Ukulele Lesson: How to Play "Folsom Prison Blues" (Jam Track @ Patreon)
How to play for Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues". JAM TRACK & SONG SHEET for PATRONS HERE: / 35100904
LEARN THE CLASSIC LEAD GUITAR SOLO HERE: / 35090663
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Lesson: Chord Overview
1:26 Strum lesson & Prep for Jam
3:38 What's YOUR favorite Johnny Cash Song?
3:57 Play along JAM
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate the finest UKU player you can ever get Love you sir Love from INDIA
Holy mackerel Stu that little Travis pickin' solo is just too darn good; I'm not sure I could stand much more! As a young boy I remember how my mother would play this Cash record over and over... Once again you have delivered the musical equivalent of comfort food.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here Paul! And... my pleasure...go pick that solo! (The jam track has some double tracking ;-). Play on!
@marlo5239
Жыл бұрын
OMG… Holy Guacamole…that solo pickin…👏👏👏👏 SO GOOD, I hope I can do it someday 😄😄😄 Love it, Thank You So much, Stu..You’re an Awesome Teacher 👍👍, Love Johny Cash 👍🎉👍🎉
It makes so much fun when you play the songs from the "Man in Black". Thanks for that. My favorite song is "Ring of fire".
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Yes - a GREAT tune. Written by June Carter Cash if I'm not mistaken...Be well Stephan
BROOO I LOVE the way you teach! You make it so light hearted and fun! I was jammin along not even playing ha! But the teaching style you do makes it really easy to transition into things! For example the way you teach the two different strumming patterns was seamless! It doesn't feel like a long boring 5 bmp tutorial like how a lot are! Props to all of your hardwork broski with the mosti ha! (Love the time stamps too!)
Thanks, Stu! "Folsom Prison Blues" is one of my favorite songs to play. Thanks for spicing it up! Love your videos
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lu! See you in another video soon!
Johnny Cash is so iconic. I love his rendition of Wayfaring Stranger. Great video! Thanks, Stu!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
YES. Love that version...gonna go listen to it again now. Thanks Daniel
Thank you!
@UkuleleZen
5 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Come back to jam anytime 😊🎶🤙
He surely is the best and versatile uke player, indeed 👍👏
@UkuleleZen
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate your kind, comment very much… Happy jamming! 🤙🎶😊
How are you so dang good! Nobody would believe how cool a Ukulele can sound.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I appreciate that very much… Feel free to share the video and hope to subscribe to the channel for more content like this!
Had to get my train whistle out for this one! Let's see, favorite Cash song? Hmm, you really can't go wrong with any of Johnny's songs! Thanks, Stu!
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ukulele Betty! I agree with you - any Cash is good Cash to me!
Just missed most of it, but will watch replay. Love how you got those low notes.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lauren! Key of A is comfortable for most men & women...Mr Cash, could reeeeally hit those low notes in the Key of E & G. Singing first thing in the morning helps 😉
big thanks!!!
@UkuleleZen
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks! 🤗 Please click subscribe for more vids like this one…happy jamming! 😊🎶🤙
Love Johnny Cash and I loved the lesson.
That’s the most fun I’ve had playing my uke in over a year since I started - and I bs’ed my way through it but it was a blast anyway. 🤣 Thank you ☺️
Thanks for the tutorial! I sped the "jam session" up 50% on my first watch-through (I wasn't playing), and I personally think that sounds more like the original!
@UkuleleZen
Жыл бұрын
Nice Wyatt! Good that you can hang with that… I made this one just a little slower to make it accessible 🤙😊 Jam on!
@wyattstevens8574
Жыл бұрын
@@UkuleleZen Never mind- 1.5x was too fast, so when I watched again just now, I changed it to 1.25x - perfect!
All of them I play that on guitar my father loved him and I'd sing as many as I could for him sadly my dad is no longer with us and I think of him everytime I sing any Johnny cash song thanks stu that was cool 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😁👍
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that Gerry. Music goes DEEP. 🎶🙏
Really enjoy all your tutorials! Thank you for this, much appreciated.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Subscribe & ring the bell to keep in the loop 🙏🎶
Sir I really love your videos
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ravi! Plz subscribe & ring the bell for more goodies from UZ. I hope you are healthy & well today. Namaste.
