Uke Minutes 41 – Muted Octave Strum

Posted March 21st, 2009


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Hey all you UUers! Who’s up for another round of Uke Minutes?? Here we go …

In this week’s episode, Aldrine explains the simple – yet oh, so powerful – Muted Octave Strum. It is a variation of another simple technique, introduced in Uke Minutes 26, called “Strum Picking”. Deceptively simple, a properly timed and executed Muted Octave Strum can tear the house down and melt faces in its awesome wake. Please use it wisely.

Speaking of tearing down the house … Next week Saturday (March 28th, at 3pm HST) we will be holding an official UU ONLINE OPEN MIC! If you have a webcam and mic, sign up HERE to show off your mad uke skills! Or just come by to watch, cheer, and applaud loudly for your fellow UUers. We’ll be having a live stream of the entire event here in the Underground, so mark your calendars!

Hope you’re chillin’ like a villain and kickin’ off your Spring Break in style!

Aloha,
-UU Staff

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4 Comments

  1. deach, March 21, 2009:

    Cool shirt! Nice lesson. Thanks Aldrine.

  2. Cha Boy, March 21, 2009:

    That sounds great!! Thanx aldrine !

  3. chinobean, March 24, 2009:

    holy crap I had no idea this site existed!
    keep up the great work and thanks for the lesson

  4. J-Hob, April 4, 2009:

    Cheers for the lesson! It’s pretty tricky trying to mute some strings while fretting others, I’ll keep practising as this is a sweet little technique!

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