Can you believe it?!
You've made it to the last lesson in this four-lesson mini course created to help you learn to play ukulele even if you've never played an instrument before in your life. Playing ukulele is a journey and you're already on a great path to making the music you love on ukulele.
Terrific work!
In this final lesson, you take everything you've learned so far and play a famous Hawaiian song.
See what's ahead:
- Learn how add a new variation to your strumming pattern
- Discover how to play Sweet Lei Lehua
Let's get to it!
Listen to Sweet Lei Lehua
Turn to the Hawaiian ukulele tradition. Listen to the next song you learn Sweet Lei Lehua.
This song features a brand new strumming pattern and familiar chord changes.
Learn to Play Sweet Lei Lehua
The first step to learn this song is to learn the chords, which you already know from previous lessons.
The second step is to learn the song's strumming pattern.
The key is to practice this strumming pattern while counting out loud. Remember to take it slow at first.
Watch the following video and learn the strumming pattern.
Click here to download the chord chart for Sweet Lei Lehua.
The final step to learning this song is to play through Sweet Lei Lehua’s chord progression without singing. Notice how in certain places in the song there are chord changes on the third beat of the measures. Counting out loud will help you make sure you’re switching chords at the right time.
When you’re able to play through the chord progression for this song it’s just a matter of putting things together and singing out the melody of this beautiful Hawaiian song.
For best results, play this song on a beach with the warm sunshine on your face. Or, at least imagine it!
Your Lesson 4 Practice Objectives
You're a real ukulele player.
Perhaps you've surprised yourself by what you've been capable of. For me, I'm not surprised because I knew you could do it all along!
You’ve seen how you can take a couple simple ukulele chords and play some fun songs on the ukulele.
Your practice goals are as follows:
- Practice strumming the new pattern and counting out loud
- Learn how to play Sweet Lei Lehua
- Go back and play through the previous songs you've learned
While this concludes this four-lesson mini course, there's still so much more music to make. Watch your inbox for more.
P.S. – If needed, go back and review Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3.
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