Beginner's Ukulele Lesson: Strumming in 3/4 time (Amazing Grace) || Stuart Fuchs

[@abitateach]

I'm new here. A 65 year old beginner eager to learn from you while confined during co-vid 19! Thanks for sharing your talents. HOPE THAT YOU'LL VISIT THE CHATTANOOGA AREA!

[@UkuleleZen]

Welcome aboard! I'd love to come thru with a session in your town someday ;-) More vids every week - subscribe for more goodies from this channel!

[@carolgriffiths2996]

Great teaching for locked in learners in Melbourne

[@UkuleleZen]

Glad you think so!

[@avec2ailes941]

I was very touched by this video ... this song ... the voice .... the intentions ... and the possibility of the duet ... THANK YOU, even if this word seems to me sometimes too small ....

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you so much :)

[@elaineharper7902]

Love this beautiful song. I have learned to finger pick this. My first solo. Yay

[@lissb7548]

Thanks, Stuart! Every time I get discouraged with my progess, I watch one of your tutorials. You remind me how much joy is in the practice😊

[@UkuleleZen]

I’m so happy you’re getting good benefits from my offerings! All the best & play on, Stu 🎶🎉🙏🏻

[@teriewanderingstar1966]

thank you stood that was really wonderful I love your energy and I love the way you teach and I am just a beginner and I really appreciate you God bless you

[@kerifox9706]

That was cool! Playing a duet today with you! Super fun and actually easy!!!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Keri! So glad you're "here". (So glad I'm here ❤️😊🎶🙏)

[@jeanettehattan3168]

I find so much joy playing this with you. I am new to the Ukulele and this has taught me so much more than just playing chords. Trust, release accept. Namaste!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Jeanette I am so glad that you enjoyed this video!

[@frizzydizzycreations4085]

So,,.. I happened on a video of yours and you mentioned "chucking" and you sounded amazing and .... I finally told myself I will NEVER be that good. I don't like saying never but I did. Haven't watched the vid on chucking yet but I think I'm doing it! And I can't stop! hahaha. gonna watch and listen to your beautiful playing a bit and then decide if I even think I can follow a bit. Thanks for the joy.

[@UkuleleZen]

YES!! Hats off to you! Moving through the resistance, we grow our skills...drop by drop the bucket gets filled! Thanks for watching & playing along! 😊🎶🤙 Plz click subscribe for more helpful ukulele videos like this one

[@bumblebee5926]

I’m going to use this practice when I get home tonight from work. I like this version of playing Amazing Grace.

[@UkuleleZen]

Enjoy Bumble Bee...I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from this solo piece/peace. ;-)

[@elaineasher893]

Thank you from Australia .

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Elaine! Looking forward to coming to Australia in May for a tour of the Gold Coast… More details will be announced sometime soon...FYI: There are song sheets, tabs and other resources for my KZbin ukulele lessons at my Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

[@MerhabaMelanie]

Thank you Stu! I really heard your words and they really spoke to my heart. I'm going to be rolling these ideas around in my head as I get over feeling that I have to be perfect. Thanks! ☀️👍

[@UkuleleZen]

Wonderful...thanks so much 🙏 I hope your music making is deeply relaxing and nourishing for you & all who hear you :-)

[@LuisVargas1403]

Hello from Brazil, Stuart! Thank you so much for another easy tutorial for beginners. It's simple pieces like this that don't let me feeling like an idiot trying to learn to play a ukulele. Many have failed to publish a successful beginners' book precisely because they got carried away by virtuosity and ended up including pieces that only intermediate or advanced students could play. I look forward to your book for beginners. I hope I can learn to play other easy and beautiful pieces like this one, and (of course) also the theoretical basis necessary to play many others. Health and long life!

[@sammiller9855]

Your one of my favorite ukulele teacher's on youtube-- precise, clear instruction with warmth. Thanks, Sam-baji.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks so much for writing Sam-baji! More lessons to come!! Be well, Stu

[@kaykennedy9865]

I always enjoy your Ukulele videos, for a first time older person learning the UKE your great. Thank you.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks so much Kay! Hope you'll join us on Patreon when I launch that page soon...your support will be much appreciated & also richly rewarded :) Play on, Stu

[@marlo5239]

Thank You Stu.. I Love This video, I just found Your awesome Amazing Grace video 👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@UkuleleZen]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🎶😊🙏

[@dorotheemetz7368]

OMG, that was cool! Thanks for giving a beginner like me the chance of jamming along with you, gave me great joy!

