Published:
2003-01-01
Updated:
2003-01-01

Learning Ukulele with Curt

Exploring Fingerpicking Technique on Ukulele

The 'Ukulele is typically played with the fingers in a strumming style and finger picking. This series explores the two fingerpicking styles.

Main Category: Fingerpicking Main Instrument: Ukulele

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Exploring Fingerpicking Technique on Ukulele

The 'Ukulele is typically played with the fingers in a strumming style and finger picking. This series explores the two fingerpicking styles.

    1

    Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Getting Started

    There are two distinctly different Fingerpicking Styles.

    2

    Fingernail Care

    If there is one area of discussion that players recommendations are all over the board on - it's fingernails for classical guitar. The technique and subject for classica guitar is appropriate for ukulele as well. The ukulele is almost a mini classical guitar missing two strings.

    3

    Fingerstyle Basics for `Ukulele - t i m r, ( p i m a )

    This lesson covers the common terms used for identifying the fingers used. And, presents a series of single string exercises for exploring and developing the techniques needed for this style.

    4

    Fingerpicking on Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style

    The Alternating Thumb Style lessons are in their own section and book.

    5

    Fingerstyle on `Ukulele - Single and Multi String Exploration

    Exploring fingerstyle on ukulele. This lesson covers the common terms used for identifing the fingers used. And, presents a series of single and multi-string exercises for exploring and developing the techniques needed for this style.

Series Info

Fingerpicking

Ukulele

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