Fingerpicking for Ukulele - Alternating Thumb Style
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Fingerpicking - Alternating Thumb Style for Ukulele, Lesson One
In this lesson we’re introducing the index finger once to the alternating thumb pattern mastered in the Alternate Thumb Fingerpicking Style - Introduction. There are four possible patterns when adding the index finger once in common or cut time.
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Fingerpicking - Alternating Thumb Style for Ukulele, Lesson One

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Fingerpicking - Alternating Thumb Style for Ukulele, Lesson One
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