10 - Ukulele Fingerpicking Lesson_ How to Play “Hallelujah”

25/06/2015 UkuleleFingerpickingLesson:HowtoPlayHallelujah

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Afewweeksago,IdidacoverofasongwrittenbyLeonardCohencalledHallelujahontheukulele.IvereceivedsomequestionsfromyouallonhowtoplaythefingerpickingpatternthatIwasusingforthesong.Ithoughtitdmakeagoodukulelefingerpickinglesson.Ifyouwanttolearnhowtofingerpick,orifyoujustwanttoknowofawaytoplayHallelujah,thenIthinkyoullenjoythisvideo.

ThereisonethingIdliketohighlightfromthevideo.Italkedaboutassigningeachofthefingersonyourpickinghandtoastring.Thismeansyourthumbplucksthetopstring,yourindexfingerplucksthesecondtotopstring,yourmiddlefingerplucksthesecondtobottomstring,andyourringfingerplucksthebottomstring.

Ifyourenewtofingerpicking,thiswillfeelreallyawkwardatfirst.Beforetryingtojumpintolearningthefingerpickingpattern,justpracticepluckingeachofthoseindividualstrings.Youwanttomakesureyourhandisaslooseandrelaxedaspossible.Youalsowanttomakesureitisntcrookedorbentinanyuncomfortableways.Itshouldnthurt.

ThechordchangesintheintroforHallelujahhappenprettyfast,sostartoffslow.Ifyoufindyourselfgettingfrustratedwithit,itsalright,takeabreak.IrememberwhenIfirststartedto

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JessAaaaahhh,Imostenjoy!!Thankyousoooomuch!! Totallymademyday!!

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BrettIwashopingyoudenjoyit!GladtohearitReply

Emma



ihavealwayswonderedhowtoplayaukuleleandneverthoughtoftryingituntilnow.wouldyousuggestittoanewbeginnerandsayitisnthardtoplay?Reply

BrettMcQueenIwouldntsaythat.Iwouldsaythatitsafuninstrumenttolearnhowtoplayanditsveryrewardingifyourereadytoputinsometimeandpractice.Reply

DanielleSuperFun!

NataieBrettImstrugglingwiththebarintheCcord.Myfingerwontstayonbothstrings!itliftsupanddoesntcoverthebottomstring!anytips?!oranyotherwayicanplayCcordwithoutbarring?100%beginnerrighthere!

BrettMcQueenHiNataie,fortheCchord,youcouldalsoplayitbyplacingyourringfingeronthe3rdfretofthebottomstringandlettingtheotherstringsringcompletelyopen.However,thiswouldmaketheintropartofthesongsoundalittledifferentfrommyversion.

Foryourbarre,youmighttryusingyourentireindexfingertobarreallfourstringsatthe2ndfret.MuchlikeIshowinthislittlelessongivingsometipsonplayingtheBbchord:http://www.ukuleletricks.com/playingabbchordonukulele/

ClaireYesIm13andlearnediinlessthan30minuetsReply

BrettMcQueenGreatjob!

DavMEEEETOOO!!!:D

DavidBrett,ThankssomuchIamnewtoplayingandIthoughtmyfavoritesongofalltimewouldbewaybeyondmebutyourlessonmakesitseemachievableIchangedtoLowGspecially.CanIaskaquestionaboutyourchoiceofCmajchordvariation?Whyitissoooooodifficultandstandardchordposition(ringfingerthirdfret4thstring)stillsoundsniceandthechangtoAiseasyevenaddingthe6thbeatwith4thfretonthetopstring.IsitwrongtolearnitlikethisandmaybeaddtheCChordVariationlater?IamintriguedastowhyyouchosethatCmajVariation?ThanksandBTWIlovethesiteandyourwayofteaching

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DavidOkIgetitthepassingnoteworksCtoAmbutnotAmtoCGrrrrrrIamgoingtohavetodothattoughchordshapeReply

BrettMcQueenHiDavid,IusedthisvariationmostlybecauseIlikehowitsounds.HaSometimeschordpositionsareamatterofpersonalpreference.Thepositionlendsitselfwelltomakingthewalkupandwalkdown,soIrecommendit,butIsupposeyoucouldplaytheCpositionlike5003ifyouwanted.Reply

CarolThankssomuch.Thiswasveryhelpful.IfeellikeImightbeabletofinallyplaysomethingpopular.Reply

SammyWowBrett,IfullyunderstandNOW,youngMaster!!haha..Thisistrulywonderful!IkeetlaughingtomayselfeverytimeIwouldmessanoteortrytomovefromCtoA.ThisisagreatchallengethatIwillmasteronmyown..oneday!Thisvideowasverymuchhelpfulandthankyouformakingit!Now,Imbacktopracticingandhearyourvoiceleadtheway!!Reply

BrettIcanttellyouhowmanytimesIvehitthewrongnotesswitchingbetweenthosetwochords.Itsaquickchordchange,butwithsomepractice,Imsureyoullhaveitdowninnotime! Goodluck!Reply

MaryOoooh,thatswhatyoumeantby6/8? IhavethestandardukulelethattheGisabovemiddleC,andtriedtotuneditdown,buttheGstringwasabitlooseanditsoundedreallyoff.So,Imnotsureifthatshowyoudidit(whichImsureitsnot,becauseyourGstringdidntlookorsoundlooselol,Imstillnewatthis).

