Clawhammer `Ukulele Basics- Clawhammer Ukulele 2nd Edition

by Aaron Kim

Published: 22 Feb 2016 Updated: 09 Nov 2021Visits: 16Code: ULCH01

Category: TechniqueInstrument: Ukulele Subjects: Chords • Melody • Banjo

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People have asked me about Clawhammer style. That is not really a style I have mastered, although I can teach it. There is great series of lessons titles Clawhammer Ukulele Basics- Clawhammer Ukulele 2nd Edition from Aaron Keim that covers just that topic.

Aaron is a great player, a builder and teacher that really knows that style of playing. Checkout the video series and the accompanying book.

Players That Have Master the Clawhammer Technique

Checkout theses player. Clawhammer is a big part of the repertoire.

  • Lil' Rev • music career largely revolves around touring North America, teaching at music camps, festivals, and concert series, as well as presenting my one man musical history shows like: scraps of quilting music, jews n blues, and the jews of tin pan alley.
  • Aaron Keim • The Quiet American is husband and wife duo, Aaron and Nicole Keim. In Hood River, OR, they live an artistic life, making music, building musical instruments, writing books, crafting folk art and raising their 7 year old son Henry.

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