Chords for How to Play Ukulele Chords Part 1 | Soprano, Concert, Tenor
Tempo:
82.5 bpm
Chords used:
B
G
C
Ab
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[C] Let's talk about different chords that we can play on our ukulele.
First we're going to cover chords for the soprano, [B] concert, and tenor size ukulele,
and then the baritone, since [D] it's tuned differently.
[Em] As you can see, we've got a diagram of the ukulele fretboard.
The lines that are going up and down correspond to the strings.
The string on the farthest left, which would be your left, is going to be the G,
then it's going to go C, E, A.
The horizontal lines represent the frets on the actual neck.
And so the very, very top line, that's going to be the nut.
That's the end of the ukulele.
The line after that is fret one, fret two, fret three, and so forth.
Now, they'll tell you where to put your fingers.
As you can see here, on the A string, it's got a circle and the number three.
That's telling you to put your third finger on the third fret of the A string.
Now you see the zero above the three other strings behind the nut?
That means that you don't use any fingers, and you just play the string open.
Now each one of those numbers is always going to correspond to one of your fingers.
And the way that we number the fingers for guitar and ukulele music
is your pointer finger, your index finger is one, your middle finger is two,
your ringer is three, and pinky is four.
The thumb, sometimes you'll see the thumb on there that's notated as T for thumb.
So let's take a look at another chord diagram.
This is going to be a G7 chord.
We're going to use a couple more fingers.
We've got the [Gb] open G string.
We've got the second finger on the second fret.
As you can see with the number two, that corresponds to your second finger.
And it's on the second line, and that's how we know where to put the finger.
Now the next one, we've got the number one, which corresponds with our index finger,
and it's on the first fret of the E string.
So we'll go ahead and put that down.
And the last one, we've got number three on the second fret of the A string.
If you put that down, you're going to [G] have your G7 chord.
And that's how you read the chord diagrams.
All right, let's talk about some more chords to learn on our ukulele.
Now we briefly covered for the tenor, soprano, and concert-sized ukuleles,
the C chord and the G7 chord.
We'll go over those again, but first let's take a look at A minor and F.
The A minor chord starts with your second finger on the G string,
and all the other strings remain open.
Nice [Am] and easy.
Now, you can keep [N] your hand and your finger in that same exact position
when you're getting ready for the F chord.
The little pro tip right there.
And then you're just going to take your first finger,
put it down on the first fret of the E [F] string, [A] and now you've got your F chord.
[G] Now as we remember from the previous lesson, the C chord,
we're going to have open, [E] open, open, and then the third fret
with the third finger on the A [C] string.
And to round out the four chords that you know, we've got the G7,
which [G] goes open, second finger on the second fret of the C,
first finger on the first fret of the E,
and the last one, we've got number [Ab] three on the second fret of the A string.
Now, what I would encourage you to do, you know,
your fingers are probably not as quick as your mind is right now
getting those chords going, okay?
So I would just take each one and strum each four or five [C] times.
[B] Give yourself some time to switch.
[G]
Give yourself some time.
[Am]
[F] And you really just want to get used to hearing what they [B] sound like.
Then, a couple of the drills that are going to really help you
is you want to go in between each chord.
So if you know the [Ab] C chord and you know the G7 chord,
just switch back and forth between those two.
C, G7, C, G7.
And I always say do it ten times.
Do it ten times.
It seems like a lot.
It's not very much.
And after you've done it ten times, it's so much easier.
It's ridiculous.
So just go one, three, [Bm] five, six, seven, eight, nine.
And [E] you'll be that fast in no time, right?
You want to do that in between each different chord.
Now we're going to go [B] from C to the F chord.
And practice that ten times.
[Ab] And as you do that, your fingers are going to start to get smarter.
They're going to get a little bit more controlled.
And switching is going to become easier.
[C] Let's talk about different chords that we can play on our ukulele.
First we're going to cover chords for the soprano, [B] concert, and tenor size ukulele,
and then the baritone, since [D] it's tuned differently.
[Em] As you can see, we've got a diagram of the ukulele fretboard.
The lines that are going up and down correspond to the strings.
The string on the farthest left, which would be your left, is going to be the G,
then it's going to go C, E, A.
The horizontal lines represent the frets on the actual neck.
And so the very, very top line, that's going to be the nut.
That's the end of the ukulele.
The line after that is fret one, fret two, fret three, and so forth.
Now, they'll tell you where to put your fingers.
As you can see here, on the A string, it's got a circle and the number three.
That's telling you to put your third finger on the third fret of the A string.
Now you see the zero above the three other strings behind the nut?
That means that you don't use any fingers, and you just play the string open.
Now each one of those numbers is always going to correspond to one of your fingers.
And the way that we number the fingers for guitar and ukulele music
is your pointer finger, your index finger is one, your middle finger is two,
your ringer is three, and pinky is four.
The thumb, sometimes you'll see the thumb on there that's notated as T for thumb.
So let's take a look at another chord diagram.
