Ukulele Warm-Ups to do EVERY DAY! (Strumming and Fingerpicking)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Hello! Today we doing some warm-ups! Many of you have told me that you don't know what to do for daily practice, so I decided to make a practice video you can revisit daily. The lesson starts at 0:34 and the daily practice begins at 5:56. In this warm-up video we are doing the following:
12 Bar blues chord progression
A7 A7 A7 A7
D7 D7 A7 A7
E7 D7 A7 E7
We are using this chord progression to practice two fingerpicking patterns
4-3-2-1
4-3-21-3
We will also be doing the island strum, add a chuck, and practice muting
All in all, the purpose of this warm-up is to get you picking, strumming, and to improve your playing. The more you do this, the more you will grow in your practice.
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MUSIC CREDITS
Fuego, by Cole Brandt
0:34 Good posture
0:44 First Fingerpicking warm-up (4-3-2-1)
1:36 First Fingerpicking warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7)
2:30 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up (4-3-21-3)
3:08 Second fingerpicking exercise warm-up with chords (A7-D7-E7)
3:18 Kitkat joins us with her singing :3
3:48 Strumming warm-up
4:18 Strum and chuck warm-up
4:45 Strum and mute warm-ups
5:56 Complete strumming pattern practice (plus Kitkat singing again)
6:31 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 1 (4-3-2-1)
6:59 Complete fingerpicking pattern practice - number 2 (4-3-21-3)
7:27 Complete strum and chuck exercise (D-XU-UXU)
7:58 Complete strum and mute exercise (D-DUDUDU)
Let's rock those ukes! ;)
Just found you... I'm really happy! Such a good teacher! Now I have two - Cynthia Lin and you ^^
What were the modifications?
Mariulele just started learning , I am still struggling with strumming the correct way 😓
@@deepudaswani3894 It's ok, It takes time, you aren't just born with uke skills you have to practice. Keep working hard :)
you prolly dont give a shit but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot the login password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me.
More of these!!! This is just what I'm needing, as a NOVICE, past beginner, but not intermediate at all. 1. A warm-up routine where I can see progress over time; 2. practice with strums, chucks, 2 finger-picking, and some novice chords. Really, there is a big missing space for NOVICE ukulele tutorials on youtube... Thank you...
These warm up techniques came so natural for me! So I spend 5 minutes of my daily practice doing these before launching into songs. Im making my way through the 30 day Uke challenge and I bought a concert Alvarez Ukulele! Learning the Uke has been a professional and personal development for me, as I teach preschool and it’s been therapy for me! Thank you Bernadette! You’re a fabulous teacher!
Alyce Bagnath Alyce!!! I’m so happy that you’re here and a teacher!! I used to teach elementary music. You should check out my Patreon page. There are lots of royalty free printables I made for my viewers. A lot of them are free too! You can use them in your learning journey :)
Aula Maravilhoooosa!!!! Aprendo muito com você. Brigadoooo 👏👏😘😘
This is amazing! Thank you ❤️
You had me at cat in the background
3:35 Cat sings the blues
Dear, is that same with baritone ukulele? Im just totally new one. Take love❤ bdw, i loved the cat!
Hello Ms.B Hello KitKat 😸
Hello! 😸🙋🏻♀️
Kitkat singing along is the cutest thing haha :)
Huh?
Nani!?! 😜
I’ve been struggling with practice because I had no clue how to warm up. Thank you so much for this! 😊❤️
Var Dal thank you so much for being here!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Adding this video to my morning routine!!
YAAAAAAAAS 🙌🏼
Me tooo!
Me to my evening routine ;-)
whats up ricky. i just subscribed to your channel from seeing your comment. your pfp is dope
Sorry, I couldn’t pay attention- I kept watching your cat 😍!
Isn’t she the cutest little thing in the world?!
❣ Miss B is the best teacher.🙈😳
Sylvester Lepcha thank you so much, Sylvester!!! ☺️☺️☺️
KitKat singing those Kitty Blues.... I love it!! I love that your ukulele is blue and you're doing a bluesy progression!
I just started with my ukelele, thank you so much for this practice everyday video,please keep doing them.Love your cat.A Venezuelan living in Montevideo, Uruguay
Hi Carolina! I’m so sorry to hear about what is happening in Venezuela. I hope you’re safe ❤️ one of my best friends is Venezuelan too and currently lives in Peru.
Carolina Brown another Venezuelan expat learning how to play ukulele for want of cuatro players around...
Hey Bernadette That's looks really Challenging, But!!! I my be able to do it.
Ian Liedtke keep doing it every day. You will definitely be able to do it next month!!
I'm struggling with fingerpicking because I don't think fast enough…..But I am practicing Here Comes the Sun which is such an awesome song. And easy, but I'm not doing the right fingerpicking style......arg. But Bernadette sez, do this for a week and you'll get better.....I believe it!
