Approximately one week has passed since I have had my ukulele. It has been quite a laugh to begin with, the sound is just very different to most of the music and instruments I normally listen to. So far I have taught myself to play the chorus chords one of my band’s original songs “Together As One” along with the melodic main guitar riff (which I actually used for a video recording task in another music ed class the other day). I have also taught myself to play a classic extreme metal riff “Blinded by Fear” by At The Gates.
Besides all of that, down to business. The chords I have learnt so far after learning to play the chorus of my band’s original song are C major, A Minor, F Major and G Major. Seeing as how this 1 6 4 5 progression in C major was an incredibly easy way to learn and remember 4 chord shapes in a matter of minutes, perhaps I should write down 1 6 4 5 progressions in other white note keys (non accidental keys) to learn other chord shapes as well. It is definitely a more engaging and musical way to learn these shapes instead of drilling them with flash cards for example.
Having begun to explore his online ukulele lessons, Justin Sandercoe has created some very easy to read chord diagrams of ukulele chords, including major, minor and dominant 7th variants for different root notes.
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