Chords for 4 VERY USEFUL STRUMS IN 4/4 TIME for the UKULELE - UKULELE LESSON / TUTORIAL by "UKULELE MIKE"
Tempo:
74.025 bpm
Chords used:
F
B
Eb
Gb
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gbm] [A]
Hi, Ukulele Mike here.
In [B] this lesson we're going to explore four very basic
strumming patterns in 4-4 time.
The first [Ab] one I'm going to show you is called the shuffle pattern and
it's played by going down with the back of the index finger, the [F] nail,
coming up with the flesh of the index finger, and simply down up down up.
I'm using an F chord to demonstrate this.
Down up down up down up.
Now there are two versions of this shuffle.
This is the straight shuffle [Eb] where you're playing even [Gb] notes, even time, eighth notes.
They're all the [F] same amount of time.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
Now the other version of this is what is called the [N] swing shuffle
and it has more of a syncopated skipping feel to it [F] like this.
And you're going to use that pattern a lot.
Don't get locked into that.
That's one of the dangers.
Once you learn one pattern you can't get out of it and get into another.
So when you're practicing you might want to go back and forth between the straight shuffle
and
swing it.
Straight
swing.
[B] All right now the third pattern I'm going to show you is called church lick.
This is kind of a folk guitar pattern, but it works really well on [Db] the ukulele and it's played like this.
[Gb]
Down down up.
Once [N] again the back of the index finger, the flesh of the index finger.
Now you may want to use a pick.
Some people use a
thin flat pick or a felt pick or you might want to use a [F] combination of thumb
index, thumb index.
In this fashion.
The church lick once again is down down up down down up.
I'm going to go back to the shuffle here.
Now listen.
Here's the difference.
There's the shuffle.
Church lick.
All right now the fourth pattern is way different from any of the other three.
It's called calypso.
It has kind of a Latin feel to it, but it doesn't have to be played with a Latin type song.
It's also usable in any 4-4 time song, a rolling ballad feel and it sounds like [F] this.
[D] And what I'm doing, I'll break it [Bb] down.
I'm doing two downs,
two ups and then a down up.
Down down [C] up up down up.
However, [B] the first down being the accented beat is a longer held
strum or note.
So it sounds like this.
[F] Down down up up down up down down up up down up down
down up up down up.
Now I'm going to change to church lick.
Now straight shuffle.
Now swing shuffle.
Back to calypso.
Down down up up down up down down up up down up and so forth.
And there's four of the [Bb] most usable strums in 4 [E]-4 time.
All [G] right, happy strumming.
[Em] [Eb]
Hi, Ukulele Mike here.
In [B] this lesson we're going to explore four very basic
strumming patterns in 4-4 time.
The first [Ab] one I'm going to show you is called the shuffle pattern and
it's played by going down with the back of the index finger, the [F] nail,
coming up with the flesh of the index finger, and simply down up down up.
I'm using an F chord to demonstrate this.
Down up down up down up.
Now there are two versions of this shuffle.
This is the straight shuffle [Eb] where you're playing even [Gb] notes, even time, eighth notes.
They're all the [F] same amount of time.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
Now the other version of this is what is called the [N] swing shuffle
and it has more of a syncopated skipping feel to it [F] like this.
And you're going to use that pattern a lot.
Don't get locked into that.
That's one of the dangers.
Once you learn one pattern you can't get out of it and get into another.
So when you're practicing you might want to go back and forth between the straight shuffle
and
swing it.
Straight
swing.
[B] All right now the third pattern I'm going to show you is called church lick.
This is kind of a folk guitar pattern, but it works really well on [Db] the ukulele and it's played like this.
[Gb]
Down down up.
Once [N] again the back of the index finger, the flesh of the index finger.
Now you may want to use a pick.
Some people use a
thin flat pick or a felt pick or you might want to use a [F] combination of thumb
index, thumb index.
In this fashion.
The church lick once again is down down up down down up.
I'm going to go back to the shuffle here.
Now listen.
Here's the difference.
There's the shuffle.
Church lick.
All right now the fourth pattern is way different from any of the other three.
It's called calypso.
It has kind of a Latin feel to it, but it doesn't have to be played with a Latin type song.
It's also usable in any 4-4 time song, a rolling ballad feel and it sounds like [F] this.
[D] And what I'm doing, I'll break it [Bb] down.
I'm doing two downs,
two ups and then a down up.
Down down [C] up up down up.
However, [B] the first down being the accented beat is a longer held
strum or note.
So it sounds like this.
[F] Down down up up down up down down up up down up down
down up up down up.
Now I'm going to change to church lick.
Now straight shuffle.
Now swing shuffle.
Back to calypso.
Down down up up down up down down up up down up and so forth.
And there's four of the [Bb] most usable strums in 4 [E]-4 time.
All [G] right, happy strumming.
