3 Ways to Get Faster at Changing Chords on Ukulele!

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@RockClass101 2 жыл бұрын

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@HANSFORDCHOCK 8 ай бұрын

A BIG MAHALO (Thank you) for your VERY Thorough and easy to follow lessons...they contain a LOT of wonderful instructions that I have not seen with other tutorials! Have an AWESOME day!!

@brycematrisciano2858 9 ай бұрын

As someone who played viola for 6 years of their life, I genuinely thought that I would pick up on the ukulele so fast. I went into learning this instrument with such a cocky mindset and then the second I tried transitioning from the G chord to the E minor chord... I have never been more humbled in my life by an instrument. After watching this video you've made me realize that it doesn't have to be perfect from the beginning and that making mistakes is so much better than getting frustrated from all the pausing that happens and just giving up on it. It's just going to take time, practice and some patience.

@mowgli7_ 3 ай бұрын

G to Em is a nightmare

@fmphotooffice5513 9 ай бұрын

4:50 One traditional way to learn any instrument is to play the whole thing at **half speed** but steady. Slowly increase the beats per minute until you reach the optimum in that music. It takes some discipline to play that slowly but it's more effective than accepting slop until the slop goes away. That's where the metronome becomes really useful, especially in difficult melodic sections.

@forgenit 9 ай бұрын

I think you are the first instructor I've come across that preaches the importance of "predictive movement". I've watched countless vid's on both Guitar and Uke, so much is assumed and talked upon memorization of their fretboards. Enter in the fact that when we enjoy watching our favored Greats, we again go on believing these people are just gifted with the talent and ability to smoke across all the frets, and we know that can only come from untold years of playing. I believe YOU have hit the bull's eye in preaching this technique because it is paramount in getting better, Thank you for the great work!

@mohammad-joudsharafeddine4366 10 ай бұрын

Somehow those ukelele lessons translate into life lessons as well

@michellezalph2281 11 ай бұрын

I love your style of teaching and the tips you give are so useful! So many pointers that most teachers don't bother to explain! Really good playing, too! Thank you! Bravo!

@lauriep2018 Жыл бұрын

Wow! This video deserves thousands of more views! Best ukulele tutorial I’ve ever watched! I never realized how much of a perfectionist (or fear of failure) until I started playing ukulele 😂 and I definitely am I player that will stop playing mid song if I fat finger a chord or played the wrong one

@gkyong3556 Ай бұрын

Building chords differently + Mindset shifts - incredibly helpful! Applies to real life too I would think. ie What’s awkward but you keep practising.

@bdwkristine 2 ай бұрын

Switching chords especially difficult ones was really hard for me but because of your vid i waa able to do it thank u so Much

@RockClass101 2 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Great job 👏

@nordhessen-vibes7320 Жыл бұрын

I always struggled with the E-Minor Chord. Now I've reversed the finger placement and it's so much better. Thank you so much!

@aaron010586 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the wonderful tips! Your first tip was spot on. Before, I had been leading with my fret hand and when I would anticipate the chord change I would hold my breath unconsciously. So every time I would change between more challenging chords it would naturally cause some anxiety. When I let the strumming hand take the lead, it was definitely more enjoyable and I feel like it's kinder to my body as well. I'm so blown away how such a small tip could make such a big difference. So grateful.

@lindasmith6668 Жыл бұрын

You explained it in a way I never understood.Thanks so much.

@thefunnyone6205 Жыл бұрын

Are you saying it’s good or bad cause you said he explained it in a way I never understood

@irenetham1654 Жыл бұрын

Good clear explanation. 3 good tips

@thistree9028 10 ай бұрын

Thanks !.

@dogwink 6 ай бұрын

These are the fantastic tips: 1) Chord to the strum, not strum to the chord; prioritize uninterrupted rhythm; slow it down, but don't break rhythm 2) Look ahead and line up your next chord as soon as you hit current chord 3) Build chords differently to facilitate optimal flow to next chord, eg, instead of ring, middle, index sequence, try middle, ring, index, or index, ring, middle, etc

@thelmajorge4109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you your explainatin was great

@Edvenchers 2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna start looking at where my fingers need to be for the next chord. Thank you Matt for the advice.

@67angie 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The first advice is what I needed most. To see the right hand as the boss, the drummer. I'm one of those dreadful examples to stop strumming while I find the right finger position for the chords, so they sound right. I will practice this for sure! And your other advices, too, of course. You have a new subscriber 😉 I practice sometimes without strumming, just changing chords to get faster. (The progress is frustrating though, for someone as impatient as me.) Placing the fingers, lift them up to hover, then put them back aiming for placing them at the same time. Or even take the whole hand completely away and then back. I've only started playing half a year ago. There are chords that are impossible for me. Maybe you can make a tutorial for these nasty chords?: Bb, Bm, Emaj, C#m, G#m. Seems they are impossible for the human anatomy 😅

@RockClass101 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the lesson and thank you for the kind words, Angie! Check out this lesson, it'll help you develop proper left hand form to play those chords: rockclass101.com/proper-left-hand-ukulele-form/

@67angie 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockClass101 thank you so much!❤️ I will dive deeper into that. Bookmarked the link for now. 👍 You're a great teacher! I still have a problem making the right hand the "boss". Whenever I need more time to place my fingers for the chord, I pause. It's terrible to listen to THAT 😂 I keep working on it!

@67angie 2 жыл бұрын

Still pausing, I just can't help it 😕

@Amir__MB 8 ай бұрын

Your Em chord advice is genius!!! Thanks

@MK1-SK2 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your teaching. I’m very new to playing the ukulele. Thanks for your tips. ❤

@lluis9377 Ай бұрын

Great video!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@morganhughes6035 8 ай бұрын

Yay! This is good teaching❤building chords - it’s all good

@thelmajorge4109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Im now looking ahead I was really slow changing to the next chord im during it now much better.

@stefaniecolapinto 11 ай бұрын

Hahaha the first one, I felt so called out 😂 but I just started two weeks ago so it’s okay, I can go practice

@joanolisa1 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! This helps a lot!!

@deniseforbes2332 11 ай бұрын

Thanks great lesson! Loved the finger placement piece. It’s already helped. I have such challenges with the E minor chord.

@tomv2697 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, Thank you! I really enjoy your videos. - Tom 🤙

@50jimmmy 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this ukulele master class😊

@esthert6416 11 ай бұрын

Good analogy.

@dc3399 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I learned things that are really not intuitive. Great teaching. Thank you.

@callMeHasoomy 3 ай бұрын

just realized i do the "unintuitive way" of playing chords, ON MOST OF THE CHORDS Yk that G chord u talked about at 14:25 ? yeah thats me

@janegibson8377 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these tips, great training.

@believeindog 8 ай бұрын

great tip re chord building. thanks!

@majayoung3488 5 ай бұрын

You are wonderful. I've learned so much. I'm kinda new. Thanks

@milliechalk8398 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant! Can’t wait to get to my Uke this morning ❤️

@lindasmith6668 7 ай бұрын

Your instruction really helped 😊

@olearntz Жыл бұрын

At least the first two things are, exactly, what I've been telling my students for years. Funny to see that you came up with the same idea. 😁

@melindalowe1241 21 күн бұрын

Not a “idea” just teaching methodology

@cedricorcellet5211 6 ай бұрын

Great advices, merci 🙏 ❤

@Mostafa20268 7 ай бұрын

Very useful tips !

@allenmay8850 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome advice! Thanks for giving us amazing tips that work.

@mihovil5806 Жыл бұрын

Great instructions man 👍

@ka1dza 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@RockClass101 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate your support!

@mbeckerle1891 9 ай бұрын

THANKS sooooooo much🙋‍♀️🎸❗

@RockClass101 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your support! 😊

@thelmajorge4109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DipenBhandari. 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for idea 🤩

@paulahaven4139 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tips! Tremendously helpful. You mentioned a video on how to hold the ukulele. Where would I find it? Thank you.

@RockClass101 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paula, here's a quick video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpTdoJttj5iBsKM We also cover it in this lesson/article: rockclass101.com/proper-left-hand-ukulele-form/ And in our Beginner's Course: rockclass101.com/definitive-beginners-guide-ukulele/

@paulahaven4139 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockClass101 Thank you so much for taking time to reply! These practice tips have been life-changing. It gives me hope I can learn to change the chords fast enough. Now if I could only get totally comfortable holding it. 😀. I will be looking into these links. Thanks again.

@e.castlerock8454 5 ай бұрын

You have a lot of tips I haven't seen elsewhere. I'm really SO happy to know about stretching the finger reach with regular practice! I can't reach more than three frets. I'll try turning my index to the side as you suggest and keep trying daily. Do you have any tips on reaching the pinky up to the G string? Impossible for me. I do drop my wrist down so my fingers can curl up over the strings. Also, why is it so hard to keep the first knuckle bent so the fingertip stays perpendicular to the string? Amazing how well Bernadette and Cynthia Lin can do it. With all my difficulties, it's weird that I keep trying to learn this instrument. Thanks for posting this great video!

@RockClass101 5 ай бұрын

Check out these 3 exercises for help with increasing left hand reach, specifically with the pinky: rockclass101.com/increasing-left-hand-reach-ukulele/ Try to include them as part of your warmup routine and please note that it takes awhile until you start to see a difference. "Also, why is it so hard to keep the first knuckle bent so the fingertip stays perpendicular to the string?" Sounds like you are talking about barring. If so, you might have gotten use to bending that knuckle. Try to make a conscious effort to correct it. This lesson covers proper left hand form for barring and fretting notes/chords: rockclass101.com/proper-left-hand-ukulele-form/

@e.castlerock8454 5 ай бұрын

@@RockClass101 - Thank you for the stretch exercises. I definitely need to do these. Not good at reading tabs yet, but I can figure it out. (By the way, I meant to say I can't stretch more than four frets.) As for the knuckle, I guess I have my knuckle numbers mixed up. I meant the knuckle closest to the tip, but I need help with barring chords, too, so the link you provided will help me with that. I'll also share that with a friend who is unable to bar. Thank you for your help!

@RockClass101 5 ай бұрын

My pleasure! This lesson will help with reading tabs: rockclass101.com/how-to-read-tabs-chord-graphs-and-chart-symbols/

@e.castlerock8454 5 ай бұрын

@@RockClass101 - Excellent, thank you!

@TheDarklady28 9 ай бұрын

Great advice! Thank you..What type uke are you playing btw? TIA

@RockClass101 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! Matt's playing a custom-made Kanile'a Ukulele. You can learn more about the differences in standard models and custom builds here: rockclass101.com/why-kanilea-is-my-favorite-hawaiian-ukulele-brand/

@pamyaccarino1566 9 ай бұрын

I love your rock class 101 I am have trouble learning the fingerboard do you have any suggestions. Pam

@RockClass101 9 ай бұрын

Hi Pam, thank you for the kind words! I would suggest beginning by learning the notes on your fretboard. Start with the non-accidentals: A B C D E F G. Work on one string at a time and memorize which fret each of these notes falls on. To go further, I'd recommend checking out our music theory course: rockclass101.com/introduction-music-theory-jamming/ It will provide a fundamental understanding of the basics of music theory and a thorough introduction to harmony.

@plambert4689 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very useful, great class.

@NathanGohier-wm7ih 6 ай бұрын

Is there some other way of playing thee F cord? I have arthritis and I really love to learn and play. Please help?

@RockClass101 6 ай бұрын

Do you mean the E chord? That's usually the one folks have trouble with. Here's our lesson to help with fretting it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anSTZKuViZ6eq7M

@ArleneLevenson 8 ай бұрын

what is your name please?? great teacher!

@RockClass101 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, Arlene! Matt Dahlberg teaches our live lessons: rockclass101.com/livelessoncategories/

@celestia_hikari Жыл бұрын

This is a good video. Although I would not call the wrong way a “mistake”. When people just start they can’t avoid making pauses. It’s just a beginner’s style, not like it’s exactly “bad”

@NathanGohier-wm7ih 6 ай бұрын

But mostly the G cord