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      4 Easy Ukulele Strumming Patterns For Beginners

      by Brett McQueen

      One of the hardest things to figure out as a new ukulele player is the strumming pattern for a song.

      Nowadays it’s fairly easy to look up the chords online and you’ll get a chord chart where chord letters are written above the lyrics.

      Lyric Chord Chart Without Strumming Pattern

      So you’ll practice those chords, figure out where to put your fingers, and now it’s time to strum.

      But then there’s all these questions:

      • How many strums do you give each chord?
      • When do you know how to change the chords?
      • Do you strum down? Do you strum up?
      • Are you suppose to just feel it out?

      If it feels overwhelming to figure out, then, just know you’re not alone, but there’s actually a big trick you need to know which I cover in today’s video lesson.

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