Top Tips for Playing Slide Ukulele

Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/jonsukulele This video covers what I've learned about playing slide ukulele over the last couple of weeks. I'm assuming you can already play and know at least what a classic 12 bar I-IV-V chord sounds like. These tips are what I've discovered playing around with a slide over the last few days. Get my guide to campanella fingerstyle here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64527831 1: Use open tuning GCEG 0:21 2: Play directly above the fret 0:56 3: Learn some fingerstyle 1:56 4: Keep the slide moving 3:05 5: Learn Cm pentatonic scale 4:18 6: "Leave and come back" licks 6:58 7: Don't cover all strings at all times 8:28 8: Go listen to Ry Cooder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4KmbUCwkyE Get more licks and a slide ukulele guide book at Uke Hunt: http://ukulelehunt.com/2016/11/03/blues-and-rock-slide-ukulele/ An excellent tutorial from someone who knows a lot more than me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvrVXABty6w 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Use Open Tuning GCEG 0:56 play directly above the fret 1:57 learn to play fingerstyle 3:05 keep the slide moving 4:20 learn the Cm pentatonic scale 6:59 "leave and come back" licks 8:30 don't always cover all the strings 10:12 go listen to Ry Cooder