[@rosiemalady8753]

So glad I found you,you are so encouraging and relaxed in your way of instructing,especially for a beginner.I will definitely be following you with more confidence in achieving to play my Ukulele with confidence.Cheers.

[@annikalund1199]

Hej Stuart! Thank you so much for your wonderful approach lively music, playing and learning. I am so thankful that you showed up. My Uke is three weeks with me now. Feeling that some swinging tunes come out already makes me so happy!

[@UkuleleZen]

My pleasure Annika! I post new videos every week - hope you'll consider subscribing t the channel kzbin.info Play on! 🎶🤙

[@raymondfilippi725]

Dude...you're words..you make me happy. Please make more videos.

[@UkuleleZen]

+Raymond Filippi You got it! More videos are on the way - at least 3 a month ;) Please subscribe to stay in the loop. All the best, Stu

[@amandacapilli3837]

60+ first uke experience> From Down Under Thank You. So much fun !

[@UkuleleZen]

Sweet! Have a great day down there! Happy playing, Stu

[@claudinecollet2897]

Thank you Stu! I'm learning so much from your videos. They are my daily Uke therapy 💖 all love 🌈🙏🏼🌟

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you! Sat Nam & Happy strumming 🎶🙏❤️

[@eugeniasackson7128]

Nice energy!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Eugenia! Subscribe & ring the bell for more videos like this one! 🎶🤙 goo.gl/rMXsnw

[@MsOLWYNN]

New subie from Australia , 62 plus newbie. 🇦🇺😎Thanks mate. hugs

[@UkuleleZen]

Awesome! Welcome & thanks for subscribing! I'll be in OZ for the very first time for the SunshineCoast Uke Fest in May 2020...can't wait!

[@MiaHessMusic]

Really helpful. I never would have thought about relaxing my thumb in between chords.

[@UkuleleZen]

Great - it is helpful to fine the space between each chord and allow the hand to soften a bit...giving it a little break before the next one :)

[@raymondchew8894]

Thanks for the advise.

[@jillturner7289]

Thanks, so fun and encouraging. Not sure how low my standards can go!

[@UkuleleZen]

I appreciate you watching Jill 🙏🎶 Happy playing!

[@ragamuffinukes2779]

Hey hey hey! I was here, 8-9-20. Loved the lesson, got playalong saved, looking forward to the next one. 🙋

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks CharLee 🙏🏻🎶🤙

[@Mirkomrmot]

Stue, you are amazing. I bought Lanikai LU-11 for my 7yrs old kid but ended playing it (or trying to play it) myself :) . Your lessons helped me to move a step on the better side, im stil bad,bad, bad, but as my favourite line is: "every journey begins with a single step"

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching! Keep picking up that Lanakai & strumming :) Just keep putting one foot in front of another - you're SO correct. Every journey begins with - and in reality is - only this step. More videos & lessons coming soon! All the best, Stu

[@joelle5149]

Thank you so much for your great lessons and good vibes !!!! And the duet is so fun :)

[@rachitsingh98]

Thank you so much Stu! You are just amazing and the best teacher I have seen online. Every video of yours helps greatly and lifts up my mood. 😁💓 I was struggling a bit with my strumming lately even though I have been playing for quite some time. Spent a lot of time perfecting some fingerstyle patterns and then focused less on strumming then. Now, I came back to this video and the foundation techniques and feel motivated, energized to get better again. Also helped me correct few mistakes and surely sounds better.

[@UkuleleZen]

So glad to hear this Rachit! Happy to have helped you out with your music :-) If you haven't already, I hope you'll subscribe for more videos like this one: kzbin.info

[@rachitsingh98]

@@UkuleleZen I've been following your videos since I started playing, about 6 months ago. 😄 It just keeps getting better and better. I would love to see some Baritone videos sometime, if possible, please.

[@joelbarahona142]

Beautiful song, muchas gracias por la lección, delightful.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Joel! Got 3 min? Some JS Bach for you to enjoy - on hi G uke kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH_FmXipmLBrlac

[@mikeliang2543]

Thanks Stuart

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching and playing along!

[@philomenapeterson1790]

Fun to jam long distance. From Malaysia

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for playing along all the way from Malaysia!

[@valeriesawczyn7370]

Thank you so much I have just found you I'm a totally beginner and new sub . It was great to play along with you x

[@kerifox9706]

Hey, Stu. We just played a great duet! Hi to Sarah and Rowan!

[@UkuleleZen]

Hey Keri! Thanks for joining in!

[@terriestafford4454]

Your a good teacher!!!