This is going to be a G7 chord.
We're going to use a couple more fingers.
We've got the [Gb] open G string.
We've got the second finger on the second fret.
As you can see with the number two, that corresponds to your second finger.
And it's on the second line, and that's how we know where to put the finger.
Now the next one, we've got the number one, which corresponds with our index finger,
and it's on the first fret of the E string.
So we'll go ahead and put that down.
And the last one, we've got number three on the second fret of the A string.
If you put that down, you're going to [G] have your G7 chord.
And that's how you read the chord diagrams.
All right, let's talk about some more chords to learn on our ukulele.
Now we briefly covered for the tenor, soprano, and concert-sized ukuleles,
the C chord and the G7 chord.
We'll go over those again, but first let's take a look at A minor and F.
The A minor chord starts with your second finger on the G string,
and all the other strings remain open.
Nice [Am] and easy.
Now, you can keep [N] your hand and your finger in that same exact position
when you're getting ready for the F chord.
The little pro tip right there.
And then you're just going to take your first finger,
put it down on the first fret of the E [F] string, [A] and now you've got your F chord.
[G] Now as we remember from the previous lesson, the C chord,
we're going to have open, [E] open, open, and then the third fret
with the third finger on the A [C] string.
And to round out the four chords that you know, we've got the G7,
which [G] goes open, second finger on the second fret of the C,
first finger on the first fret of the E,
and the last one, we've got number [Ab] three on the second fret of the A string.
Now, what I would encourage you to do, you know,
your fingers are probably not as quick as your mind is right now
getting those chords going, okay?
So I would just take each one and strum each four or five [C] times.
[B] Give yourself some time to switch.
[G]
Give yourself some time.
[Am]
[F] And you really just want to get used to hearing what they [B] sound like.
Then, a couple of the drills that are going to really help you
is you want to go in between each chord.
So if you know the [Ab] C chord and you know the G7 chord,
just switch back and forth between those two.
C, G7, C, G7.
And I always say do it ten times.
Do it ten times.
It seems like a lot.
It's not very much.
And after you've done it ten times, it's so much easier.
It's ridiculous.
So just go one, three, [Bm] five, six, seven, eight, nine.
And [E] you'll be that fast in no time, right?
You want to do that in between each different chord.
Now we're going to go [B] from C to the F chord.
And practice that ten times.
[Ab] And as you do that, your fingers are going to start to get smarter.
They're going to get a little bit more controlled.
And switching is going to become easier.
Key:
B
G
C
Ab
D
B
G
C
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] Let's talk about different chords that we can play on our ukulele.
First we're going to cover chords for the soprano, [B] concert, and tenor size ukulele,
and then the baritone, since [D] it's tuned differently.
[Em] _ _ _ _ As you can see, we've got a diagram of the ukulele fretboard.
The lines that are going up and down correspond to the strings.
The string on the farthest left, which would be your left, is going to be the G,
then it's going to go C, E, A.
The horizontal lines represent the frets on the actual neck.
And so the very, very top line, that's going to be the nut.
That's the end of the ukulele.
The line after that is fret one, fret two, fret three, and so forth.
Now, they'll tell you where to put your fingers.
As you can see here, on the A string, it's got a circle and the number three.
That's telling you to put your third finger on the third fret of the A string.
Now you see the zero above the three other strings behind the nut?
That means that you don't use any fingers, and you just play the string open.
Now each one of those numbers is always going to correspond to one of your fingers.
And the way that we number the fingers for guitar and ukulele music
is your pointer finger, your index finger is one, your middle finger is two,
your ringer is three, and pinky is four.
The thumb, sometimes you'll see the thumb on there that's notated as T for thumb.
So let's take a look at another chord diagram.
This is going to be a G7 chord.
We're going to use a couple more fingers.
_ We've got the [Gb] open G string.
_ We've got the second finger on the second fret.
As you can see with the number two, that corresponds to your second finger.
And it's on the second line, and that's how we know where to put the finger.
Now the next one, we've got the number one, which corresponds with our index finger,
and it's on the first fret of the E string.
So we'll go ahead and put that down.
And the last one, we've got number three on the second fret of the A string.
If you put that down, you're going to [G] have your G7 chord.
And that's how you read the chord diagrams.
All right, let's talk about some more chords to learn on our ukulele.
Now we briefly covered for the tenor, soprano, and concert-sized ukuleles,
the C chord and the G7 chord.
We'll go over those again, but first let's take a look at A minor and F.
The A minor chord starts with your second finger on the G string,
and all the other strings remain open.
Nice [Am] and easy.
_ Now, you can keep [N] your hand and your finger in that same exact position
when you're getting ready for the F chord.
The little pro tip right there.
And then you're just going to take your first finger,
put it down on the first fret of the E [F] string, _ _ [A] and now you've got your F chord.
[G] Now as we remember from the previous lesson, the C chord,
we're going to have open, [E] open, open, and then the third fret
with the third finger on the A [C] string.
