Thumb Stroke (RHJ)
Styles:
Crossreference: Double Thumb Stroke (RHJ) , Thumb Strum (SP) , Thumb Strum (GE) , Thumb Down Strum (PM)
UCN: S1eRH0-sDT
Handposition: relaxed fist, thumb weight facilitates stroke
Dactyl Sectors: Ta

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Down Strum (sD)
Up Strum (sU)
Picking (p)
Placement/Stabilization

The video shows the thumb stroke embedded in a swinged common stroke using I. The thumb stroke demonstrated by RHJ is a slow arpeggio down stroke with the thumb falling from string to string, making a rather full and not too light sound.
The player holds onto the ukulele with the fingers while performing the sDT. After stroking the last string (a-string) the thumb ends up ‚inside‘ the hand near the ring finger. The emphasis is on the last note. The player uses the stroke to bring out melody tones on the a-string.“

Thumb Stroke (RHJ)