🌞 You Are My Sunshine - Beginners Ukulele Tutorial 🌞

A detailed beginner's ukulele tutorial for 'You Are My Sunshine'using just 3 chords (C, F & G7) and a simple strum.
A play-along video to accompany this tutorial can be found here:
• 🌞 You Are My Sunshine ...
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[@nanab1234]

Thank you John. I'm a 76 year old newbie in Bristol uk. You're helping immensely ❤

[@johncaudrey-music]

That's fabulous news! Thank you!

[@LarryDumar]

Lovely, simple to follow

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thanks so much 😊

[@RhizSantos]

So endearing!

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you! 🙂

[@annmariesmith5352]

Thank you so much.. as a senior learning for first time this was amazing.....my dog actually listened to me play..of course i change you are my sunshine to You are my Shiloh (thats my dog : thanks again

[@johncaudrey-music]

You are most welcome! I am glad both you and Shiloh enjoyed the tutorial/song! 🙂

[@szedance]

Thank you for your so fine teaching and explaining . It is so helpful for a beginner like me . 🙏🌹

[@johncaudrey-music]

You are very welcome!

[@timdillon6934]

Thanks!

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you, that is very kind!

[@colinwatson2008]

Ok john dont answer last question ,found your other tutorials.,cheers

[@johncaudrey-music]

Ok, I'm pleased you found them! Lots more tutorials to follow in the new year.

[@ayceejay]

I think you just saved my sanity and a ukulele from the fireplace; thank you. I am still bugged by my fat fingers touching where they shouldn't, is there an app. for that?

[@johncaudrey-music]

I'm very pleased to hear that I've saved your sanity and your ukulele from the fireplace! 🙂 But, I am afraid there is no app to help with fat fingers as yet. Still, you never know what the future may bring! Keep practicing....it does get easier, I promise! 🙂

[@owellhenry703]

Am a new subscriber

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you!

[@colinwatson2008]

Thanks John you have a great way of explaining things.Do you have other posts?

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you! and good to know you've found the other videos now.

[@pannpwint3524]

Thank u 🙏

[@johncaudrey-music]

You're welcome 😊

[@colleenwishart6084]

Thanks! Could I get the copy of You are my Sunshine.

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you! You can indeed, but I will need an email address to send it to.

[@colleenwishart6084]

Hi John, if I send my email in this reply can other people see it?

[@colleenwishart6084]

I've never used KZbin for this.

[@colleenwishart6084]

​@johncaudrey-music, do I send my email here?

[@johncaudrey-music]

@@colleenwishart6084 Yes, they would be able to. You can generally find a KZbinrs email address by going to their homepage and looking in the 'About' information next to their profile picture and below their banner. Well done with finding another way! 🙂

[@caeliallard120]

❤❤❤❤

[@johncaudrey-music]

Thank you! 🙂

[@kristenlavergne3521]

Do you have this written down somewhere?

[@johncaudrey-music]

I do indeed, please see details in the description below the video.

[@jahno7154]

How does a grown man play such a tiny instrument I don't know how they do it I would never have thought the Ukulele would be harder to play than a guitar. 😥😥

[@johncaudrey-music]

I play both guitar and ukulele. The uke is definitely much easier to get started on! It might be worth thinking about one of the bigger ukulele sizes (concert or tenor) if you are finding it too small for you.

[@jahno7154]

@@johncaudrey-music Thanks for the reply much appreciated I will get a Concert but not just yet I'll carry on with the soprano until I get a bit better then buy the concert hopefully it will be a lot easier with the wider neck then make some good progress🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😃😃

[@johncaudrey-music]

That sounds like a good plan!

[@ellykok1123]

​@@jahno7154 I am a very beginner, and have very big fingers. I thought the same, I bought a concert.But: There is a very bit more space between the frets. And The neck itself is only 3 milimeters wider. So it still difficult. But I love it. Perhaps I buy a mijself a tenor in the future. Sorry for my English Greatz from the Netherlands

[@jahno7154]

@@ellykok1123 You made the right choice the Concert must be a lot more fun to learn on than the Soprano 3 millimetres hey !! on a fret board 1 mil is like an inch so I look forward to getting a Concert. Thanks very much for the tip, and your English is perfect I know people from the Netherlands who speak better English than the English You're lucky you can speak other languages we the English can't 😭😭👍👍

[@billf6275]

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[@johncaudrey-music]

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