Anyways,Imgratefulthatyoumadethistutorial.ItsbeenthebestIveseensofarandextremelyhelpful!Imalsoexcitedaboutthe28pagesofukulelelessonbookyouhavebeenworkingon!!EspeciallyabouttheFREEpart!!lol.Keepuptheawesomejobmister!!DReply

BrettYep,thisaperfectexampleof6/8! AsforthelowGtuning,Iforgottomentionyoudoneedaspecialstringtodoit,andfromwhatIvefound,lowGtuningworksbestonconcertortenorukes.MylowGstringisawoundmetalstring.ItsquiteabitthickerthanaregularGstringtunedabovemiddleC.YoucanbuyspecialstringsetsthatsaysomethinglikeLowwoundGsetorsomethinglikethat.Ioughtacreateaposthereinthefuturewithsomerecommendations.Goodidea!

ImalsoveryexcitedtoreleasethislessonbookIvebeenworkingon!ImthinkingsometimeearlynextweekIllhaveitallreadyforrelease!Staytuned



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EmmaIfIdontgettheproperlowGstringcanIstillplaywiththenormalG?Sorry,Imanewbie!ThanksReply

BrettHeyEmma,yousurecan.Itllsoundalittledifferentbutitwillstillwork.Reply

LizbethThankyoufortheeasytounderstandformat.Yourexplanationsareclear!ThisisasongIamalreadyworkingonanditwillsoundsomuchbetterwiththefingerpickinginsteadofabasicstrum.Ihadnoideahowtogetstarted,sothanksmuch.Reply

BrettSweet!Ivealwaysbeensurprisedbyhowcomplicatedsometimesthingssoundbutthenwhenyougettobreakingthemdowntheyactuallyarentsobad.GladtohearitwashelpfulandIhopeitgoeswellforyou!Reply

KeithMIreallylikethewayyoudidthesong,greatvoicebytheway,hopefullyIwillgethalfasgoodasyou..Ihavetolearntoplaythis..CheersReply

mitchdoyouhaveanyotherwebsitesReply

DanesaIamreallyenjoyinglearningfromyou.IwouldliketoknowifyouusedtheGCEAtuningontheukuforthefingerpickingvideo.Ididbutitisnotinthesametuneasyouare.thanks!Reply

BrettDanesa,gladyouarefindingthelessonshelpful!IaminGCEAbutmyGistuneddowntoaGbelowmiddleC.Youcanreadmoreaboutmyukulelehere.Reply

candacefThankyou!!!thisvidwassuchabighelp:DxxxReply

RubyHeyThanksforthevid,Ivebeenlookingforatutorialonthissongforagges,Iwaswonderingwhatwouldyoumighthavetochangeaboutthistobeabletoplayitonabaritoneuke?Reply

BrettRuby,youcantrytousethesamechordpositions/fingeringslikeIamplayingonmy



tenor.Becauseofhowthebaritoneukeistuned,itwillbeinadifferentkeythanme,butthosechordpositionsshouldallowyoutodothefingerpickingwalkdownintheintroofthesongonthetopstring.Unfortunately,Idonthaveabaritoneukeonhand,soIcantmessaroundwithit.IfIwereyou,IwouldexperimentwiththechordfingeringsIamusingandseehowitsounds.Hopethishelpssome.Reply

JacksonThanksforthefingerpickinglesson.IjuststartedlearningukuleleinDecember(2010)andwasabletofollowyouradviceonfingerpickingHallelujah.Reply

BrettJackson,thatsgreat!Gladtohearyourestillgoingstrong.Keepupthegoodwork!Reply

PhilSkipseyHiBrett,Iam63yearsoldandhaveplayedguitarformanyofthose.IrecentlycameoutofretirementwithacoupleofmatesandstartedteachingmyselfBanjo,MandolinandalsoacheapukulelewhichIhavefalleninlovewith.ItisaSopranoandlikeyousaidhardtoplaywithbigfingerswhichIhave,neverthelessIstillmanage.IhavesentoffforaTanglewoodTenerandcannotwaitforittogethere,afterseeingyourvideo.Yoursoundisfantasticandyourstyleisthebest!IwillbetuningmytenorwithalowGlikeyoursandifitsoundstheslightestlikeyoursIwillbeoverthemoon.Iwillkeeponwatchingyourvideosandwouldliketothankyou,youhavereallyinspiredme!PhilSkipseyReply

BrettPhil,thatsverycool!Istillwanttolearnbanjoandmandolinmyself.Somegreatinstrumentsyourelearning.IappreciatethecomplimentsandImgladthisisinspiringyou.Thanksforthecomment!Reply

SimonGreetingsfromgermany.3hoursagoiboughtasopranoukulele,onehoursagoifoundthislesson.Nowmyfingershurt,myneighborsareprobablythinkinimighthavefinallylostmymindandistilldontgetitright.Well,neverplayedanyinstrumentinmylifebutnowigotabigsmileonmyface.Thosewere2wonderfullhours.thanksforthislesson,ireallyenjoyit.Lookingforwardtolearnmorenow.Reply

BrettSimon,soundsliketheukuleleisbringingyoualotofjoy.Gladtohearthis Keepatit!Reply

paulmoodyThanksforthis,founditexcellent!Imonlyabeginnertoo,butpickedthisupratherquickly!Reply

BrettVerypleasedtohearyouenjoyedthelesson!Thanksforyourcomment,Paul!Reply



ElleAhh.thissonghassomanyperfectmemoriesattachedtoitforme.Thankyou.Iloveit:)Reply

RachelHiBrett,

YourwebsiteisreallyhelpingmeimprovemuchquickerthanIcouldeverhavehoped.IdohaveacoupleofquestionsaboutsomeofyourcommentsregardinglowGtuning.Youmentionedonanotherpostthatitworksbestforconcertandtenors,butcanitworkonasoprano?InparticularwillHallelujahworkonasoprano?Andifso,whattypeofstringshouldIbeaskingforinthemusicshop?Thanksagainforallyourhelp.

