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Can’t Buy Me Love, Part 1: Percussive Strum and Chords

This lesson is part of the course Ukulele with Marcy Marxer.
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Start playing easy versions of your favorite songs on the ukulele today. You’ll learn the basics, like strumming, first-position chords, and keeping solid time, all while playing a variety of songs that sound great on the lovable little “dancing flea.” Then move on to more intermediate-level techniques with more fun songs to play. Includes Play-Along Tracks so you can play along with Marcy.
 
 
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Can’t Buy Me Love  
 
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Can’t Buy Me Love, Part 1: Percussive Strum and Chords
Can’t Buy Me Love, Part 1: Percussive Strum and Chords
 
Learn to play the Beatles’ classic “Can’t Buy Me Love,” written by Paul McCartney and recorded by the Beatles in 1964, with a rhythmic strumming pattern. After playing the song through, Marcy shows you the pattern, starting with all downs and then adding ups for a down, down, down-up, _ up _ up _ up down, down pattern. She also shows you how to mute the strings after the upstrokes for a more percussive effect. You’ll also learn the chords you’ll need to play “Can’t Buy Me Love” in this video, including a barre C7, Em7, Am7, Dm7, and G7.

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