Ukulele Playing Tips - Holding The Ukulele

Ukulele Playing Tips - Holding The Ukulele

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When people start playing the ukulele they can get a little intimidated by the difficulty of some of the chords they have to play. But there are plenty of easy ukulele chords out there - ones that can often be substituted for those that are a little two difficult to be played for a beginner.

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That's because the chords you're playing are in one key and the song was recorded/written in another. Why? Because oftentimes, the chords you find in fake books, song sheets and online sites are transposed into a key that's easy for beginners, like the key of C. The chord progression is the same but the key is different. That's why it sounds fine when you're singing and playing the song by yourself but not fine when you play along with the recorded version.

As you can see this chord is the same chord as a D major on a guitar. A little bit confusing if you also play guitar but I guess you will get used to it.

The first string on your Ukulele will be tuned to an A4 as we call it. The next string will sound like the piano key E4. The third string will be the note C4. The fourth string will be the note G4.

Actually you can play this melody with the use of the above Ukulele for sale tab notation on a guitar also. The first three strings are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

Once the instrument is tuned, play around with it a bit. Learn how the different notes sound and get what they call an "ear" for music. Some people have this as a natural gift, others can learn this. You can also take a look at some tutorials on the proper way to pluck the instrument, using your thumb and in some cases, your thumb and forefinger.

In this easy ukulele tab notation the actual length of the Ukulele notes are not indicated. Tablature notation often assumes that the reader are familiar with the notated melody but there are ways to notate even the duration of the individual notes. However, this will make the tabs a little bit harder to read.