Making Chords Sound Less Terrible - Intro to Voice Leading

[@jonsukulele]

This video should be compulsory watching for everyone with a ukulele! Great job.

[@ukulelesojourner5976]

This changes everything for me. Thank you!

[@ultimateukulele3586]

I love the brutal honesty. “How to sound less terrible.” 😂

[@MaxSkilZZ]

My goodness, how this will will change my way of thinking about chords, I've always thought that there is some magic behind this all smoothness. 😉

[@Banjoleletinman]

You have the magic now :)

[@ijkavanagh]

This may be the most helpful ukulele tutorial I’ve seen! Well done that man! And thank you!

[@ProfRichEdM]

Wonderful explanation of the importance of voicing!

[@jonathansadler4911]

Highly instructive are clearly delivered. Top teaching....thank you.

[@grantryder5463]

Excellent advice. Thank you!

[@blueandbeyond]

Must of missed this video previously. A light 💡 moment in cordophone study 📚 :)

[@SusanCallHutchison]

The voice leading makes such a difference - the difference between an amateur and a professional arrangement.

[@Banjoleletinman]

Amen to that! And a little knowledge will get you a long way

[@KenMiddletonUkulele]

Really clearly explained, Christopher.

[@jimqpublic2]

Christopher, Thank you so much for the way you explained things. I also appreciate that you play a small ukulele without a strap. I just added a thinline soprano and am trying to avoid using a strap. Mimicking your positioning I can actually play it without the uke sliding away.

[@greatbigukes4269]

Ace presentation. Clear, concise, very enjoyable advice that will make the next time i think over a song's arrangement very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@MariUSukulele]

Christopher, the title really made me giggle... 😅 like, as if chords per se are just horrible sounding... a general principle so to speak...

[@edt.5118]

Great! I have some work ahead but it is the best way i learn. Can you identify the source of the chord chart? I found 2 versions that are different. When I saw your basement wall it reminded me of the basements we had in South Philly. Even had a coal bin.

[@Banjoleletinman]

These are more or less the changes from the original sheet music transposed from G to C which is where I usually sing it. There are a lot of common chord subs people use on this tune so both charts you have could be varying degrees of right. Here’s a version in C On the Sunny Side of the Street - Easy Ukulele Jazz Play-Along kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKS2faB7oJydmZI This is indeed that classic Philly dirt basement!

[@UkeSchool]

This is brilliant. I have considered teaching the Am and F with the higher C to my beginner students need school. Sometimes it see my 6 year olds playing an F with the high C as they forget to remove their ring finger when changing chords, It pains me to correct them!

[@sherlynn7211]

... blinking in awe... this is beyond words how amazingly helpful this is,, dayem! I recall before as well how you commented to me to 'milk that C ' and then I see this vid,, how you keep the C placed,, i'm able to play your Over the Rainbow version much more smoother ,, practice practice,, nowww I understand why you place chords the way you do at times,, easier transition.. awesome !!

[@ThePiedPlucker1]

Fantastic video Christopher! I do miss our lessons so much!

[@JohnCaudrey]

Very well explained that man! :-)

[@TheWendym]

Wonderful! An epiphany for me…

[@daven.7685]

Christopher, this is really helpful, and much appreciated. Do you have a link to a chord chart of alternate chord fingerings that we can use?

[@Tryingtogetreal]

Wow you caught my attention! Very interesting never heard anything like that.

[@briandilhomick6488]

A+

[@poorbadger]

Welcome to my basement

[@Banjoleletinman]

Im really surprised it took someone this long to comment on my creepy basement

[@rodfountain1810]

So, why ARE you in the bunker?

[@rodfountain1810]

@@Banjoleletinman Doesn't sound dodgy at all, mate: home videos in the basement!