

strum "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and", where the 1,2,3,4 beats are down-strokes and the "and" beats are up-strokes. Up-strokes: In between the down-strokes, you can flick the strings lightly upwards with your thumb or fingers, e.g. (Listen to the song in a recording, or sing a bit of the melody, to hear the timing). Think about the rhythm of the song- is it a 3/4 (waltz) time or a 4/4 time? Strike the first beat, downwards, a little stronger on each bar: 'ONE 2, 3, ONE 2, 3' etc for 3/4 time or 'ONE,2,3,4, ONE,2,3,4' etc if the song is in 4/4 rhythm. You can just strum with your right hand use your thumb and/or fingers to get an even up-down rhythm. It can be changed to work with different instruments, and it even has a built-in metronome if you want to practise sticking to a regular beat.Ĭ) you develop some hardness in your fingertips! I bought a cheap clip-on "Eno" tuner online for around $10, and it seems to work fine.
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There are also apps for Android phones etc. It's very effective and useful (just note that it's difficult to get a string to vibrate to an exact frequency, but try to get it in the "green" zone). You need to select your instrument and tuning type (e.g.ukulele standard), then the string.
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You can install this on your computer, iphone etc.
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You can also download a free audio tuner that uses a microphone from, HERE. If you don't have a tuner/piano etc to tune with, you can find a free online tuner at, HERE (you need to click on each note, listen to the sound and then tune your string to the same sound). Tuning: Note that the strings on a ukulele with standard tuning are tuned to G, C, E, A (from the top as you are holding it), so the G string is higher in pitch than the next 2 strings. you can see the pattern if you look at it, and this will help if you want to change a song to a different key (and also to work out which keys have easier chords to play on uke!). The Main Chord Table is laid out in a pattern so that each key is next to its neighbour on the Circle of Fifths. There are other chord charts available on the Internet for extra chords, but I wanted to have all the main chords, on one page, arranged in their keys. These are the chords mainly used in simple melodies. Ukulele Tricks’ online lesson courses help you learn to play the ukulele while playing actual beautiful-sounding songs.Here is a handy chart I've made with the 4 main chords in each key (Tonic, Sub-Dominant, Dominant 7th and Relative Minor). One of the best ways to learn to play songs is with step-by-step, easy-to-follow video lessons. Learn More Songs With Online Ukulele Lessons
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Learn how to play these holiday and Christmas ukulele songs. There’s no time like the holidays to bust out your ukulele with family and friends.

Have you always wanted to play ukulele as a solo instrument? Learn how to play these ukulele chord melody songs with the sheet music and ukulele tabs included. If you’re beyond the basics, then, try your hand at mastering these intermediate ukulele songs.

