Note: Click any of the links above to skip to that section. For example, if you already know how to tune your ukulele you might skip to “Play Your First Ukulele Chord”. With seven bite-sized video lessons, you have everything you need to learn how to play ukulele right now. And a...
To play the calypso strum on ukulele, strumdown, down up, up, down upwhile counting1, 2 and, and, 4 and. Practice this strumming pattern while playing a C major chord placing the ring finger on the 3rd fret of the bottom A-string and letting the other strings ring open. How to Pra...
Unlike the guitar, where strings are in a descending order, the lowest-toned string on a ukulele is actually the third string. You’ll also find numbers and other symbols on these charts that show you where to put each finger to play the B minor chord properly. Index finger: 2nd fret o...
How to Put On a Guitar Strap: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners Playing the guitar is an immersive experience that goes beyond just plucking the strings and creating harmonious melodies. It’s a nuanced craft that involves a harmonious blend of skill, comfort, and style. A crucial, often...
Guitar licks in E best translate to the key of A major (three sharps) on the ukulele. That’s because the uke is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, but pitched a perfect fourth, or five frets, higher. In other words, a guitar’s E chord shape is a uke’s A chord. ...
This guide will teach people how to turn their right-handed ukulele into a left-handed one by changing the strings. Included in this guide is a...
We can tune the four strings using 4 piano keys as references: Notes on the ukulele compared to piano Make sure you use the appropriate C key, because if you don’t you will tune one or more octaves lower, or even worse, trying to tune an octave higher (which you won’t manage ...
For this tutorial, we transposed the song into a different key, which makes the chord shapes and fingerings much simpler on the ukulele than in the original key. As such, you won’t be able to play along to the original unless you tune your ukulele up four steps or put a capo on th...
However, I tend to encourage people away from this way of strumming simply because it’s not a very expandable motion – the way the thumb hits the strings limits your options for chunking, and different tones. Like most things on ukulele, you’ve got to be patient with your strumming pro...
Using a slide on the ukulele seems to be a trend of late. Recently I’ve seen videos of it used by James Hill, Tomotaka Matsui (of the Sweet Hollywiians), Peter Madcat Ruth and plenty of other people. And it’s not hard to see why. It’s a lot of fun to do, you can pick...