Happyplaying.Reply

BrettRachel,IvenevertriedalowGtuningonasoprano.Itsnottypicallydone,butyoucanalwaystryit.WhatIwouldbeinclinedtodowouldbetogetaregularsopranostringset,butdontstringupthetopGstring.ThenIwouldbuyasinglewoundlowGstring.IknowsomeplacesonlineandprobablyevenlocalmusicstoresselljustasinglewoundlowGstring.UsethislowGstringforyourtopGstring.

Idtrythis.TheonlythingyoumightrunintoisthatthelowGstringmightnotfitinthetuningpegofyoursopranoukulele.Itsworthatrythough.Reply

PollyIam64yrsoldandthoughtitwastoolatetoreallybeabletolearnandentertainmyselfwiththeuke.Youarenowmynewbestfriend.Goodlessons,patienceandteachingtechnique.DontstopanytimesoonOK?Mahalo,PollyReply

BrettPolly,thankyousomuchforyourcommentandyourkindwords!Itmademyday.Imgladtohearyouvebeenenjoyingthelessons.Illbesuretokeepgoing.IgotsomemorestuffupmyleaveforUkuleleTricks. Seeyouaround.Reply

SageThankyou!

IplayHallelujahonbari,keyofG.HeretoforeIdonlydoneaslowstrum.Sonicetohavesomethingnewtopractice.

Isthereasiteyourecommendforfindingbariukepickingpatterns?Ivehadnoluckgoogling.

Thanksagain,SageReply



BrettSage,yourenottheonlyonetoinquireaboutbaritoneukelessons.Ireallyneedtogetsomecontentuphereforthebaritoneukulele.

Ifyouhavent,Iwouldrecommendcheckingoutmybluesfingerpickinglesson.Itsobviouslyinadifferenttuning,butyoumightgetsomeideasfromthepatternIuse.Reply

SageHowsweetyouare.Willdo.Reply

Sally190IhavepostedthisadvicesomewhereelsewithBrett.WhynotbuyasetofstringsforyourbaritonethathavethesameCtuningasthesmallerukes?YoucannowbuythesewithbothhighGoralowG.Thentheproblemofdifferentchordshapeswillvanish.IntheUSAbuyfromSouthcoastUkulele.IntheUk,buyfromKenMiddleton(LivingWaterstrings.Reply

BrettMcQueenHiSally,thisisthefirstIveheardaboutthis.Thanksforthetip!Gonnacheckthesestringsout!Reply

caseyHiBrett,

Ijustpurchasedyourstrumminglessonsprogramandcantwaittogetstarted.YourcoverofHallelujahisbeautifulandyourlessononhowtoplayitisgreatlyappreciated.IdohaveaquestionontuningtheGstringtoaloweroctave.IhaveaconcertukuleleandwhenItunedit,asyousuggested,itjustdidntsoundright.Anysuggestions?

Thanksinadvance!

CaseyReply

BrettHeyCasey,welcometothecourse!Itsgreattohaveyou.

GreatquestionaboutlowGtuningdidyoubuyaspecificlowGtuningsetforyourukulele?WhenItunetolowG,IhavetogetastringsetdesignedforlowG.BecausethereisntalotoftensiononaGstringtuneddownanoctave,youhavetogetasetwithawoundlowGstring.IfyouusearegularhighGstringandtuneitdownanoctaveitwillsoundreallyweak,flimsy,andhaveahardtimestayingtuned.

IusealowGtuningsetbyAquila.ImsurethereareotherstringmakersouttheretoothatmakealowGstringset.Youmightexperimentwiththosetoo!Reply



MichaelConradBrett,Sofarsogood,yourlessonsareexcellent,yourstyleandexplanationshavealovelypacetothem.Justonelittlequery,inthelessonaboveyoumentionthatyouthatyoupickthe4thstringonthesixthmeasuretoeffecttheslidebetweentheCandAm.Imthinkingthattheslideisreallyanindividualmeasurea7thifyouwill?ThatwaytheCfinishesonthesixthmeasure,thenthe1measureslideandthenreadyforsixmeasuresoftheAm?Maybethatswhatyousaid,ormaybeIvemisunderstoodcanyouspareacoupleofminutestoclearthisup.Thanksforyourtime.MCReply

BrettHiMichael,greatquestions!

Ithinkyouareconfusingameasurewithabeat.Inasongthatiscountedtoacountofsix,likeHallelujah,therearesixbeatsinonemeasure.Fortheintro,youreplayingeachchord(CandAm)foronemeasureeach.ForthepassingnotebetweentheCandAmchord,youplaythatnoteonthesixthbeatofthemeasure.

Doesthatmakesense?Reply

MichaelConradAh,thosefourstringsofacutecomplexity!

Iwasconfusingabeatwithameasure,andIthinkthatyouresayingthattheslideismadeonthesixthbeatofeachmeasure.

Onwardsandupwards.

Thanksforyourattentionandyourgreatsite.CheersMCReply

MarcnikHiBrettIdontknowifImbeingabitdaftbuttheCchordyouuseforthestartofthislessonsoundsnothinglikeyoursonmyUke.ItsoundstoohighandIcantworkoutwherethelowkeyiscomingfrom.Reply

BrettHiMarcnik,thisisbecausemyukuleleistunedtolowGtuning.ThismeansmytopGstringistuneddownanoctave.IuseaspeciallowGstringsettoplayinthistuning.Reply

Erin



MypartnerandIhavejuststartedlearningtoplaytheukuleleandwehavetriedtoimproveusingafewdifferentwebsitevideosbutyoursarebyfarthebest,Brett!Yourteachingstyleisexcellentandyourmusicalskillsareadmirable.IwasgoingtobuyaDVDpackagefromalocalplayerhereinVancouverbutyourvideoshavesoimpressedmeIthinkIwillpurchaseyourstrumminglessonsinstead.Reply

BrettThankyouforyourkindcomments,Erin!Itdbegreattoseeyouinthestrummingcourse!

