Ukulele Mele Lesson | Jingle Bells | C-6 chords with Hum Ding-Ah Strum (revised)

Mele Fong teaches how to play the Christmas song Jingle Bells. Learn how to form on and off-base ukulele chords in the key of C with 6-chords, and how to strum the unique Hum Ding-Ah Strum. In this revised video, see images of the ukulele chords on the video as Mele teaches how to form them and as she sings and plays the song. Plus, an end screen was added to the original video published on 12/4/2022 with 70 views as of 8/4/2023 when it was unlisted. Play along by downloading the song sheets below.

If you want to skip the ukulele lesson and jump to listening and/or playing along to the song, click on the timestamp for “watch a close-up of Mele’s hands as you play along.”

Timestamp:
Learn the strum
Learn the chords: 1:07
Watch a close-up of Mele’s hands as you play along: 3:14

This song was written in 1857 by J. Pierpont for a Thanksgiving church service in Savannah, Georgia, where he taught Sunday school. The children’s performance was such a hit that they were asked to repeat it at Christmas time. Originally titled “The One-Horse Open Sleigh,” the inspiration was based on the annual one-horse open sleigh rides in Massachusetts where the composer lived at the time. There is a plaque titled “Jingle Bells” in the town. This arrangement includes a chorus in Hawaiian.

PLAY ALONG WITH MELE FONG – Get the song sheets for Jingle Bells with Hum Ding-Ah Strum for ukulele, chords, lyrics, and more at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j9GT...

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Native Hawaiian Mele Fong from Maui is an experienced educator and professional entertainer with over 50 years experience playing the 'ukulele - Hawaii's official instrument. Are UKE having fun yet? Watch. Listen. Play. The Ukulele Mele Way!