Ukulele Playing Tips - Holding The Ukulele
Ukulele Playing Tips - Holding The Ukulele
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In this lesson you will learn to play a melody on your ukulele! You do not have to read sheet music. It is time to learn to play Mary Had A Little Lamb with an easy instruction and tablature notation!
Listen to lots of ukulele players. The more you listen, the more you'll get a feel for the Ukulele for sale in uk and the way it sounds. It will influence how you play subconsciously.
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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.
The standard tuning for soprano, concert and tenor Ukulele for sale is C tuning which means the four strings will be associated with the pitch of G C E A. The 4th string is G, 3rd string is C, the 2nd string is E, the 1st string is A. That is when you strike the open string it sounds those notes. The G is tuned to the G above middle C on the piano, an octave higher than you might think. The baritone ukulele is tuned to D G B E with the sound going from low to high.
The best way to pick up on these chord variations is to listen to the melody. It's often easier to work out single notes than it is full chords. If you can figure out how to play the melody, all the better. Melody notes are often picked up on in the chords. So if you can find these notes, they will help you find those subtle chord variations.
Being a beginner, don't go overboard on your first instrument! I've been playing guitar for just under 30 years and my first ukulele only cost me $60 NEW! My second cost closer to $300. I've tried playing all the different ukulele types and I prefer the tenor. The fret spacing is easy to finger and I still have the feel and sound of Ukulele a ukulele. The first thing you're going to want to do after you get your ukulele is tine it. You can tune by ear but for just a few bucks the ease and perfection of an actual tuner. I been playing for a while and an electric tuner has been one of my best investments.