OVER THE RAINBOW - UKULELE STRUM EXPLAINED - UKULELE LESSON / TUTORIAL by "UKULELE MIKE"

[mtksbctk]

wheres the actual full song video?

[kbakermail]

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your help, I enjoy playing my handmade ukelele, one from my son, Jordan and one from his grandfather in-law, I use them a lot in school as a substitute teacher!

[808gummibear]

I hope im not the only one from hawaii here... lol >_<

[islanderpride123]

@808gummibear not anymore. Hawai'i no ka oi

[808gummibear]

@islanderpride123 ah

[iloveyoudude19]

@808gummibear yes ur not the only one, im from hawaii too! ;)

[808gummibear]

@iloveyoudude19 CHEEHEEE

[IfOnlyIhadAUnicorn]

be my grandpappy????????? :3

[gaby1778917]

you're so cute! can i bake you cookies? can you be my grandpa?

[251melabelle]

You are a real teacher. I learned a lot from your previous lesson on this...so glad you have clarified this!! Thank you ! You are cool.

[Heidenreich18]

Is this a soprano or concert ukulele ? which is better for somehwere over the rainbow ?

[paulispavlos27]

Now its sure i'm going to buy a ukelele.

Is it possible to learn it with out any experiance???

Greet paul

Sorry for my bad english hope fully you are understand me

[MrChaynSawx]

Today is my fisrt day i got my Ukulele and I can play this song :D

[2014cms]

which strum is th accent/back beat???

[DELCRUCCE]

bigotin



[naanaa1111]

why did youtube take it down?

[zilvanaaranda]

i got an ukulele in hawaii but i live in mexico and there's no lessons here youuuu are the best! i'm gettin better thanks to you!!

[GinoAB1]

i willl buy an ukelele right now!

[Penrbrown]

Didn't BUY! ACQUIRED... whoops. Haha. <3 to the lady who gave the Ukulele to me.

[Penrbrown]

:D I just bought a Ukulele today... I will definitely be checking out your videos.

[BrennanLeJean]

ukulele mike looks like uncle vernon from harry potter!

And is also awesome! totally not an insult

[CecilyHeron]

@BrennanLeJean I was gonna say looks like Uncle Monty from Withnail and I (same actor). Again totally not an insult!

[pacificpearl2]

Thanks so much Mike! I love your lessons. You are wonderful papa!

[Yirakii]

He looks like he just raped a kid.. xp

[tombest77]

@Yirakii stop being so horrible if you dont like it dont go on it again PS.stop being a doochebag

[Vale92]

You're so adorable, and I'm so glad I now own a ukulele. It's mint green! :)

[RTarGuy]

i dont get the rythem! :(

[FionaJacqueline]

aw,cutie

[reshamhouserecording]

u are amazing:O

[sivejoh]

you, sir, are awesome. and you rock. and i love you. and thank you!

[czmaterial]

Respect to you man.. keep working.. :)

[dennis3880]

Hey Mike I really enjoy your ukulele videos and have learned a lot from them. Thanks for taking the time to post them.

[TheRain125]

thx for the tip

[sean3331234]

old man rivers with a ukulele i love this guy :D

[ericda1970]

Wish u could have given the cords used real quick. Looked like c, e, b

[IanMooneNO1]

@ericda1970 Hi to get the chords you can check out ukulele tricks.com but the main chords are C; Emin and F but Amin G and E7 are also used in the song

[kaykay3500]

Cool

[cbr51]

Love you Mike! for the joy you bring into our lives! from Clarisa in Australia

[Pezzamus]

YOU. ARE. A. GENIUS!!!!

[MargaritaBlurk]

yuju!!



[MrMrsaifarmy]

kiss my dick 

[Ir0seTheguN]

you would literally make the coolest grandpa ever. EVER.

[tazaputaza]

i bought an ukulele only to play this song :)

[bleedingalex1]

Learning so much, thank you :)

[NikkerFilms]

omg, this is the best thing ever

[tiger92882]

This may be a stupid question, but which beat is the back beat that I need to accent?

[mikusmarthu]

"I'm Wilford Brimley and i'd like to talk to you for a few minutes about Diabeetus... Uhh, I mean Ukuleles"

I'm just kidding around, you're awesome :D

[Wolfenchan]

love your videos, helping me learn A LOT

[14Goel]

yeah that rocks :P

respekt hört sich gut an ! :)

[TheGoldenTangeriney]

He explains it so easily but yet I STILL CANT DO IT....

[emptio]

Is it concert ukulele or soprano? Is soprano very limited compared to concert? Greetings and thanks for your fantastic films :)

[mrnoodlecat]

I just got a ukulele on christmas eve. went to youtube and learned this song.

[MRPRINCEOFPERSIA7]

i like you



[pandaKeepfit]

@MRPRINCEOFPERSIA7 same here.... hahahaah uke rocks

[gris186]

I mess up the UP part every time

[STupIDsuPerME]

Thank you !! This is by far the best tutorial I've seen !! And by the way I like how you say "down, down up, up down, up" make sure you put that in every video and you're a star !! Thank you !!

