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Jan142020 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Chordie – Best source for learning 1234 ukulele chords

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1234 ukulele chords - Chordie offers the Top 100 most popular songs which are changed periodically according to what artist or song is most searched by their members. After the user decides on an artist or song to work on by looking through the list or searching the browser, what will come up is the song in guitar chords or acoustic guitar tablature. Chordie uses stars to indicate how easy or hard it is to play 1234 ukulele chords. The more stars the more difficult the arrangement is to play 1234 ukulele chords. As in this song by john Denver. Chordie Makes It Easy To Learn Ukulele Songs- Country-Pop-Gospel & Christmas Guitar Tabs It will show the song in an easy to read format of 1234 ukulele chords with the lyrics and coordinated together to play the song. The features on th...

Dec292019 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Choosing the best ukulele for beginners

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The ukulele is a great instrument to learn, for several reasons. It's fun, it's easy to learn, it can help the beginner learn skills that will transfer to the guitar, and starter ukuleles can be very cheap. But are the cheapest ukes worth buying? How much ukulele does a beginner need, anyway? There are 3 main factors that go into choosing a ukulele: size, materials and price. Below is a quick, simple rundown of what to look for in buying that first ukulele - and how to get the most ukulele for the money. Choosing a Ukulele Size Basically, there are 4 main sizes of ukulele to choose from: soprano (or standard), concert, tenor and baritone. Soprano ukulelesare the most common size of ukulele and the most likely to make the classic "plinky" ukulele sound that most people assoc...

Dec172019 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Learn to play custom ukulele

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Custom ukulele - When first learning how to play a musical instrument with no musical experience, trying to learn how to read music itself, let alone the actual instrument, turns many people away. Although it’s actually been around for hundreds of years, the use of custom ukulele seems to have been revolutionized by the internet. For a beginner custom ukulele player however, being told to play a 3-2-0-0-0-3 is a lot more understandable than being told to play a G chord. But to some, even that seems confusing at first, so here are the basics to learning how to read the tabs. A Little Background on Tabs The word tablature itself, originates from the Latin word for table, tablature, simply means to put something into a table, which, essentially, is what custom ukulele tabs are. L...

Nov92019 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Common symbols found when reading pono tenor ukulele tabs

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Pono tenor ukulele tabs - There are several techniques specific to playing pono tenor ukulele and other string instruments. These are commonly noted in pono tenor ukulele tabs by capital letters along the staff depicting a ukulele’s strings. Below is a list of the letters used along with a brief description of the technique. Hammer On's in Pono Tenor Ukulele Tab Capital H designates a hammer on in pono tenor ukulele tab. Guitarists achieve a hammer-on by plucking a string then forcefully pressing a different fret along that string to raise or lower the note’s pitch. The two numbers right beside each other above the capital H indicates the two notes of the hammer-on. A 0-3 on the third from the bottom line of the staff, for example, would tell a ukulele player to pluck an open ...

Nov12019 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Advanced finger strengthening for ukulele setup

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Ukulele setup - Finger strength is what separates able and ‘great’ ukulele players from those who cannot cut the grade. Without finger strength a ukulele player simply cannot manage the intense and complex licks which are essential in later and further playing. Prior to these more advanced exercises, it is advised that the reader try some basic warm-up and strengthening exercises. It’s a good idea to warm up with the aforementioned set and then move on, to make sure the fingers are warm and ready to continue pushing the muscles. Remember these are tough exercises and shouldn't be pushed too hard. Work it as hard as need be. So remember, play exercises with ALL FOUR fingers ALWAYS Using Alternate Picking or individual right hand fingers! Mixing Exercises Together This ...

Sep192019 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Choose the best cheap ukulele – old vs new

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Best cheap ukulele - Ukulele players have more choices among instruments than ever before for best cheap ukulele. In addition to the wide variety of classic used electric ukulele available, instrument manufacturers bring out new best cheap ukulele with great features every year. Although there's a wide variety of electric ukulele to choose from, statistics from a website state that Fender and Gibson have been the most popular, so take a good look beneath the shiny finish of that new Flying V Gibson ukulele or the worn fretboard on that vintage Fender Telecaster and use these important factors to make an informed decision. Consider a Collectible Electric Best Cheap Ukulele Vintage and rare electric ukuleles are a combination of historic art and musical functionality. Some key reas...