Ukulele Gig Bag Book Of Picture Chords

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The Gig Bag Book of Ukulele Chords contains over 1000 chord shapes for the ukulele. Chords are arranged by key and by type, making it easy to find just the right chords for your favorite songs…. More >>

Ukulele Gig Bag Book Of Picture Chords

Learn Your First Three Ukulele Chords

Many people when beginning to learn the ukulele get overwhelmed by the shear number of chords that can be played. They sometimes wonder how many chords they have to learn before they can start playing songs. The answer is just three.

It may surprise you to learn that there are a huge number of songs you can play with just three chords. Some of the most popular and famous songs in the world use only three chords. Songs such as Wild Thing, Louie Louie and Johnnie B Goode all use the same basic three chord pattern.

How to Play A C Chord on the Ukulele

C is probably the first chord everyone learns on the ukulele. It’s very simple to play.

First, find the a string on your ukulele (hint: it’s the one nearest the floor). Press your ring finger on the string just behind the third metal bar on the neck of the ukulele (this is known as the third fret). Try playing this string by itself. Can you hear the note clearly? If not, try adjusting your finger a little and pressing down harder until you get a sound you are happy with. Take the ring finger of your fretting hand a place it on the A string (the one nearest the floor) at the third fret. Strum all of the four strings. There you have it, your first ukulele chord.

How to Play An F Chord on the Ukulele

The F chord is a little trickier since it requires two fingers to play. Firstly, take your index finger (or your pointer finger if you prefer) and press down on the E string (that’s the second one up) at the first fret. Next, take your middle finger and put it on the G string (the one nearest your head) at the second fret. You need to be very careful here that the underside of your middle finger doesn’t touch any of the other strings. Make sure it’s arched above them so that they ring out clearly when you strum.

How to Play A G Chord on the Ukulele

The G chord is a little harder still. It takes three fingers to play it. First use your middle finger to hold down the A string at the second fret. Then take your index finger and place it at the second fret of the C string (the third string up). Finally, use your middle finger on the third fret of the E string. Once you’ve got these three chords under your belt, you’ll be well on your way to mastering ukulele chords.

Easy Ukulele Chords You Can Play With One Finger

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When people start playing the ukulele they can get a little intimidated by the difficulty of some of the chords they have to play. But there are plenty of easy ukulele chords out there – ones that can often be substituted for those that are a little two difficult to be played for a beginner. There is also a need for beginners to play more ‘jazzy’ chords. Often they are too intimidated to tackle these chords. However, they can often be easier to play than the standard chords. So, in this article I’ll be going through a number of chords that use only one finger to play them and even two chords that require no fingers at all.

The C Chord

The first chord that most new ukulele players learn to play is the C chord. This chord is played just by putting your ring finger on the A string (i.e. the one nearest the floor) at the third fret. You should put your finger on the string between the second and third fret bar from the neck end of the ukulele. The other strings are all played in the open position (i.e. not fretted at all). In ukulele terms, this chord is written like this: 0003

The Am Chord

The Am chord (short for A minor) is played by placing your middle finger on the second fret of the G string (the one nearest your head. The other strings are left to play open. This is written as 2000

Open String Chords

If you are feeling particularly lazy, you can strum all the strings open. This will give you a chord which can be seen in two ways. It can be a C6 chord or in can be an Am7 chord. Which of these chords it is depends on the context. The chord makes a great substitute for the C chord (when it is a C6) and for Am (when it is an Am7). So if you see either a C or an Am listed in a chord chart you can play all the strings open and it will give you a more jazzy sound. It will also give your fingers a rest!

The A7 Chord

The A7 chord is another standard ukulele chord that can be played using just one finger. You need to place your index finger (or pointer if you prefer) on the first fret of the C string (the second string down). The A7 chord makes for a great substitute for the A chord in songs that are in the key of D.

The Fsus2 Chord

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.

The easy ukulele chords in this article should be no trouble to master. There’s nothing that should stop you physically playing them. So have a go at building them into your chord playing repertoire.

Ukulele Chords: Learn To Play Morning Has Broken

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to play a popular song with chords on your ukulele. I will show you with easy ukulele tablature notation how to play the chords. Let us start with the C-major chord!

First of all, we will use the C-tuning in this ukulele lesson. This means that your first string will be tuned to an A, your second string to an E, the third string to C and the fourth string to G.

The first string is the string with the highest pitch, that is, the bottom string when you play.