_ And to round out the four chords that you know, we've got the G7,
which [G] goes open, _ _ second finger on the second fret of the C,
first finger on the first fret of the E,
and the last one, we've got number [Ab] three on the second fret of the A string.
Now, what I would encourage you to do, you know,
your fingers are probably not as quick as your mind is right now
getting those chords going, okay?
So I would just take each one and strum each four or five [C] times. _
_ [B] _ Give yourself some time to switch.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Give yourself some time.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ And you really just want to get used to hearing what they [B] sound like.
Then, a couple of the drills that are going to really help you
is you want to go in between each chord.
So if you know the [Ab] C chord and you know the G7 chord,
just switch back and forth between those two.
C, G7, C, G7.
And I always say do it ten times.
Do it ten times.
It seems like a lot.
It's not very much.
And after you've done it ten times, it's so much easier.
It's ridiculous.
So just go one, _ _ three, [Bm] _ five, six, seven, eight, nine.
And [E] you'll be that fast in no time, right?
You want to do that in between each different chord.
Now we're going to go [B] from C to the F chord.
_ And practice that ten times. _ _
[Ab] _ And as you do that, your fingers are going to start to get smarter.
They're going to get a little bit more controlled.
And switching is going to become easier. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Let's talk about different chords that we can play on our ukulele.
First we're going to cover chords for the soprano, [B] concert, and tenor size ukulele,
and then the baritone, since [D] it's tuned differently.
[Em] _ _ _ _ As you can see, we've got a diagram of the ukulele fretboard.
The lines that are going up and down correspond to the strings.
The string on the farthest left, which would be your left, is going to be the G,
then it's going to go C, E, A.
The horizontal lines represent the frets on the actual neck.
And so the very, very top line, that's going to be the nut.
That's the end of the ukulele.
The line after that is fret one, fret two, fret three, and so forth.
Now, they'll tell you where to put your fingers.
As you can see here, on the A string, it's got a circle and the number three.
That's telling you to put your third finger on the third fret of the A string.
Now you see the zero above the three other strings behind the nut?
That means that you don't use any fingers, and you just play the string open.
Now each one of those numbers is always going to correspond to one of your fingers.
And the way that we number the fingers for guitar and ukulele music
is your pointer finger, your index finger is one, your middle finger is two,
your ringer is three, and pinky is four.
The thumb, sometimes you'll see the thumb on there that's notated as T for thumb.
So let's take a look at another chord diagram.
This is going to be a G7 chord.
We're going to use a couple more fingers.
_ We've got the [Gb] open G string.
_ We've got the second finger on the second fret.
As you can see with the number two, that corresponds to your second finger.
And it's on the second line, and that's how we know where to put the finger.
Now the next one, we've got the number one, which corresponds with our index finger,
and it's on the first fret of the E string.
So we'll go ahead and put that down.
And the last one, we've got number three on the second fret of the A string.
If you put that down, you're going to [G] have your G7 chord.
And that's how you read the chord diagrams.
All right, let's talk about some more chords to learn on our ukulele.
Now we briefly covered for the tenor, soprano, and concert-sized ukuleles,
the C chord and the G7 chord.
We'll go over those again, but first let's take a look at A minor and F.
The A minor chord starts with your second finger on the G string,
and all the other strings remain open.
Nice [Am] and easy.
_ Now, you can keep [N] your hand and your finger in that same exact position
when you're getting ready for the F chord.
The little pro tip right there.
And then you're just going to take your first finger,
put it down on the first fret of the E [F] string, _ _ [A] and now you've got your F chord.
[G] Now as we remember from the previous lesson, the C chord,
we're going to have open, [E] open, open, and then the third fret
with the third finger on the A [C] string.
_ And to round out the four chords that you know, we've got the G7,
which [G] goes open, _ _ second finger on the second fret of the C,
first finger on the first fret of the E,
and the last one, we've got number [Ab] three on the second fret of the A string.
Now, what I would encourage you to do, you know,
your fingers are probably not as quick as your mind is right now
getting those chords going, okay?
So I would just take each one and strum each four or five [C] times. _
_ [B] _ Give yourself some time to switch.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Give yourself some time.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ And you really just want to get used to hearing what they [B] sound like.
Then, a couple of the drills that are going to really help you
is you want to go in between each chord.
So if you know the [Ab] C chord and you know the G7 chord,
just switch back and forth between those two.
C, G7, C, G7.
And I always say do it ten times.
Do it ten times.
It seems like a lot.
It's not very much.
And after you've done it ten times, it's so much easier.
It's ridiculous.
So just go one, _ _ three, [Bm] _ five, six, seven, eight, nine.
And [E] you'll be that fast in no time, right?
You want to do that in between each different chord.
Now we're going to go [B] from C to the F chord.
_ And practice that ten times. _ _
[Ab] _ And as you do that, your fingers are going to start to get smarter.
They're going to get a little bit more controlled.
And switching is going to become easier. _ _ _
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