lovey doves I guarantee you that you are completely wrong in that statement. So you think you can do everything known to man on ukulele, except barre chords, the easiest part? Trust me, you are wrong.
Thank you so much. The Ukulele Teacher could you please do any song from Ed Sheerans new album. Please. Could you please reply if you don't want to do it or reply if you will. It would make my year. Btw thank you so much for teaching me ukulele I love it. Thank you so much John.
This worked immediately! Just by making one small adjustment of my thumb placement I was instantly able to play B7 like a pro, and now I can play "Everything stays" (which I also learned from you) like a beast! I love all your tutorials! I just dropped a like, subscribed and hit that bell for more notifications. Thanks ukulele teacher!
I swear, I've been trying to do this for 2 or 3 years no word of a lie and its never sounded good. I can't do it fast but it no longer sounds like muted garbage! thank you!
the issue i'm having is being unable to arch my fingers over the other strings when i'm playing barre chords. they end up resting slightly on the other strings which prevents them from making any noise. what should i do?
Thank you SO much for this! This is something I struggled with, and you've not only made it seem easy, but eased the stress i had that I just wasn't doing it right or was never going to get the hang of it. So thanks again, youre ... DA BEST!
Oh my God! You're right!!! I've been struggling with bar chords FOREVER and I was focusing on my pointer finger and not my thumb. It seems so obvious now!! Thanks so much.
angerymustache Use the side of ur index finger and not the front. Make sure to press all the chords tightly because if u push lightly it will mute it and of course use ur thumb as a support. So kind of angle ur index finger and test out the perfect position to play a barre cord.
story of my life. I just started playing uke and my barres sound like farts. I am attempting to strengthen my fingers with a thick rubber band to see if it helps any.
Annie McGee two months later barring is still hard but I can do it. it's really about pressing ur finger into the strings like a Capo. a Capo had I top part, the part against the strings, and a bottom part, the part that keeps it on. barring isn't just about pressing your thumb, it's about pressing your finger too, I think 😅. so um basically how I do it is make my fingers like a Capo and yea I can Barre
Thank you. I watch every tutorial over and over again. No one ever said to do something with your thumb to help bar the chord. I've never learned a song with a barre chord because it was always to hard to do because I can't actually barre a fret. But know I can. Thank you Mr. Uke teacher
BRILLIANT tutorial! VERY helpful!! Not only great for playing barr chords (with tiny hands) but also in understanding the topography of the ukelele. Thank you so much.
I have a bit of a hard time covering all the strings with my skinny fingers, but really enjoyed learning how to play barre chords. I see people are saying to slant the pointer finger, which kinda helps but then the other fingers go a little askew. Have been wanting to translate guitar barre blues to uke, so this was a very helpful lesson. Thanks much, A Struggling but persevering player.
I have small hands, because I am a kid, and I have a concert size uke. This is one of the best videos I have found for learning bar chords! Thank you so much!!!!
I'm just starting out and I also have itty bitty child hands, thought that my fingers would be too small to ever play barres right, but I just got my first ever decent sounding barre while watching this, and I was stunned. Thank you for sharing the lesson!!
I have the same problem. I know this might sound stupid but try putting on band-aides to make your finger thicker. I have reeeealy bony fingers and it worked very well.
I am mainly a guitar player and it really surprises me how much not having the lower two strings can mess with my head. I know these shapes, but your quick video was still very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks for the thumb advice! When doing a barre chord I also use my finger's bottom and middle phalanx to hold it, instead of using the top and middle phalanx. It works way better!
I really really love all of your tutorials. You explain things so well and I understand everything although I'm not a native english speaker. I hope you never quit this channel because I'll be dead haha
tbh i think it's harder with big hands/normal sized hands. i have quite big hands and i find it difficult bc my fingers feel so much stressed(?) i cant explain very well bc im not english but i think someone will understand my struggle 😂
I think you mean that you're compressing your fingers to fit them onto the relatively minuscule fingerboard (compared to guitar). Also, I totally agree.
Have you heard of Hamilton? The musical that is? If so, it would be AWESOME if you could do a few tutorials on a few songs, even if it's just one or two.
i just bought my first ukulele today and after tuning it i wanted to play a simple song but one of the notes was a bar note and no matter how hard i pushed down it just would sound right. i found this video and it immediately helped omg thank you so much. you’ve got a new sub
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!! barre chords have always been the death of my and there's so many songs i haven't been able to learn because of that, but this video was SUPER encouraging and enlightening!
This is the story of my life! Thank you for the help! 😊 I have learned a few barre chords that were in songs I wanted to play but have not learned too many. I'll have to keep working on it 😉
Thank you, thank you so much!!! It was almost impossible for me to play this chords. But with your video, I grabbed my uke and now it's so much easier!!!!!
