Beginning Swing Ukulele #2 - with Gerald Ross

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
  • An introduction to closed position ukulele chord shapes that will give your uke playing a more Swingy, Bluesy and Jazzy sound. Visit Gerald Ross' website for free music downloads, information and his performance calendar. www.geraldross.com
    Need to review Swing Ukulele Lesson number one? Here's the link • Beginning Swing Ukulel...
    Video editing: Jon Ross
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Komentáře • 69

  • @tommelia4226
    @tommelia4226 Před 2 lety

    Just came to this party 9 years late. I am new to bar chords. Was dissatisfied with the sound I was getting. I stop and start your videos draw out the chords. You have changed my playing thank you

  • @jimanddonnah5254
    @jimanddonnah5254 Před 7 lety +1

    You have a knack for teaching; a skill that is not easily learned. Thanks for the lesson.

  • @ByronBrummer
    @ByronBrummer Před 12 lety +2

    Fantastic lesson! I'm all about working on closed chords, 40s swing sound, and moving up the fret board. These videos are perfect for where I'm at, thanks much!

  • @yuyafujikawa1729
    @yuyafujikawa1729 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much for your kindness and willingness to make these lessons! I love them!! I'm now obsessed with these! ^^

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 12 lety +1

    Thanks XOsuperior. The ending of the song uses partially closed chords. The F chord I play is a plain vanilla F chord (2010). Then a F#7 (341x avoid playing the 1st string). Then a G7 (453x avoid playing the 1st string). End on a bar C.

  • @wehappyfewmusic
    @wehappyfewmusic Před 12 lety +1

    I found this video series really handy - Thanks for posting!

  •  Před 9 lety

    Thanks a lot for the video. It's a great intro to swing songs for me.

  • @Burps___
    @Burps___ Před 12 lety

    God, you're an awesome teacher, Gerald. I saw the review of your CD in Issue #27 Uke PLayer PDF, and then I went to your website, and now these lessons, which are right at my level. Buying your CDs now. And you're in MI--I'm in IL. Thank you for taking the time. I'm getting this closed chord stuff thanks to you.

  • @bluesybruce
    @bluesybruce Před 7 lety

    Thank you Gerald ... got this and lesson one off now ... onward and upwards ... cheers ...

  • @ormola
    @ormola Před 8 lety

    Great lesson Gerald, thank you.

  • @charlieflagg
    @charlieflagg Před 7 lety

    Thank you for sharing...great stuff!

  • @andycook4102
    @andycook4102 Před 10 lety

    These videos are great !!! Thank you.

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 11 lety +1

    Thanks all!

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 12 lety +1

    The chord shapes are exactly the same on a baritone uke but the names of the chords are a fifth higher. For example the C bar shape in the video is a G on the baritone - same left hand shape.

  • @deborahbowes5402
    @deborahbowes5402 Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks, Gerald. I'm learning so much. Love these swing uke videos.

  • @dannicai2792
    @dannicai2792 Před 10 lety

    Nice and easy! Thank you! Please make more !!!

  • @sarahkelly6434
    @sarahkelly6434 Před 8 lety

    OH MY LORD... You have DONE IT AGAIN.... I'm off t write a song! THANK YOU. Xxx

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 12 lety +1

    @ImYourDeity - thanks for viewing and commenting. The key word here is in the title of the video "Beginning."

  • @PeteyHoudini
    @PeteyHoudini Před 11 lety +2

    Brilliant, Gerald! Thanks. I already use lots of chord substitutions but I've never seen anyone show SWING ukulele and tutorial # 2 is amazing. Made me laugh when you said that open E7 works for blues... hehe Thanks a lot! On to #3!

  • @vanadala
    @vanadala Před 11 lety +1

    That is such a brilliant tutorial, please, please make some more. If you had an instructional dvd I would definitely buy it. Just in case you were wondering about making one.

  • @jefferyrsmith
    @jefferyrsmith Před 12 lety

    Thanks! This will jazz up my playing a lot! This second part was easy for me.Part one was more difficult for me to make the changes... but I am getting it!

  • @minipixel
    @minipixel Před 12 lety

    Great lesson, Gerald! Can't stop playing that chord progression now ;)

  • @jazzjaponique
    @jazzjaponique Před 8 lety

    thank´s Gerald you make it so simple and clear

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před 8 lety

      Thanks for watching jazzaponique!

  • @greccoant
    @greccoant Před 5 lety

    Good job...

  • @guybartlett9587
    @guybartlett9587 Před 7 lety +1

    thank you

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 11 lety +1

    You are right rutsan1968. It is 3424. Thanks for catching that. Sorry for the confusion.

  • @JPThomas20
    @JPThomas20 Před 11 lety +5

    Do you have a tutorial for the intro and the ending?

  • @pandai26
    @pandai26 Před 6 lety

    Thank you

  • @fishlaugh
    @fishlaugh Před 10 lety +2

    When you're playing the E7 and D7 with your fingertips, which finger is on which string? I've paused the video and can't figure it out. I've experimented and whatever I've tried just doesn't look the same.
    Thanks for posting these swing ukulele tutorials, fantastic! More please.