I will use a form of ukulele tab notation that tells you how to put your fingers in order to play the chords. Every number pair tells you which fret to press down and which string to play. Here is the C-major chord:

C: 04 03 02 31

These four number pairs indicate where you are to put your fingers on your four strings to strum the C-major chord on your ukulele. 04 means, play the open fourth string. An open string is a string you play without pressing down a fret. 31 means, press down the third fret on the first string.

I will put the chord names in bracket before the syllable where you are to change to the new chord. Time to take a look at the lyrics and start to sing!

You will sing the song in the key of C. In this song it means that the song starts with a C. Play your third string, the C string, to find your starting tone.

Time for the first line of lyrics:

Morning has (C)bro(Dm)ken, (D7)like the first (F)mor(C)ning

As you can see you will need more ukulele chords to sing and play the song. Let us take a look at the D-minor chord:

Dm: 04 23 32 11

Now it is time to take a look at the G7 chord and F-major chord:

G7: 04 23 12 21

F: 24 03 12 01

Let us continue with the song:

(C)Blackbird has (Em)spo(Am)ken, (D7)like the first (G7)bird

Yes, I am sorry, but it is time for three more ukulele chords, E-minor, A-minor and D7:

Em: 04 43 32 21

Am: 24 03 02 01

D7: 24 03 22 01

Now it is time to finish the first verse:

(C)Praise for the (F)singing, (C)praise for the (Am)mor(D7))ning

(G7)Praise for the (C)sprin(F)ging (G7)fresh from the (C)word

I admit that it is a lot of chords to learn on your ukulele and many chord changes. I suggest that you learn the song one line at a time. You can also devout a bit of your practicing time to changing between chords the way they appear in the song. For example:

C – Dm, Dm – G7, G7 – F, F – C and so on!

Here are two more verses of the song to practice when you have mastered the first verse:

Sweet the rain’s (C)new (Dm)fall, (G7)sunlit from (F)hea(C)ven

Like the first (Em)dew(Am)fall, (D7)on the first (G7)grass

(C)Praise for the (F)sweetness (C)of the wet (Am)gar(D7)den

(G7)Sprung in com(C)plete(F)ness (G7)where his feet (C)pass

Mine is the (C)sun(Dm)light, (G7)mine is the (F)mor(C)ning

Born of the (Em)one (Am)light, (D7)Eden saw (G7)play

(C)Praise with e(F)lation, (C)praise every (Am)mor(D7)ning

(G7)God’s recre(C)a(F)tion (G7)of the new (C)day

Ukulele Chords: Learn To Play White Christmas

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to read easy tab notation. Even if you cannot read sheet music you will be able to read ukulele chords and melodies with this type of tabs. We will use the Christmas song White Christmas as a learning tool.

In sheet music you will find notes placed in a staff with five lines. The placement of the notes in the staff determines which note it is. However, the sheet music notation does not tell you how to play the note on your instrument, in this case, your ukulele. You will have to learn this by yourself.

Tablature notation, on the other hand, tells you how to place your fingers to play a melody or something else. Ukulele tabs show which frets to press down and which strings to play. As soon as you understand the system you can use it to play melodies and chords on your uke.

You can find a few different types of tablature notation on the Internet. In this lesson you will learn a form of ukulele tabs with numbers telling you which fret and string to play.

I suppose that you have tuned your ukulele in C. This means that you first string, that is the bottom string when you play, is tuned to an A, the second string is an E, the third string a C and the fourth string a G.

In the ukulele tab notation we will use all frets you are to press down on your ukulele is shown by two numbers. The first number tells you which fret to press down, the second number what string to play. Here is an example:

12 01

The first number pair tells you to press down the first fret on the second string. The second pair means that you shall play the first string without pressing down a fret. This is called to play an open string.

It is time to take a closer look at the song we will use to learn tab notation. I will write down the lyrics, one line at a time, and the ukulele chords you can use in the key of C-major:

(C)I’m dreaming of a (Dm)white (G7)Christmas

The song starts on the note 02 which is the note E if you want to sing the song. Here are the chords that I have written in brackets before the syllable where you are to play them:

C: 04 03 02 31

Dm: 24 23 12 01

G7: 04 23 12 21

Here are the next line:

(F)Just like the (Dm)ones I (G7)used to (C)know

The chord F-major can be played as follows:

F: 24 03 12 01

Where the (C)treetops (C7)glisten and (F)children (Fm)listen

The uke chords C7 and F-minor are played like this:

C7: 04 03 02 11

Fm: 14 03 12 31

The chord Fm is a little bit tricky to play. Use your left hand index for string four, your middle finger for string two and your pinkie for the first string.

