Secrets of the Ukulele: Unlock the Ukulele Blues in 6/8 Time! (TWO examples)

A ukulele strum lesson for playing the blues. Learn two grooves (beginner and intermediate) and two ways to use this rhythm!

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★ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:35 Basic 6/8 practice
1:37 Example #1 - Beatles Oh Darling
2:50 Slow Blues 6/8 Shuffle
3:30 SLOW breakdown of the strum
5:07 Practice Slowly & Getting the Groove
5:50 Example #2 - Sittin on Top of the World

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Stu Fuchs is a lifelong musician, award-winning ukulele artist and teacher of mindfulness through creative play. He has performed gypsy jazz guitar with symphony orchestras and facilitated holistic music clinics worldwide. Stu was artist-in-residence at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo NY and was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his work bringing healing music to cancer patients and their families. He recorded and toured worldwide with renowned sacred chant artist Snatam Kaur, performing guitar on the Grammy nominated Best New Age album “Beloved”. A long-time practitioner of yoga and meditation, his focus is to teach people from all backgrounds to develop a music practice for joy, freedom, and self expression.

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