In this video
In this lesson, we are looking at how to take our Ukulele strumming further with more complex rhythms and ideas.
Lessons aims -
Learning different rhythms and timing feel to make our strumming more interesting
Understand how the off-beats are used to perform different rhythms
Exercise 1 - Swing Rhythm
Rather than playing our usual straight and very even rhythms, we can incorporate a swing rhythm using triplets. (1-and-a-2-and-a…)
This ‘feel’ and ‘bounce’ we get from a swing rhythm encapsulates the Ukulele vibe and what we expect to hear from the instrument.
Exercise 2 - Mutes
Using our muting technique with our fretting hand, by resting our fingers over the strings to stop the sound, we can practice our straight and swing rhythms with mutes.