[Em] [Eb]
Key:
F
B
Eb
Gb
Bb
F
B
Eb
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Hi, Ukulele Mike here.
In [B] this lesson we're going to explore four very basic
strumming patterns in 4-4 time.
The first [Ab] one I'm going to show you is called the shuffle pattern and
it's played by going down with the back of the index finger, the [F] nail,
coming up with the flesh of the index finger, and simply down up down up.
I'm using an F chord to demonstrate this.
_ Down up down up down up.
Now there are two versions of this shuffle.
This is the straight shuffle [Eb] where you're playing even [Gb] notes, even time, eighth notes.
They're all the [F] same amount of time.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
Now the other version of this is what is called the [N] swing shuffle
and it has more of a syncopated skipping feel to it [F] like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ And you're going to use that pattern a lot.
Don't get locked into that.
That's one of the dangers.
Once you learn one pattern you can't get out of it and get into another.
So when you're practicing you might want to go back and forth between the straight shuffle _
and
swing it. _ _ _ _
Straight
_ _ swing. _ _ _
[B] All right now the third pattern I'm going to show you is called church lick.
This is kind of a folk guitar pattern, but it works really well on [Db] the ukulele and it's played like this.
[Gb]
Down down up.
Once [N] again the back of the index finger, the flesh of the index finger.
Now you may want to use a pick.
Some people use a
thin flat pick or a felt pick or you might want to use a [F] combination of thumb
index, thumb index.
In this fashion.
The church lick once again is down down up down down up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to go back to the shuffle here.
Now listen.
Here's the difference.
There's the shuffle.
Church lick. _ _ _
All right now the fourth pattern is way different from any of the other three.
It's called calypso.
It has kind of a Latin feel to it, but it doesn't have to be played with a Latin type song.
It's also usable in any 4-4 time song, a rolling ballad feel and it sounds like [F] this.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And what I'm doing, I'll break it [Bb] down.
I'm doing two downs,
two ups and then a down up.
Down down [C] up up down up.
However, [B] the first down being the accented beat is a longer held
strum or note.
So it sounds like this.
[F] Down down up up down up down down up up down up down
down up up down up. _ _ _ _
Now I'm going to change to church lick.
_ _ Now straight shuffle.
_ Now swing shuffle. _ _ _
Back to calypso.
Down down up up down up down down up up down up and so forth.
And there's four of the [Bb] most usable strums in 4 [E]-4 time.
All [G] right, happy strumming.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Hi, Ukulele Mike here.
In [B] this lesson we're going to explore four very basic
strumming patterns in 4-4 time.
The first [Ab] one I'm going to show you is called the shuffle pattern and
it's played by going down with the back of the index finger, the [F] nail,
coming up with the flesh of the index finger, and simply down up down up.
I'm using an F chord to demonstrate this.
_ Down up down up down up.
Now there are two versions of this shuffle.
This is the straight shuffle [Eb] where you're playing even [Gb] notes, even time, eighth notes.
They're all the [F] same amount of time.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
Now the other version of this is what is called the [N] swing shuffle
and it has more of a syncopated skipping feel to it [F] like this. _ _
_ _ _ _ And you're going to use that pattern a lot.
Don't get locked into that.
That's one of the dangers.
Once you learn one pattern you can't get out of it and get into another.
So when you're practicing you might want to go back and forth between the straight shuffle _
and
swing it. _ _ _ _
Straight
_ _ swing. _ _ _
[B] All right now the third pattern I'm going to show you is called church lick.
This is kind of a folk guitar pattern, but it works really well on [Db] the ukulele and it's played like this.
[Gb]
Down down up.
Once [N] again the back of the index finger, the flesh of the index finger.
Now you may want to use a pick.
Some people use a
thin flat pick or a felt pick or you might want to use a [F] combination of thumb
index, thumb index.
In this fashion.
The church lick once again is down down up down down up. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm going to go back to the shuffle here.
Now listen.
Here's the difference.
There's the shuffle.
Church lick. _ _ _
All right now the fourth pattern is way different from any of the other three.
It's called calypso.
It has kind of a Latin feel to it, but it doesn't have to be played with a Latin type song.
It's also usable in any 4-4 time song, a rolling ballad feel and it sounds like [F] this.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] And what I'm doing, I'll break it [Bb] down.
I'm doing two downs,
two ups and then a down up.
Down down [C] up up down up.
However, [B] the first down being the accented beat is a longer held
strum or note.
So it sounds like this.
[F] Down down up up down up down down up up down up down
down up up down up. _ _ _ _
Now I'm going to change to church lick.
_ _ Now straight shuffle.
_ Now swing shuffle. _ _ _
Back to calypso.
Down down up up down up down down up up down up and so forth.
And there's four of the [Bb] most usable strums in 4 [E]-4 time.
All [G] right, happy strumming.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _