5 Day Series | Ukulele Fingerpicking Patterns | Day 1 | Tutorial + Play Along

In this series, we'll explore the foundational principles of fingerpicking as well as several patterns that you can apply to chord progressions and ukulele songs. Get tuned up, and join me for FIVE DAYS of fingerstyle tutorials and play alongs :)
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[@AllForUke]

Hey everyone - just checking in to see how this series is coming along for you. What do you find to be the most difficult aspects of fingerpicking thus far? Which patterns have you conquered a bit faster? I love hearing from you all so let me know, k? ~Kevin

[@marthasteffes3090]

Mine is just making sure that I'm picking in the right order. I find that I do great at certain tempos but then I loose my fingering after I repeat the pattern for so long. Any suggestions?

[@TheTerrylwg]

Gettin' there. I'm in for the long haul.

[@csmatts]

hey kevin , love love love the fingerpicking series. im a beginner on uke and feel I have done pretty well with the picking, although a bit of a mystery working it into a song is there any way you could do a follow up lesson with a few examples of songs for each pattern you taught. thanks

[@barbaraetcovitch8661]

Most difficult is getting the strings to ring out property. It was hard enough with the strumming but the fingerpicking brings out all the flaws. Any suggestions?

[@moment23]

I just found you and I'm still working on the 1st picking lesson but I LOVE your channel. Your lessons are so clear and easy to follow & all of the pointers are very helpful. Thank you 100 xs

[@johnjoelballad4105]

The dog is vibing so cuteee and you're so good at teaching thank you.

[@wednesdaysconsignment1354]

New here. Quarantine has allowed me time to pick up my uke again after a couple years. Thanks for the lessons!

[@marycatherineesguerra6052]

same here! good luck--it's such a good feeling to pick it back up and use any spare time we have to get better :)

[@arshinmahajan]

Sameeee😂😂😂

[@wenbinzhou3747]

We are at the same situation. Sad....

[@ceciliaraya6217]

Hahahah what im in right now 🤣

[@katikatt]

Another quarantined learner here. At least we get something positive out of it.

[@Todays-tip]

It is awesome that you go slow for us newbies. It makes me feel dorky to practice alone, and to the contrary, it is very nice to have a real person to play along with. And, its especially great to be reminded to smile, because even though I have to un-knot my fingers every few minutes, I do enjoy playing when you remind us that we are accomplishing lots of good things for ourselves by learning a musical instrument. They are good for our physical bodies, (brain & heart especially) our minds, our emotions, and souls, as well. Thank you for being so encouraging.

[@ander2132]

At this point, I'm not even holding my uke. I'm just here, lying on my bed at 3am :))

[@haleema_azad]

Me at 3:22 AM ;))

[@lilyakkwrld6780]

@@haleema_azad me at 3:44 am

[@sushobhanpramanik741]

Me @3.8

[@Leenyxoxo]

Me @ 2:10 AM

[@workingboy9133]

So true broo like seriously we get interest only when the time is not for play

[@SeekingTruth2023]

Video was made 4 years ago, and still help lots if people! Like me 😊 Thank you! Greetings from Germany

[@WillmacLMCD]

This guy had me on his lips for 18 whole minutes, and I can now play myself to sleep with these relaxing fingerpicking tunes

[@ImmanuelRajan63]

Searched for Fingerpicking on the uke. Landed in the right place. Thanks, Kevin. Now onto the next lesson.

[@saundramcglothlin5095]

I'm taking ukulele face to face lessons and fingerpicking came up. I came home and tried to do it but learned an awesome skill. PINKY! Put the PINKY on the face below the sound hole. OMG that was epic. I did your first lesson and is going to your Day 2 next. Thank you for your tutorials.....🤩

[@patriciakeyser8540]

This is great. Retired and bought a new ukulele.

[@carollucci]

Thanks! I have been trying to learn fingerpicking for over a year and now I finally feel like I’m learning, you are an awesome teacher Kevin!

[@tongsampahkecil237]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="697">11:37</a> play-along (slow): C Cmaj7 C7 F D7 G (4x each, G string open throughout) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="802">13:22</a> play-along (sped up): C Cmaj7 C7 F D7 G <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="887">14:47</a> play-along (slow): C A F G7 (2x each) <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="965">16:05</a> play-along (sped up): C A F G7 (2x each)

[@sushinsamboo0823]

THX!!!

[@mrjoe5661]

You had me totally confused!! You never mention in the video that the G string is open throughout! I thought my uke was totally out of tune!!

[@travischristiansen2518]

This is my first ukulele. This lesson was amazing for a beginner like me. I can’t wait to see my progress as I watch the lessons to come. Great job!!!