[@marinapowell5798]

Cool? Loved the long distance duet! Excellent. Keep it coming, please :-)

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you! Will do! Enjoy playing & please subscribe for more videos each week from this channel 😊🎶

[@hitamie]

Thanks Stuart love your style in teaching! Never do jam through KZbin, it's my first time that was fun and feel great.

[@UkuleleZen]

Nice! Glad you're here! I have smoother play alongs in a series called "super cool ukulele strums" kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5q8gZ6cYsmFfaM Be well & play on!

[@Zanda615]

Thanks for the excellent tutorials - your approach to teaching, learning, and playing music is beautiful!

[@UkuleleZen]

Why, thank you Margo! Play on! Offering a five day immersion into this approach next week...maybe someday I'll be in your neck of the woods w a workshop/concert :) www.eomega.org/workshops/ukulele-zen?source=fweb.fuchs.ws#-workshop-description-block

[@karenkirwan1280]

You are fantastic. Mahalo ❤️

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Karen!

[@karenkirwan1280]

@@UkuleleZen I really want a 8!String ukulele ❤️. I love my tenor but love to have a richer sound... Have you seen or played one ?

[@Kwood10]

Thankyou really enjoy your videos & your relaxed vibe .

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Gecko Gal. Happy you’re here...I dig your channel name!

[@johnniepowell6827]

Lovely , Stu . Thanks .

[@dannyjohnson9592]

Man I'm really enjoying your videos and teaching style. Thank you so much.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks so much :). Here's another play long strum lesson you may like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5q8gZ6cYsmFfaM

[@zena1022]

Thank you ! Greetings from Singapore.

[@UkuleleZen]

Wow! Hello from Vermont...would love to go to Singapore someday! Lots of Uke there, yes?

[@zena1022]

Ukulele Zen Hello！of course ! Many people play ukulele!! Welcome!!!

[@jeanneparent5476]

Thanks again, my very first long distance jam! i could actually feel the beat, it was great! Love your style

[@csmihaly]

That goes onto my next T-shirt; not good enough? Lower your standards. Love it. 😂❤️👍 Zen.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks :-) That teaching changed my life! It's a choice between straining & accepting where we are...from that place we can grow & enjoy the journey. Be well Csaba.

[@LoveMtDulcimerMusic]

Love your instructional videos!

[@UkuleleZen]

+LoveMtDulcimerMusic Thanks for watching! More video goodness to come!

[@margaretradek971]

Sat Nam Stu...you rock. thank you. Jai Narayan

[@BlueJunco]

Loved it!

[@deannafritz2533]

Good show! Easy to follow’

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching! Happy playing 😉

[@TheDavid80336]

Thank you Stuart - excellent!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks David :) More videos & lessons coming all the time..plz subscribe more more - Be well & play on! - Stu

[@coylam4432]

THanks, That was great fun.

[@laurafou3910]

ur such a great person

[@christinejob3338]

Love these video's please keep em comin!!

[@UkuleleZen]

+Christine Job Thanks for watching! More vids are coming :)

[@TheBluegrassbear]

Thsi was lovely and fun. I took a class form you in Richmond, VA and really enjoyed that one. Thanks for sharing you talents.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching Mary! Hope to come back to Richmond VA area sometime soon w anitehr uke workshop :) Happy Playing, Stu

[@adeleabrams1207]

Super great tutorial!!! Thank you so much!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching! Please subscribe for more great videos :) Play on, Stu

[@cindywhittemore7202]

That was cool❤

[@grkuntzmd]

Nice!

[@ivyblessmyflylordjesus.per7008]

Wow !!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you -- many blessings to you 🙏

[@Hakipuunani1]

Strumming aloha~~~Love it

[@UkuleleZen]

+Nani Lowery Aloha Nani!

[@deasinani1908]

This video was so relaxing 😍 Tomorrow I'll buy my first Ukulele, I'm so excited! 😊 Glad I found your channel!

[@UkuleleZen]

So glad you felt the relaxing vibes :) Enjoy your new ukulele!!! Sweet! All the best - happy playing, Stu

[@DangHuynh]

Great solo, Stu! :-)

[@UkuleleZen]

+Dang Huynh Cheers! Hope you got to strum among with me :)

[@thenurse46]

Thanks for posting these, your calming tone and speed of which you play is fantastic for a beginner like me. "Well you will do young padawan"😆Yoda 2017

[@UkuleleZen]

I'm so glad you find them helpful! Use the force...and be "one with the strum" :) Cheers, Stu

[@Crazyibbes]

There are no mistakes, there are only Learning :)

[@themark3000]

that was cool!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks - glad you got something good from the video ;)

[@rjp63vip]

Beautiful lesson from a beautiful man! I really Zenjoy your tutorials, and everything you do. You are a master of flow and fun! Can you do a tutorial on I'm opening up in sweet surrender to the Luminous Love Light of the one. I think it's a two chord Kirtan song, I think the chords are Am G or C Dm . Thank you! 🙏

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks & WOW - taking me back Roylin! We used to sing that in native American sweat lodge ceremony… Just beating on her legs and singing in the dark ;-) I'll work out some chords & make a vid someday....yep, Am & G work great (if that key if comfy for you).