Keep doing this videos! Greetings from Argentina!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do...Happy playing! Please subscribe to the channel for more videos like this one 🎶😊
2min till video starts... Fooling around with my low G uke... A string says goodbye 😅 Highspeed re-stringing an bloooow my bluuues aaway 😃 love your videos 🙏
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mario! Play on...and on...Always good to hear from you 🎶🙏🎉
Absolutely fabulous!! Can’t wait to play it! Thanks
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being a subscriber to UZ! Have a good time playing it 😀🙏
Stu.....really enjoying your channel stuck here in the boondox!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Happy jamming!
I got my love for Johnny Cash from my dad, much to the chagrin of my of my older sisters. Beach Boys, Beatles, Manhattan Transfer - three sisters, three different 45’s playing, sometimes all at once. Not surprisingly, Cash became famous once again following a Rolling Stone review and several excellent albums. Other tunes? Hurt (Trent Reznor) God’s Gonna Cut You Down, and since I’m married, Ring of Fire 🤣 Great job on this lesson - you may have convinced me to be a patreon. I hope you and your family are doing well. Whomever gave this lesson a thumbs down just needs to switch to decaf! Thanks
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Robert! Ring of Fire as a marriage parody...now that would be funny. Join us on Patreon if you like...no pressure, there's lots of goodies there. Some publicists too if you just want to test the waters. Patreon.com & serch public posts by Ukulele Zen. Peace.
Fantastic lesson stu! Can't wait to get stuck into that solo..
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ian! Enjoy playing it! The jam track has some new items to enjoy too ( a little bit of slapback echo on the solo ;)
@ianlindsay8557
4 жыл бұрын
Slapback now your talking my language! Might have to dig the gretsch out and four track recorder and see what I can put together.
you are legend! I'm glad I found you!
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that you found my channel Laura! More videos each and every week 😊🤙🎶
Big river, Stu
Great lesson 🙏🙏
@UkuleleZen
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and playing along Peter!
Great. ..walk the line. .love this
Enjoyed that , good tutorial . Makes me want to learn .
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it Jean!
FAvorite JC? Probably "I Walk The Line." Great lesson, Stu, thank you!
@stephaniecampo954
4 жыл бұрын
Mine is A Boy Names Sue.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Good one! SO many classics from the Man in Black.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! Ever hear "18 min to go"? It's got a similar thing going on...well, in structure at least.
Hi Stu, Found the solo....Enjoying the Patreon...
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for being a patron Ndenisi
very good, thank you
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being here & jamming along! Jam track available at Patreon: www.patreon.com/ukulelezen
Oh my, this was awesome! Can’t wait to start practicing 😁😁😁
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
You got this! Happy jamming!
amazing lesson
Thank you Stu for this blues ... OMG, this deep voice ..... my speakers were scared ....😄
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
😀🎉 Key of G first thing in the morning gets out my deepest froggy voice!
@avec2ailes941
4 жыл бұрын
@@UkuleleZen 😂
Thank you so much for that great tutorial. We have a lot of fun learning this song. Best regards from Marina and Ninus
awesome lesson as always stu, thks!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
Made my night that stu thanks.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here!
My adult self’s favorite Cash song is Ring of Fire. But when I was about 5 it was Boy Named Sue. Probably something to do with my mom and dad’s divorce. I always loved those songs about estranged fathers and sons. Cat’s in the Cradle was another song I got wild about.
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Good tunes. Boy Named Sue is such a classic piece of Cash - what a master storyteller he was!
Ring of Fire!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Great tune! Someday Yes!!
Great stuff! Ring of Fire would be GREAT!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!! 🔥
love your videos and your Thai approach to teaching music! please do Pedro Navajas or a special video on Bugaloo :)
Thank you from france ... i really enjoy this (or that?) Moment 😀😉
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! 😊 🇫🇷🎶
Thank you for the video!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
...best lesson ever...best teacher ever...best zen master ever...🥂😂
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
🎶🙏☯️ Thank you Gyani.
@inare4076
4 жыл бұрын
why zen master? Please, tell me more 🙃
YYYAAAYYYYYY!!!! You da' best, bruddah!!!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
🙏🎶🎉☮️
Thank you master
Love the video, how about Tennessee Flat Top Box. I think that's his best playing.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
I'll go check it out - I don't know if I've heard that one...thanks for the suggestion!
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Here it is...kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJiHt49ymLLNZbg.html
@ronacord9056
4 жыл бұрын
I think you will like it. Would love to see you make a tutorial video. I'm still waiting for my Ukulele to come in the mail so no rush. Thanks.