[@waltm986]

I think I can get this now, being inspired by you, as a continuing beginner. I find it a comforting challenge using your expert detailed finger placement and paced lessons. Just what I was needing. Thanks Kevin.

[@petdoctor3]

My wife bought me uke since my guitar is collecting dust. This video is great, thank you. For some reason I enjoy the uke more than guitar.

[@priyankarai1612]

I just purchased my first Ukulele and learning from him.. almost fall me into sleep while learning.. Wao!

[@msdonnalouable]

I am a piano teacher and I appreciate the pace and length of your tutorials. You keep to the lesson and throw in helpful hints but don’t waste any time chatting! So...thank you.. I think you are awesome! Ms.Donna

[@JoyceParker_AmaDio]

This is awesome! I love it that you emphasize going s-l-o-w, it makes a significant difference to my catching the moves.

[@AllForUke]

It's so important and goes such a long way. How's the pattern coming along for you?

[@michaelmichaelc1748]

Amazingly patient teacher .With the visual aids below makes it so easy to follow along. Just the right pace for me. Many thanks. Great stuff.

[@jeninesteinbar2884]

Kevin, Love your style and the pace of your tutorials. Thank you.

[@tesscod2561]

I have been fingerpicking almost exclusively since I started ukulele about 1 1/2 year ago. Your kickoff with travis picking was a surprise. It is something I want to learn to. I find it challenging but your comment about inside/outside string visualization was very helpful. You are a wonderful teacher Kevin. Thank you for helping me to up my game

[@rhishitapathak2706]

Thank you. I'm just a beginner, still getting the hang of it. Your tutorial helped me a lot. Off to practice. Love from India. ❤

[@annedelima8501]

You are a great teacher! Thank you for all your help.

[@nancywhyte4060]

I like the way you do progressions, and your relaxed vibe. This is a nice way to learn to fingerpick.

[@nancybud22]

What a fantastic tutorial lesson on fingerpicking! Thank you so much. Still working on speed, but it’s quite attainable. ❤️

[@malachinelson598]

Feedback? This was finger pickin' good.

[@DaisyDegamo-dishangdee]

I super love ur series/exercise. The activity and pacing is so perfect for beginners.thanks for doing this!

[@maywong8253]

You are a great coach, Kevin. Exactly what I am looking for. Thank you

[@jeannyjeannybee9298]

I've finished the Step Up Your Strumming Series so now I'm here. 😀 Just want to let you know you're a wonderful teacher and thank you so much for all the work you've been putting through all these videos. I make sure to watch and finish the ads completely when they come. ❤️ From The Philippines

[@AllForUke]

☺️☺️ thank you! Best of luck with this series. If you’d like more learning resources, check out my new site. All the best - Kevin www.allforuke.com/lessons

[@LeahPaintsWot]

wow I feel like attending online class... and the teacher made me hook and stay focus. "We gonna do it slow.. and then we gonna do it fast." .. "ok this time is twice..." i really nodding to whatever you are saying. Thank you :)

[@chaitralishirish7663]

Love this ! The reminder to smile is so necessary !

[@inesramirez1410]

Thanks for the lessons! They are very clear and fun to practice along. Love the chord progressions you choose to learn the fingerpicking method. Thanks again.

[@Kickey165]

Thanks for making the videos! This series is helping me keep busy and practice during the current crisis #Coronavirus #Quarantine

[@moolaylay15]

Hapkey same!

[@Ukemama2018]

Beautiful!!!! I love this so much! Great format. Easy to follow!

[@AllForUke]

Good to hear! I was trying to keep it consistent w/ the strumming series as far as format goes. Any other things you'd like to see (or know more about) in this series?

[@Ukemama2018]

@@AllForUke I think the series is great so far. I don't know much about finger picking to begin with, so anything you teach would be new to me.

[@jessicaarante3070]

I love it! You're an excellent teacher! Thank you so much, Kevin!

[@karent.8245]

LOVE this format!!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@TNHODA]

I like how you take the time to play slowly even though you could clearly play it in a second. It really helps me to take the time to practice slowly. Also you look like Chandler from the serie Friends :p

[@nicholascastillo5601]

Your a great teacher 😁

[@lancehewison]

Nicholas Castillo You’re a great teacher...

[@lorraineeroses6403]

Great teaching! The pace is varied strategically, to encourage students to engage and improve during the entire lesson.

[@basiliopalaming7570]

Sir Kevin, you're the best so far that I have watched. thank you/

[@americafirst423]

Just bought a tenor ukulele, older learner and hope it works out

[@RebekahJaneIX]

I am in awe of JESUS & all the gifts & abilities HE bestowed upon you Kevin. I am most grateful for these basic instructions for fingerpicking. Easier to progress as I practice. I bless you in the name of JESUS for all you do for the benefit of all Ukulele Musicians!!!

