How to Chuck on Ukulele: A Comprehensive Tutorial

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Chuck, chunking, palm muting...it’s all the same thing: a rhythmic type of down strum technique to add into your ukulele playing to make it sound more interesting. In this tutorial I break it down into comprehensive detail and show you how to chuck witch specific strumming patterns.

The free PDF that accompanies the lesson can be found here:
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