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HannahMathewsHiBrett

Iamenjoyingpracticingthissong,thanksforpostingit.JustonequerywhenIplaysomenotes,theCinparticular,thenotesarenotclearbutmuted.Isthisthisnormalordoyouhaveanyadvice?

Manythanks

HannahReply

BrettHeyHannah,whenstringsarentringingoutclearlywhenyouplaychords,thatsnotusuallyagoodthing.WhatIwouldtrytodoisplaythepositionfortheCchordtoandpluckeachindividualstring.Seewhichstringsarenotringingoutclearly.Ifyoucanisolatewhichstringisgivingyoutrouble,youcanusuallyrepositionyourfinger(s)inawaytogetthechordtoringoutclearly.Reply

lemonfreshsmurfHiBret

Thanks,yourtutorialhasmadeplayingtheukesomuchfun Canyoupleaseexplainwhyyouhaveusedadifferentcchordfromtheusual?

Thxagain!LReply

BrettHeyL,thisissoIcouldcapturethatascendinganddescendingmelodyintheintroofthesong.Reply

SherriHiBrett,LiketheothersIreallythinkthislessonandyourteachingstylearefantastic.IvebeenplayingtheukulelesincemidSeptemberandreallywanttostartfingerpickingsomeofthesongsIvelearned.MyquestionaboutyourversionofHallelujahiswhatifIwanttostayinstandardtuning?The



pickingwillbethesameyousaid.Anychanceyoucouldjustdoaquickversionofthissongwithstandardtuning?

ThanksSherriReply

BrettHeySherri,youcanstillplaythissonginstandardtuning.Itwilljustsoundalittledifferentbecausethenotesthatareplayedonthetopstringwillbethesamebutjusttunedanoctavehigher.Reply

RuthThankyouforamazingtutorials!!.butwaswonderingihavesmallhandsandamstrugglingtoreachallthestringsontherightfretwithoutbrushingstringsbelowandcausingthesoundtobecomemutedandstrange..anyadvice?ThankqReply

BrettHeyRuth,thebestthingtotrytodoistoisolatewhichstringsyouareaccidentallymutingandseeingifthereisawaytopositionyourfingersinabetterway.Then,onceyoufigureoutthat,itusuallyjusttakestimeandpracticetobeabletoplaythechordcleanlyandconsistently.

Theotherideaistolookupsomechordvariationsinthechordlibrarytoseeifthereareeasierwaystoplaydifferentchords:

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulelechords/Reply

KeithHiBrett..Thanksagainforthelesson..Iwaswonderingifyoucouldshowushowtodothefingerpickingfor3/4and4/4timing?Idontknowoftomanysongsthatusethe6/8timing..Iknowonepatternwhereitispickingthestrings1423..Thanks..KeithReply

BrettHeyKeith,thatisagreatsuggestiononthe3/4timing.Iwillkeepitinmindforthefuture.

Idohavesomebluesfingerpickinglessonsthatarein4/4thatIrecommendcheckingoutifyouhaventalready:

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulelebluesfingerpickinglessonpattern1/

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulelebluesfingerpickinglessonpattern2/Reply

encianHeyBrett,thanksforposting.Imcuriousaboutyourpickingpatternforthechordsthatdontgetafullmeasure,laterinthesong.Tryingtofigureitoutbywatchingyourvideoandmessingaround,butanythingyouwanttoexplainwouldbeappreciated.



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BrettMcQueenGreatquestion!Itsrealeasy.ForthosehalfmeasuresImjustpluckingthetopthreestringsinsuccession:top,secondtotop,secondtobottom,repeat.Eachpluckgetsabeat.

Imessentiallytakingthewholepickingpatternandjustpluckingthefirstthreestringsofthepattern.Reply

encianthanks,gotit!Reply

Vibekethanksfortheenergyyouputintoteachingyourukuleleskills:)Itsgreatforsomeonewhostartsattheknowledgelevelofzero,tovisityoursite!ThankyouBrett!Reply

CherylHi!Ijustgotmytenorukeuleleyesterdayandhavingplayedclassicalguitar(alongtimeago)Iwasabletopickthisupprettyquickly.IlikethewayyoutunedtheGstring,itaddsalotoffullness.Doyoudothisforalotofsongs?Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyCheryl,thanksforthecomment!Rightnow,ImbacktostandardhighGtuning,butIreallylikethelowGsoundforalotofsongs.Itcreatesanextralayerthatsoundsreallygreattome.Reply

ERICFistofallyousoudgreat,veryinsperational.changingfromtheAmbacktiotheCisitabadhabittotrygetreadyfortheCbeforethefistbeatbyslidingthemiddlfingerdowntotheforthfretthenliftingthemiddleandplacingtheringonthefifthfret,thenofcourcewaitingforthefirstbeattoplacetherestofthefingers.sinceonAmmeasureyouonlyneedtoholetheAMdownforthefirstbeat?Makesence?Reply

BrettMcQueenHiEric,Iwouldlovetohelpyouwithyourquestion,althoughImnotsureIunderstandwhatyouareasking.AreyouwonderingwhatthebestwaytopositionyourfingersfortheAmchord?Reply

KarenRobinsonWow.WhenIwasakidIplayedtheukulele,butIneverdidanymorethanstrumafewchords.Iswitchedtoguitaratage12anddidfingerpickingontheguitar,butitneveroccurredtometodothesameontheukulele.Ipulledoutmyolduke,withits45yearoldstrings,anditstillsoundsOK.Amazing.Thanksforyournicetutorial.Reply



BrettMcQueenHeyKaren,gladyouenjoyedthelesson.Itsamazinghowversatiletheukuleleis.Neverunderestimateit!Reply

DonDavidThankforwhatyouaredoing.Keepitup,Iamterriblewithmusicbutyougivemesomehope.Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyDon,youarewelcome.Keepitupyourself!Reply

MalcBThanksforthisvidandthecoveronYoutube.Itsoneofthefewthathavepushedmefurtheron.Inbar3and4thestandardchordsequenceseemstobeFGCG.WhatareyouplayinginsteadoftheG(bar3)?Bflat9,E7orFmallseemtosoundtastier.Also,E7inplaceofEminbar7worksOK.Idappreciateanycomments.Reply

BrettMcQueenThanksforyourcomment.BeforeIdiveintalkingaboutdifferentchordsubstitutionsandideas,haveyouseenthechordchartofthissong,Ipostedhere?ThatchartisexactlythechordsIusetoplaythesong.

