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Lesson video demonstrating the 1234 four note / four fingers per single string. Build finger strength and independence.

Lesson video demonstrating the 1234 four note / four fingers per single string. Build finger strength and independence.

The foundation of the Alternating Thumb style is - naturally the alternating thumb. This lesson demonstrates the alternating thumb on string four and three.

Lesson Four, Thumb and One Finger - Level Four builds on the primer by using the thumb and index combination on all four beats.

Lesson Four, Thumb and One Finger - Level Four builds on the primer by using the thumb and index combination on all four beats.

In this lesson we’re introducing the index finger once to the alternating thumb pattern mastered in the Alternating Thumb Fingerpicking Style - Introduction. There are four possible patterns when adding the index finger once in common or cut time.

In this lesson we’re introducing the index finger twice to the alternating thumb pattern mastered in the Alternating Thumb Fingerpicking Style - Introduction. There are four possible patterns when adding the index finger twice in common or cut time.

In this lesson we’re introducing the middle finger to the patterns mastered in lesson two. There are three possible patterns in common or cut time.

A barre allows you to transpose any open position chord to other keys along the fingerboard by re-fingering the open position chord to allow finger one, the index finger free to play the open strings when the transposed along the fingerboard to other keys.

p i m a - All possible single combinations starting with p (thumb).

C Blues/Minor Pentatonic scale. The Blues is one of the six essential scales that every ukulele player should know.

The classic Count Basie ending in C major.

Counting triplets is as simple as counting anything else. Simply use the counting system we all learned early on - use numbers.

Creating introductions, "intros" on ukulele when the first chord of the song or progression is a one chord, or main tonic chord of the key.

A basic I V introduction in the key of C major: C to G or G7.

Examples from Learning Ukulele Strums, A Recipe for Success.

A classic song ending in C major. This ending works great for Dixieland, Show and Jazz tunes.

Feliz Navidad is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditional Christmas/New Year greeting, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" or "Merry Christmas, prosperous year and happiness") and equally simple English verse ("I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart"), it has become a classic Christmas pop song in the United States, Canada and throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

I Idim7 II V in key of C A classic introduction and chord progression utilized in show tunes and old time music.

III VI7 II V in key of C, a classic introduction and chord progression.