By: Jon Bennett

When learning how to play the Ukulele, one of the most enjoyable rhythms to explore is the blues shuffle.

By adding this rhythm to your repertoire, you will not only open up your playing to the blues form and feel, but you will develop your right and left-hand technique at the same time.

In this video lesson, Jon Bennett shows you how to play an easy blues shuffle rhythm, as well as a fun blues line that he lays out for you to pick up by ear.

Check out this lesson as you expand your rhythmic knowledge and delve into the blues on the Ukulele, a fun combination in the practice room.

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Blues Shuffle Uke Lesson Tab

To help you with the fingerings for the 3 chords that Jon uses in the video lesson, here is the tab/notation to check out for the C, F and G chords with added shuffle notes and rhythm.

And here is the tab for the bluesy lick Jon plays in the video.

Blues Shuffle Uke Lesson Video

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