Ifyouhavealreadyseenit,ImnotpositiveIunderstandthebarsyouarereferringto.Fromthestandardversionofthissong,IamsubstitutinginanFmonthatthirdlineoftheverse.IthinkthatstheonlychordIamsubstitutingfromtheoriginal.Ireallylikethesoundofthat.Reply

selukianMan,ivebeenplayingukuleleforfouryearsnowandIstillhaventgotit,thisisbyfarthehardestpieceiveevercomeacross,IjustdontknowhowtotuneittoG,plsineedhelp!!!Reply

BrettMcQueenInordertotuneyourukuleletolowGtuning,youneedalowGstringset.Morespecifically,youneedalowGstringthatisawoundstring.Thiswoundstringwillallowyoutogetthetensionyouneedonthestringtotuneitdowntheoctave.Reply

MolliVerygooodIdontknowhowtotunemyukuleleCanyoutellmethenametoeverystring,please???ThxReply

BrettMcQueenHeyMolli,checkoutthispostontuninghere:

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukuleletuninghowtotuneyourukulele/



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JadeHI,IwasjustwonderingifyouusethemodifiedCchordthroughoutthewholesongorjusttheintro??Thanks!Reply

BrettMcQueenImostlyusethemodifiedCchordfortheintro.Youcoulduseitonotherpartsofthesong,butIliketoswitchbacktotheotherseebecauseitsaneasierchordtoplay.Reply

CarlaThanks!!Thissoundssocoolandisagreatsong.Thisisagreatlessonformetostartunleashingmynewfingerpickingskillsontheworld:)Reply

BrettMcQueenCarla,Imhappyyouenjoyedit!Reply

borzyheyyouramazingattheukeleleandyourvideosareawesome.Ima3dayukeleleplayerandiamreallygoodnow.Iwaswonderingifcanyoupostafewmoresongstheonesonyoutubeoranyotherwebsitearenotaccurateandyoursare.thankyousooomuchifyoucanReply

BrettMcQueenHeyBorzy,Iwanttopostsomemorehereintheshortfuture.Stayonthelookout!Thanksforyournicewords.Reply

borzythanksBrettyourawesomeReply

EthanHeyIwaswonderingdoesitstillsoundreallygoodandliketheactualsongwithstandardGCEAtuningorshouldItunedowntheGstringwhenIPlaythissong?Iwantittosoundgoodandnotlikehalfasgoodbecauseofthatstring.Pleaseletmeknow!Thankyou!Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyEthan,ifyouwantitsoundlikemyvideo,IminlowGtuning,soyouwillwanttolookintothat.IthinklowGsoundsbestforthissong,butifyoudonthaveanotherukuleleinlowG,itworksprettywellinstandardtuning.Reply

kimthankyouforthis!whenyougettotheendinyourcoverwhatisthestrumingpattern?likewhenyoustoptheplucking.thanksReply



BrettMcQueenHeyKim,itsjustdownstrums,althoughImaccentingthefourthcountalittlebitlouderthantheotherbeats.Reply

CharlotteDeanHiBrett!Ima14yearoldguitaristandpianistandIrecentlydecidedtotakeuptheukulele.IhavefoundyourtipsandvideosreallyhelpfulandIlovehowyouplayedHallelujah.IhaveasopranoukuleleandwheneverItrytotuneitdownanoctave,itbecomesReallylooseanditsoundsawful!!ImguessingImgoingtohavetobuyaspecialstring?Anyadvice?Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyCharlotte,yup,youregonnaneedalowGstringsettotuneitdowntheoctave.WithalowGstring,itshouldbeawoundstring.Thiswillallowyoutogetthetensionyouneed.

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CharlotteDeanThankyou!!Reply

EmilyWhatisthenameofthechordyouplaybetweentheCandtheAminor?Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyEmily,IwouldcallitaCmaj7.Reply

RobertWhittakerHeyBrett,Iambackagainafterafivemonthbreakbroughtaboutbyarabidmosquito,butnowIamfitandreadytoplay..BrettIreallywanttotuneintoyourfingerpickinglessononHalluleahbutIcannotbringthevideoup,,WhatamIdoingwrong..ThanksReply

BrettMcQueenHeyRobert.Gladtohaveyouback!TrywatchingthevideodirectlyfromYouTubehere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EffqOqktvRsReply

PammyHeyBrett,youareamazingandhavehelpedmealot.IstartedplayingukelelejustafterChristmaslastyear.IstartedplayingtohelpkeepmybrainactiveandtogivemesomethingtodoafterhavingheadsurgeryinSeptemberlastyear,followedbyseizuresinOctober.PlayingtheukeistheonlytimeIcanreallyfazeoutandbeinmyownlittleworld,wherethosethingsneverhappened.Anditreallyhashelpedmegetbetter.Ifindyourtutorialsdefinitelyoneofthebestonthenet.Asyouexplainwhatyouaredoing.Andhowyouaredoingitandyougoatsuchanicepace,especiallyforsomeonelikeme.Ihopeyoukeeponuploadingtutorials.Especiallyformoresongstolearn.



