BEGINNING, EASY Ukulele Tutorial - You Are My Sunshine
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 05. 2024
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TIME STAMPS for your convenience!
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Practicing chords
0:39 C chord
1:14 C7 chord
1:24 C/C7 practice
1:38 C7 to F
2:09 F/C7 practice
2:30 F/C practice
2:55 Playing through first 3 lines
3:39 How to play G7
4:06 C/G7 practice
4:35 Play through with soft strums
5:28 Strumming pattern (D DU D DU)
6:18 Play through
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4:40 ^^
Thank you very much. Your tutorial taught me a lot.
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THis good keep it upđ
I,my from filipinow keen you can tich me
The best part of this lesson was your smile.
we have the same mind brođ
Oh, thatâs trueđđ
Simp
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@@yaboiisjustaninja9188 giving a compliment isn't a bad thing. Fool.
I bought a ukulele yesterday in as attempt to beat the coronavirus lockdown boredom. I've been on youtube all day trying different 'beginner' tutorials and yours is by far the best. No complicated language, very clear and concise direction, and your voice is super gentle and patient somehow! Thanks so much. I watched and played along three times and by the third I was able to go through without any mistakes.
Wow, that's amazing! That's really great to hear that my tutorial helped. Congratulations on learning your first song!
Cool btw I'm learning it too because I'm bored of lockdown too
i did the same thing but i started a few weeks ago! keep at it cause its crazy how much you can improve in the span of a few weeks!
I completely agree Stephanie. I'm doing a final project for school and your video is by far the best I've watched. I feel like I can follow your instructions and not feel awkward learning a new skill. Thank you!
same here... btw im from the phils...
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C / / / / / C7 /
You are my sunshine,my only sunshine
F / / / C / /
You make me happy,when skies ar grey
F / / / C / /
You'll never know dear, how much i love you,
C / G7 / C
Please don't take my sunshine away
this was so so so helpful. thank you!!
@@lovefrommargot welcome!!
Thank youuu
Thank u!!
Couldn't help but noticed that your a larry!!! These directioners are every where! I would know cuz I'm also one đ
I have contacted the World Congress of Happy People and nominated you for the Happiest Person Ever 2020 title. What a great smile!
Thanks for the tutorial!
I enjoyed the tutorial with a teacher who always smiles
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This was wonderful, thank you for sharing!
Always smiles
True đ„°
Lovely smile
metoo
I bought a ukulele before quarantine and never played it, now itâs time to learn
Lol. Same! had mine for like 4 years ago but didnt got a chance to learn since busy to school and when i finally got home its so draining that i ended up sleeping. Now that im 24/7 in the house, think its my time to learn. Lol
GIRL you are amazing thank you! You are so methodical with your approach and I appreciate your breaking everything down from the notes the strings make to the transitions and beats. I am such an amateur and have seen so many videos but could not play anything decently until now, your whole lesson just brings everything together full circle. You're an amazing teacher - Thank you!!
Thank you so much. This is the first song I ever heard when I was born. I remember my dad singing it to me while playing the guitar while I sang along. Now we can sing and play this song together as a duo â€ïž!
This was the easiest to follow tutorial for beginner. Thank you!
I'm so glad you found it helpful!
Can I ask you something yes or no
Thank you so much! My mum just bought a ukulele today and this was the best tutorial yet, good steps, no âbig ukuleleâ words and i love the way you sing the song. All I need to learn now is âFâ. Again thank you for this tutorial.
I just got a ukelele I rushed home and I found this tutorial I learned it quickly! you have ab amazing teaching method
OMG!!! You covered everything a begginers needs to know to start on ukelele! BLESSINGS you are the ideal music professor
This world would be a much better place if we had more angels like you. Thank you for posting :)
This is my parents favorite song ever since. So Iâm trying to show them to make them so happy! Thumbs up!!!!!!