[@Uku2whistle]

Thank you Kevin, this promises to be a great series.

[@kimbersommers5335]

I am thrilled to have found this site! Wow! What a great teacher you are, Kevin! I got so much more from this lesson than any other I've checked out!! Looking forward to getting good on this little music machine!

[@bonnieb6984]

On the F and the D7 I can tell by the sound you are playing the G string open. Is that the way we should be doing it?

[@AllForUke]

Yup, just playing the bottom of the chords for this play along so the focus can remain on the picking hand rather than thinking about moving full chords.

[@skatchina]

@@AllForUke It quite disturbed me to hear it didn't sound the same on your uke and on mine. Maybe would it be a good idea to tell us you're doing it differently than what you said...

[@lancehewison]

I was so confused by this and searched the comments for answers. Thanks! I thought I was going crazy since my uke sounded differently.

[@Mrscwaboyd]

Okay i thought it was just me.. I thought my uku was tuned incorrectly or something I was trying to figure it out 😂 like did I break it ?

[@caolouisa]

@@Mrscwaboyd oh my god I thought it was just me

[@angelicaacevedo5306]

Is there any more chord progression I can learn because I feel In love with them

[@juliavalentin2022]

Yes, I like the format you use Thanks!

[@herlyterant5562]

Kevin, you are the best! I've learned a lot with your tutorials. Thanks.

[@K8_bman]

Yo the "keep smiling" @ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="445">7:25</a> got me,

[@reshmanarzary9045]

I love finger picking more than strumming 😁

[@AllForUke]

I love combining them

[@suem1534]

Me too!

[@elainemok3266]

@@AllForUkehow do you combine picking and strumming ? Appreciate if you do a tutorial on this ?

[@rayallott8202]

I really like this method of tuition, nice and slow and not too much content to learn at one go.

[@barbaraepye3895]

I have been playing ukulele in a group for about a year now and I like how you teach picking we haven't tried it in the group yet. Thanks Kevin

[@bhavnamehta9396]

Thank you so much Kevin - I'm really enjoying this lesson. If I use a metronome what speed to set for the slow and fast tempos.

[@AllForUke]

Hi - I would go 60-70bpm for slow and 80-90 for faster: thanks so much!

[@MadHouse_Eboy]

:o that was the pattern for bad little girl/boy from adventure time.... i think :I XD

[@thefutureisfera]

Yes! It started and I was like “Hot diggity shit this is from Wonderland”

[@cjbren]

Thank you, this is helpful! Looking forward to continuing

[@halleyviera5403]

Anyone else’s hands get sweaty while playing 💀

[@pelmo2047]

Me😂

[@nabiha8880]

Fingerpicking is so hard when you have sweaty hands-,-

[@user-gv4lt6ne2u]

I don’t even have an ukulele but i did watch this 💔

[@MeMe-cd1wy]

Love the format.

[@jennyxiaoxiagong5192]

Love this format thank you

[@niniextra7642]

I have a question: Why is it that when you are playing the F and D7 chord, you aren't pressing the 4th string?? Please someone help me I am really confused

[@Subscriber-vw3qc]

First Learn uke Fret board...

[@danamarie7975]

What song is this? I want to learn the rest of it...

[@lifewithnathalie3304]

What a wonderful teachings. Highly appriciated!

[@onindorchitthi]

it was just an awesome training session. So technical, sensitive but so lucidly. Thanks a ton.

[@danielleschultz9466]

Kevin, how much time do you think someone should plan to devote to each "day" before they actually have it? It took me a few weeks to go through your strumming course, and truthfully I'm still not very good at using the strums in actual songs, although it was a really helpful spaced rundown.

[@AllForUke]

Hey Danielle - it basically comes down to this: the more time you spend w/ the instrument in your hands, the more comfortable and confident you're going to become with it. That will show up in your playing and you'll feel more like you 'have it." I like to start my day with some practicing and then play/practice sporadically throughout the day whenever I have a few minutes. It's just more time with the ukulele in my hands. For the strumming series, space out the 7 days for as long as you want. Maybe just focus on one or two patterns for a while and try to play them with a song. When you have them down add a new pattern/song. Thanks so much for asking a great question!