[alika207]

How do you mute the sound? And do you pluck the G string on the downbeat? I hear that on his recording.

[melissahuaa]

what are some tips on singing and playing at the same time?

[KhristAlmighty]

just got my uk yesterday and this is already a step forward, good for those of us who cant afford or even find a teacher

[MamaAhn]

AWW you're so cheery. I <3

[mydezember]

เจ๋ง

[minniebelle478]

Nice

[TheGagarara999]

good job old man



[yumi16100]

@TheGagarara999 Hey be nice!

[lizzietupman]

you make me happy =D

[ScottDuh]

"I'm Wilford Brimley, and I have diabetes."

[Thehoboestiffy]

youtube is soo dumb. no reaction as helpful. what speds!!

[ThekmanNZ]

great cover, spiffing ukulele!!!

[solskim93]

SOOO EPIC!!! YOU ARE GREAT!!!!

[soURfunnyYOUthink]

slow down grandpa..im still new at this

[Astroniklas]

Thank you a lot Mike, I'm great fan of yours! hehe :-) Greetings from Sweden!

[StrangelyPolitical]

What's the symbol on the wall is it a green man? Looks like the Argentina flag

[happyjollyrancher]

is he still alive plz be!

[WereRabbbit]

@happyjollyrancher He uploaded a video 4 hours ago, so I'd take it as a yes.

[cran4377]

looking foward to play the ukulele and buying myself one soon

[leotheswagar]

cute old man!!

[TheSami12346]

Its great;D

[angelotronca1]

Grazie. (from Italy)

[RidleyE]

uploaded on 4/20 hmmmm....

[pnieto2000]

what make is your ukulele

[Kenna7Elefant]

Dude...you're my hero...I have to go buy an Ukulele now!

[thepurplecrystalz]

Can you make some tutorials for Jimi Hendrix songs? BTW, cool. And I'll bet you get this one a lot...PLEASE BE MY GRANDPA!

[wesmatron]

You, sir, are a legend

[geekums]

Thank you so much! I had been having so much trouble with this when it seemed so simple- you really broke it down nicely for the slower learners of us ;)

[Sevandlily4ever]

OMG you are the coolest person evvvvveeeeerrr!

[hapigal101]

Thank you so much...you're grrreat :)

[MrBluetrumpet]

could you do a tutorial on "don't worry be happy"?

[Beazice]

God damnit Mike why did you make YouTube remove your new Somewhere over the Rainbow video? I used that to train :(

[vaitupuoi]

ur a legend at uke

[kiokiHaze]

Thank you so much for taking the time and posting such great lessons. You have a blessed day and keep it up :) I'm learning alot :) 

[Rubybookify]

IT'S VERNON DURSLEY OMG

[TheRosieCotton]

@Rubybookify - OMG AAHAHAHAH

[holoXentertainment]

sorri im new to this, but what is a "backbeat accent"???

[heathbateman]

@holoXentertainment he's putting a little more emphasis on that stroke.

[absolomdonxD]

He's that man from Harry Potter SillyBilly!

[Fernandoyazbek]

Hello, Mike. I bought an ukulele and i don't stop seeing your videos. Here in Brazil the ukuleles are not popular. I love your classes

[1vinze1]

is that a convert ukulele?

[MrMcamilo]

ele é ótmo pena que  não falo inglês deveria ser legendado para o português .

[Saraghmnida4Y]

Can you please do a lesson for tuning please.

[Saraghmnida4Y]

OMG, I love your voice. Thanks for the great lesson!

[callbuji911]

Thanks Mike :D you're amazing :)

[TheJenniferjoyce]

What was the song you were playing at the beginning of the video?

[12lmeganl12]

turn on the closed captions. Go to 1:04 C:

[MrStablelad]

Im so pleased to have found your Chn But also your Lesson.

My uke Should Turn up this week,

So I shall be spending a Great deal of Time with you.

Thank You

[crazydang101]

chords!

[deardearnora]

YOU ARE AMAZZZZZINGGGGG!! thank you for all these amazing tutorials

[precisionsparkz]

How do you accent it?

[jellytotpot]

What is a accented beat? I can't do it and don't see what he is doing to make it accented...Can anyone help me?

[TheKeepsmiling2010]

ich versteh das nicht der erklärt das so scheise(das scheiSe war absicht) >:(

[itaaehau]

Thanks for doing this! We can't afford lessons so my 10 yr old son is learning uke (quite well!!) from you and others on youtube. THANKS!

[pamernr21]

You have great lessons!! thanks sooo much!! I would like a lesson of the song lemon tree of Fools Garden :) If you have time some day...

[maxgoddard1993]

RICHARD GRIFFITHS?

[beverlin66]

Really good

ThanX

[gulchen123]

I dont get it... How many time shall I do D D U U D U for each achord?

