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So I feel really awkward posting this here, but I need some ukulele help.

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Emaline:
I don't use a pick, I don't think most ukulele players do. And I have no problems strumming. Its just this one song. Most ukulele songs have strumming patterns. Watch this video. It explains the pattern behind Boy With The Arab Strap. Once again, I don't think it's just up and down, because that doesn't make sense, and it doesn't sound like that, and that video you posted is a pretty crappy quality video and you can't even tell what he is doing.


Do you actually play ukulele?

Ballard:
Oh I didn't realize I was the one who mentioned a pick first. Disregard all of that.

I play guitar. I've never bothered to learn uke chord shapes but as far as strumming patterns go they're quite similar instruments.

What on earth do you mean? You can see his hand moving up and down to the rhythm I described with crystal clarity.

Emaline:
Ok, not your explaination, but the video is not clear. I understand what you are saying, but guitar rules do not at all apply to the uke. Ukuleles have strumming patterns for each song, not just chord progressions, but actually diffrent strumming patterns. Watch the Belle and Sabastian video I posted, and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

You can't know how to play guitar and the pick up a uke and expect it to be the same, because they are not at all. Ukes are diffrent and I'd almost argue harder to play.

Ballard:
Songs for the guitar have strumming patterns. That is the strumming pattern for this song.

I'm not sure why I'm wasting my time trying to argue with you.

Emaline:
Hey guys, instead of being asses(Which btws Gene, I was not trying to argue with you and I actually felt really bad for it, but man, you're wrong, and I'm sorry), why not, you know, waste a minute doing some ukulele research before thinking you can apply guitar rules to it. They are not the same instrument! I can't play a clairnet and then expect to also know how to play a recorder, or a flute, or a saxophone, because they are all different! Uke is not a mini-guitar!

Please stop being assholes(Jens!), and stop taking what I say(which was not meant as an offense, Gene, but rather you know, I know what I'm talking about when I'm talking about an instrument that I play, moreso than you, someone who does not play. Sorry. Just as I would not expect you to get upset when a violin player asked for advice, and you[assuming] not a violin player gave them advice, which they saw as wrong. Make sense?) as me trying to fight, because I'm really not. I'm just saying "hey, I play this instrument, and what you are saying does not make sense for it."


Why don't you guys check out this link?

I'll highlight something for you:

--- Quote ---8) No one cares what strumming pattern you use on the guitar: In my many years on the dark side, I don’t ever remember anyone discussing any strumming patterns.
--- End quote ---

My knowledge of guitar is pretty nonexistent, and I'll admit that. So, maybe this is mistaken. Or maybe we are all misunderstanding each other about what we all mean by strumming patterns. Which I suspect is the likely culprit here. The ukulele is strung GCEA, so second highest, lowest, second lowest, highest. Which, you know, to most guitar players, doesn't make sense, sense guitars are strung lowest to highest. So how you strum a uke is pretty important, and makes a huge differences in the song. I pretty sure that you do not really ever strum up on a guitar(but like I said, I really don't know! Since I do not play!) and you do often on a uke. Did you guys watch the Belle And Sebastian video? I really explains what I mean by strumming pattern. Like I said I think we are all completely misunderstanding each other, and thats really unfortunate. Whats more unfortunate is that you both had to get so upset with me for disagreeing. I'm sorry that you found my posts offensive(really? Was asking if you actually played uke offensive? Or was it because I said that video Gene posted was unclear, and not much proof to anything? I mean, the video was shot on someone's cell phone, you can barely even tell what band is actually playing).

Ukulele in not a miniature guitar. It's a completely different instrument. It really is. Not all stringed instruments are created equal!

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