
Learn 10 Essential Ukulele Strumming Rhythms
Artist and teacher Victoria Vox presents some of her go-to rhythms and how to play them

Artist and teacher Victoria Vox presents some of her go-to rhythms and how to play them

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In this lesson from our Chord by Chord video series, you'll learn how to borrow chords from outside keys to add a little bit of electricity to your music.
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Playing in chord melody style can make one person sound like a full band

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Having only three chords and a strumming pattern that repeats throughout makes Bob Dylan's "You Aint Goin Nowhere" a perfect song for ukulele players of all ability levels.
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Trinidad and Tobago–style calypso is quite different from the “island-style” strum that many ukulele folks use to play some calypso songs

This arrangement uses common chords in non-common fingerings to connect the transitions.