[phant0mOD]

@gulchen123 i think twice mostly...

[RoseRedBullet100]

It's Santa Claus in the summer! Great tutorial, nice voice as-well!

Keep on strumming!

[gulchen123]

Please make a video of the song weeps.

This song: watch?v=puSkP3uym5k

[anauland]

i understand life now

[usellm68]

excellent ! Thanks for making effort to explain. your passion really inspires me !

[WafflezWule]

firstr try got it thanks!!!!!! Mrs. Lynch!

[meghanmarie85]

Great lesson! I just started learning my uke 2 days ago and I'm loving it, your classes are easy to follow and very straightforward. Thank you!

[novivodensalada]

the accent thing is really hard to get and its frustating perhaps you can bring just an entire callipso strumming guide so we can learn it well? Thanks!

[novivodensalada]

@novivodensalada i just got it alright!! thanks a lot

[sarahexa1]

u rock mike! thank you



[TheGuyThatUked]

I dont know how to do the accent it makes me frustrated!

[celask8ter2]

I really like your hat!

[disrickeh]

dude your awesome

[tastetherainbow455]

hi!! whats the make of your uke???

[maria91173]

You're an older man, but sooooooo cool ! =-)

I would like to have such a great and modern grandpa, cause I don't have any. =-(

[TheAlphalis]

Thanks!!!you're a genius!!!!!!!!!

[feliciaannenunez]

thank you so much! this is my first song to learn on uke

[Franksie11]

hello, i was wondering what make your ukulele is, i love the design???

[Mrshappymum]

This video was very helpful to improve my strumming methods! Thanks!!

[Andrew180180]

There are so many strumming patters which is the right one!?! the original one!?

[50sabra]

Jason Mraz / KFC guy!

[TeeYoYo]

What's the name of the ukulele he is using?

[MissNinjaPenguin]

how do you do the accented back beat? Your are the coolest uke player ever! When I get better, I want to play like you!

[odo848]

two apps

[sydthekid777]

this is precious, he's just so smiley and happy. i love it!

[spursgeeko]

woop woop u rule

[KiRoYsss]

You make me smile, go on !!

[lovellbrion1]

Thanks alot! your tutorial really helped out...now im practicing both of the strum patterns...hopefully it turns out right.

[IAMLLPoolJ]

What brand of ukulele do you prefer Ukulele Mike?

[grumhellscream]

You make it looks so easy sir ... my fingers hurts :P

[1333melly]

that's such a pretty ukulele C:

[christinaaaaa]

i wish you were my grandpa...you're awesome.

[slutbunwallah]

@christinaaaaa NO! He's mine!

[Fernandoyazbek]

@christinaaaaa So do I

[izzypeaches]

You're amazing! I'm new to the ukulele and I understand perfectly ! <3

Thank you!

[EcFlipz]

OMG! That explains aloot!

[sunriseuke]

wonder who the two dislikes were?

[ruthanna89]

2 ppl here can't play uke

[genmy5han]

Great video Mike. Thank you. Can also also explain the accent more?

Down, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up.

Which one are you adding the accent?

Is it...

Down, Down(Accent), Up, Up, Down(Accent), up? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[icanhazvids]

index finger on the down and the other fingers on the up? Or what?

[BickyBoy1234321]

I have never in my life owned let alone played or touched a Ukulele but I feel from just watching that I could actually play something on one. Really great job and instructions. Thank you so much Ukulele Mike!

[Cone4AHatProdutions]

@BickyBoy1234321 same, i might try it

[ductape2468]

I cant seem to get the strumming Down,I know that it is down down up up down up but I still cant get it when I play.

[TheSwinesDeathhhhhhh]

i love you

[AwakeAt1AM]

I have another song I learned where the strum pattern is dduud, and I can't add the last up! XD I need to keep practicing! Nice job!

[zguy876]

what size uke r u using?

[kilaueaman]

You Rock ukulele Mike learning so much all my Mahalo & Aloha to you

[AliasFloman]

i dont get it =(

[Astr0w0ut]

Thanks mike for all the great tutorials!

[SupaDupaCwazy]

lmao

[kalakat1002]

Thank´s for the reply back beats are down beats, sorry not from an english talking country ;-)

[t0rp31d0]

dude, where is your old glasses?

[FrozenSoulz]

thanks for the reply. I learn the strumming already =]. i just need practice on switching the chords faster. got any advices?

[vivianaldridge1]

Where do I put the accent on the back beat? Which word is it in this pattern: Dwn Dwn-Up Up-Dwn Up ? Thank you for video! I am almost getting it. :-)

[XR0CKIN0UTX]

hey I love your vids . but my family is so broke that we just could only afford a 44$ one for my bday. i never got a book but i love this. so i dont really get the strumming--- p.s. i wanna be a musician when i grow up (i know piano drums saxophone and some of this ukulele)

[HalfCastification]

whyd they take it down ?

[Draaca]

NICE! I love it. Thank you for sharing! :)