Strumming With the Thumb

Lesson 3/58 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Ukulele

Strumming With the Thumb

Up to this point, you have been strumming with a pick or the index finger. Another common ukulele technique is to play down strums with the index finger and up strums with the thumb.

In this turnaround there are two bars of each chord.

Rhythm Pattern

Here is a common variation on a turnaround in C with two chords per bar.

Rhythm Pattern

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1- LESSON THIRTEEN 2- INTRODUCTION 3- The Three Four Time Signature 4- Minor Chords 5- B Major Chord 6- A Major Chord 7- D Major Chord 8- Eighth Note Rhythms 9- The Six Eight Time Signature 10- Turnaround Progressions 11- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythms 12- F Major Chord 13- C Seventh Chord 14- Swing Rhythms 15- Chord Chart 16- How To Read Sheet Music 17- Ninth Chords 18- Comping 19- Minor Seventh Chords 20- Major Seventh Chords 21- The C Major Chord 22- Eighth Note Triplet Rhythms 23- Diminished Chords 24- Strumming With the Thumb 25- Augmented Chords 26- Silent Strum Symbols 27- The Charleston Rhythm 28- <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time Rhythm Patterns 29- Easy Chord Table 30- Notes, Rhythms and Rests 31- Approach To Practice 32- Pivot Finger 33- The Seventh Chord 34- Open Chord Shapes 35- Rhythm Variations 36- How To Transpose 37- Chord Progressions 38- Rhythm Notation 39- Tuning Your Ukulele 40- Rhythm Changes 41- The Lead–In 42- Tuning To Another Instrument 43- Electronic Tuner 44- Rests 45- Slide Finger 46- How To Hold The Ukulele 47- Playing Chords Staccato 48- Rhythm Patterns 49- Tuning The Ukulele To Itself 50- 12 Bar Blues 51- Left Hand Technique 52- Parts Of The Ukulele 53- The Rudiments of Music 54- Time Signatures 55- Note Values 56- Notes, Rhythms And Rests 57- Chord Diagrams 58- Rhythm Symbols

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Strumming With the Thumb