Ukulele Lesson: How To Play Just Breathe by Pearl Jam

[@daydayy]

You just saved me with this one. My dying cousin (ALS), asked me to play this song at his funeral - but on UKE! I told him we’d make it happen and then I found this 😍 Thank you Ryan!

[@RyanLendt]

words fail here, so I will refrain from using any. Hugs all around David.

[@shanea9613]

Beautiful song.

[@hoobaever]

Gotta get an Ukelele ASAP! Loved that version!

[@RyanLendt]

it's been 17 hours. do you have one yet??

[@hoobaever]

Ryan Lendt hahaha it’s not pay day yet 😅

[@williamxaviermonasteriopan9159]

I loved learning this song, thank you very much, hopefully in the future you can do Low Lights. You are a great teacher

[@ianaster]

Delirious , thanks ❤

[@lauat_]

This is so amazing; I can't wait to finish work so I can start trying it!!

[@RyanLendt]

good luck laura!

[@tomaskuehn1142]

This made me buy a ukulele I can actually play. I only had a cool old soprano Koa uke from Hawaii, but it is so tiny I can’t play songs like this. Now I am armed with a brand new one that is way cheaper but easy to play, and I am getting this down!

[@RyanLendt]

funny how that works right? more expensive doesn't necessarily mean better. good luck Tomas!

[@mollymaggieandmemollymaggi5189]

6/30/20. Hey Ryan, I’m in shock over the news that Benny Mardones passed away. I spent the last week thinking about making a video about him, and now he’s gone. I read that he was in a nursing home and loved letters written to him. I was thinking about calling him at the nursing home, thinking he may be lonely, even though he has a wife. But I was wondering why the wife had him in a nursing home, that’s why I was thinking he may be lonely. But I read he died at home yesterday, but last week I had the name of some nursing home he was staying at. In the 80s, 34-year-old Benny Mardones made a video with a girl that looks 16 and he was making-out with her in the video after her dad told him “ She’s just 16-years-old, leave her alone.” The music video is called “Into The Night”. This song is a top 25 all-time hit on the radio. It’s funny that a song with a 34-year-old man making- out with a 16-year-old girl is such an all-time hit. I wanted to talk to Benny about this song, and sometime soon I was going to try and contact him, but he passed away. I was thinking of Benny Mardones so much this past week, and when I check on him today, I find out he passed away yesterday, June 29, 2020. I thought about calling him last week, but I wanted to think a little bit about what to ask him. I’m stunned that he’s gone. God Bless Benny Mardones. Take care, Ryan.

[@RyanLendt]

i know how you feel. i wanted to ask Shawn Smith to do a track with me, and I learned shortly after he died that all I had to do was send him an instagram message and hire him to do so and he would have. Pretty much my one regret in life not diving deeper into figuring that out :(

[@juliannechilders3214]

First of all you are the best, thank you! How do you do your strum?

[@SongsThatEmbarrassOurFamilies]

Love this song, this is great!!

[@RyanLendt]

thanks friend!

[@ImNotOld_ImVintage]

I guess if I'm going to follow along I'm eventually going to have to get an ukelele. Any recommendations in knowing a good uke from a bad one?

[@RyanLendt]

spend more than $60 and make sure you like it for any reason at all. you really can't go wrong :)

[@richardbladehartstewart8675]

Sir, you are a genius!!!! Excellent video 👍

[@RyanLendt]

why thank you Blade :)

[@danhopper8266]

Hey thanks for the shoutout. Can’t wait for our lesson on the 8th

[@RyanLendt]

the raw beginning of the quarantine situation freaked me out and I thought it uncouth to do any celebrating of any kind for about a month there. Been behind ever since, but slowly catching up. Cheers to you Dan :)

[@KowboyUSA]

Ukulele! In a perfect world everyone would have one!

[@RyanLendt]

everyone AND their mother!

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

That's why George Harrison always had a supply of ukuleles to give to people ...

[@martinaluisetti]

You are amazing! I really struggled to follow as a beginner is there any tab you could link me to...?

[@RyanLendt]

thanks! Nope - I would suggest you watch that vid at a slower speed and write it down however makes sense to you - good luck TSSC!

[@saraolsen2443]

Hi Ryan this is an awesome tutorial. Thank you! Anything you can share on strum pattern? I figured out the verse, but it seems like you're switching for prechorus and/or chorus? Thanks!

[@RyanLendt]

hmmmmm I don't recall - I'm doing it in my head right now and if I were to do it right now i'd keep the strumming pattern the same throughout. Try that and report back :)

[@Ratchman_5000]

Thanks for this!

[@RyanLendt]

most welcome Rich :)

[@patprime7320]

A.) Yes, very excited. Thank You (need to find some uke time this week) B.) You are now exhuming carcases from your backyard only to impose harm on the cadaver. You're black heart knows no bounds

[@RyanLendt]

muahahahaha. it's time for a new bell these two don't even ring any more they just go GLUMP

[@patprime7320]

@@RyanLendt you monster!!

[@123456789rosie]

Great tutorial, This is the first song I’ve managed to play that’s not just basic chords. But I can’t reach my pinky to the 7th fret in G chord - any tips?

[@RyanLendt]

that's really great news Rosie thank you for the shout :) just keep trying!

[@diananapoles2427]

What’s the strumming pattern?

[@wendym2544]

This sounds great. What strumming pattern are you using? Thanks.

[@RyanLendt]

D DUDUDU

[@ryanmcgregor787]

Officially challenging you to play “Evenflow” on Ukulele lol

[@RyanLendt]

oh baby...

[@VanessaAbaunza]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuu!!!!

[@RyanLendt]

welcooooome!

[@dallqs.5178]

Can you do floaty? I feel dumb for asking over and over again but i get it that you cant just do a lesson requested by anyone

[@RyanLendt]

haha you're not dumb D - it's the best way to make my mind glom on to something. I can't even keep track of which songs I want to do let alone please everyone.

[@adilsonbrasil6259]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 tks!!!

[@RyanLendt]

welcome!

[@jackellis3898]

Hey Ryan! Is this a concert or soprano uke?

[@RyanLendt]

i have no idea, believe it or not!

[@DJFuse15]

se voce não tem um ukulele, use um capo na 5ª , e toque nas primeiras 4 cordas

[@DJFuse15]

if you don't have a ukulele, use a capo on the 5th, and play the first 4 strings

[@RyanLendt]

indeed

[@syn5306]

Ah yes it is time to order a uke

[@RyanLendt]

yep

[@caldwell9-0]

i bought a uke today i was going to learn this song on guitar i got an ad for a uke before this vid my recomended page now has uke as a catogoiy and though that all that my spelling is still bad.

[@KowboyUSA]

New Uke! Nice!

[@RyanLendt]

New Uke = NUke!

[@eddievanwezel3510]

Whaat never thout this will happen hahahah.

[@RyanLendt]

:) it happened. A Swedish gentleman named Odd brought it to my attention, I hope he saw it

[@SlowToe]

First question mark

[@RyanLendt]

and what is your question? Sincerely, Mark.

[@guilhermevieira307]

Qual a afinação das cordas?

[@Nissan570Lsx]

Ukelele shows up Monday. The more you spend the more you save.

[@patprime7320]

That's smart. I've heard it before

[@KowboyUSA]

Sweet!

[@RyanLendt]

the more you save the more you spend. the more you toot the better you feel.

[@Nissan570Lsx]

In 3 years I've learned nothing but bought a second ukelele so I got that going for me. Think of some projects for the end of September. Where the hell is my ukelele chord chart?