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So you got a new ukulele and you’re trying to learn how to play it, but you can’t read tabs and chord charts? Well you’ve come to the right place. How to Read Ukulele Tabs When searching for music arrangements on the Internet you’ll often find them in tab (or tablature or tabulature) form. Tabs …
In this article, we will attempt to cover every possible subject involved in the tuning of a Banjo Ukulele. This includes soprano, concert, tenor as well as baritone Banjo ukes; tuning by ear or with electric tuner; and any other related topic someone might be looking for. So grab your banjolele, do your best imitation …
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The ukulele can be a very simple, relaxing instrument. You can learn a handful of chords and be able to play enough songs to be set for life. But if you want to challenge yourself and take your playing to a more intermediate level, here are a few steps you can take: 1. Learn Music …
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Transposition is the way music is either performed or written at pitches different than the way it was originally written, by lowering or raising all the notes by the exact same interval throughout the piece. In order to transpose, use the table below to identify the Key you are in, and the Key you want to be in. Don’t …
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A chord shape is a left-hand (for right-handed players) position your fingers make on the fret board which produces chords when strummed with the right-hand. The benefit of learning chord shapes is that it allows you to: Play smooth chord progressions with minimal shifting Transpose songs up and down the fretboard Play chord variations with …
Note: we have written a new article address this topic much more thoroughly: Ukulele Low G vs. High G – The Tuning Tango. We’re leaving this older one up just in case it is helpful to someone, but the new one is much better. When it comes to the ukulele there’s an important decision to …
The four strings on a ukulele are tuned like the four highest sounding strings on a guitar, only 5 steps, or a fourth interval higher. if you know how to play guitar chords, ukulele chords will be very easy. The more notes on the fretboard you can memorize, the better it is for your playing. …
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For this lesson, we’ll only deal with re-entrant GCEA tuning. If you don’t know what this means, don’t worry. Basically, there are different ways to tune the uke, but re-entrant GCEA is the most popular, so we’ll only deal with it for now. For more information on re-entrant tuning and low-g Tuning, check out our …
When looking for topics to write about, I’ve discovered that people sometimes search for what the notes on a ukulele are. This is actually a somewhat ambiguous question, as the “notes” on a ukulele could refer to either A: the tuning notes, which are the pitches used when tuning the strings of the ukulele, or …
Since it’s the Christmas season, I figured it might be nice to put up some chords to Christmas music. Here’s the first one, “Silent Night”. It uses a basic I-IV-V7 progression, so it’s great for beginners. I’ll include four of the most common keys of C, G, F, and D so readers can play in …
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