Ukulele Lesson: The Percussive CHUCK!

[@wheninroam2812]

"Practice is just spending time with yourself in a relaxed way." ❤️

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching Maria 🙏❤️

[@mridulasuresh7465]

Will I ever learn Lord !!!! You are a perfect tutor …. Iam trying & trying 😫😫thanks a million …. Hope to learn Atleast in a week … thanks a again . 🙏🏽🌹😍

[@UkuleleZen]

Keep on showing up for your music...you'll get it....a light touch is key for the "chuck" ;-)

[@mridulasuresh7465]

Somehow I learned the chuck but while changing the chords find it difficult …. Wish I could learn in younger days … thanks again …. So surprised & overwhelmed to get a respond from you . 🙏🏽🌹

[@phyllismorris94]

Thank you for sharing your musical wisdom, which I never heard before. "Dig one well deeply. You will collect more water" ... of musical skills

[@bernadettetaylor3909]

What a fun way to wake up the fingers, mind and smiles

[@deniselack9882]

You are an awesome teacher

[@sofirazilik]

Thank You - Terima Kasih (Malaysia/Indonesia language).. for the lesson!

[@carolbennett1]

My friend and I were just working on the chuck the other day. I am sending her this video. Thanks

[@UkuleleZen]

Excellent!! Glad you're here!

[@rhondarempel4940]

thank you so much it was a great lesson and i am so happy that i finally learnt how to chuck and i love your positive attitude!!!!!

[@danuta190]

Dziękuję bardzo! From Poland,😀

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching and playing along…best to you in Poland!

[@samantharivera2220]

I did my first chuck thanks to this video 🎉 thank you 🙏

[@bryanelks539]

Hi Bryan here from the UK great tutorial you help me so much keep it going

[@djunab]

Many of thanks Stu for sharing! I can it, now. Yeah 👍

[@UkuleleZen]

YES! Good for you!!

[@TheCaoimhin2]

I solemnly promise to play this method only. And I intend to practice daily. I intend to....

[@junnves6940]

Philippines, maraming salamat (thank you)

[@UkuleleZen]

Hi Junn, nice to have you join us

[@TheDarklady28]

Wow learned so much here! Thank you Stu❤ Love the different chuck techs!

[@SeekingTruth2023]

This was nice! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@UkuleleZen]

Danke!

[@jimbritt7859]

Hola! Jim from Guatemala. Just checking in. Gonna slow the speed and especially practice the final couple minutes .

[@LizStevens-o6v]

Very helpful tutorial & advice. Will work on it. Thanks

[@UkuleleZen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Pagan220]

Neville from Harwich in England. Love your lessons!

[@susancheslin7274]

Thank you. I'm from NE England. ❤

[@janetkiel]

very helpful--I have always had a problem with chucking but think I am beginning to catch on. Janet

[@GAZ1203]

Hi Stu, great chuck lesson, been struggling to “get it” but feel I am nearly there , cheers from the UK 👍

[@UkuleleZen]

Keep on showing up and you’ll get it…it’s a great technique 😊🤙thanks for watching and playing along!

[@sandragrant2025]

Really helpful! Thanks. I've been struggling with the chuck but now have hope that I'll fet it.

[@gittaradau8790]

Brilliant and wonderful teacher. Thank you so much for sharing. Yes, dug it!! :)

[@saiankitsahoo3944]

You are simply the best tutor i found on the internet. Thanks a ton. Lots of love 🥰🥰🥰

[@judymason2504]

I love it, am new at this.. I watch many of your videos.

[@Marys-Channel]

I came back to dig the well😎 thanks for fixing the audio 😊✌️

[@UkuleleZen]

You bet! Technical difficulties are no fun for anyone ;-) Happy playing, Stu

[@BruskytheLabrador]

Great lesson. You made it so much simpler.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Louis! 🤗 Please click subscribe for more vids like this one…happy jamming! 😊🎶🤙

[@psteelman4448]

Thanks for fixing the audio... Absolutely LOVED the SHORT lesson and the targeted focus for CHUCK---Amazing. LOVE LOVED IT!

[@UkuleleZen]

So glad you think so!! Happy playing 🎶😊

[@AngelaWebbFranzen]

I love your Mainland uke.

[@evonacrestani4375]

Thanks Stu from New Zealand. Love your happy videos.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks so very much Evona!

[@wertoshnaminus6074]

I dig your philosophy of play

[@Andreajiayen]

Thanks! You’re a good teacher, I learn so much from you.

[@phungbili]

Thank you so much! I have been trying to learn to chunk for ages! I wasn't being able to make the strings ring before the mute, so it used to sound like "chk", but after watching your video, I finally managed to make the "chunk" sound.😊

[@nickileonard1060]

Wow you're incredible! Life goals, and thanks for the help!

[@UkuleleZen]

So glad the video benefited your music making Nikki 😃

[@susanloo8915]

Hi Stu, thank you very much for making this video. You re really a great teacher! Learnt so much from you. Wish you all the bests.

[@altviooltom]

a nice lesson on the ​strum-mute ...just the thing to do when stuck in my dayly commute! Thanks Stu!

[@UkuleleZen]

Nice rhyme Tom! 😃🎶

[@bob_uker]

I know people say this about a lot of different videos, but this one has really helped me get the chuck better than any other video (too many!) I've watched. Thanks! One question... I have a tough time with rhythm, so maybe I'm missing something obvious, but when you do the early G7, why skip the 1st down-strum on the next measure? It seems it goes early-SKIP-up-chuck-up-down-up-chuck-up, and it could go early-DOWN-up-chuck-up-down-up-chuck-up. Does skipping the downstrum just make for a cooler rhythm, or is there some rhythmic/theory reason for skipping? I do like the sound with the skip, but as a beginner, skipping the downstrum sort of adds to the cognitive dissonance (of the early G7 and everything else about playing ukukele). :) Thanks!

