How To Hold A Ukulele
What is the Right Way to Hold your Ukulele?
The right way to hold a ukulele is the way that gets the best sound from your uke. This simply means finding the most comfortable and correct position for you.
Start by cradling the uke close to your chest with your strumming arm and hold it in place with your fretting hand which will form the chord shapes and individual notes. If sitting down, you have the option of balancing it on your knee.
Playing Standing Up
When standing up to play you can use a strap for support, but as the ukulele is so small it is quite possible to go strapless. You can hold it in the crook of your strumming arm with your other hand free to move up and down and support the fret board.
Left-Handed Players
If you’re left-handed, you can buy a new ukulele that is specifically designed for left-handed playing or you can find a way to play a standard ukulele that suits you best.
The ukulele is one of the few instruments that can be strung backwards without any modification. All you have to do is reverse the order of the strings and play it left-handed. You may want to do it in pairs so that you don't get the strings confused. Change the two outer strings first, then the two inner strings. Also, all the tab and chord charts are set up for the standard way of playing. Everything will be backwards, but you will soon get used to that.
Some left-handed people prefer to play as if they are right-handed and strum with their right hand.
Play around and see which works best for you.
Happy Strumming 🙂
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