I always play with my thumb gripping the back, unless im playing chords i find easy to play without it. Maybe thats why ive never had much trouble with barre chords, also i do have massive hands for a girl 😂 the only chord i really struggle with is E, the common way of playing it anyway.
For some reason whenever I play a Barre chord, it just sounds muffled. I’m doing everything right I just don’t know why it won’t work! My uke is in perfect tune too
Yay! I'm so happy you made this video because I stopped playing ukulele thinking my hands were too tiny. I'm definitely gonna use these tips and get back into playing! And we even have the same Uke
omg i needed this! i always struggled with songs on the uke because i wasn't the best at playing bar chords! thank you so much for this video, its so much easier now!
Wow! This really helped me out. Everytime i clickss on a tutorial and one of the chords had barring i would give up. This helpes me 100%!! Thank you so much
you really are a genuine and helpful soul. i have small hands, but i already knew that wasn’t the problem. what i was doing wrong is that i wasn’t gripping the back of the neck with my thumb, i was just letting it do nothing whilst i rest the neck on my palm. it hurt my wrists a lot oof now i feel dumb lol
Your enthusiasm is amazing.. and at times a little annoying. Usually when I am having a bad day. Love your work all the same. Thank you. I could never really get a good sound from my barre chords.... till now that is.
Dude...i you have literally saved me! I had trouble playing one of my favourite songs because I couldn’t reach! It’s a little stupid I didn’t try that before but...thank you
I FREAKING LOVE THE UKULELE YOU PLAYED IN THIS VIDEO AGGG I WABT ONE!!! and like same I always thought e major and f minor and other stretchy bar chords were so hard but I kinda figured the thumb thing out for myself and I'm glad I did haha. thanks for making this though I know a lot of people struggle with this.
I just bought a concert uke yesterday (thanks to your inspiring vids) and found it extremely hard when it comes to playing these kind of chords bcs of my short fingers :') this is very helpful so thanks a lot!
A tip for anyone still struggling with barre chords: press your barring finger closer to the fret rather than away from it, as you don't have to press down so hard. A friend who's a guitar teacher taught me this trick and it really helped, so even with my tiny fingers, I'm able to do some decent barre chords now
THANK YOU I'm taught pretty much only from ur channel (thank you btw) and I can't do barre chords for my life. Thank you for making this video. It's a HUGE help and ps I love the tøp uke
thank you so much, I've always had this problem with my guitar and that's why I quit it in the first place but now with an ukelele it's better and I know how to make it sound better 😊😁
first
Not even close.
The Ukulele Teacher dang
The Ukulele Teacher I've learnt 3 new songs thanks to you. I'm an absolute beginner.
happy doggo
do come on let's go richie vallens
DON'T FEAR THE BARRE!
im not done watching..but definitely before this..the barre is the only thing i cant do in the ukulele
The Ukulele Teacher THANK YOU
lovey doves I guarantee you that you are completely wrong in that statement. So you think you can do everything known to man on ukulele, except barre chords, the easiest part? Trust me, you are wrong.
The Ukulele Teacher Please do Nancy Mulligan or Galway Girl. Many thanks
Thank you so much. The Ukulele Teacher could you please do any song from Ed Sheerans new album. Please. Could you please reply if you don't want to do it or reply if you will. It would make my year. Btw thank you so much for teaching me ukulele I love it. Thank you so much John.
**still can't barre**
Well my fingers must be stupid because I've done legitimately everything and all I get it muted sounds so Bm won this time
Zahria Spencer I literally see you everywhere
Same
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Same
Undra Smith you’re a bot
I feel you on the tiny hands part...
Same I have the tiniest hands ever x
tiny hands unite
I literally have the tiniest hands and shortest fingers
Help me
You feel his tiny hands
#tinyhandsquad
Every time I see b minor I already quit lmao
This was so helpful, thank you!
I do the same thing! It's so frustrating though!
Phanic! At the Crybaby discø l-/ why is that me ohmygod
Phanic! At the Crybaby discø l-/ i don't think I've related to anything the way I relate to this
Same
This worked immediately! Just by making one small adjustment of my thumb placement I was instantly able to play B7 like a pro, and now I can play "Everything stays" (which I also learned from you) like a beast! I love all your tutorials! I just dropped a like, subscribed and hit that bell for more notifications. Thanks ukulele teacher!
I'm trying to learn that too huhu
I’m trying to learn monster for my girlfriend (her name is not bonnie)
I swear, I've been trying to do this for 2 or 3 years no word of a lie and its never sounded good. I can't do it fast but it no longer sounds like muted garbage! thank you!
