Simply AMAZING! I have been stuck for years. Now, my eyes have been opened to some really neat principles. Than you so much.

Dear Andy, the basic *lifts* of what you are showing the folks here; in this precious video, takes me back 64-years, to 12th April, 1958, where - after emerging from his Jade-Green Jaguar Manumatic streamline saloon, and stopping to chat with me at the Stage Door of Manchester Opera House, where he was playing George Pearson, in Leslie Sand's *Beside the Seaside* - a concernedly breathless George Formby was generous enough to explain and show me precisely *that*, amid a 12-minute interview I conducted with him, for the local Press ! Short though his musical tips were, they enabled me to make the transition from a bog-standard (ten-years-long), struggling learner, to something approaching, then afterwards approximating, George Formby's own inimitable style. In common with your own self, Dear pal, your equally-magnanimous, generous-insight is *pure-Gold*; just as was the best-ever 19th birthday gift that George Formby gave me; albeit on the top step of the Stage Door, to Manchester Opera House, where from *Curtain-Up*, Sand's forgettable pot-boiler, sank into the waves, once George emerged before a Front Curtain, at the interval and wooed a packed Auditorium, including six *full-to-overflowing gilded balconies, plus the Ash-Trays*, with *T'aint no Sin*, *Grand and Healthy Life*, *Farmer's Boy* and Noel Gay's *Lamp Post*, and quite literally brought the Opera House down, in the process; since that was all 99 per cent of the audience had come to listen to, and see ! This was a man, who - by then 54 (pushing 55) - had more lines on his occasionally-twitching, florrid pink-and-puce cheeks, than did the map of Europe; this becoming more noticeable at times when a near-gasping Formby needed to snatch his breath between sentences...yet, even so, when he walked-out onto that stage, he became the young and lucid charming George Formby that we all came to know-and-love, through his now indestructible re-mastered acetate *Talking Pictures*, as made at Ealing Studios and Columbia Films ! Thanks, Dear Andy, for picking-up-the-Olympic-Baton, and showing how to spin the magic, in style; just as the Maestro was kind enough to do for me; albeit before Beryl in her warring advance-guard mode, emerged from inside, and dragged her apologetic prodigy by the collar of his herring-bone tweed overcoat, while rasping: *Come-on, YOU; you're *on* in 15-minutes, and you're not even made-up yet !* Bless the dear well-meaning and indispensible *Svengali* !

Best video I have ever seen on the ukulele. What an outstanding teacher! Now I can a little pizazz to FIVE FEET TWO, and a light bulb went off in the Formby split strum.

I've only just started to play banjo-ukulele and I just wanted to say Thank You Very Much for this vid. I found it extremely useful and helpful. Black Jake of Norwich.

Fantastic Andy ! Thanks ever so much

As an itinerant brass player who is basically a drinker with a music problem, I found your video fascinating, Mr. Eastwood. Another realm is the strings section, to me, but you comprehensively explain things so well that I found myself understanding most of it. Always like your stuff, particularly the star guest performances I was lucky to see live at The Royal Esplanade Hotel, Ryde. Some years ago, matey. Keep on entertaining! You're very good and right now we need it as much as ever. Regards. Your's Aye, William.

Fabulous lesson Andy, what a revelation. Can't wait for your next lesson. Well done. Thanks very much

Wonderful! Good pinkie-training, better understanding, of chords, and more musicality in my learning to play the uke :-)

Banging away on my own for ages (no pun intended) and suddenly I get my eyes opened to what's possible on the uke. That's what a quick lesson with the master can do for you. Cheers Andy!

Thanks Andy, great lesson. I feel like I'm back in Želiv

Great work shop Andy 😊

Thank you your lesson helped me a lot.

Great...Thanks Andy

Nicely done. Very helpful.

Excellent video. I learned a lot.

Wauw, this is fun! Thanks!

Good workshop Andy .

Thank you so much. Please do more - I think I have learned more in this half hour than any other time!

Andy, thanks for the lesson.

That was great Andy, thanks very much.

Really cool workshop Andy!

Thank you ,Andy. Much appreciated.

What a great tutorial. Thank you.

Brilliant stuff.

Thank you for imparting your wisdom for free!

Very helpful, thanks a lot!

Great lesson. Inspirational. Thanks.

Brilliant Andy - thanks mate.

Thanks Andy, been trying playing for years, bit of a running joke in my house. I think your striking a chord in my little brain 😂 Great lessons. Thank you so much Mate 👍

Thanks Andy, excellent. Just love your teaching method. I have been playing uke for years but its never too late to add extra

Fun, theory and improvement - all explained simply. Excellent lesson many thanks.

I love learning chord melodies. I’ve found that my chords are way louder than my melody notes though. Until I found this, I had no idea I could really learn from Andy, his musicianship is light years beyond mine. I thank him for this. I have very short pinkie fingers, so I really struggle with those loooong chord shapes. I make a lot of buzzes.

amazing lesson! you rock! thank you so much!..oh the possibilities..

Excellent Andy. So well explained and do-able. Looking forward to embellishing. Cheers!

Thanks so much for this lesson Andy. I found it challenging as a beginner but that's as it should be - I'll just slow it down and practise, practise!

Really enjoyed this tutorial thank you Andy 🎼🎵🎶

Great as always Andy.

Fantastic

Thank you, Andy. Mike O'D.

Very interesting and nicely presented. Thanks.

Brilliantly explained tutorial. Love it..!!!

Amazing lesson Andy, but I’m afraid my pinky is so restricted by arthritis now. However I can just about reach the 5th playing a G instead of G7 and it kinda works. Thank you, it’s all about having fun while learning.

Excellent. Thank you.

Excelent ¡!

Great lesson! That Dm chord with the little finger added is causing me some grief though…!

An excellent song where you can throw in 2nd position chords and stuff like andy is doing in this vid is After You've Gone

Wonderful lesson. Which of your videos would you recommend next?

ps best lesson ever

It is easy to reach the 5th fret on a soprano ukulele but not so on the tenor!

Can you please make a video tutorial on Mr Wu is a window cleaner now? I am a beginner and it would be really helpfull if you do it!!!!

Great tutorial Andy, just what I was looking for. Are you planning anymore lessons?

Hi, fabulous and thankyou! Is there any chance of doing this same workshop for the baritone?

I just saw you on pop up uku zoom. Could you do a tutorial on what you were demonstrating there. D u d raise fingers dud raise fingers etc? It would be great.

Difficult to reach the 5th fret when you have small hands. Wish I could get my little finger to straighten anyway. (Im ancient)

I can't even get my pinky on the fifth fret without my third finger moving to the third! smh