This youtube channel for those who are just starting how to play ukelele is highly recommended, your teaching stategy is very easy to understand and the genuine smile you have on your face while teaching us the beginners make us stay and have the eagerness to really learn. Thank you so much I am to able to learn C, C7, F and G7 this time. Gonna practice itđ
THANK YOU! Finally the first ukulele tutorial that actually makes sense and breaks everything down far enough for me as a beginner. All the other ones I looked at were so confusing and complicated, even though they were labeled "beginner," it was so discouraging I nearly gave up.
Great to see a professional music teacher teaching ukulele. You KNOW how to teach in a slow, very understandable way so that I can teach it myself. Thank you. Please teach some more familiar songs for elementary students.
I'd love to! Do you have any favorites?
@@StephanieDouglassMusic romeo take me somewhere we can be alone.... the part from song love story.please dear...âșâ
This is the first song I learned to play with my ukulele. Thank youuuu! Youâre my motivation. đđđ
Hooray! Congratulations!
me too
@@zamamkhwanazi6231 same
Dear Stephanie, thank you so much. I just got my Ukelele a week back and your videos is helping me so so much to learn songs so easily!!!...
Thank you.
Finding your channel is what brought me and my Ukelele closer!
thank you so much for this tutorial, i just recently got a ukulele and this is the first song i have learned! my family loves it and so do i ! thank you and you have a wonderful voice!
Thank you for this tutorial it's been a while since I've picked up my ukulele but this video made me want to pick it up and start playing it again.
I love how u teach! Continue doing thisđ (I love the way u smile while u teach)
Thankyou Stephanie, you just taught me to play my first song on the Uke and I will play this to my 5yo daughter. Beyond words. Thankyou!
Your energy is so warm and you radiate so much joy! Thank you for the best tutorial. âŁïžđ€đâšđŠ
Thank you so much for teaching me all of this 8 have gotten so good and I literally got my ukulele today I I learned this one and Mary Ann songs today from you!â€ïž
I love how she sing and she is soso perfect to be a teacher because shes so good at the ukelele đđâș
I just received a ukulele for Christmas from my husband. I am so happy I found your CZcams channel. I have never played a instrument before. I find your teaching easy to understand.
love your positivity!! AND this song was in a songbook that I already had, but with different (and more difficult)chords, now I can plaY AND sing in this key!! thanks so much!!
I love how you slowly demonstrate strumming. I'm learning. Thank you!
Thanks for saying that. It seems to be the biggest struggle for my students! So I go slow. :)
Love this. My wife and I are going to learn to play together. Me on the trumpet of course.
Great tutorial, Stephanie! Thanks a lot! And please donât ever stop smiling, because.. wow.. such energy! đ
I'm So Glad you made this. My child was taking classes for Ukulele, but due to the increase of price in everything she had to stop. She was so sad, but this has really helped her keep up with her passion!
đđ»ââïžI did! And Iâm a very slow learner so THANK YOU for this awesome tutorial to help me get started. Your bright and sunshiney personality is just what the world needs! Thank you, Stephanie! Blessings to you!
I'm so glad I could help!
âYouâ are my sunshineâïž
Youâre smile are just so precious!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for being so patient and providing good and simple instructions
That was so much fun. I've been just going from this chord to that cord never really doing a song. This gave me a much needed boost. Thanks.
I just bought a ukulele today and this is my first song! This was so much fun and your video made it pretty easy to learn. Thanks!
Hey , how you remember exactly which chord on which word??
Oh, wow, I'm watching this a few days before I get my ukulele so I can find something good and this looks fairly simple! I think my s/o will appreciate this since this is one of his favorite songs I sing for him :)
Hooray! This is a great first song to learn. :)
Awesome! I can play it, first time trying this song and its easy.
OK I'm hooked. Best. Ukulele.CZcams.teacher.
I've tried many other tutorials but with the way she teaches I've actually accomplished it! Thank you thank you you're amazing
I learned this in two hours thank you I feel like a pro
Why does it feels like mom is teaching me? I miss her
Just this lesson and I am able to play a song!đâ€ïž Thank you so much!đ
I just bought a tenor ukelele and I learned how to play this song. You are a great teacher I had to subscribe thank you đđđđ
I love how the way you teach us the chords, strumming, lyrics, the timing and everything that a begginer needs.. Your a very great teacher. And when you said "I believe in you"â„ïž
Thanks so much!
