Level 2 · The common stroke & easy keys

steady strumming patterns, more chords, simple accompaniment

A reliable down–up stroke plus a half-dozen chords covers most popular song accompaniment.

What you learn

• The ‘common stroke’ (down–up) and a steady 4/4 strum.
• Add Am, Dm, G and A7 — playing in C, F and G major.
• Changing chords in time without stopping the strum.
• Simple waltz (3/4) strum.
• Accompanying a sung melody at slow tempo.

Grounded in: Roberts Progressive Method for the Ukulele (1910s–20s) — for finger/felt-pick strokes, scales, chords by key. source

Note: a method-grounded technique curriculum (no score corpus for this instrument); levels are graded skills, not pieces.