Just discovered your channel and having a great time learning this epic JC song with you! You've become my new favorite channel. Thanks for doing these vids. I have the chords and transitions down cold and still working out the rhythm, but always have trouble putting it all together with the lyrics. Any tips?
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for watching & learning along! More vids at my channel page...singing & playing: simply the strum & align your voice to the over all pulse...then try to add a more complex strum. Remember it can take some time to coordinate the two...I did a livestream lesson on singing & strumming...will do it again someday. Thanks Jeff - happy playing
Thanks Stu, not much of fan Mr. Cash but big fan of aquiring new ukulele skills. Do you recommend sticking with and learning a tune beore moving on or is it wise to play at a song until sick of it then move on and come back to it occasionally?
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Ron, I would say to play songs & styles that really light you up. It's good to stick with a song long enough to play it well, but not to get tired of it. What helps is to play songs you like so you want to keep coming back! There's a variety of tunes & lessons at my channel page "Ukulele Zen" on KZread. Join us for another video - click subscribe & click the bell to keep in the loop.
i like Riders In the Sky :)
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
GREAT TUNE.
Thank´s a lot !!!!
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome Rafael!
I love you!
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Love right back at you! Hope you’re subscribe to the channel for more lessons like this 😊🎶🤙
Hey, really enjoyed this, thanks. Quick newbie question. The tenor uke can be a low or high G. Is that one uke and you change the G string, or is it 2 separate ukes?
@UkuleleZen
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and playing along 😊 The answer mis both. You can swap out the G string for high or low… And you can have 2 ukes - one it each tuning. Works for any size - sopranos can be a bit small for the low G but it works. Click subscribe for more helpful videos like this one 🤙🎶😊
I’ve just bought a ukulele I just watched the beginner video looks good then I pressed for the next and it went crazy must’ve missed something in between help
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Keep on playing!
Great tutorial! I have a question: what is the best position of the thumb in the hand that does the strum?
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Good question! Sorta depends what strum...usually for strumming w the pointer finger I would have the thumb touching resting on the index finger. Tanks for watching !
Those funky little triplets you throw in their is amazing my friend. Which ukuele are you playing on? I'm strated playing seriously 3 months ago and now i've learned all the basic songs and can learn songs with comphrensive chord progression and strumming pattern, but i need to move on and im selftaught so that can be hard, do you have any advices? plays between 30 min to 3 hours daily
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Cool - you're dedicated!! The Ukulele played in this video is a Kala Cedar top Tenor....check it out HERE: amzn.to/2Gz4SrL Thanks for being here! Hope you'll subscribe to this channel for more videos & content like this - I post every week 🎶🤙😊
Hello. Please tell what exact model of Kala uke you have? It m gonna look for that one to buy it.
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
Sure thing - Kala Solid Cedar Top Tenor Uke...click here: amzn.to/2Gz4SrL
Hi, where can i put in the D7 ? sometimes the A strumming feels a Little Long... any Ideas for simple Variation ? Greetings from Berlin !
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
D7 can go at bar 5 & 6. Thanks for watching!! There’s extra content to go deeper into songs like this at my Patreon Page www.patreon.com/ukulelezen
Where did you get those bloody nice uku strings?what brand is it ?
Hiya Stu. Clicking thru to Patreon doesn’t actually get to a link for the “guitar” solo. Is there one somewhere? If not, that’s ok.. Thanks.
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Motion Doctor (great channel name BTW)the guitar solo is a bonus lesson available at Patreon - a site where artists receive with small recurring monthly donations. le at Patreon - a site where folks help artists with small recurring monthly donations. If you're interested LEARN THE CLASSIC LEAD GUITAR SOLO HERE: @t Cheers!
Ring of Fire
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
YES.
Cuanto daría por tus vídeos en español!!!!
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Gracias! ¿Quizás podrías traducir mis videos? Mi español es el de un niño :-)
👍👍👍
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Play on, Uke on! More vids every week - subscribe for more goodies from this channel!
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@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
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Hi, Stu.... thanks again.... have a request. You Never Walk Along is becoming a consolation song here in Europe, would it be great spreading it worldwide on our Ukuleles. All love from the Netherlands...Tineke...
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion! Danke je Vel.
you can teach me vocal too :)
@UkuleleZen
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@molikam
3 жыл бұрын
@@UkuleleZen Thank you Stu :)
A boy named stu... i mean sue 😅
@UkuleleZen
4 жыл бұрын
YES! Love that one (Sue that is 😉)
I wish he wouldn’t have hidden the ukulele 🙄😬😑😦😲😯🚬👄😯
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