Welcome back to Chord Mania!!! I will now teach you how to play the Grandaddy Strum Pattern which is one of the most important strum patterns in the Ukulele in this video. Identifying the strum pattern used in specific songs can be quite difficult for a ukulele player and musician. Many of my students tell me that they are not able to identify which strum patterns have been used in various songs. This is because of the variations in the strum patterns used for composing different songs. While the simplest of songs use the eight notes, complex ones may be composed using the sixteenth note strum patterns.

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But the Grandaddy strum pattern is one that makes it easy for you to play almost any song of your choice. I have concluded this from my experience of listening, transcribing and playing numerous songs on the ukulele. This strum pattern is a little tricky to get a grasp of because it uses up and down strokes with quarter notes, eighth...

Something interesting for all ukulele lovers! Uke Like The Pros brings you a cool tutorial for those ready to learn a Brazilian style rhythm. In this lesson, you will learn how to strum a Bossa Nova pattern.

I know learning fingerstyle ukulele is hard as a beginner. But don’t worry! I’m going to show you the easiest way to strum this Bossa Nova rhythm using the index finger. Be sure to follow fingerings that I give you in the lesson.

Typically, the Bossa Nova pattern will use an alternating bass pattern but this really only sounds good if you have a low G on the 4^th string. What I have done in this lesson is arrange it so it sounds good on any low or high G tenor, soprano or concert ukulele.

Another cool technique is to play the rhythm staccato (short) to help give it an authentic sound.

So, try to catch all the points discussed in the tutorial and once you master the Bossa Nova strumming you can apply this rhythm to any chord progression you like.
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One of the most important things you need to do properly as a ukulele player is strum.

Weather your a beginner or long time ukulele player, weather you play at home or in a ukulele group, strumming is most likely the thing you do most. 

The thing that I have noticed is that many people just pick up a ukulele and strum what come natural to them. The problem with this approach is that most people's natural instincts are wrong.

They use improper technique which limits their talents and could cause injury.

Since I am dedicated to making you the best ukulele player that you can be, I created this video to help address the main strumming problems.

In this video I will give you 3 tips that will help you become a great strummer on the uke.

We will discuss:

1. Which finger to use when strumming
2. Where to strum on the ukulele
3. Looseness and flexibility of the wrist