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Learn to play all your favourite songs on the ukulele

What you will learn

How to play songs on the ukulele using chords and strumming patterns

Description

The ukulele is a wonderful instrument to play, it is great fun, portable, inexpensive to buy and not hard to learn.

This course will teach you all the basic techniques needed to play songs on the ukulele. Everything will be covered in great detail to make sure you understand all the principles of playing. You will learn what type of ukulele is best to start on, how to tune it, basic music theory such as rhythms and note values, how to read chord diagrams and how to change chords, various strumming patterns and you will learn lots of greatΒ  songs that you can play along with.

All the songs taught in the course are accompanied by PDF files of the lyrics and chords which you can download to help you learn them and to aid your practice sessions.

In this course you will learn :

* 13 chords

* 13 songs


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* 14 strumming patterns

After completing the course you will be able to play all the songs and many others too because you will know all of the most common ukulele chords and strumming techniques . Using this knowledge you will be able to play literally hundreds of songs in any genre, pop, folk, gospel, rock and roll or traditional.

The course will include advice also about how and when to practise the ukulele in order to ensure you improve consistently.

The main thing you will get from this course is how rewarding and how much fun playing the ukulele really can be.

English
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Content

First things first
Introduction to the Course
Before you start
Types and sizes of ukulele
The parts of the ukulele
Holding the ukulele
Tuning
Understanding rhythm and strumming
Introduction
Quarter notes
Eighth notes
Strumming technique, the down stroke
The up stroke
Strum pattern 1
Strum pattern 2
How to play chords
Introduction
Chord diagrams
Your first chord C major
F major chord
G7 chord
The first song – Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
More strumming patterns
Introduction
Strum pattern 3
Strum pattern 4
Strum pattern 5
Strum pattern 6
Strum pattern 7
Strumming pattern 8
Strumming pattern 9
Song 2 – The Whole World in his Hands
Introduction
Song demo
Playalong
Tips on changing chords
Changing between C and G7
Changing between C, F and G7
More Major and 7th Chords
G major chord
D Major chord
D7 chord
A7 chord
E7 chord
C7 chord
Song 3 – Oh Susannah
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Minor chords
Introduction
Am chord
D minor chord
E minor chord
G minor chord
Song 4 – What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
3/4 time signature and strumming patterns
Understanding 3/4 time signature
Strum pattern 10
Strum pattern 11
Strum pattern 12
Song 5 – Happy Birthday ( 3/4 time )
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Song 6: On Top of Old Smokey ( 3/4 time )
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Song 7: Cockles and Mussels ( 3/4 time )
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Song 8 : Home on the Range ( 3/4 time )
Introduction
Song demo
Playalong
Song 9: When the Saints Go Marching In
Introduction
Song demo
Playalong
More advanced strumming
Calypso strum pattern 13
Song 10 – The Battle of Jericho
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Calypso strum pattern 14
Strum pattern 14
Song 11- Everybody Loves Saturday Night
Introduction
Song demo
Play along
Song 12 – The Sloop John B
Introduction
Song demo
Playalong
Song – 13 Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Introduction
Song demo
Playalong
Practicing tips
How and when to practice
Conclusion.
Thank you