TIME STAMPS for your convenience!
0:00 Introduction
0:34 GCEA (soprano, concert, tenor ukulele) a minor chord
0:50 Baritone ukulele a minor chord
1:22 How to play "My Paddle's Keen and Bright"
1:56 Finger names and setup
2:42 4 Fingers Exercise
Progressive exercises:
3:13 Half Note Fingerstyle
4:00 Quarter notes with thumb and index finger
4:41 Quarter notes with thumb, index and middle
5:24 Quarter notes with all 4 fingers
6:02 Thumb, index, (middle and ring)
7:03 Twice as fast (eighth notes)
7:41 Final variation
8:37 Other fingerstyle ideas
In this video we're going over the beginning concepts of playing fingerstyle ukulele, using a one-chord song, "My Paddle's Keen and Bright" (also known as "Canoe Song"). This is my first tutorial of this type, so please let me know if it was helpful for you and if I should keep making these.
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