Power chords are made up of only two notes: the first (root) and fifth notes of a major scale. Power chords, on both guitar and ukulele) are often played in open position or with just one finger. They make it easier to transition between chords. The interesting thing about ukulele power...
On the other hand, looking up chords in a chord dictionary can be a hassle. So, especially for my current crop of students (who are preparing for Christmas performances), I’ve created a handy cheat sheet:A Christmas Carol Sing Along CHORD CHART(PDF) to accompany theoriginal Christmas Carol...
When you see this, this means you play a chord. In other words, you play all the notes vertically aligned together. In the above example, we see the chords played from left to right: F, G, C, Am, D7, and G7. Other Important Music Tablature Symbols At this point, you should be ...
The number 1 in this ukulele chord chart means that you’ll be playing the A string with your index finger. The number 2 refers to your middle finger, number 3 to your ring finger, and 4 to your pinky finger. Similarly, when referring to the four ukulele strings (G, C, E, and A)...
Again, you’ll strum all four strings, including the open A string. (This time, you’ll just have to be sure your ring finger isn’t muting that 1st string). Despite the differing finger positions, the chart for this looks the same as the first version above. ...
First, let’s represent those four chords in the key of C major as roman numerals. I’m simply referring to the chart directly above. This means that the first four chords in the verse ofSomewhere Over the Rainboware aI,iii,IV, andIchord. ...
Notice that the chart not only shows you which chords to play, it also shows you the rhythm to play, and whether to use a down strum (D), up strum (U) or dampen (X). The song has three sections, the first two sections you play through twice each, and the final section is just...