![]() ![]() You'll also find ways to hold your hands to make it easier. Give yourself time and your fingers will develop callouses and they will get easier to play. There's a lot you can play with just 3-5 chords, you don't need to memorize them all at once.īar chords are hard at first. I would start with say ukulele hunt's easy chords page or his blog post Songs with Chords you know. The best way to do this is start with some of the easier, more common chords and start to branch out. How do you memorize anything? Repetition. Also not as structured but there are a lot of great resources over at. There's a lot of great tutorials on youtube but if you are looking for something a little more structured, there is justin guitar's ukulele lessons, ukuleleunderground also has a bunch of great lessons as well (mix of paid and free). Those are top of mind concerns for now but any tips & tricks you can share with me are welcome! Thank you!□□ How do you practice plucking? I’m able to follow tutorials on plucking but have to do it very slowly because when it gets incorporated in a song having to pluck and do the right chord and sing throws me off my game. Is there a way to comfortably do this or do I just get better at it with enough practice? Some supposedly easy songs I want to do have bar chords but my hands are so tiny when I try to do bar chords they just don’t sound right. How do I memorize chords? I downloaded a basic chord chart with major and minor chords and the major/minor 7 chords but it’s boring to look at the chart and play the chords one at a time. Do I just continue practicing thru tutorials or can you give tips on how I should be practicing on a daily basis? I started out by searching ukulele tutorials for easy songs and now I’m able to play a few songs albeit not perfectly but good while still having to stop a few times. Hope you guys could help me out with a few questions I have: Anyone who scoffs at ‘alternate’ tunings or ‘simple’ music has missed the point.I’m so glad I stumbled upon this sub as I’ve just started playing ukulele around 2 weeks ago with no prior knowledge on any instrument apart from trying and failing to study piano and acoustic guitar many MANY years back. Simple music well played beats poorly played virtuoso showpieces any day, and gives much more enjoyment to the non-muso listener. If somebody finds them too easy, they can always delve into Pierre Bensusan’s wonderful publications, but they had better be virtuoso players first!Ĭontinue to enjoy the delights of ‘simple’ music Jean and ElJeve. If I have a student wanting to learn DADGAD, Rob’s books are my first recommendation. In fact it is very important to have good quality easier music for learners and those of modest technical facility to enjoy. If music soothes the mind an stirs the soul, it matters not how easy or difficult it is. ‘Standard’ tuning is merely the most popular ‘alternate’. So-called ‘alternate’ tunings have a history as long as stringed instruments themselves. The CD in the former is a most pleasant listen in its own right. I like both ‘The Scottish Guitar’ and ‘Scottish and Traditional Music for Guitar’ very much. I would just like to endorse your comments. Hi Jean Cameron and ELJeve, I am a guitar teacher playing mostly classical music in the wonderfully versatile ‘standard’ tuning. I am intrigued with the idea of a fretless uke or flat fret marked uke neck. I really truly like your books and explained why to the music store owner when she asked me as I ordered others after the purchase of my first of your books. I would need the marks- painted or depending on cost- inlay but flat. Have you ever used one or known of anyone using one. They said a local luthier might be interested in trying to make one here in the Quimper Peninsula of Washington state. I am told by the music shop where I have asked to order your books for me what they thought and they liked the idea. I began to wonder if there is any one who makes a fretless uke that would make a smooth fretboard with just the painted on markers for the frets rather than any grooves and installed raised frets. Rob, your first Finger Style book is wonderful as I said before! Today I was rereading your comments and instructions at the very beginning of the first few pieces.
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