Iwasjustwondering,thatwayyoudonethecchordintheintro,isthatcarriedonthroughoutthewholesong?Orisitjustintheintro?Thanks,Pammy=DReply

PammyPSyourchordlibraryisalifesaver!!Ithashelpedmekindalearnthissong=)Reply

BrettMcQueenHiPammy,thankssomuchforyourcomment.Itissocooltomethatyouvefoundsomepeacewiththeukulele.Imgladmylessonscouldhelpyoualonginyourjourney.

ThewayIplaytheCchordintheintroisjustplayedintheintro.IswitchtoanormalCchordthroughouttherestofthesong.Reply

PammyCoolthanksheaps=D*goesoffandplaysukulele*Reply

ivanBrett,Ihavewatchedsomevideoswheretheplayerseemedtohavelethisfingernailsgrow.Myquestioniswhetherthisismeanttobeanaidtofingerpicking?Isitabetterideatodevelopcallusesinthisregard?Reply

BrettMcQueenSomefingerstyleplayersliketolettheirnailsgrowouttopluckthestrings.However,somepeopledontlikethetonethenailsproduceagainstthestrings.Itsoftenbrighterandsharper.Inthatway,somepeoplepreferpluckingwithmoreofthefingertipsandlettingcallousesbuildup.IfindthatIuseacombinationofboth.Idontletmynailsgrowoutverylong,butIdonttrimthemsoshorteither.Thisallowsmetogetsomesomeclarityfromthestringswithouthavingtomaintainsuperlongnails.Reply

LouisJustwantedtosaythankyouandtoletyouknowhowmuchIhaveenjoyedthesite!!!!Reply

BrettMcQueenYouarewelcome,Louis!Thankyouforthecomment.Reply

FelicityImjuststartingoutwithmyuke&thisisTHEbesttuteIvefound,greatpace&tipsthankssomuch!Reply

ElizabethCaldwellIjustrecentlystartedtolearnhowtoplaytheukuleleandreallylovethissongbutIcantfigureout



howtogetmyGstringtunedthewayyouhaveit.Ialsohavedifficultiesstrumming.Anytips?Itwouldhelpalot,Thanks.Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyElizabeth,youneedtopurchasealowGukulelestringset.Reply

SharonPorterPerfectforabeginningfingerpicker!Thanksforyourwork!Reply

BrettMcQueenYoureverywelcome.Gladtohearitwashelpfultoyou!Takecare.Reply

BenBrett,

WhenIplaythechordandandtrytopickIgetamutedvibratingsound.Isitthenylonstrings?

ThanksReply

BrettMcQueenHiBen,trytoisolatethestringtoseewhichstringisntringingout.Then,trytoadjustyourfingertoallowthestringtoringoutclear.Youmighttrypressingdownharderorpressingdownclosertothefret.Reply

NobodyYouKnowHi IliterallygotmyconcertukuleleanhouragoandIstartedwiththis.Itsstilldifficult,butatleastitsoundsrecognisablenow,justataveryslowpacehaha Idontmindthough,itsallsoexciting!Justhavingsometroublerememberingtoproperlypressdownthe4thstringwhenplayingtheCbutpracticepracticepractice.Holdingthechordsdownisverypainfulonmyfingersthoughanysolutions?

Thanksalotforthis!Reply

BrettMcQueenGiveyourfingerssometimetobuildupcallouses.TheylltoughenupandyoullbeabletofretchordswithoutthinkingtwiceReply

HenareTeKaruGreetingstoBrettFirst,thankyouforhavingthecompassiontohelpotherslikemyself.Ourfathertaughtushowtoplaytheukeleleover40yearsagousing3simplechords(Ithinkhereferredthemasnotes)ihadnoideawhatchordtheywere,andtothisdayiamnoneofthewiser.allhesaidwaslearnthese3notessonandyouwillbeabletoplayanysong.Ihavesincefoundoutthroughourdaughter(whoimightaddhasnoknowledgeofmusiceitherbutmanagetoteachyoungchildrenkapahakawithouttheaidofaninstrumentusuallyaguitar.shenowplaystheukelelenottoobad(welliwill



confessbetterthanherfather,shehasagreaterrangeofchordsthenieverhadbeenwatchingyouithinkBrettSecondly,ithinkiwilllookatbuyingmeabrandofukeleleliketheoneyouhaveinyourvideo.ithinkiamgoingtoenduppayingmyforitthenididformylastguitar.AllGoodThankyouagainBrett,ilookforwardtowatchingmoreofyoureasytolearnvideosKindRegardsHenareReply

LauraOMG!IHAVEAFINGERCRAMP Myfingersarentbig/long/strongenoughtoputthemontwostringsatonce! HowcanIgetmyfingertostretchandnotgetcrampswheniattempttodothis?Butoverallthanksforthetutorial! xReply

BillBrett,

justwantedtosayhowmuchIhaveenjoyedlearningthissong,andyourfingerpickinglessons.TheyhavemadethisaRealinstrument,andnotjustthechildstoysomeseeitas,ifyoucatchmymeaning?Reply

BrettMcQueenThanks,Bill!Icatchyourdrift.Iappreciateit.Reply

VicquiThevideowashelpful,butIamstrugglingwiththechordsbecausemyhandsaretoosmall!!!IhavereallysmallfingerssoIcantreachthedifferentfretsatthesametime isthereanyadviceonhowtoimprovethis???Reply

BrettMcQueenWhichchordsinparticularareyoustrugglingwith?Reply

natalieurenaiwaswonderinghowdoitunemygstringtoaloweroctaveitsoundsbadReply

natalieurenanevermindbretireadanothercommentwhereyousaidalowgstringneedstobepurchasedeventhoughicantplaythissongfornowistilllovethevideoReply

