Ukulele -Strum along with Shirley - On a Slow Boat to China

[ctmale1956]

HELP~~~ 1st -- God bless you -- YOU ARE AWESOME!!! 2nd --- I have a "cheap" ukulele when I started to play and now - I want to buy a better ukulele. I have Oscar Schmidts OU-5 and OU-6 (baritone and concert) -- but I find them a bit "heavy".......

I am looking to buy a Standard in the $200 - $300 price range........many many many thanks!

Bob

[Keesfarida]

Hi Shirley ,your playing is outstanding,I love it ,and thanks for your comment on my ,After You ve Gone,tune ,have a nice Christmas,warm regards all the way from the Netherlands, Kees Nipius.

[sspiegler]

I think I got this right- hope its helpful for folks to print out and strum along...

Vamp: G7 C7 F G7 C7 F

F D7 Gm7 E7 F A7 Gm7 D7 Gm7 E7 F D7 G7 C7 F

F D7 Gm7 E7 F A7 Gm7 D7 Gm7 Bbm F D7 Gm7 C7 F

End: G7 C7 F

[sspiegler]

Can you please share the chords/tabs for this?

[poosheesty]

super useful.  You're a great player and teacher

[scribz1337]

!!!!!! i went from newbie to pro in the 9 minutes it took to watch this video!

Shirley, you're AMAZING!!

thank you!

[dambears]

I am a beginning ukulele player and your video has helped me more than words can express. Thank you.

[mashtones]

I like the little Roy Smeck flare you inject into your playing (he is from Reading Pennsylvania). You play with a wonderful sense of joy. Nicely done.

[ukulelegirl]

Thank you, mashtones. I love to play, and pester everyone dragging my uke along!

Shirley O.

[Talisqualis42]

Thanks Shirley, that was great.

[yourliver1]

triplets shmiplets...Im going to practice that cool ukulele twirl move @1:36.

[XORBob]

Thanks Shirley! Great explanation of the strokes.

[comeonnowu]

Thanks so much Shirley! I keep coming back to this. My sister and I are singing this now.

[MARTJE2222]

Thank you for this tutorial Shirley! I'm now practising the triplet strums and the brush strum here in Gouda, the Netherlands.

Hope you'll post more in the future....

[1minhero]

Fantastic! What a joy to watch! Keep up the good work!

[gabblewba]

Terrific posting! How could all that knowledge not help anyone interested in music or the ukulele. Thank you Shirley for sharing those gems of the trade.

[LindaGriggs]

Youtube is a great venue for learning new things thanks to the generosity of people like you

And, yes, my husband loved his latest serenade. Thank you for your contribution to our love life.

[LindaGriggs]

Thank you so much. I'm going to surprise my husband with song now. He'll love it!

[robbourassaguitarist]

Shirley, you are a national treasure. I just love you. I wish I lived near you. I would listen to you all the time.

You are a GREAT teacher as well.

[glennlevinson]

Shirley Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

[ukulelegirl]

You are quite welcome, Glenn- Shirley

(Ukulelegirl)

[biglavalamp]

thanks for a great video explained very well.Got me trying new strumming patterns.

[bingcro]

thank u im going to keep on until i get that strum of yours i really enjoyed the lesson and i managed to get in with you occasionally !! great instructor

[danabelshe]

cool! my dad Dana takes lessons at your store.

[LandRoverMan]

Cool lesson, thank you.

Keep the faith.

[monkeybike]

This tune will be very usefull.

Might make a change from the C, A ,F and G7 cords and part of the Simpsons theme I keep playing.

I also managed to work out my own version of Wild Thing.

[JonnyBuzzkill]

Hello, my name is Kenny and I was in her store ( Ukulele Paradise in Huntington Beach, CA 714-842-9250 ) yesterday and purchased my first Uke. They were very helpful and super friendly...no pressure and they don't make you feel like a rookie like some other stores out there. I picked up my Uke, soft bag, pitch pipe and a cord dictionary for about $100.00...not to mention the service with a smile !

I'm already hearing some great sounds out of my Uke ! thanks again

Kenny

A.K.A

JonnyBuzzkill

[JonnyBuzzkill]

Hello, my name is Kenny and I was in her store ( Ukulele Paradise in Huntington Beach, CA 714-842-9250 ) yesterday and purchased my first Uke. They were very helpful and super friendly...no pressure and they don't make you feel like a rookie like some other stores out there. I picked up my Uke, soft bag, pitch pipe and a cord dictionary for about $100.00...not to mention the service with a smile !

I'm already hearing some great sounds out of my Uke ! thanks again

Kenny

A.K.A

JonnyBuzzkill

[AntaresInScorpius]

what kind of camera do you have?

[ukulelegirl]

Hi there. I have no idea what camera was used when this was taken. It was a friend of mine. If I can find out, I will let you know.

Thank you. Shirley Orlando

[cathycravens]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!

[lagunaalbums]

Great lesson. I was able to get those strums down in about 10 minutes. Now I'll always have them thanks to you.

[akimbogeo1]

Thank you! Wonderful! How generous you are. Is that your store in the background? How much is a soprano uke with flaming in the wood, and gaudily trimmed out with abalone?

[gstrong12345]

Awesome job!!!!

My aunt is going to your class on Tuesday!!!

[ukedaman]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks very much. You're a great teacher.

[BoyBeamish]

Great lesson. What a great teacher!

[tranners1]

Great lesson thankyou very much

[amiiwrong]

i am inspired.

you are my hero!

[victoriavox]

hey Shirley! great video! You certainly know your stuff!

[glus]

¡¡Muchas gracias, Shirley!! :)

[kirbycairo]

Thank you shirley for the great tune the great smile and the positive energy. I wish I could see more of Shirley's playing.

[wininboy]

Beautiful song, and a really good lesson! You're a wonderful teacher, Shirley. Now I'm off to brush up my brush strum.

[KamakaTexas]

This is a wonderful tutorial! Mahalo! I'm grateful for all the help I can get in learning to play the ukulele.  I'd love to see you do more uku tutorials. Aloha!

[markocchionero]

nice. i am going to share this with my students.

[LoyalAmerican]

Just in case any of you watching this are from Orange County, Calif, Shirley has a store called ISLAND BAZAAR on Gothard Street. She sponsors two uke groups every week: Tuesdays they play mostly Hawaiian music and on Thursdays they play "All American Favorites" from the 40's onward. Great groups, great and FUN people, and a FANTASTIC leader, Shirley. The nicest and most fun person you'll ever meet. Promise!

[worldstaremotion]

This is just the sort of thing i'm looking for....i'm forming a ukulele club..and material like this is great...Thanks Shirley.

[hackdown3]

fantastic

[eharphyde]

shirley orlando and dawn?

[tw0765]

Outstanding, Shirley! Outstanding!

[LoyalAmerican]

Wow! Is this cool or what? I can learn how to play the ukulele from home, no cost! This gal is a kick...bet she's a blast at a party.

[themaninme]

great great great and sweet....