Next, make a loose fist with your hand, and reach out your The perfect resonance spot is different for each uke, but almost all of You’ll want to place your hand between the sound hole and neck for the best The first thing that we need to cover is your hand position. Do I have to Cut My Nails to Play Ukulele?īefore we can talk about strumming patterns, we want to buildĪ solid foundation for you to build upon.
Is it Okay to Strum a Ukulele With Your Thumb?.What Finger Do You Strum a Ukulele With?.How Do You Know What Strumming Pattern To Use?.Guido PICK UP A GIFT FOR YOURSELF OR THE UKULELE FAN IN YOUR LIFE. Next newsletter will be in two weeks on November 11th. Here are the chords to Don’t Think Twice in the key of C (original version is the key of E) NOTE: If you want to use the same finger for both the E and A strings that is fine. You can move on to video #2 where I show you a simple Travis picking pattern. I recommend that you work on video #1 for a long time until you’re really comfortable with keeping thumb notes going as you add finger notes. Or the finger notes can be played OFF THE BEAT (between thumb notes) in which case they are called “syncopated”. These finger notes can be played ON THE BEAT like this: The finger notes In Travis picking for the Ukulele are usually played on either the E or A strings. Whatever chord you’re playing the thumb will be playing the G and C string alternating back and forth. The most important part of Travis picking is the alternating thumb technique.įor Travis Picking on the ukulele the thumb will be pick the G and C strings on every beat. Okay let’s try and play some Travis picking. John Prine playing Mexican Home (My favourite John Prine tune) Players like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney and many others. Also many singer-songwriters use it as a staple technique. It’s very important technique for playing folk and blues music. Travis picking is a right-handed finger picking technique named after Merle Travis, here is a video:Īs you can hear from the video, Travis picking creates a beautiful layered texture where the thumb of the right hand lays down a steady beat as the fingers (or finger in the case of Merle) add chord and melody notes. UD#30 Thumb and Finger Notes: Travis Picking
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