The ukulele is a fun instrument. Some may call the ukulele a toy, so what, toys are fun to play with! But it really isn’t a toy at all, it’s a true instrument and you can do wonderful things with it. Also don’t make the mistake by thinking that it is an easy instrument, you will need to practice a lot to master it, but even when you only know the basics it is already so much fun! Enjoy playing it and without knowing, you will improve each and every day.
When looking on YouTube and other websites you will quickly learn that amazing things can be done with the ukulele, but like every skill in life you’ll need to learn the basics first. Don’t try to play some big fancy tab when you are just starting out, learn your basic chords instead. Start with the majors, minors and then go on with other chords. The UkuChords chords chart is perfect for this, since it gives you a very decent overview of all the major chords. You will notice that once you know your chords you will be playing tons of songs without even thinking twice on how to play them. Also check out the UkuChords Chord Library to watch how to play every ukulele chord possible.
At the start you’ll probably only be doing simple up and down, up and down, up and down. But after a while you can try to add some slapping and palm muting to really get that chunky, funky and groovy feeling. I won’t explain how to strum in here, feel free to take a look at The Ultimate Strumming guide. Wondering why there aren’t any strumming patterns posted along with songs? Well, that’s a whole other story. This isn’t allowed by the MPA (Music Publishers Association) because of copyright issues. They say that it isn’t allowed to share online how to literally play a song. So strumming patterns (rhythm and tempo) aren’t allowed to be shared at all and I’m afraid that there isn’t much I can do about that. It will really help a lot if you try to figure out the strumming yourself. You will learn playing the ukulele a lot quicker and after a while you’ll come up with your own strumming patterns! Carefully listen to the song and “feel” the rhythm. I know that this isn’t easy, but once you get the basics, it’ll go real quick.
When looking on YouTube and other websites you will quickly learn that amazing things can be done with the ukulele, but like every skill in life you’ll need to learn the basics first. Don’t try to play some big fancy tab when you are just starting out, learn your basic chords instead. Start with the majors, minors and then go on with other chords. The UkuChords chords chart is perfect for this, since it gives you a very decent overview of all the major chords. You will notice that once you know your chords you will be playing tons of songs without even thinking twice on how to play them. Also check out the UkuChords Chord Library to watch how to play every ukulele chord possible.
At the start you’ll probably only be doing simple up and down, up and down, up and down. But after a while you can try to add some slapping and palm muting to really get that chunky, funky and groovy feeling. I won’t explain how to strum in here, feel free to take a look at The Ultimate Strumming guide. Wondering why there aren’t any strumming patterns posted along with songs? Well, that’s a whole other story. This isn’t allowed by the MPA (Music Publishers Association) because of copyright issues. They say that it isn’t allowed to share online how to literally play a song. So strumming patterns (rhythm and tempo) aren’t allowed to be shared at all and I’m afraid that there isn’t much I can do about that. It will really help a lot if you try to figure out the strumming yourself. You will learn playing the ukulele a lot quicker and after a while you’ll come up with your own strumming patterns! Carefully listen to the song and “feel” the rhythm. I know that this isn’t easy, but once you get the basics, it’ll go real quick.
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