Constructing Ukulele Chords

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Constructing Ukulele Chords

Now that you have two notes at your disposal you can start to practice composing. Maybe you think that two notes are too little material to compose but it is an excellent exercise to start making the most of two notes. You can vary the rhythms and the number of times you play a note.

Ukulele for sale in uk  0/3 indicates that you play the third string with your right hand thumb for example without pressing down any left hand finger. It is called to play on the open third string.



The soprano is the traditional size of ukulele. It has the sound associated with the ukulele. This is very important for people who want that Hawaiian sound when they play.

You really don't have to spend too much money on a Ukulele. For a very reasonable price you can get an amazing Ukulele with a terrific sound. A good uke will usually not have to be tuned too often - you may have to tune it a few times in the first few days, but then it will keep tuned for a long time.

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.

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If you are feeling particularly lazy, you can strum all the strings open. This will give you a chord which can be seen in two ways. It can be a C6 chord or in can be an Am7 chord. Which of these chords it is depends on the context. The chord makes a great substitute for the C chord (when it is a C6) and for Am (when it is an Am7). So if you see either a C or an Am listed in a chord chart you can play all the strings open and it will give you a more jazzy sound. It will also give your fingers a rest!