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@leihali – Your new take sounds much more fluid than last year’s! The one thing I would suggest is to try anchoring your pinky/ring on the body of the uke as shown at this time stamp in the tutorial.
Anchoring will give you more control and help you focus the attack through your thumb and wrist rather than relying on arm movement, which can create a bit too much motion for this strumming technique. This approach keeps your hand closer to the strings at all times.
@heike_uke – Your strumming and chunks sound perfect, well done! The only thing I’d suggest working on is the section in the B melody that jumps up the neck and then moves back down. Try looping measures 11 and 12 in the tab player, slowing it down to a comfortable tempo, and focusing on staying in time with Steven.@The_Bumble_Bard – Wow, it came out great with tab on-screen! Truly amazing job arranging, performing, and notating! I better watch out, you might be coming for my job 😂
TY very much for the kind words!
@mickan88 – Your strumming technique sounds phenomenal! Very well played, Michaela 👏
@leb397 – That’s a very beautiful piece and you played it wonderfully, Louisa 🙂@misterbones – Beautifully played, Michael!
@akukes73 – Rasgueado sounds excellent, as does the triplet picking. Very well played! 👏
@marianne – I like the change, sounds great! Clear, clean, and crisp harmonics throughout. Great job on the technique! The only thing I would work on is speeding up the chord harmonics (like the C chord 543X).
@joe150 – You’ve got the melody shining through beautifully. Very nicely played, Joe!
@nelsonlin2021 – Wow, very impressive Nelson! Both rhythm and lead sound great, as does your timing! Bravo!!
@brettboy – Aww man, that was so cool to hear on bass! Great job on transposing it 👏Her shows are super fun! She’s an incredible performer 🙂
@malku2603 – Each take has gotten significantly better, I think you’re making great progress! This was a very good take!@katazumiri – That was awesome! Great arrangement, playing, and groove 👏
@grannieannie – Is this your first composition? It’s incredibly sophisticated, deep, and reflective. Impressive writing Annie!
@jlchow – Thanks for uploading it to YT 🙂
Have you tried fingerpicking using more than one finger? For this tune, since it’s a pretty challenging one to play, I’d recommend using at least a 3 finger approach. If you try this approach, make sure to keep your right-hand in a claw-like shape, instead of open as you’re doing now.
Other than that, rhythm/timing and tone sounds great! Keep up the great work!
@jlchow – Could you post the video via YouTube? Creating an account is easy and free: https://www.youtube.com/create_channel
@malku2603 – Fluidity and transitions are sounding much better! Keep up the great work, Akansha!
@lhamilton – That was awesome, Linda! I’m gonna share your performance in our newsletter this Friday 🙂@mickan88 – Have you seen Matt’s lesson on this topic?
Very beautiful playing! What an awesome gift from your folks! Did you get a stand for it too?
Happy early b-day! 🙂
@The_Bumble_Bard – That was awesome Rachael! Great playing and arranging!
Sorry, I missed that. He plucks each note of the triad in rapid succession using this method. It’s very hard to do, which is why I simplified it 😅
@dianna – Hi Dianna, hope you feel better soon!
The C chord actually comes in at measure 9, since the tune starts with a pickup measure. That part is explained in the lesson video if you want to revisit it.
The double harmonic happens one measure later than you mentioned in Evan’s version, at bar 12. It’s played by barring at the 12th fret while plucking natural harmonics on the top two strings.