[@friderikehirsch-wright6055]

So cool. Thank you so much. ❤️

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching and playing along!

[@dilipmaity2007]

Practice with you is playful, joyous, love it. Thank you so much dear.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks so very much Dilip! More videos all the time at this channel 😊

[@hilarywilliams880]

Amazing short tuition Stu, will remember Fridays now. 🙏

[@mysjana6325]

Merci Stu! Wonderful explanation. Till now I made the chuck with all the fingers, now I have learnt this twin fingers' tip! So cool!

[@lisacompton593]

Love these short live streams. This will really help my chuck rhythm. Thank you and many blessings Stu.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Lisa! Great to hear that 🎶💙

[@tanadelprete1312]

this is great , great teacher ! chuck chuck

[@markusa9878]

Love the shorter focused lessons 👌

[@andythenurse67]

Love it Stu thus will be my chuck mantra for this week

[@UkuleleZen]

Nice Andy...chuck on & on... 😊🎶

[@mamapetecooley7324]

Thank you! So helpful that you teach and then jam what you taught us. Awesome.

[@UkuleleZen]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@almamagee9518]

Thanks Stu! I love the chuck. New challenge for me is the two finger chuck😀. That is a lot harder for me. I keep hearing the strings😜.

[@josephajosephpa3069]

Superb show Zen, Cheers

[@nithyan3561]

The best video for beginners!!

[@UkuleleZen]

Glad you think so!! Happy playing 🎶😊

[@naturalpaw]

thanks, Stu!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thank you Beth!

[@luciadamasceno1848]

Excelente!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks!

[@albertfereshetian3165]

Nicely done. Like the format.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching Albert

[@josephajosephpa3069]

Joseph here from India, interesting

[@manunya101561]

Thank you

[@carlosmartin2257]

Thanks Kenny G.

[@krisandramabuya7459]

Thank you I learnt how chuck 😁😁😁

[@UkuleleZen]

Great! So happy to help!

[@lelandalbert]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@UkuleleZen]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@majayoung3488]

You are Awesome!! Thanks so much.

[@UkuleleZen]

You are so welcome! Plz subscribe and turn on notifications for more helpful videos like this one 😊🎶🤙

[@gock66]

Excellent instruction & detail. Thank you Stu.

[@MerhabaMelanie]

This is super!

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks SO much for joining in!

[@sheilahawkes3426]

Newbie and enjoyed! Filling my bucket of skills 🤗

[@fionahill-heaton6495]

Great video

[@melisamccampbell341]

Love the quickie fun Friday tutorial. I think I am finally getting the chuck! I could have used a little more S-L-O-W time on the early G7 and what happens after that but I just keep playing the video back. I WILL get that one eventually. The short videos are easier to find the sections I need to replay. Love from Sacramento to you and yours. I look forward to the next fun Friday.

[@fasterbucks9384]

Greetings from Germany. If you go to settings, (it's the gear icon along the bar at bottom of the youtube video). There you can change the playback speed. Just slide back to what you want to see and play.

[@sonoranoasis3012]

Fun video🎉

[@janeworth9597]

Really useful. Thank you 😀

[@lacasadelamariposa]

This is so awesome! Thank you so much, Stu!!!

[@manuhkai2514]

Good morning. which model is the ukulele you are playing with in this video. THANKS.😊😊

[@UkuleleZen]

That’s a concert sized ukulele made by “Mainland Ukes”. Tell Mike & Tookta that Stu says Hi! 😊🎶🤙

[@manuhkai2514]

​@@UkuleleZen it's the Red Cedar ?

[@raymondeargle8653]

Hello from Rocklin California spring field Lounge Lizards 55+ thank you

[@rhondalatham8964]

Quick question for anyone to add advice. I currently have a banjolele and a soprano uke. I am considering getting a tenor uke, should I have a low G string put on it. Advantages, thoughts, etc.

[@davidpickens6916]

Hi from Twain Harte, Ca.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for watching and playing along David!

[@ritafeduniw8310]

@@UkuleleZen It was great playing along!!

[@dickbulten695]

Thanks, I'm glad I found you again, greetings Dick@@ritafeduniw8310

[@pennyyoung2291]

Thank you Stu🌷I find that I’ve been muting with a little twist of my wrist to stop the strings with the pad of my thumb. Would this restrict my next steps?

[@camperstar6stringer]

A smiling 先生　teacher

[@marleneaeschlimann7759]

❤

[@UkuleleZen]

❤️🙏🎶

[@ukeboxjerry]

22:10 is where some would like to go.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks for adding the timestamp to the upbeat jam!

[@ukeboxjerry]

I spent an hour between the 2 and 3 minute mark on "When You're Smilin'". Good stuff!

[@jimnugent615]

Are Sunday streams a thing of the past? I sure hope not.

[@debrak631]

Sob top songs using this strum Chuck?

[@RussTrinidad]

Thanks for the clear instructions. Please please pronounce the Ukulele as Ookulele not yukkulele.

[@UkuleleZen]

Thanks Russ...I say it in a variety of ways depending on how many tasks I'm juggling ;-) Happy playing, Stu

[@amyferebee]

🎶😎🎶

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

I'm trying on the guitar with a Pick...not working!

[@DebraRogers-j2w]

❤😊xx

[@sallybowles2781]

for the life for me I can't do this