ONE of the BEST UKULELE PICKS in the WORLD

[HOMEnHIGH]

you sound like David Icke...

[Phantasus87]

is your G a F?

[lemonsourkid]

Has anyone shown you the ultimate nosepicky thing?

[ukenutcase]

thanks Coveywood, can you tell me what tuning you use. I can see it's not GCEA

[allpau111]

go learn to play island woman by 3 plus. then ill be impressed.

[rpower14]

I have the same pillow cover as youuu! :) awsome by the wayyy x

[AngelikavonDeutschla]

Awesome. I hope one day to pick up with playing the blues on it. I love my Ukulele. I am guitarist. Now I am learning this one here. I already picked up some good old German folk songs on it. I am German-American. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

[ilikepenguins100]

please explain the pillow..im lost

[tweakweak]

what's the tuning of your uke because I have just gotten one and would really appreciate if you'd tell me the tuning your's is in.

[n1k7873]

I learned this kinda stuff as a kid, good form though.

[ckming115]

Great vids. They are really, easy to learn from.

[mattx12345678]

i play those chords differantly... :S

[maynotbecool]

Whats up with your chords? Thats not a regular C G D.......

[mossymando]

Hi; You told all about the tuning... I heard you & I enjoyed your picking contribution, very neat -- blundered on to your YouTubePost in Canada.

Cheers! ps. nice patina on that old UKE!

[808Productionz]

Lol this is basically In to Out picking without the A string.

[TOLN38]

i can't see ur hand can u move it lil bit..... but it was tight though....

[cingle2004jp]

No one's who they say he is.. amazing greatful

[userjdr]

what is the tuneing?

[zacebbflo]

tuning?

and are you john hegley?

[MrVincentR]

ya know my good sir, i am writing a song for the ukulele and in the beginning and end i've made a little alternating thumb picky thing to it as well =P still working on it though. i would however be very glad if you were to view it upon it's completion and give me your opinion

[COVEYWOOD]

Video response me why dontcha - looking forward !

[ClarsonCarson]

I just noticed that a pillow was playing when you kept messing up

[CT2507]

shit man, your right!! its the pillow playing. i thought it was a man!

[rosstylerwhitaker]

This is a great way for beginners to learn. Much better than the "scales" that most books start on.

[LittleUkuleleMonster]

i haven't ever bothered to have a lesson in my life - i had guitar lessons and just lost interest - its so much better like rthis...

[MrVincentR]

first of all i've seen a few of your videos and i give you my thanks for opening my eyes to the potential of the ukulele, and second of all it looks like you are a pillow playing the ukulele in this video =P and that sir is awesome

[COVEYWOOD]

pillow playing - do you think it might take off?

[MrVincentR]

i'd pay big money to see a pillow playing the ukulele for sure

[newjersey02]

@MrVincentR HOLY SHIT! lol a pillow!

[bobyman121]

nice video!!! i really enjoyed i thought it was great mega props =]

please check out my videos? i play as my guitar gently weeps =]

[COVEYWOOD]

very talented - a natural. :-)

[floydbluethereal]

Hey, That's great!

I didn't know that others are doing nearly the same thing as I. I've been playing this kind of picking for ages. Last april and june I had the chance to give a workshop on a ukulele meeting and showed how I played my pickings. It's good to discover your stuff. I hope it will spread more...

A german document is available, please send me a message if you want one (I will translate it).

Thanks

[kdottosen]

wow what a great strum :)

Its pretty easy but it still sounds fancy :D

[COVEYWOOD]

Fancy but easy - I like that !

[TheUkesOfHazard]

by that, I mean, it's not in standard tuning, right?

[COVEYWOOD]

Absolutely right. I tune the soprano I tone higher. Gives that sparkly ring. One of these moons I'll do a vid on alternative tuning..

[TheUkesOfHazard]

not to be nit pickey, but isn't a D on a uke played (2220) not (0000)? this isn't a ukulele is it?

[misterdoobie]

That confused me too but if you scroll down a bit in the comments you'll see he's not using the "standard" GCEA tuning but ADF#B instead. :-)

[tweakweak]

So let me get this straight the thumb basically bounces of the top two strings in alternation and the forefinger pluck the third finger?

[KnotsOfWonders]

hahahha

alternating thumbpicky thing!

[hollowneck]

Hey Piers, nice vids! I'm liking the guitar-style-alt-thumb-thing on my uke too. Just wondering why you tune ADF#B ?... I do this too. When I bought the uke I got a book with it for that tuning so that's what I did. Then I found out most folks tune a uke GCEA so I did that. But I've gone back to ADF#B for the uke cos it makes it easier playing along with a guitar in DADF#AD. Anyway, enjoyed the Cube gig! I would've stopped by after but had to go home to the babber! All the best, Chris.

