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Hey UUers!
It's June! Well, actually it's not June yet, but here's the new lesson for the month of June anyway - break out your ukulele for "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison! As far as riffs go, they don't get much more iconic than this, so check out the video tutorial to learn the chords, strumming, and picking for this song, then play along with us on the "Brown Eyed Girl" Ukulele Play-Along.
Usually we release new free ukulele lessons on the 1st of each month, but this time Aldrine and Aaron will be on their 2014 Northern California / Denver Tour, bringing ukulele workshops and live concerts directly to you. Check out the Tour Page and if you're in the area (Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco, & Denver), we'd love to meet up with you, jam a little uke, and hang out!
Hope to see you at the shows - rock on & keep strummin'
Aloha,
-UU Staff
Techniques Used in Lesson:
How to Hold Multiple Strings
Harmony
How to Chunk
Singing and Playing
whats the strumming pattern pls?
When I first started uke & found this song, it was on my “Whoa…that’s not happening yet!” list. Ove the last year I’ve gotten it down with the play-along. This is my first time (schoolteacher at home…suddenly there’s a little time available!) to actually look at the tutorial for the intro & the real strumming pattern – I have been enjoying the play-alongs for close to four years without venturing to the tutorials, so this is my first. Aldrine – you are amazing! I love it that you made that intro accessible in a matter of minutes! I steer my students who end up with their own uke toward you – you are bringing a new generation of players so much valuable learning. Thank You for putting your work out there!!
It is very hard to switch chords. Can anyone help me?
That is a pretty open ended question. 🙂 practice, of course, helps. Also there are various ways to finger many chords and picking the easiest combinations can help.
Hello there. Im in my 40s and just started trying to play the ukelele. I have not got a musical bone in my body but found your lessons on you tube and i love them. They make playing the uke easy and im getting pretty good thanks to you aldrine, you videos are amazing. Thank you so much you are fab……thanks
Hey All,
How do I learn the picking pattern for Brown Eyed Girl if I have a Baritone Uke and play left handed?
Thank a million,
Hi. Is there a tab sheet with lyrics for Brown Eyed Girl that I can print out? I love your version.
Hi Aldrine and friends
This is great, but it would be even better if there was a bit of tab written out for the picking. I have difficulty remembering but can play anything from tab.
For the moment I will write it out myself.
Thanks.
what is ‘chunk’?
Hey Gavin!
Check out the video on How To Chunk on the Ukulele where Aldrine explains this technique, or Week 4 of Ukulele 101 where he breaks it down in even finer detail. Hope that helps and let us know if you have any other questions or need anything else!
Aloha,
-Aaron (& the UU Staff)
I’ve mastered the chunking now, many thanks Aaron.
I’m in my 40s and picked a ukulele up a few months ago. It’s the first time I have ever seriously learnt an instrument and I *love* it. Your site is fantastic for the teaching. Thanks again, Gavin
What key is the ukulele cuz my uke doesn’t sound right
It goes G, C, E, A
Love it! Bloopers are hilarious.
Can you please tell me which type of uke you’re playing? It looks like a Tenor style…yes?
Great Job!!!! Love you guyts…Don’t ever quite teaching us…
Absolutely top notch lesson.
a great tutorial, but my uke only has 12 frets and so the high pitched part of the intro doesn’t come out right.
Great job Aldrine. Your improving in your lessons. Love it!
Great lesson! Clear and well presented. Best part is Aldrine’s laughter. Pure island. Beautiful.
just starting and this was awesome
Worth watching for the outtakes alone …
Great tutorial.
As usual funny end..
Outstanding … Loved this lesson, thanks … It’s one of my favourite songs so I’ll be practicing, practicing and practicing