Playing "First Dance" On The Ukulele: A Lesson In Movable Chord Shapes

I will also use an easy form of tablature notation that will help you find your way around your ukulele guitar. Guitar tablature or guitar tab is very common on the internet. It is a notational system with six lines representing the strings on a guitar and numbers on the lines indicating which frets to press down.

The Ukulele is a small-sized guitar with 4 strings. The word Ukulele means in Hawaiian "jumping flea". The legend goes that there was an English army officer who was quite an expert in playing this instrument. Because he was small and sprightly, he was nicknamed "Ukulele", and that's how the Ukulele got its name.

Check your fretting by playing the A string on by itself. Does that note sound brightly? Is it muffled? Does it sound like it is in tune with your other strings?

Ukulele for sale in uk Let's explain some of the numbers: 3/2 means press down the third fret on the second string and play the note. 0/1 means that you play the note on the open first string.

I loved this guitar and loved the way I sounded when I played her. The year was 1968 and I was in college and playing with one of several garage bands I joined over the years. We were playing "Soul and R & B" music but things had started to change in the music scene and the south was no exception.

Ukulele for sale Listen to lots of ukulele players. The more you listen, the more you'll get a feel for the ukulele and the way it sounds. It will influence how you play subconsciously.

Make sure you bookmark the ukulele tuner site for future use. You'll want to tune before each playing session (and often during). The strings will naturally go out of tune as the uke sits and as its played.