THANK YOU! I always struggle with barre chords (and this limits the songs that I can play) so this tutorial is going to be really helpful!
My fingers hurts help
EDIT: They still hurt
AnaviRd do hand work outs, it will still hurt but at least you will have strong hands
pain
S a m e
My fingers are swollen
And now ? They still hurt?
the issue i'm having is being unable to arch my fingers over the other strings when i'm playing barre chords. they end up resting slightly on the other strings which prevents them from making any noise. what should i do?
That’s my problem too, I don’t know what to do.
Move your barre finger further across the fret
same
hi, have you made any progress?
@@Washman08 thanks, that worked
Could you do a tutorial on the song tourist by Jon Cozart???? His channel name is paint and the song is beautiful
I'd absolutely love that!
Yasyasyasyasyassss
I love Jon Cozart! The song is beautiful
YES
Millie Bobby Brown is God YESSSSS
Thank you SO much for this! This is something I struggled with, and you've not only made it seem easy, but eased the stress i had that I just wasn't doing it right or was never going to get the hang of it. So thanks again, youre ... DA BEST!
Oh my God! You're right!!! I've been struggling with bar chords FOREVER and I was focusing on my pointer finger and not my thumb. It seems so obvious now!! Thanks so much.
HELP!!!! EVERY TIME I TRY TO PLAY A BARRE CHORD IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A MUTE EVEN WHEN I USE MY THUMB
angerymustache same
angerymustache Use the side of ur index finger and not the front. Make sure to press all the chords tightly because if u push lightly it will mute it and of course use ur thumb as a support. So kind of angle ur index finger and test out the perfect position to play a barre cord.
story of my life. I just started playing uke and my barres sound like farts. I am attempting to strengthen my fingers with a thick rubber band to see if it helps any.
Annie McGee two months later barring is still hard but I can do it. it's really about pressing ur finger into the strings like a Capo. a Capo had I top part, the part against the strings, and a bottom part, the part that keeps it on. barring isn't just about pressing your thumb, it's about pressing your finger too, I think 😅. so um basically how I do it is make my fingers like a Capo and yea I can Barre
angerymustache hey whatever works, right?
Thank you. I watch every tutorial over and over again. No one ever said to do something with your thumb to help bar the chord. I've never learned a song with a barre chord because it was always to hard to do because I can't actually barre a fret. But know I can. Thank you Mr. Uke teacher
tøp uke looks amazing
BRILLIANT tutorial! VERY helpful!! Not only great for playing barr chords (with tiny hands) but also in understanding the topography of the ukelele. Thank you so much.
Your videos are great! As a beginner, you really helped me develop my skills. Please keep up the amazing work!
I have a bit of a hard time covering all the strings with my skinny fingers, but really enjoyed learning how to play barre chords. I see people are saying to slant the pointer finger, which kinda helps but then the other fingers go a little askew. Have been wanting to translate guitar barre blues to uke, so this was a very helpful lesson. Thanks much, A Struggling but persevering player.
This definitely helped! As soon as I tried it i got it first time when I was trying to nail it for weeks!!😁
I have small hands, because I am a kid, and I have a concert size uke. This is one of the best videos I have found for learning bar chords! Thank you so much!!!!
can you teach us how to play "I have friends in holy spaces" by panic! at the disco?
cat lawrence YESSSSSS
cat lawrence he just did it congrats you got your wish
cat lawrence THIS IS WHY IM ON THIS VIDEO BECAUSE THE SONG HAS BARRE CHORDS
@@tatsumibf Creasing 😂😂😂😂
Revenge of the barre
I'm just starting out and I also have itty bitty child hands, thought that my fingers would be too small to ever play barres right, but I just got my first ever decent sounding barre while watching this, and I was stunned. Thank you for sharing the lesson!!
I have quite big hands but my fingers are really think and bony so some strings don't get covered completely ,'((
Eoin Murray Yesss. I need chubby fingers. This video helped but not as much as some fat would.
explodedchocolate ahahahahahah
I have the same problem. I know this might sound stupid but try putting on band-aides to make your finger thicker. I have reeeealy bony fingers and it worked very well.
same with me
i have short and bony girl hands and i cant get the sound to come out alive also my fingers start cramping like after 2 minutes
I am mainly a guitar player and it really surprises me how much not having the lower two strings can mess with my head. I know these shapes, but your quick video was still very helpful. Thanks!