Hey!
I am 12 years old and bought a Uke that’s I about 40 USD
Could you please make a video showing you teaching us all the chords please?
And it would be lovely if you could make more easy chords
Love,
~one of your satisfied *”students”*
Congratulations on your first uke! Bernadette has a 30 Uke Course which teaches all the basics. You can find it on UA-cam. She's a great teacher and her videos are great.
Thank you for this video!! I've been trying to learn how to play the ukulele for a couple years off and on, and this helped tremendously.
I love how this progression sounds. Great warm up!
I really love this tutorial. Thanks so much Mrs B!!! I've watched a lot of your other vids too and they've all helped me so much and im making so much progress so thank you!!!! I also love your cat so much!! She is the cutest!!! xxxx
Hi Daisy!!! 👋🏼
Thank you so much 😊 I am so glad you loved this tutorial. I wasn’t sure if the community would like it, but I’m very happy to see the response it has had! Thank you for your encouraging words
Thanks ! This is so very helpful and I like this chord progression! Keep ‘’em comin’ !
Love love love this. Not just for a warm up, but to play like that! Do some songs that use those chords and rhythms. Please please please.
Christine Cousineau ohhh Christine! That’s a great idea!! The mute strum will work super well for Madonna’s Like A Virgin!
Gracias guapísima genial amiga temazo genial me encanta muchos tú VOZ eres una bendición guapísima temazo Saludos desde Marbella España Málaga está súper guapa Dios te bendiga
This is wonderful! Thank you! These warm-up exercises should be super helpful for strumming and picking, and blues is one of my favorite kinds of music. So it's like a double win.
Oh wow, thank you for the comment. I’m glad I checked a few boxes with this video! 😊😊
ive been trying to get good at strumming a uke for a little while now but i can't strum very fast without messing up the rhythm. Anyone have any pointers for me?
You're very good at what you do and are very quick. This can be difficult for a new learner like myself to embrace and follow along with. While the information is great, I wasn't inclined to continue watching once I wasn't able to keep up with you. It may be helpful if you showed the processes at a slower pace. Again, great reference videos!
You spoke my mind.
I play the video at a slower pace and it works great!!
Just change the Settings> Playback Speed -- I'm playing it at 0.5 speed and the pitch doesn't change at all.
ccgg11 great suggestion! I didn’t even think of that
Everything was great until it came to strumming with the mute , need some practice 👏😻
That’s really good, Rheba!!! And it’s also good to find exactly what you need to work on :)
In a few days you will have this down!
SAME!!!
Using the ukulele bible daily practice and warm ups , has improved my playing ability greatly . Thank you Bernadette 👏💞
Hi 👋 My name is Lola.. I just got my first ever ukelele, I’m a beginner .. I like your style .. This is one of my favorites songs .. .. & Thank you 🙏
I love this one SO MUCH! I thought your cat was my cat meowing.
😂 I wondered if anyone would think it was their car meowing!!!
You are the best! I am working on this daily now, and have to keep going over what to do. I am a beginner and must watch the videos over and over and practice..not easy but what is in life
Kitty Meowsic 😹🎶
I just got my ukulele and so far YOU AR ETHE BEST TEACHER THAT I COULD FIND IN UA-cam
"Nice 12 bar progression. From there the Surfari's "Wipeout " would be fairly easy, especially with the chucking/mute techniques. Are you preparing us for something?
😌 maybe
Hey there, I just bought a ukulele and am taking the 30 day challenge. I have been using a plectrum and like the sound better. Any reason I should use my fingers instead of a plectrum? :) thank you so much for this! :D
Ritu Roy Chowdhury hi Ritu!!! The pick/plectrum might cause damage to the top of your ukulele over time. You can get a pick guard adhesive for it.
I don’t like teaching my students to play with a pick because the become dependent on it. When they can’t find a pick to play with, they can’t play.
You’re an adult and you can be more aware of these things. I suggest you learn to play both ways ☺️
Hi B! I’ve been watching your videos and yes, I’m still a beginner beginner (picked up an uke for the very first time). I’ve been going to uke lessons for over a month now and still working on some challenges with switching chords in the middle of strumming. Learning new chords and adding them to the routine are also something I’m trying to improve. I found your total beginner video is the best for a beginner beginner like me. My daily practice isn’t as extensive as this warm-up. I wish I had found this video sooner. Though I truly appreciate this video as I’m going to watch it everyday and incorporate it to my practice. Mahalo nui 🙏🏼
How it going now?
