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3
&
4
You can use your uke to play
one note at a time,
or
lots of notes together.
You can try playing with a
pick
, or you can use your
fingers
, or even your
thumb.
You can play all the strings at once by
brushing or stroking them with your
pick
,
your thumb or one of your
fingers.
You can strum
downwards
by stroking
towards the floor or
upwards
by stroking
towards your nose.
Please watch the video opposite for more
information on picking and strumming
techniques, as well as using a plectrum.
STRUMMING
PLUCKING & PICKING
PLUCKING, PICKING
& STRUMMING
TECHNIQUES
Rest your forearm on the edge of the uke body.
Make a ‘thumbs up’ shape with your hand and rest
your thumb on string 4. Uncurl your fingers and rest
the tip of your index finger on string 1.
Scratch the string with your finger to make a sound.
Don’t pull the string or it will twang!
Now put your middle finger on the string
and scratch again.
Keep scratching with your index and middle fingers,
one after another. We call this
‘walking fingers’.
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2
3
4