BrettMcQueenYep,checkoutthispostIjustmadeonlowGtuningforalongerdescription:

http://www.ukuleletricks.com/tuningyourukuleletolowg/Reply



SSCYouaresuperultrafantastic!oneofthebestteachersandUkuleleplayersonline.Verycleartutorials.Couldyouvideomoretutorialswhenyouarefree? Eg,AmazinggracefingerpickingpattersandImyours(fullversion),someChristiansongs:))Reply

BrettMcQueenGotsomemorevideotutorialsintheworks.Hopetobeabletopostthemsoon!Reply

JillHiBrett,Ijustwantedtosaythankyoufordoingsuchanicethingitreallycomesacrossthatyouareakindandpatientperson.Reply

BrettMcQueenHey,noproblem.Reply

GraemeHiBrettIhaveplayedguitarformanyyearsbutalwayswithapickhavejuststartedplayingtheukeleleandthefunoflearningtofingerpickisteriffic..thanksalotfortheintroduction.AlltheverybestGraeme,SydneyP.Shavefoundathrvingukescenehere!Reply

BrettMcQueenThanksforthecomment,Graeme!IhearfromalotofAussieswhoplaytheukuleleintheSydneyarea.Ireallywanttogetoverthereandhangoutwithyouallsometime!Reply

RebeccaHiBrett,Justwantedtosaythankyousomuchforyouramazingsite.Youareagreatteacherandmakeitsoeasytolearn.Itmakesmenotwanttoputitdown.Iamsogreatfulforyourtimeandpatientsinhelpingusalllearn.Thanksagain:))))Cheers,BeckReply

MelanieHelloBret

Ivejustdiscoveredyoursitetodayandamdeligthed!Iamanewtotheukeleleandyourlessonsandmusicaregoingtohelpsomuch!Plus,youhaveawonderfulvoicesoitsajoytolistentoyou!ImgoingtotryandlearnsomesongsforChristmas!HappyChristmastoyou!MelxxReply

Josie



HeyBrett!IwaswonderingifmySopranoUkulelewillstillgetanattractivesoundwithoutthelowerGtuning.Whatdoyouthink?Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyJosie,IthinkforthissongalowGtunedukulelesoundsthebest,butformoststuff,IpreferthenormalhighGtuning.Ithasthatclassicukulelesound.Reply

LouMeiGushImeanchords.Reply

LouMeiGushHiBret!Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtypedownyournotesunderyourvideo???IwounderhowyouplayalltheothernotesReply

rosymAnothergreatlesson,thanksBrett.Whatisthepassingchord(didIgetthatright?)thatyoureusingbetweentheCandAm?Imusingabaritoneukesothechordshapesaredifferent.Reallypleasedtoheartheressomebaritonestuffonthewaytoo,bytheway.Canhardlywait!Reply

BrettMcQueenHeyRosy,thechordinbetweentheCandAmisaCmaj7.ThepassingnotethatcreatesthatriffintheintroofthesongisaBnote.Ifyouareplayingonabaritoneukulele,IwouldtryplayingitsothatyousoundtheBstringinsomewaybetweenthosechords.Reply

SalHiBrett,Ilikethis,challengingthoughitisanychanceyoucouldpostthetabforit?Reply

MHiBrett!Iwannaask..howdoyouknowifthechords/tabsaremeanttobefingerpickorstrum?AndIknowtheres2typesofchordswhichrequireu(theukuleleplayer)tosingandanotheronewhichwillplaythesong(fingerpickIguess)outofit.Anyspecificnamesforit?Whatisitcalled?Reply

BrettMcQueenHiM,typicallychordchartswithlyricsaremeanttobestrummed.Ifyoucomeacrossaukuleletab,ifthenotesinthetabarestackedontopofeachother,thatmeansyouplayachord,butmostofthetimetabsareusedforsolofingerpickingsongs,sometimesreferredtoasfingerstyleukulele.Reply

IcaTongcoHi,soIwaslookingfortabsaroundtheinternetforthissong,andyourswasgreat Thankyouforthehelpfullessons!Ijustgotmyfirstukerecently,andImtryingreallyhardtogetbetteratit Itsaconcertuke,anditactuallylooksalotlikeyours! ImgoingtovisitthissitemoreoftennowReply



BuffBrett,thetabsforpickingthissonghavebeenaskedaboutpreviously,butIdontseeyouranswer.Haveyoupostedtabsforpickingthistune?Thatwouldbesohelpful.Imlearningalotfromtheselessons.Thanks.Reply

BekkaHeactuallydoes.Inthevideoifyouwatchedcarefully,heexplainsthefingerpicking,andthechordsheusesthataredifferentfromtheoriginal.Aswellashistuning.Reply

RustyHiBrett,goodtutorialsandgreatstuffonyoutube.Imtakingstrummingcourseyouofferedanddoingokay..reallylovefingerpickingthebestbutneedtolearnthestrummingpatternstoosoIcanplaywithfriends.Ihavesometroublewithbuzzingcausedbymyfingertipsonsomechordchanges.IsthatbecauseIdontmovemyfingersfastenough?Itrytopracticeeverydaytoimprove.IhavebeenenjoyingtheukulelesinceApril2012andwishIhadstartedyearsago.KeepupyourgoodworkIknowyouhelpalotofpeopleandsharingthegiftofmusiciswonderful.Reply

BrettMcQueenHiRusty,greatquestion.Buzzingcanbecausedfromnotpressingdownonthefrethardenough,butitcanalsobecausedbythequalityoftheukulele.Insomecases,ifyoutakeyourukuleletoalocalmusicshop,sometimestheycanperformasetupwheretheyadjusttheukulelesactionandfiledownanyfretsthatastringmightbebuzzingon.Mybestadviceistomakesurewhenyoufretachordthatyouarepressingdownasclosebehindthefretaspossible(ratherthaninthemiddleoftwofrets)inordertogetthemostleverageonthestrings.Bestofluck!Reply