Anytime I see a bar chord in one of your lessons I quit. Never again!
you are a bloody saint. ive been trying to do this so for long and as soon as i tried this way i can play barre chords now
I'd love a tutorial on message man by twenty one pilots :) and thank you for this video! I've been struggling with these chords
Thanks for the thumb advice! When doing a barre chord I also use my finger's bottom and middle phalanx to hold it, instead of using the top and middle phalanx. It works way better!
AN AWKWARD DUET
AN AWKWARD DUET
AN AWKWARD DUET
PLEASEEEEEEEEE DO A TUTORIAL
ITS BY JON COZART AND DODIE
I really really love all of your tutorials. You explain things so well and I understand everything although I'm not a native english speaker. I hope you never quit this channel because I'll be dead haha
tbh i think it's harder with big hands/normal sized hands. i have quite big hands and i find it difficult bc my fingers feel so much stressed(?) i cant explain very well bc im not english but i think someone will understand my struggle 😂
Greta Kawaii sammeeee I know what u mean
I feel you bruv
I think you mean that you're compressing your fingers to fit them onto the relatively minuscule fingerboard (compared to guitar). Also, I totally agree.
I get it, it's harder to position the effin fingers :< it's like... ugh, you get it
This was so helpful. Thank you! Already understanding barre chords on guitar made this easier.
please please please play a doddleoddle song
Elisha Wharton yeees
Simmy your profile,, yes ❤
Elisha Wharton I AGREE I LOVE DODIEEEE (I wish I could go to her tour but sadly I don't live in the UK ;-;)
Elisha Wharton yassss!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love dodie, too! She is great! I wish I could go to her tour but I also don't live in England. :(
This was such a super helpful video. I had no idea that your thumb mattered so much. Thank you so much! :)
Have you heard of Hamilton? The musical that is? If so, it would be AWESOME if you could do a few tutorials on a few songs, even if it's just one or two.
♪ Talk less, smile more... Do whatever it takes for him to teach the musical we adoreeee ♪
♪ I'm willing to wait for it ♪
i just bought my first ukulele today and after tuning it i wanted to play a simple song but one of the notes was a bar note and no matter how hard i pushed down it just would sound right. i found this video and it immediately helped omg thank you so much. you’ve got a new sub
Whenever I try pushing down it just sounds like nothing is coming out of the uke
Am7 is about the only one I can manage!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!! barre chords have always been the death of my and there's so many songs i haven't been able to learn because of that, but this video was SUPER encouraging and enlightening!
*me
Can you plz do An Awkward Duet by Dodie Clark And Jon Cozart?! PLEASE
Myo Tun YES
Myo Tun lol too bad I don't have a concert ukulele I wouldn't be able to play it XD
Myo Tun He just posted a tutorial on it!!
This is the story of my life! Thank you for the help! 😊 I have learned a few barre chords that were in songs I wanted to play but have not learned too many. I'll have to keep working on it 😉
can you PLEASE DO THE DOCTOR WHO THEME? LIKEWITH THE CHORDS AND TABS TOGETHER PRETTY PRETTY PLEEAAASEEE!!!
Thank you, thank you so much!!! It was almost impossible for me to play this chords. But with your video, I grabbed my uke and now it's so much easier!!!!!
I always play with my thumb gripping the back, unless im playing chords i find easy to play without it. Maybe thats why ive never had much trouble with barre chords, also i do have massive hands for a girl 😂 the only chord i really struggle with is E, the common way of playing it anyway.
this was really helpful! I was having a lot of trouble with barre chords but I got them right this time. thank you!!
Could you do some of doddleoddle's (dodie clark) original songs? Such as: Paint, One For The Road, Absolutely Smitten
Finally! Someone who teaches this stuff on UA-cam, thank you so much :)
For some reason whenever I play a Barre chord, it just sounds muffled. I’m doing everything right I just don’t know why it won’t work!
My uke is in perfect tune too
Same :(
Yay! I'm so happy you made this video because I stopped playing ukulele thinking my hands were too tiny. I'm definitely gonna use these tips and get back into playing! And we even have the same Uke
can you do a tutorial on "Dive", "Perfect' or "What do I know" ( or all of em) by ed sheeran pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee
i have small hands and athritis and i really struggled with playing barre chords so thanks so much!
Can you please do a tutorial on one of doddleoddle's original songs?
omg i needed this! i always struggled with songs on the uke because i wasn't the best at playing bar chords! thank you so much for this video, its so much easier now!
wow
Wow! This really helped me out. Everytime i clickss on a tutorial and one of the chords had barring i would give up. This helpes me 100%!! Thank you so much
**sees Twenty Øne Piløts**
**Hyperventilates**
Monochrome rainfall same same same
THANK GOD! I was disregarding the songs that required this cause I couldn't get it! But now it makes so much sense!
