Everybody's Talkin' At Me - Ukulele Strumming Chord Melody Techniques

[@lisacompton3661]

Thanks Kelly. Playing along with you this sunny morning in the UK. Take care now.

[@fourstringstrummer]

Good morning Lisa! That sounds like a relaxing way to start the day! All the best - Kelly

[@lyndamcnally6263]

Great song and I love your rendition Kelly!

[@fourstringstrummer]

Hey Lynda! Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it!! Kelly

[@MikeBrown-dk7or]

As I was playing this, parts of the film were flitting through my mind. I really enjoyed this especially the chord melody you showed us. A huge thank you, Kelly.

[@fourstringstrummer]

Thanks Mike! It's cool how songs can make you think of certain things, times, people etc. Glad you liked the chord melody part. There are times where I play just that one part over and over (probably drive everyone in the house crazy!). Kelly

[@wandam3295]

Excellent! Great song choice Kelly! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@fourstringstrummer]

Hey Wanda! Thanks so much !! Kelly

[@strappaplank6017]

Great lesson, thank you

[@fourstringstrummer]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@phyllismorris94]

I think you are doing a type of roll strum. Sounds good

[@fourstringstrummer]

Thanks Phyllis! Glad you enjoyed it!! Kelly

[@chirples]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!!!

[@fourstringstrummer]

Glad u enjoyed it!! See u soon!

[@bonniedavidson936]

I didn’t know this was the theme song to Midnight cowboy. And come to think about it I haven’t seen that movie. I don’t know why. It looks good. But it’s a great song. You always pick the best songs. I will work on this one later and keep working on the earlier songs. It’s nice to hear you play it at the end. Nothing like acoustic music and a good song. Do you ever play guitar anymore. Why did you make the switch to ukulele. I like, guitar. But ukulele fits me a lot better. Especially my Ohana pineapple

[@fourstringstrummer]

Hi Bonnie! I still play guitar sometimes but it's funny I play ukulele so much now. When I play the guitar I always think "I should play this more!" - I really enjoy it. Uke is kinda my main thing now tho. I always liked the sound simplicity and minimalist vibe of the ukulele. I ended up trading one of my Martin guitars (had tooooo many guitars) for a couple of ukes years ago. I got two of the same model and figured one of my kids would enjoy it too. I showed my daughter how to play and she's been playing ever since - now teaching kids at her school too! Glad you enjoyed the song! I find it a nice relaxing tune to play!

[@bonniedavidson936]

That’s great your kids are musical also. I agree with you the ukulele just has a nice simple feel about it 🙂. I always wanted to do electric guitar and had one for awhile which was cool but now it feels so heavy and big !! Maybe someday when I get better I might get an electric ukulele just for fun so I can feel like a rock star 😂.

[@fourstringstrummer]

@@bonniedavidson936 yeah some of those solid wood electric ukes look really cool!

[@bonniedavidson936]

@@fourstringstrummer Oh oh. I’m enabling UAS😂. Sorry to my fellow ukulele players I wont bring up the g word again. I was just curious. We can keep talking about ukulele s now. !

[@fourstringstrummer]

@@bonniedavidson936 hahaha! Someday every guitarist will see the light and join us!! The way I remember the strings on a ukulele (GCEA) is "Guitarists Can Easily Adjust"!

[@beverlymichael5830]

Your Kamaka sounds great. What stings are you using? Has a nice ring.

[@fourstringstrummer]

Thanks Beverly! I have Aquila Super nylgut strings on it. They seem to work best for me.

[@beverlymichael5830]

@@fourstringstrummer thank you. I am going to try them on my Kamaka tenor my Koaloha concert.

[@fourstringstrummer]

@@beverlymichael5830 i used the Kanaka strings (black) when I first got it but found them a bit "muted" to my taste. The Aquilas seemed to open the sound up more to my liking.