[@rkohhh3164]

Hi danielle, i finished kevin's 7day strumming in 2days. Try the song cant help falling in love and learn his strumming pattern DDU UDU so u get the urge to learn all 7days vid for not too long :)

[@susanabalaguero4508]

I have had lots of group classes where instruction isn't always specific, I love your approach to picking, something I am fascinated with and hope to get better at performing. thank you

[@MegaBuuHuu]

I'm so excited! I actually dedicated April to learning fingerpicking and I was made so much progress. Especially the beginning was hard, but as soon as I got good at one pattern the others also got easier. I then found out you also have a fingerpicking series and I actually managed to play along with you here!! That makes me so happy!! I might want to do the whole 5 days of fingerpicking for the reminder of april, just to see how good I can get until the month is over. I can't emphasize enough how rewarding it is to see gradual improvement and speed in playing an instrument. I have been so committed ever since I bought my baritone uke this year, and I always find more reasons not to want to put it away. Thank you so much for providing your incredibly helpful tutorials! :D

[@SeanSchade]

Very helpful. I’m excited for this new series.

[@charlottekingsbury2189]

Have always wanted to learn fingerpicking but didn’t know where to start! Thank you Kevin, well done!

[@cliffermatinger4168]

Thanks so much for this. You’ve got good pedagogy and, as a later in life learner this is incredibly helpful and immediately doable! God bless you!

[@mathymaven7883]

Thanks Kevin! just found this channel - have been playing the Uke for a nearly a year and kept shying away from finger picking, but a friend nudged me to give it a try, so here I am! day 1 x2, so far so good!

[@Muddlelin]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. You are a wonderful teacher.

[@moment23]

Thank you! So helpful just what I was needing / looking for

[@daisytigga1746]

Just discovered this video today and you're teaching so well. I could partly catch it and the pace will practice more. Thankyou❤

[@deborahsurdilla1245]

I never got bored watching you. I learned a lot from your videos. Kudos!

[@roseannebustrillo7281]

This is a great start! Thank you, Kevin!

[@linn4111]

You're great, man! I appreciate your videos. Thank you for putting your time and energy into it!

[@beatrizvailant4613]

Loved it! Excited for day two!

[@lenabrock8411]

Been playing the uke for about 7 months now, youtube and selftaught. Never really felt comfortable enough to try fingerpicking but this first video gave me confidence to try and at least dip into it. Going to go through the 5 days and see where it gets me :-) Thanks a lot !

[@shriyabaloni]

loveeeeeeeed it! loveeeeed the struggle to fingerpick

[@douglasheld]

THIS IS GREAT! Thank you very much, I have just elevated my beginning playing from junk to actually sounding like I may know how to play.

[@davehickey2293]

Thanks for this lesson. Ready to move on to day two. I like the gentle pace of this video as I'm finding finger picking a bit of a challenge, and this lesson didn't "get in my way" as I worked on it. It just gave me the structure to work.

[@tinyu9433]

Best Teacher!

[@cherylsarton9834]

I really appreciated this video and excited to learn picking. Thanks.

[@1majorbaby]

Awesome! Love the sweet melodies

[@craftlover9702]

Awesome, thank you!!

[@user-pk3iv4su1k]

your video makes me play my uke again! So helpful thanks

[@herbert1661]

Love the lesson...Thank you!!

[@franciscaloureiro5089]

This was so helpful! I felt like I wasn’t improving anymore on the ukulele, but this lesson got me super excited to learn finger style!!!

[@joycefrancisco9734]

Thank you so much for these tutorial sir. For almost one year owning ukulele, finally I would learn how to fingerpicking.

[@AmandaSnoise]

This is great because I was trying to figure out finger picking on my own and was using my pinky for a brace and was sure I was doing it wrong. Can't wait to get to work these next five days with a proper guide!

[@dylanmac09]

Thank you so much for putting these videos together for free. I learned so much from the strumming series! I'm excited for this one.

[@AllForUke]

I'm all about getting more people playing ukulele. Showing everyone things I've learned is the least I can do. How's the first pattern coming along for you?

[@DewiAQisti]

Thank you for the lesson!

[@reginarodrigues5890]

It was great thank you. Loved it. Will sit and practice 🙏

[@MeesBoterkoek]

Thank you so much this was really helpful CANT wait to finish this course

[@ukuleleeddie1953]

Finally getting around to doing this series! Wonderful. Thank you so much for putting these together!

[@AllForUke]

And now recording a baritone version of this series too!

[@sparkscommunication6430]

Soooo very helpful, simple and love that you practice it many times.

[@nutz4uke]

I love how you explain & go slowly.I also like that u explain finger placement

[@lyndamcnally6263]

This is a great lesson Kevin. Thank you!

[@sathyanarayana4323]

It's the best series for beginners Kewin Thanks man!❤️

[@themonologuediaries2204]

I have recently started learning ukulele and now I am hooked to this channel. Thank you Kevin. :)