Ukulele for Guitar Players

Playing Hand Shapes

"The Chef's Kiss"

Named the "Chef's Kiss" after the gesture typically used by French and Italian chefs as they kiss the tips of their fingers to signal a perfect dish!

You form this hand shape by grouping the tips of your thumb, index finger and middle finger. When strumming, the tips of all 3 fingers strike the strings at the same time.

On beats 1 and 3 in the bar, you typically want to emphasise a bass string downstroke. You do this by moving your thumb out slightly so it catches the Low G on the way down. You may follow through on the stroke with all 3 fingers.