Can’t wait to try these exercises Bernadette! Will let you know my progress after 10 days. Thank you! Xoxo
Elizabeth Marlow please update me after 10 days, Elizabeth!! I’m super curious 😊😊😊
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic Hi Bernadette, It's now been over a month since I added the blues progression to my daily practice. Wow! what a difference in my playing, especially with chord changes with more complicated strumming patterns. I recently completed your 30-day Uke Challenge (I started it on June 9, 2019) and am I now playing independently, working on barre chords and have learned 3 songs: Imagine, Have you ever seen the rain, and Stand by me. When I started playing in June 2019, I never thought I would be able to play as well as I am at this point. I still have a long way to go but I love playing and learning. It's one of the highlights of my day, everyday! Thank you Bernadette! I couldn't have done it without you!
The way I make my shapes really messes with the muting. I need to keep doing this for sure!
I've just started playing my Ukulele and I found your video on youtube , it's really helpful. Can I have a link to more beginners information. Many thanks , jeannie
Hi Jeannie. I'm about two months into ukulele. Bernadette has many tutorial you tube videos that are helpful to beginning ukes. In many of them there is a link to her "30 day instructionals" that are very good. They are methodical and her upbeat demeanor kept me interested. Good luck. Hope to see you on you tube soon. And how can we not love Kitkat?
Hi Bernadette!! Thank you for doing these videos for us, you're a great teacher and very helpful to a newbie like me. Also, loved hearing Kitkat singing along with this lesson today!
❤🎵😁🎶🎸
Who else was mainly watching KitKat?
KitKat clearly approves of A7. She must like that sound. Bless! It is 3:37 a.m. here in the UK and I am praticising Ukuele. I blame you Ms B ;)
@@savetheturtles380 Hahaha!
I’m glad nobody is bothered by the kitty meowing!!! 😂😂😂
Oh! I just realized you and I are playing the same Enya ukulele. I bought mine after I saw your unboxing. Isn't Enya the most wonderful company? And their ukuleles are so beautiful. So thank you for that video - I love this ukulele.
We are uke twins!!! 👯♀️
I really do love enya and their ukuleles :)
Glad you are happy with your uku! As long as I keep hearing y’all are happy, I’ll keep using their ukes
Bendición me encanta gracias amiga Saludos desde Marbella España besos y abrazos para ti guapa bendición me encanta ukulele
Happy Trails, Miss B 🙋 Great warmup routine from last year! I'm surprised i missed it last year, but we got it now. Thank you for all you do for us!
Is there any easy chords to learn for me with Arthritis in my fingers. I would so love to learn the Ukulele.
Bluey Koala this is a GREAT question. Let me do some research and speak to a specialist and come back to make a video about playing ukulele with arthritis
@Thayne Tuason Thanks for the help. The first joint of my left pointer finger is turn in towards my middle finger
This one is a real challenge! And I'm hopeless. But I'll try it every day... Thank you, Bernadette!
Is there some reason why this involves only 2 strings held to do the D7 rather than all 4 strings held down?
Hi Thomas!
Because these are warm-ups, I used the simple/abbreviated D7 instead of the full barred version.
If you feel comfortable using D7 barred, you can absolutely substitute it
Hola bonita dios te bendiga feliz día guapa saludos desde Marbella España yo toco la guitarra flamenca también amiga me encanta tus vidios feliz día guapa saludos allá guapa
Hi, just started playing uke couple months ago , and looking for bit more than 2 or 3 chord progression , this is perfect , love it 😀
Love these but would love to have a printable to use when not near my iPad! Thanks for all your hard work.
Cindy Paynter I made the printable and shared it in Patreon!! The link is in the description box under the video 😊😊😊
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic thank you so much!
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I cant find it! Im a patreon member, HELP!
Wow. This covers everything :)
I’ve added this to my daily practice and it’s really helping me improve in all those areas: picking, strumming, chucking and chord changes. Thank you!
Love your strumming exercises. Tho I just started playing ukelele this month of this year. It's quite hard but I am having fun on learning uke chords
I love the accompaniment of the cat!
Wow, what a great video! Love the backup singer too! 🐈⬛ Thank you! ❤️ 🇨🇦
“In today’s video we have two things going on; first is my cat’s butt”
Hi Bernadette, I’ve just started learning to play the ukulele and I notice in your videos you mention posture a lot. Have you any advice for a 58yr old who has always been round shouldered. As a young boy my parents were always on at me about my round shoulders. TIA
By the way, your technique and approach to teaching is fabulous. There’s the right amount of seriousness along with some lighthearted fun. The most recent video you made me laugh when you said, “You will feel like you’re juggling. You are!” 😂
I have a problem due to slight arthritis in my left hand fingers. Can't put all 3 fingers down equally for the E7 chord. If I can reach the 2nd fret A string, then I have trouble with my middle finger accidentally touching the E string. I have tried using my ring finger and also my baby finger for the A string, but still can't move to the chord easily. Any ideas? Love Kit Kat. My tabby kitten is lying beside me while I practise.
Bernadette...... thanks 🙏 I am learning in India..... Love you 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Your cat is awesome ❤️
Great exercise Thanks! Your Enya sounds warm and lovely. Is that a tenor? Which model?
