This series of articles will give you a few chords that you can use on a huge number of songs to get your playing off the ground so you can start playing with confidence. In this first part we'll be tackling the C chord.
Take the time to tune up properly. Because it's short, it can be quite hard to get the Ukulele for sale in uk in tune. But it has to be done. If your ukulele is out of tune, you WILL sound terrible. There are plenty of tools online to help you to do this. My particular favourite is the AP Tuner.
The soprano is the traditional size of ukulele. It has the sound associated with the ukulele. This is very important for people who want that Hawaiian sound when they play.
People using the last approach usually rest the finger on the adjacent string after having played a string. This means, if you pluck string number one with your index finger it will slide to the second string and rest there. This is called a support stroke and requires another article to explain fully!
The names of the chords we will play are dependent upon the tuning of the uke. In this Ukulele lesson we will use the common tuning in C. This means that the first string of the ukukule is tuned Uke to A. The first string of your uke is the bottom string when you play.
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This instrument will teach you the right tone the string should have when plucked. Remember when tuning your ukulele that your 4th string must be tuned higher than the 3rd string which is tuned to middle C. The 4th string should be tuned to G. You have to make sure that the lowest note on the ukulele is the 3rd string. This is a bit different than tuning a guitar, but once you have gotten the hang of it, you can do it properly.
Hold down the second string (from the top) at the 4th fret, and pick it alternating with your open string underneath it. Tune this open 3rd string to sound the same as fretted one above it.