HannaSHeyman.Greatvideo,butiamconfusedonhowtochangetoalowG.Idontreallyunderstand\.Thanks!!Reply

GrahameHiBrett,Belatedseasonsgreetingstoyou.Iwasgivenacheapsopranoukeformybirthdayacoupleofyearsagobutcouldntgetonwithit,mainlyduetohavingsausagesforfingers.Anyway,mydaughtersawthatIwasstrugglingtofretthechordsandboughtmeatenorukeforXmas(someunknownmakefromChina).ThishasmadethingsmucheasierbutIwaswonderingiftherewasanyadviceyoucouldgivebearinginmindthatImwillingtolearnbutat72,witharthriticsausagesforfingers,ImnotasnimbleasIwouldlike.RegardsGrahameReply

BrettMcQueenHiGrahame,youreinverygoodcompany!Iveheardfrompeopleintheir80sand90slearningukuleleintheUkuleleStrummingTricksonlinevideolessoncourse.ThebestadviceIcangiveyouistotakeyourtimeandgoslow.Withpersistenceandpatience,



youresuretoseeimprovement.Additionally,fornow,Idrecommendjustfocusingonstrummingandchords.Thatllhelpgetyouusedtosomeoftheregularmovementsrequiredanukulele,andfromthere,youmightexploresomefingerpickingstuff(likeinthislesson).Reply

StephenRitchieIvedoneyourvideocourse(itisworththecost,evenforanonbeginneratleastonewithanequalmeasureofgoodandbadhabits,forthoseofyouwondering)andhaveenjoyedyourbook,butthismaybemyfavoritelesson.JeffBecksversionofHallelujahstuckwithmefromthefirsttimeIheardit(K.D.Langsisalsofantastic),andIreallyappreciatethisclearandrelativelyeasyapproachtocapturingthesoundandfeeloftheintroduction.

IvedecidedtorestringinlowGtocompletethesound.ImcurioustoknowyouropinionofleavingthelowGsetupforgeneralplaying.

Thanksfortheresource.Reply

BrettMcQueenHiStephen,sogladtohearyouveenjoyedthelessonsaswellasthissong.IfindthatthelowGtuningworksgreatifyoujustwanttostrumthechordsofasong.Ihaveaconcertandtenorukulelethough(whichIrecommend),soyoucangetthebestofthetwoworlds.Reply

StephenRitchieYes,havingtwosetupsseemslikeagoodwaytogoonceyoustartplayingwithdifferenttuning.Ivebeenthinkingaboutatenor.IthinkIneedtoupmyplayingtimebeforeIcanrewardmyselfthatway.Cheers.Reply

RichardHiBrettInoticeyouarepickingnearthebridgeoftheukulele,notwhereyouwouldnormallystrum.Couldyoupleaseconfirmifthisisthebestplace?ThanksverymuchRichardReply

BrettMcQueenHiRichard,greatquestionandobservation.Youarerightthatmostofthetimeitisbettertostrumaroundthe12th14thfretoftheukuleletogetanice,balancedtonefromtheukulele.Themoreyoupickorstrumtowardsthesoundholethebrighterthetonebecomesfromthestrings.Forfingerpickingthissong,Iwantedabitofabrightertone,whichiswhyIfingerpickedclosertothebridge.Reply

LindaFryHiBrett,Enjoyedyourvideos.Ijutboughtatenorukeandloveplayingit.Istheredifferenceinsoundplayingabanjolele?IlikethelookofthemandthoughtImightbuyone.ThanksReply



GaryHiBrett,Youhavejusttaughtmeanewfingerpickingpattern.Itscomingalongbutslowly.ThanksagainGaryReply

JukeHibrett!

Imveryverynewtouke,andloveplayingthefewsongsiknow!!!Idliketoplaymore,butijustdontgethowtoknowwhatstrummingpatterntouse!!!!Icankindefigureoutthesongsiknow,buthavenocluewheretostartontheonesiveneverheard.Ivebeenusingtabs,doesthatmakeadifference,Reply

BrettMcQueenHiJuke,thanksforyourcomment!Itcanbehardtomakesenseofhowstrummingfitswithplayingsongsatfirst.Asyoumentioned,itsimportanttohaveheardasongandlistenedtoitmanytimesbeforeyouattempttoplayit.Gettingthesongstuckinyourheadmakesiteasierwhenitcomestostrummingthechordsforasong.

Ifyoureinterestedinimprovingyourstrumming,IinviteyoutojoinandlearnwithmeintheUkuleleStrummingTricksonlinecourse:http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulelestrummingtricks/Reply

MJBeautifularrangement!ImayjustswitchmyGbacktothelowG!Youbreakdownthepartsreallyclearly,eventhenewestnewbiescouldstillfollow.Thanks!Reply

DonnaExcellent,reallyclearinstructionBrett.ImsogladIfoundyourwebsite.Iwaslookingforinfoonsomegoodukelelestobuyandthatbroughtmehere.ImhopingIwillbeabletoorderoneinthenextweekandstartusingyourtutorialsandfreeebook,thenIllmoveontothecourses.ImlivinginBajaCaliforniarightnowandIseelotsof(cheap)ukelelesbeingsoldinshops.NowthatIvefoundyourtutorialsandbeeninspired,Imightjusthavetograbmeoneofthosetoholdmeoveruntilabetterqualityonearrives.Reply

WayneYounotonlyplaywell,butyoucanexplainit,clearly,wellpacedandpatient.Thoseskillsdontalwayscomeinthesamepackage.Ilookforwardtomore.Thankyou.Reply

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