Here comes the last line of verse one:

To (C)hear (Am)sleigh bells in the (Fm)snow (G7)

The second verse starts with the same melody and the same chords:

(C)I’m dreaming of a (Dm)white (G7)Christmas

(F)With every (Dm)Christmas (G7)card I (C)write

Now comes a different melody and new ukulele chords:

May your (C)days be (C7)merry and (F)bright (Fm)

And may (C)all (C#dim)your (Dm)Christma(G7)ses be (C)white

C#dim can be played:

C#dim: 04 13 02 11

I suggest that you learn the song by memorizing one line at a time. The best way to learn to play the ukulele chords is to practice two adjacent chords at a time. Practice changing between the chords smoothly by strumming once on every chord, repeating the procedure slowly until you can play the chords without looking. Then, move to the next chords!

Can you play ukulele chords on the 4 bottom strings of your guitar?

I’ve been playing guitar for about 2 years now. Anyway, I learned vampire by antsy pants on guitar, but it didn’t sound quite right. So I was wondering if it’s possible to tune the 4 bottom strings of your guitar so they are like a ukulele. If so please tell me how to do it.

Thanks!

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Does anyone know if soprano ukulele chords are the same as the tenor chords?

I just bought a new soprano ukulele and i’ve been looking up chord charts and watching tutorial videos. It seems to me that all the videos I watch are taught on a tenor ukulele.

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The Baritone Ukulele Chord Bible: DGBE Standard Tuning 2, 160 Chords

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The Baritone Ukulele (DGBE) Chord Bible, with its 2,160 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. To accompany the 2,160 chords, a further 576 possible moveable chord configurations are included, together with a useful range of slash chords, reflecting th… More >>

The Baritone Ukulele Chord Bible: DGBE Standard Tuning 2, 160 Chords

What do these guitar chords translate as on the ukulele?

I found a song I like and tried searching for the chords but they only come up as guitar chords while I want to know how to play it on the ukulele.
Does anyone know the conversion from guitar to ukulele?
Here are the chords they give. I want them in ukulele form:

A#, F, Cm, Dm, D#, E#

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Ukulele Chords: Learn To Play Easy Chord Changes

It is very fun and mostly easy to play ukulele chords. Let’s take a look at some easy chord changes!

Before we delve to deeply into our ukulele chords let’s take a look at the tuning of your ukulele. The resulting names of the chords we play depends on how we tune the ukulele.

In this ukulele lesson I assume that you play a soprano ukulele and that you have tuned it in C.

What does C-tuning mean?

Let’s take a look at the piano keyboard to find out how to tune the ukulele.

C-tuning means that the third string on you ukulele is tuned to a C. If you use a piano when you tune your ukulele you will find these notes in the octave in the middle of the keyboard.

The notes in this most commonly used octave on the piano are called C4-B4. The number 4 indicate that the notes are on the fourth octave on an ordinary piano.

The first string on your ukulele will be tuned to an A4 as we call it. The next string will sound like the piano key E4. The third string will be the note C4. The fourth string will be the note G4.

Our first chord is C major. Let’s take a look at it:

C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1

What type of notation is this?

This is a type of ukulele tab notation where we use numbers to indicate which fret to press down and on which string.

3/1 for example means: Press down fret 3 on string 1.

We will now proceed with the chord G major:

G: 0/4 2/3 3/2 2/1

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.

The chord F major looks like this on your ukulele:

F: 2/4 0/3 1/2 0/1

Now we have three chords at our disposal and we can create our first ukulele chord progression:

C / / / G / / / F / / / G / / /

What does the slashes mean?

The most basic way to interpret this notation is:

Strum once on a chord name. Continue strumming on the same chord once for every slash!

Let’s add one more chord to make this progression a little bit more interesting. Here is G7:

G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1

Here is the progression:

C / / / G7 / / / F / / / G7 / / /

Before we end this ukulele lesson we will add just one more chord. Here is D minor:

Dm: 2/4 2/3 1/2 0/1

Here is the ukulele chord progression:

C / / / G7 / / / Dm / / / G7 / / /

To really learn to play chords on your ukulele it is important to play them together. The most difficult part is to change from one chord to another smoothly without slowing down the tempo.

Try practising playing two chords at a time. The actual training consists of changing between the chords.

This is a great way to rapidly learn to play the chords of any ukulele song!

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