I know the only way to pull it off is practice, but I just came here to say this...

...I hate the E chord.

...I'm sure it hates me back just as passionately.

I've straight up been skipping songs with it instead of practicing it more. :/ I need to embrace the suck and keep at it.

I know I'm squeaky so I think I'm not getting my chords right ? Not sure. I'm getting lessons with Danny from here now & learning tabs, I've managed to play oloah oe & here comes the sun & improving. But I had a lot of fun with this one today. Thanks for advice and being a great sub.

I just got my first soprano ukelele thinking it would be easy to learn..... I'm totally stunned as to how intricate it is to keep up with beat while being accurate when it comes to finger placement.....

And then there's this guy who can play both melodica and ukelele at the same time....

i got through both songs and only fumbled one chord change. people clapped and an old guy bought me a coffee after.

i started 18 months ago after my granddaughter left her ukulele at my house.

what helped:

- 15 minutes a day, every day, instead of long weekend sessions

- learning songs i actually love, not exercises

- recording myself on my phone, horrible but useful

- a local ukulele club that meets in a library basement

if you're older and thinking about starting, do it. my fingers were prety stiff for 3 months and then they werent

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I just picked up a ukulele and I'm really excited to start learning! I don't have any prior musical experience (genuinely) , so I'm looking for a beginner-friendly YouTube series or channel to help me get started.

What are your favorite channels for complete beginners? Any specific playlists you'd recommend? Thanks in advance for your help! My goal is to learn some songs I like. I generally prefer tabs from playing bass twenty years ago.

So, it's been 3-4 weeks since I'm learning ukulele. I've learnt the basic open chords such as C, A, F, Am, G, Am9, Dm.

I've also tried some finger picking too, but right now I can only use my thumb and index finger to pick the strings.

In this video, I'm playing with chord progression of G - Bm - Am9 - G with DDD UUU DUDU strumming pattern.

I need a honest feedback about my playing. I don't want to learn bad technique and then give a month to undo that.

So guys help me out.

I can play twist and shout as well as the riptide on my ukulele exactly like how I learned from Andy's Guitar on Youtube; however, my ukelele which is a Concert version, it sounds nothing like the songs that I'm trying to play!

I have used the guitar tuner app on my Google Pixel 8a to tune my ukulele into the standard tuning, I'm also pretty sure that I'm strumming as well as placing my fingers on the right chords on the two songs that I can play. I'm also left handed and strumming with my left hand and my ukelele is for left handed people as well! Its a Aklot brand so it is not the cheepest one. It is also made with the mahogany wood and is exactly like Andy's guitar one for his main lessons. My sister bought it last year, brand new and she only played one song with it.

I can't figure out why it dousn't sound nothing like the songs that I'm playing,other than maybe there is something wrong with the strings. but even the strings are working and are still making good sound, is just that it sounds nothing like the music that I'm trying to play. Does anybody having a same problem as me?

If you’re a beginner struggling with basic posture or chords, a seasoned veteran learning a new technique, or anything In between, post it here, and hopefully somebody will able to help you.

And if you’re a ukulele player who thinks they’ve got advice to share, do it! If someone here is struggling with something you’ve struggled with, and you’ve got a solution, please comment it.

This is recurring thread, so if you missed it, it will come round again.

And if your issues wasn’t resolved last time, ask it again!

I can not for the life of me file my nails properly, so i'm done with that nonsense, but i LOVE the sound of nails on nylon and i dont want to give that up. So ... what do i need to know about getting my nails did?