[COVEYWOOD]

I tune ADF#B because the smaller ukes seem to ring better that way. I've just borrowed a larger Concert Uke which seems happier with standard tuning. Messing about with tuning is part of the fun of playing string instruments for me. Glad you enjoyed the gig - the naked uke player seems to have stuck in people's minds !

[THEM2021]

Did he just say he was gonna unravel me?

Whoa buddy, not on the first date.

-T.H.E.M.

[COVEYWOOD]

I'm disappointed.

[chiccaboom]

my uke doesn't hammer....lol.

[Ruben00021]

Great video, thanks !

[curlypubax]

Obviously as you're not strumming the first string in this there's be no need to fret the 1st string 2nd fret. But if you were gonna be strumming all four say, would a d in this tuning not be a c in standard?? It'd be a handy rule to know. Cheers piers. p.s more vids pleeeeease - you're ace

[COVEYWOOD]

You're absolutely right Curlypubax ! I'll get some uke vids up soon. glad you like them. PP

[curlypubax]

Newbie question: So you're tuned up to A,D,F,B right, or something near that .. i notice that the chord you call G is what would normally be F in standard G,C,E,A tuning - does that mean if you tune up one note the chords move up one too - so why wouldn't D be what C is in standard tuning??

[fleshgordin]

youre very good uke player, but if you uke is tuned the standard GCAE you have your chords wrong. im tone deft so i can't really tell by listening

[SirTifacate]

its not wrong, its not in standard tuning, if it were then a D chord couldn't be open because a D chord uses D F and A as the "triad" so to speak. if he played the four notes open in standard is would be an A 7 major i beleive? i dont know ukulele chords to well but using root A then C E and G (the seventh) would make a seventh chord. but anyways, ya it should be tuned to D maj judging solely on the fact that a D major is the open chord lol

[rorums]

Thanks! i would be lost without people like you thanks amillion and keep it up for the sake of us noobies. thanks again =D

[bthbren]

thatnks a ton, it really helped my progression into the uke worls haha. did you come up with this on your own?

[Teeusjayus]

alternate tuning?

[aelleo]

why is it that it think a c cord is different thaqn u think it is?

[okvolleyball]

good job . may be one day I may learn to

finger pick the uke .

[Fl00xX]

Thank you ! I am glad i found your videos :)

learnin as often as i can :)

[COVEYWOOD]

Little by little is the best way !

[FloridaSurfMan]

love the sounds, great job.

haha, and you remind me a little of my grandfather, if you don't mind me saying.

"i 'grabs' a cushion and 'sticks' it between me and the uke."

my grandpa talks that way...with the added 's'.

keep 'em comin, i love 'em.

[COVEYWOOD]

Thats OK, I'm 60 next year which is definitely Grandfather territory. I hope to make it to the 100th Birthday gig - which should give me another 40 years of musical adventuring. Piers

[lacrosselord14]

how old is this uke its cool

[infectedvector]

From his other vids, I'll guess that CoveyWood is playing a pineapple uke tuned to something other than the traditional G*C*E*A tuning???

[COVEYWOOD]

Yes - I tune a tone higher than sensible people A D F# B

[gamergator]

T_T this doesn't work on my soprano uke. I tried using the chords, then kind of picking them like you did in the video, but apparently I need to tune it to the bari tuning.

gamergator=ukulele noob :)

Great vid by the way, I'm going to use this if I can figure it out.

[blueprint4]

Thank you soooooo much, you inspire with out frightening me with too much info, Liz

[lukessummer]

The first time the 'Furey Brothers' played on top of the pops, Finbar used his Banjo to hide a big coffee stain on his white shirt (the only shirt he had with him!), I hope that's not the case with the cushion!... LOL! ..Nice collection of instructional videos you have on your channel COVEYWOOD, Kudos.....

[schanteuzer]

Very good instruction - I'm confused on a few things - is this a soprano uke (it looks like it) tuned DGBE like a baritone uke? If this is a bari uke, what kind is it? The sound is so beautiful. Thanks for posting!

[sickboy932]

That is some shirt. Looks like something Eddy Izzard would wear. Eddie?

[COVEYWOOD]

Aaaah . . .the shirt. My wife says "your videos need more colour", so I grabs a cushion and sticks it between me and the uke. Its very pink, huh.

[junipermahogany]

I love your tips!!! You teach in a way that even beginners (like me) can get. And your voice is very calming. Please keep posting!

[COVEYWOOD]

Oh thats really lovely ! Thanks - Piers

[marionpensole]

what???amazing!a cushion givin' ukulele lessons!!!

[COVEYWOOD]

You spotted the cushion ! You should have a prize. You want a CD from Pindrop Music or something ? Piers

[riaboni]

welcome back coveywood!more tips please

[josephhoh]

very nice piers; and thanks for sharing

[COVEYWOOD]

you are most welcome !

[COVEYWOOD]

By the way, I'm struggling to get my hands to do your triplet thing ! Love it, hate it.