Beginner Ukulele Lesson: Down In the Valley with 2 Waltz Strums by Ukulele Mele

For beginners. Mele Fong aka Ukulele Mele teaches how to play “Down in the Valley” with 2 Waltz Strums in the key of C using 2 ‘ukulele chords. Learn how to form the chords of C and G7 with minimal muscle strain and how to strum the Waltz Strum: Thumb Strum Up Strum Up and Waltz Strum: Chicken Pluck Pluck to Mele’s song arrangement taught by no one else. Play along as Mele sings and plays her ‘ukulele.

This traditional American folk song was developed by Kentucky mountaineers about the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. It was widely sung by followers of Daniel Boone as they made their hazardous journey west over the highlands of Tennessee and Kentucky into the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri.

Native Hawaiian Mele Fong from Maui is an experienced educator and professional entertainer with over 50 years experience playing the 'ukulele - Hawaii's official instrument.

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