Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Licks In C-Major

Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Licks In C-Major

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The ukulele is a very interesting and beautiful instrument. It comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. The typical ukulele most people think of is the four string, tenor ukulele. It is tuned GCEA.

Costs beyond the instrument are also low. You generally will only need a few things in addition to the instrument itself. This includes a tuner, so you or your child can keep the Ukulele for sale in uk in tune. A gig bag or case is useful for protecting the instrument when storing or transporting it. Tuners and gig bags can be purchased for around $20 each. You will also need to buy strings and replace them regularly. These are also reasonably priced, generally starting at $5 for a pack of strings.

The first benefit of learning ukulele is its size. Many small children struggle with larger instruments such as guitar. While guitars can be purchased in sizes as small as a quarter of the size of a regular-sized guitar, they are often still too big for kids who are 5-10 years old. Ukulele, on the other hand, is small enough to be handled easily by someone in this age range. The body of the instrument is small and easy to hold. The neck is also thin with narrow frets, which makes it easy to play basic chords.

At this stage, knowing some chord theory is useful. Learning the harmonized major scale will mean you can quickly assess whether a chord is likely to be major, minor, seventh etc.

You can learn to play the Ukulele as soon as you learn the notes. You are probably better off to start with a four stringed instrument as it will be easier Ukulele for sale in uk to learn the four notes instead of six. A ukulele is similar to a guitar, but a bit easier to play. You pluck the strings and learn chords, but because the instrument is smaller, there are less chords and fewer strings. This means you can easily start playing once you have learned the notes.

Number tablature is a form of Ukulele for sale tab notation that I use on articles sites. In this type of notation every note is notated with two numbers. The first number tells you which fret to press down. The following number indicates the string to use. If the first number is a 0 you will play a string without pressing down a fret.

Pluck each string on the ukulele in turn. Doing it this way will mean you can hear which strings are ringing clearly and which are muted. This is a tricky technique to get right, so take some time to make sure you have got the hang of it.

Improving your ear is a great way for any musician to improve. As well as helping your work out songs, it will improve your improvisation and song-writing. Although it takes some time to develop this skill, the rewards of doing so are very large.