It's not hard. It just hurts.
Doge true
It’s hard and it hurts
you really are a genuine and helpful soul. i have small hands, but i already knew that wasn’t the problem. what i was doing wrong is that i wasn’t gripping the back of the neck with my thumb, i was just letting it do nothing whilst i rest the neck on my palm. it hurt my wrists a lot oof now i feel dumb lol
I play the guitar and you are making me jealous with ur 4 strings.. 👀
i have been struggling for so long until now! it helped a lot! thank you!!
OMG THIS UKE S2
Your enthusiasm is amazing.. and at times a little annoying. Usually when I am having a bad day.
Love your work all the same.
Thank you. I could never really get a good sound from my barre chords.... till now that is.
can you please make a tutorial on Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran ;;
this gentleman just blew my mind wide open
Dude...i you have literally saved me! I had trouble playing one of my favourite songs because I couldn’t reach! It’s a little stupid I didn’t try that before but...thank you
lol my thumb isnt that useless. I use it for the D chord and some other chords
Kelsey Velasco Same. I use it on the D as well.
1920 Minami same, it's better then using 3 fivers. Why do that when you can just bend your thumb over and push down all top 3 strings
I like to use it on A minor also. Good to know I’m not the only one
Amazing. Thanks for the practical and busting my intimidation on the bar chords.
i cry a little inside bc i have long skinny fingers ;--; its not easy man
SAME BRO
This is EXACTLY the advice I needed! Thank you so much! ♡
There 1989 views while I'm writing this. Could you do a tutorial on all to well by Taylor swift please?
Grace'sDollsInMotion yes!
omfg. as soon as you said to use your thumb on the back to grip the clouds parted and everything became very clear. lol thank you!
"I've got tiny tiny baby hands"
I never even thought of pressing forward with your thumb omfg thank you so much
You speak so fast, if i put the vid on 0.5 speed it sounds normal😂
Deborah Bruin this made me laugh so hard 😂😂 thank you for making my day
really? he’s not talking that fast
I tried that and that sounded so funny 😂😂😂
Btw... try playing the video 2x faster... 😏
I FREAKING LOVE THE UKULELE YOU PLAYED IN THIS VIDEO AGGG I WABT ONE!!! and like same I always thought e major and f minor and other stretchy bar chords were so hard but I kinda figured the thumb thing out for myself and I'm glad I did haha. thanks for making this though I know a lot of people struggle with this.
TWENTYONEPILOTS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌️✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you this really helped me. Not got it perfect yet but getting there
Really glad to hear! Stick with it and you’ll soon get to grips with it :)
He's using a twenty one pilots ukulele god bless
Bruh you have no idea how helpful this was to me like my barre chord skills went from 0-100 real quick with this video hoooly shit dude ty so much
i cant play barre chords my thumb is too long and my fingers are too fat
ally wally capally me af
I just bought a concert uke yesterday (thanks to your inspiring vids) and found it extremely hard when it comes to playing these kind of chords bcs of my short fingers :') this is very helpful so thanks a lot!
give me your uke. pls.
is that tal fishman on your pic ❓❓❓🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️👌👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥🔥
i tried the technique and it really works well! :D thank you sir
Omg I've been having so much trouble with the barre chords. Thank you so muchhhhhhh
THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME YOUR WAYS
Holly crapp dude! I came to this video frustrated and almost crying and came out with painful finders and clear uke sounds!
This kind of general tip video is very welcome!
Dude what the heck this was so easy to figure out thank you!
This was very helpful! For the life of me I couldn’t get it until now, thank youu.
I was waiting for this video for my whole life
Thank you
A tip for anyone still struggling with barre chords: press your barring finger closer to the fret rather than away from it, as you don't have to press down so hard. A friend who's a guitar teacher taught me this trick and it really helped, so even with my tiny fingers, I'm able to do some decent barre chords now
Thank you!!!! I was finally able to play Bb after trying for weeks
Thank you so much! I've been struggling with this for sooo long!
just started playing uke (coming from guitar) and this is so helpful!! thanks!
THANK YOU I'm taught pretty much only from ur channel (thank you btw) and I can't do barre chords for my life. Thank you for making this video. It's a HUGE help and ps I love the tøp uke
Finally the video I've needed for so long, delivered right to my tiny hands
thank you so much, Uke Teacher!! you're helping me loads on learning how to play my ukulele. You rock!
thank you so much, I've always had this problem with my guitar and that's why I quit it in the first place but now with an ukelele it's better and I know how to make it sound better 😊😁
i'm a beginner and have been struggling with these chords! thank you! it was like an AHA moment!