How to play free strokes and rest strokes on the ukulele

The ukulele is a beautiful and unique stringed instrument that is perfect for the traveling musician because it is so portable and relatively inexpensive. The ukelele is a version of a small guitar that originated in Hawaii. In this tutorial, Aldrine teaches you two picking techniques, free strokes and rest strokes. Free strokes and rest strokes are two techniques that you can use to get distinctly different sounds out of your picking. Once you get a hang of this technique you will be able to play some easy songs on the uke.