Greetings From Australia,Love Your Stuff.Many Thanks.
Who there Bernadette Back up the truck.
That's great and I love it, BUT can you explain between 7:28 and 7:54 how you manage to do that dead string stroke when your fingers are already committed when you are holding the D7 and the A7 chords. I dont see how you are deadening the strings for the dead click stroke while doing those two chords. If I do it the chord still plays. How do you do that bit. I can do it on the A7 because I have plenty of fee fingers to put down to kill the strings. You only have five fingers like me so how do you do that ? Love to know.
I love you tutorial video easiar to understand because its so tough fo me to learn
I got my first musical instrument and i couldn't find any good video to learn, either they were to fast or they were putting the patters directly onto the songs...and i found this😃finger pattern,chord pattern, everything... thank u😃
Is it just me or does the chuck pattern sound more like a DX U UXU rather than a D XU UXU? In other words, it seems like you pause for a half beat after the first chuck. My island strum doesn't sound the same as yours...
Hi there! I know this video is old so Im not sure if youll see this but I just started learning ukulele and was wondering how long/ how many reps of this warm up set you would recommend? Id like to set a solid practice schedule for myself and would love your opinion. Great video and thank you so much!
HI MISS BERNA. CAN YOU PLEASE UPLOAD A VID OF TUTORIAL ON THIS: PARTING GLASS SONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LOVE LOTS😻😻😻
Otavio Lozada hi Otavio ! I don’t know that song!!! 😭😭😭
It is a classic Irish/Scottish song
Bendición gracias amiga Saludos desde Marbella España besos y abrazos para ti bendición me encanta Saludos
Gracias Joseantonio!!! 😊😊😊
You are amazing, keep smiling.
Beauty of colors 😘😘😘 thank you always
After wanting for ages to play the Ukelele I discovered Arthurs Uke Blog and it seems to be the simplest online system (google it if you are interested)
When you do the chucks, I didn't see your fingers change on the left hand. How did you make the chuck/neutral strum?
You explained everything so well and in such detail but you didn't explain the chucking bit at all! How do you do the chuck?
From a saw injury, I’m missing my middle finger and can’t fully curl my index, so picking and strumming is particularly challenging. But this routine is really good for me. Thanks! ❤
Wow!! Sorry to hear about your injury. I’m glad that you’re still trying to play ukulele and find ways around your hand’s new abilities ❤️
I'm seeing legitimate progress in my playing thanks to you! Thank you so much for this. I can't wait to play for the kids in the hospital.
A great reason to learn the uke.
I love your course and you too ! Lots of thanks ! Best regards ! Serge of Mauritius !!!
Bernadette, do you have the same thing for the Baritone Ukulele student with the different cords?
Is the Ukulele Bible different from what you have on TPT?
Looooove this Lesson “Coach”! THANK YOU!❤️
GREAT PRACTICE LESSON AND YOU LOOK AMAZING IN YOUR BLACK SPARKLY DRESS .
Great video ... thanks ! Is this a tenor ukulele ? I have a soprano and it's just too small for me ...
Thanks God bless you..❤️
I am a beginner..🙏
Nobody talk abot the cute cat in the background ........ The cat is so cute
Kitkat and I agree that your hand cannot look ugly. :) But more seriously, thanks for another great addition to the Bernadette Method!
Stéphane Picher the Bernadette Method 😱😱😱😱 why didn’t I ever think of that?!????? OMG thank you!!!
Can somebody tell me, what is the strumming or the session (E7)?
Hello Bernadette do you have a Baritone Ukulele version of this ? Thank you
This ukulele is beautiful. My fave color. Where can I get it
Definitely will be coming back to this I’ve been Lise on what in the word to do with the ukulele
This is awesome! And we need more KITKAT!
ph4edo more KitKat to come!!
She had been a total mommas girl recently and won’t leave my side 😊😊😊
Bernadette, I love your video tutorials. Penny Australia 😊
How about some strumming techniques please, maybe a little slower on showing the island strum?
Dr Bel hi Dr. Bel! I have a video explaining the strumming technique slowly. Here’s the link to that lesson ua-cam.com/video/HUYiiNRwyJw/v-deo.html
the first exercise sounds like bohemian rhapsody!
I think it sounds good to end the island strum exercise on F# minor instead of A7.
Am I the only one who thought the ukelele was huge in the thumbnail? only me? Ok
Song suggestion, Leonard Cohen’s, Tower of Song.
You are really good, I think I may be able to actually do this.
WOW! I was horrible with these 😆Perfectly challenging exercise for my newbie skill set 👍Everyday bro 💪Lovely uke BTW and thanks always for the talented instruction 🌺
This warm up is my whole session
My subscription now🎉❤🎉❤🎉
Namaste 🙏