My first songâŠ..thanksâŠâŠ.
I have been SEARCHING and SEARCHING for the best ukulele tutorial, this has been the best one so far
Yay! I'm so glad it worked for you!
Thank you so much this is the first song I learned after getting my ukulele today and it was so easy to follow!!
Thank you for supporting me through this screen. I feel your hand while failing. But I'll do it! đ
Thank you for explaining everything â€ïž you gained a new sub
Bought my Girlfriend a Ukulele for Christmas. I'm saving your video to favorites. I think your a great teacher! -----Jim
Now I learn your precious tutorial, you are my sunshine, thank you so much â€â€â€
I hope you're teaching kids somewhere. Perfect lesson young lady. I'm retire music teacher of 35 years. PK-12 and SpE. After retirement, I went into using my same skills with adult mental heath patients. Same song- second verse. đđđ They love it. I used you as the fun introduction. I'm the grumpy old drill master. You made this old music teacher long fir my good old days. Thank You for your sunshine.â€đ
This was the best tysm
C / / / / / C7 /
You are my sunshine,my only sunshine
F / / / C / /
You make me happy,when skies ar grey
F / / / C / /
You'll never know dear, how much i love you,
C / G7 / C
Please don't take my sunshine away
Ddudduddud
What do the slashes mean?
@@crazywhirlwind it means like (for example C /////) you strum C cord 5 times
Hi Stephanie! I am a speech-language pathologist trying to incorporate the ukelele in my sessions with preschoolers. I would
love to see more preschool songsâ tutorials. Thank you for this lesson!
What a sunshine you are. Your smile is enough to brighten our day â€ïž keep doing the good work you do girl đ
this was one of the easiest I've learned so far and one of my favorite songs thank youđ strumming and changing notes is kinda tough though
It's hard to do so many things at once! My favorite strategy is to practice really, really slow. It takes time, but once you get it, you won't lose it.
You are a wonderful teacher! I am considering buying a ukelele...want to keep my mind sharp as I matuređ. You are my sunshine is a fav of mine, my siblings (7 of them) sang this song to our precious father 16 years ago when he was leaving his earthly body and entering Heaven! Thank you for your smile too! God bless you and your students everywhere!đ
You teaches very well. I just love this music. Many thanks.
This is amazing! I got my ukulele not long ago and I've been struggling to find a tutorial that doesn't throw you right in, but this helps so much! I thank you from the bottom of my heart: this was amazing! You've earned a new subscriber.
*Good Work, Friend. Regards You.*
I love it
Totally agreed.
You are lovely. Keep teaching ! Thank youđ
This makes practicing much easier to follow. And I enjoy it!
More more more! Thank you from a dad and 6 y/o daughter who are trying to learn! :)
I just bought a ukulele and I loved this lesson, thanks so much S D!
Oh yay!!! That's awesome!!!
FAITH and the FALLEN are you having ukulele lessons?? Or by your self ?
It's my first time to learn Ukelele and it feels comfortable to learn with you, you are good at teaching and I love your smile!!! đ€â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
You have a great smile and voice. Thanks for the guide đ
I have been a teacher for 35 plus years, and just started trying to learn to play the ukulele. You do a phenomenal job of explaining things. Are you a teacher? :)
Yes indeed! I taught elementary band for 9 years and this year I teach a 7th grade general music elective.
What school do you teach at?
@@audreyhayes4808 I teach at a junior high in Santa Maria, California.
Can you chat the strumming pattern?? Thank you your tutorial is very helpful â„ïž
Thank you, Stephanie Douglass your tutorial helps me a lotđ
Thanks a lot!, I just got my ukelele yesterday and I can do this!
I bought a ukulele but didn't play , decided to start playing it on quarantine lmao
Good thing I found your channel. I'll be able to play my first ever song using my ukulele in no time, all thanks to youđ
girl this 3 years later L-O-V-E this tourtorial i cant even tell you enough, my little cousin LOOOOVES this song her birthday is comming up thought this would be a WONDERFULL suprize, cant wiat to show her. EKKKKKKKKK
This was my first song. All the other ukulele tutorials on CZcams didnât work except this one. It was nice how she started from the very basics, because I didnât even know any chords before I saw this video! Also I like how youâre always smiling :D I only have one problem: my fingers have tons of blisters from all that strumming. Do you know how to help that?
