This series of articles will give you a few chords that you can use on a huge number of songs to get your playing off the ground so you can start playing with confidence. In this first part we'll be tackling the C chord.
As you can see Ukulele for sale in uk this chord sequence you have one note in common in the A-minor chord and the F-major chord. I suggest that you keep your left hand middle finger down on the second fret on the fourth string as you move from Am to F.
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In addition to using an electronic tuner, you can also have the instrument tuned by someone who is teaching you how to play the instrument. If you received a new ukulele either as a gift or purchased the instrument because you want to learn, you will most likely want to take lessons. You can learn how to play through tutorial tapes online or with another person. If you decide to seek a teacher, he or she will most likely be able to tune the instrument for you and may be able to teach you how to do this.
Learn to read Ukulele tab. Tablature is a method of showing how to play melodies on the Ukulele as well as chords. It's easy to understand - much easier than standard music notation. There is plenty of ukulele tab available on the net and it's a lot of fun to play. Search for 'how to read ukulele tab' on Google and you'll find some helpful articles.
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We haven't used the fourth string in this melody but you can listen to ukuleles the two notes 3/2 and 0/4. These two notes should have the same pitch if you have tuned the ukulele correctly.