How to Hold an Ukulele in a Nutshell: You should: Hold an ukulele in a relaxed manner. Keep your thumb behind the neck. Keep the ukulele upright and against your chest/belly. Keep your fingers relatively parallel to the frets – unless you are playing a

If the ukulele is slipping, hold it a bit tighter. Make sure however that you’re not bending the neck of the ukulele as it might sound out of tune. A quick test to see if it’s tight enough is by letting loose the neck and see if the ukulele stays in p

To properly hold a ukulele, use your right hand to hold the instrument where the neck meets the body. Press the ukulele to your chest so it’s parallel to the ground or tilted up at a slight angle. Cradle the body of the ukulele with your right arm, and