When people first learn the ukulele, they are often introduced to specific strumming patterns. You’ll hear names such as the “Island Strum”, or see patterns written as combinations of down and up strokes: D-DU-UDU, DUDUDU, and so on. These patterns are useful. They help beginners realize that strumming is not arbitrary. These patterns help them
In this video I demonstrate the ukulele strumming technique called “chucking”. It involves muting a regular stroke in a strum sequence. This is a way to occasionally dress up your strumming.
Here’s what is often called the “Old Faithful” strum for guitar players. The version I describe here consists of Down-Up-Down-Up–Up-Down-Up. In other words, you miss the 3rd Downstroke. You may also hear a variation which does not include upstrokes for the first two beats. In other words, Down- -Down – – Up-Down-Up. Or even Down