[@fatherthomas1575]

🎵play that funky music white boy🎶🔊

[@UkuleleZen]

It gets funkier than Amazing grace ;) Thanks mate...here's my old gyspy band...enjoy: www.stufuchs.com/american-gypsy

[@HARPAULSANDHU]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sonjalester8202]

Wow, did I ever enjoy your teaching method. I am taking up the baritone uke. Do you have any instructions for it?

[@UkuleleZen]

Sorry Sonja, I don't have a baritone uke. I DO play guitar however - my classical guitar is my "6 string baritone" ;-)

[@sonjalester8202]

Thanks for getting back to me. I really enjoy your zen method.

[@garciedarling]

thank you, I am a newby..love your teaching style..what would help me is having the chord diagrams appear on the screen..you play very beautifully!

[@UkuleleZen]

Hi Alice, Click the link to get the free songsheet that accompanies the lesson. Thanks, Stu

[@steviegaylestephens8658]

Love this version, especially your part! Do you have tabs or chords for that? It looks for more intermediate playing but worth a go!

[@UkuleleZen]

Working on it! A NEW chord solo book & training videos will be released soon with this song in it ;-) Thanks Stevie

[@doncatch1]

Very good. Need a redo and show the cords.

[@phonesavanh]

Hi Stu, I looked on your website for this tab and bought the ukulele solo but it’s not the same tab. I would love to have the notes melodie you are playing at the end. Will it be on patreon? Thanks!

[@sergeyvagner9236]

It's there! The last one. Look another time))

[@phonesavanh]

Sergey Vagner got it, thanks!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you both - I appreciate the clarification, Sergey

[@SketchingRocks]

Just a suggestion: can you put up the chords as played on the screen for us?

[@UkuleleZen]

Got it Greg. I do have chords on some of my more recent lessons for sure! Thx for watching, Stu

[@amandulagarcia2666]

Hi there! Thank you so much for your tutorials. They encourage me that I can play, despite my physical hand and wrist challenges. What model Kala with the slotted headstock are you playing? It sounds fantastic!!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Amandula! That's a cedar top tenor uke made by kala.KA-ATP-CT. Happy playing...FYI: There are song sheets, tabs and other resources for my KZbin ukulele lessons at my Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

[@amandulagarcia2666]

@@UkuleleZen Thanks so much! I appreciat it a lot!

[@tericalynn5134]

Thank you for your videos. May I have a bit of help? I can't find the music when I go to the website and I'm having difficulty telling which chord is which as I watch. I'm going to watch over and over and hopefully figure it out

[@teriewanderingstar1966]

I hope I can ask a question when I'm playing amazing Grace and it's the key of f I'm trying to figure out the other chords for the song and I'm having problems

[@UkuleleZen]

You’ll want to change the other chords to meet the key of F. 🤙🎶

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

Hi Stu, The download of Amazing Grace links to music in the F major scale instead of the C major scale:)

[@laurasegel2723]

The C major version is at the bottom of the list ... keep looking!

[@veronica-bl3rn]

I am in Florence.italy

[@robertfluegel6048]

Would have liked that you at least explain what was going on with the melody part at the end. Besides picking single notes, I heard chords as well and from different neck positions. I play be ear and that was a bit intimidating for me.

[@UkuleleZen]

I outline a lot of details...some slip by ;-) I am an ear & reading player...the ear comes first for sure! BTW, This month I'm offering a full chord solo lesson for this song in the key of C… With the tablature. This is for the $10 patrons at my page: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen

[@pentaxfotog1767]

Interesting how Uke Zen changes a "wretch like me" to a "soul like me". Hmmm. . .

[@UkuleleZen]

Yeah, that's the "folk process" at work...I used to work at a cancer hospital and would play this song a lot... We wanted to be more sensitive to those who already are suffering enough :) Be well & happy playing, Stu

[@pentaxfotog1767]

@@UkuleleZen Props for responding to my comment. I appreciate the insight into your artistic process.

[@davidmonteiro1685]

You say play along but your not giving us the chords.

[@UkuleleZen]

On the screen :-)