On your strumming hand? I try to hit the strings with my nails. Eventually your fingers and hands build up and get used to it. Just take it easy and practice a little bit each day. :)
Are there any other ways that we could do the song with out the g7 and with an easier chord please reply IM STRUGLING (btw best tutorial out there)
It's really hard to replace the G7 chord. The other option would be G, which I think is harder. I'd suggest just taking it super slow. If I'm going too fast in the video you can actually slow down the speed. It's normal to find this challenging, but it will get easier. Just do it very slowly for a few minutes, every day.
thank you so much i think im getting better :)
Thank you so much! Now I am confident that I will pass my ukerlele test!
Hi! I just want to say that when i first got my ukulele, I watched this tutorial. To me strumming pattern was so complicated and switching chords... Imma tell you. But after practicing a lot and playing some songs with differents strumming patterns, i came back here and... I could play through! I'm so happy, its not complicated at all and the way the u explained made It so simple. Tysm! đ„°â€ïž
Hi, this is a great tutorial, i would like to try it. However, how can i improve on strumming?
Practice.
Start slow, then gradually go faster over time. Don't play too much at first...just 10-20 minutes per day.
@@StephanieDouglassMusic lol when I started ukulele, I was practicing like 4 hours a dayđ
Hey I just started to learn ukulele, I'm curious how to get the tune for the tuner u use.. because my ukulele sounded so bad
At the time I recorded this I used a tuner on my phone. Most beginner ukes seem to come with tuners nowadays, but if yours didn't, I would look up the Snark chromatic tuner.
@@StephanieDouglassMusic thank youđ
This makes me so happy
I can smile through the pain of my fingers
I just started learning how to play the ukulele like 3 days ago, thank you very much for this tutorial it has so far helped me more than most other tutorials I've watched. đ
I'm so glad to hear that!
Thank you! Your tutorial boost my confidence in learning the ukulele. You are a good teacher!
I have a hard time transitioning my fingers to G7
Me tooo
That's a super normal problem. It just takes time and slow, slow practice. Keep working at it and you'll get it!
Sameee
Me to any thing to do with g is hard for me : (
this is late, but what I do is I take a metronome and put it on 50 and play a measure of a note (usually C) and then go to G and I do that
Iâm over here watching this when I donât have one but I want one đđ€
This is very helpful! I have no musical knowledge but your tutorial helped me get some of the things a beginner can easily learn so thank you!
hey stephanie picked up my sons yukulele and bingo iam hooked thanks to you brought some sunshine into london town
Your really good.Im so glad I could learn to play one of my favorite songs.Thank you soooo much !!!
i might be late BUT THANK YOU FOR TEACHING SO WONDERFUL your'e tuturials taught me alot!!
You have the perfect smile đ thanks for sharing!
Just learned my 1st song on the Ukulele đ€ Thank you đ
Thank you for this tutorial. This is the first song I learned to play with my ukulele. your the best teacherđ
This is the first song I learned to play with my ukulele. to Thank youuuu! Youâre my motivation. đđđ
Just learned my first ukulele song. Thank you soooo much â€ïž
Thank you for teaching usđ! You are amazing đ€©!
Next week, i will be grabbing my own ukelele and this would be my first song to play. Thank you đđ
My daughter loves this! You are a great teacher!
Finally an ukelele video i can understand. I love you did it slow for begginers like me
Thanks SO much! You are a GREAT teacher! I am working on learning some songs I can play for my now virtual storytimes, and my favorite song is this one! I will watch your other videos if you have more! Strumming is the MOST challenge for me...ugh
Hi Lisa, I just put together an easy ukulele playlist: czcams.com/play/PL6p6RdNqCfAyTPEQe9qDlPwL0Jui9sqgw.html
Besides those, I have a few more uke tutorial playlists on my channel's page. I'm glad you're enjoying the content!