  • @dereksmith9524
    @dereksmith9524 Před 9 lety

    Great Video's. Very clear and moreover great sound. Thanks. I have a question though. At the beginning of the video you play some chords riffing before the lesson. What are the chords you are using?
    Thanks

  • @XOsuperior
    @XOsuperior Před 12 lety +1

    Hey Gerald! I really appreciate this videoseries, and you are doing a great job of teaching something hard so it becomes more easy to understand. I have one question though. You mentioned how to end the song, but i don't think you thaught us how to play those chords with "closed strings". Do you mind explain that to us? Thanks in advance

  • @getfearlesstube
    @getfearlesstube Před 11 lety +1

    YES!!!!

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 11 lety +1

    rutsan1968 - You are right. Watch video #3 for an exaggerated but similar explanation of this right hand technique.

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 11 lety +1

    Sorry no tutorial for that. Thanks for listening though!

  • @eKoush
    @eKoush Před 11 lety +1

    wow.!

  • @jackrifle5068
    @jackrifle5068 Před 7 lety

    Kia ora Gerald,
    I enjoy your lessons, they are so refreshing and gun!!!I'm wanting to know what is the name of your ukelele and what size is it?
    Your are a great teacher!!!! Thank you, Gerald.
    jack

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 12 lety

    The video works fine with Internet Explorer. At home I have Firefox and it doesn't run on that. I can't explain why.
    Use the Yahoo method I describe below. Sorry for the inconvenience.

  • @elisabethmulroy2932
    @elisabethmulroy2932 Před 7 lety

    Hey Gerald! Thanks so much! Are you playing a Tenor?

  • @cagreninger
    @cagreninger Před 12 lety +1

    I play a baritone ukulele and wonder how to apply this to the baritone chords?

  • @Gideontom
    @Gideontom Před 7 lety

    Great video! I have a question though about the "slide". I cant figure out how it is done. Can you explain? Thanks!!!
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  • @debbiegray7120
    @debbiegray7120 Před 4 lety

    Hi Gerald, I looked on your webpage for some tabs but didn't find any. Can you post them? You're a very fast teacher and tabs would help. Thanks!

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před 4 lety

      Sorry Debbie. Currently there are no free tabs on my website

  • @cbr51
    @cbr51 Před 9 lety +2

    Hi, Gerald, Just discovered you! Yeah!

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před 9 lety +1

      Thanks for watching Clarisa!

    • @cbr51
      @cbr51 Před 8 lety

      Pretty cool playing!!

  • @Ladymaggic1
    @Ladymaggic1 Před 5 lety

    I found this one difficult...need to know what the chords are so I can play them...

  • @Burps___
    @Burps___ Před 12 lety +1

    P.S. Cutting up my fingers on my fluorocarbon strings since I'm using the meat of my my fingers like never before on these closed chords. I'm getting my nylon stringed uke out now. But, it's a good pain. lol

  • @liebeskunstnetzwerk
    @liebeskunstnetzwerk Před 5 lety +1

    Like!

  • @davebreak
    @davebreak Před 12 lety

    Yes, Video does not start. I'd love to get the chords from this. I can do all the rest.

  • @arieswaters
    @arieswaters Před 3 lety

    Gerald is the Marco Cirillo of ukulele

  • @MegaButch1000
    @MegaButch1000 Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks for the video. It helps a lot. I have a question though. I'm using my middle finger and my ring finger to double-bar the G9 and A9 chords. Will that hinder any future chord learning for swing ukulele, or will it work fine in the future?

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před 10 lety +1

      Your fingering should work fine Butch. Everyone has different sized and shaped hands and fingers. If that works for you and easily get in and out of the chord then you should be fine. If it sounds like music, you are doing it right.

    • @MegaButch1000
      @MegaButch1000 Před 10 lety

      THANKS! :D

  • @Mrgrittynitty
    @Mrgrittynitty Před 10 lety +1

    Thanks a bunch Greold just love jazz but on the ukulele it's too much.

  • @jasneskis
    @jasneskis Před 4 měsíci

    I don’t get the slides.🙁I’m working on it. Thanks.

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před měsícem

      You can do it!

  • @christse8951
    @christse8951 Před 10 lety

    Hi, Gerald. I have a question. When I bar, I always cannot make the second bottom string sound good. I bar according to your guidance, but I still can't do that. Can you help me out?

    • @gbross
      @gbross  Před 10 lety

      Tse... Without seeing your left hand I can't really venture an opinion on what is causing you difficulty. Sorry about that.

  • @dulcimerdan
    @dulcimerdan Před 10 lety +1

    Your videos freakin rock. I gotta go practice. Like for a hundred years.

  • @lunarmoon7636
    @lunarmoon7636 Před 4 lety

    5:31

  • @gbross
    @gbross  Před 12 lety

    Don't know why this has stopped working. You can view it in Yahoo. Go to Yahoo.com. Paste in the URL address of this video. A tiny video window will appear. Play the tiny window. Sorry.

  • @Kazoomco
    @Kazoomco Před 12 lety

    not working!! :(

  • @effgee
    @effgee Před 12 lety

    the video does not start..
    ..am i the only one experiencing problems?

  • @ukulele15
    @ukulele15 Před 8 lety

    Half the shapes and I still get paid, kinda!

  • @ImYourDeity
    @ImYourDeity Před 12 lety +1

    This is just a demonstration of closed chords. after understanding how to swing (pump the strings or whatever) this video is as helpful as an image of the chords. Sorry but not that helpful.