Ukulele Chords - Learn Your First Three Chords

Ukulele Chords - Learn Your First Three Chords

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In life, lessons are everywhere... we learn them from our parents, our school teachers and from our experiences. Some of the most important lessons I have learned, I learned from my guitars.

Every note to play in the chord is notated with two numbers. The first number tells you which fret to press down and the next number indicates the string. 31 Ukulele for sale in uk example means, press down the third fret on the first string. 04 means that you play the open fourth string, that is, without pressing down a fret.

Fsus2 is a very jazzy sounding chord, so you have to be quite careful how you use it. It is played by putting your index finger on the first fret of the E string. The best way to use it is to switch between F and Fsus2 whilst playing. This is a trick that Zack Condon of Beirut often uses.

As you can see this chord is the same chord as a D major on a guitar. A little bit confusing if you also play guitar but I guess you will get used to it.

It's cheap - Children can't always be trusted to be careful with their instrument. There's no need to worry with a Ukulele. They are cheap to replace and hardy instruments (I once watched a child stand on one to reach a shelf).

Now you will learn to interpret this notation. The digit before the slash indicates the fret to press down. The digit after the slash shows you Ukulele for sale which string to play.

Pluck Ukulele each string on the ukulele in turn. Doing it this way will mean you can hear which strings are ringing clearly and which are muted. This is a tricky technique to get right, so take some time to make sure you have got the hang of it.

This means that the first string is tuned to an A, the second string to an E, the third string to C and the fourth string to G. All of these notes are on the middle octave of a piano if you happen to have one around.

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