Ukulele 101 – Week 2: Ear Training

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1. Help! On the down stroke I get an unpleasant clicking or rattling noise which spoils the sound of the chord I am playing. I hold my strumming finger exactly the way you have taught, hitting the strings on the side of the fingernail.
   If I play with the fleshy part of my thumb, it sounds good and mellow, but I know this is wrong and I want to play the right way.
   What am I doing wrong?

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   1. If you could send us a video we could tell you whats going on. It could either be your ukulele or where you are strumming. You can send a video to ryan@ukuleleunderground.com.

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2. Never mind! I just realized I can tune my Low G string using the C string at the 5th fret! Mahalo :)!

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3. It helps that I’ve had piano so I picked this up quickly however, your teaching style is the key!!! Great job again, and I’m hooked. And so worth the time. Aloha, Thanks SO much.

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4. How often do you need to change your ukulele strings?, I have had mine for 7 years on my uke unplayed and tuned down the entire time? Should I change them now that I am going to start playing it?

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5. Is the 1/8th note always on the up strum?

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6. when using your G string to tune in your a string, dose it have to be hi g not a low G

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7. I am having a hard time doing the upstrum between the quarter notes, so I’ve been using a metronome. Do you have any suggestions on how I can learn to maintain a more uniform rhythm between the downstrum and the upstrum? TIA

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