a ebook just on this subject - something that is fascinated me for a long long time… For now, try applying the practice technique shown in this video to any song or chord change 🎶🤙

@angelahales1201 4 жыл бұрын

@@UkuleleZen, lovely thk you... Wasn't such a silly question then....no teacher has ever explained how to practice... I need a little practice routine... I get fed up, then give up because I don't progress...... Oh dear....... Congrats on the birth of your baby....

@ingeniouspixie 4 жыл бұрын

This may seem cheesy but i also know that I panic and thus freeze between chords because I'm not moving fast enough... which I'm not going to do if I'm freezing in panic... 😜

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Not cheesy at all - thanks for being willing to say that. Just move through the changes slowly until they feel natural...everyone is on their own course & timeline. Please know that sometimes the quickest way to reach our goals....is too move slowly & carefully ;-). (My experience with it anyways...) Be well Natasha!

@Iloveacarousel 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video "Beginner Ukulele Lesson # 3?

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

I'll be creating an online course for beginners soon!

@jeganganeshkandiah1074 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend that anyone really struggling with left hand dexterity to once try to peel an un-skinned fruit using your left hand.

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Oooh, that’s an interesting challenge! I’ll try it with an orange someday...

@jeganganeshkandiah1074 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. keep up the good work !

@robertmartos2444 2 жыл бұрын

I can't catch its c g f a minor and then what?

@gavintobin4912 4 жыл бұрын

These are the chords for Fisherman’s Blues by the Waterboys, although G F Am C progression. Do you know the song?

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

I've never heard that song no... I'll have to go give it a listen 😎

@gavintobin4912 4 жыл бұрын

@@UkuleleZen Iconic late 80s song by the Waterboys this side of the pond. Part of the soundtrack of my youth. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prNlf6SE1KzGYas.html

@gavintobin4912 4 жыл бұрын

@@UkuleleZen For your followers strum is D-DUD-DUD-DUDUDU. scorpexuke.com/fishermans_blues_waterboys/

@greccoant 4 жыл бұрын

And your curled hair??? I have made the same with mine. Saludos from Spain

@UkuleleZen 4 жыл бұрын

Saludos! Es la humididad y my pelo natural ;-) Mi español es poco mal, pero...abrazos a España!

@C0ACHBR0WN 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure I’m not the first, but that transition from C to G sux! I feel physically other abled. Is there a reason we don’t have the first and second finger switched? Caus then the second finger would be closer to the Am position making the transition from C to G to Am to F more fluid. I’m a total rookie with any stringed instrument and am in my 50’s. I played Sax 40 years ago and was decent. I can get the G but it seems to take me 30 seconds in the transition. I’m sure it’s normal. Just checking

@C0ACHBR0WN 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a little better after 10 min but not sure I’m gonna get there