Identifying the G-family Chords on Your Ukulele
The G chord family fits very nicely indeed on the ukulele. It has only one tricky chord shape to deal with — Bm — but the good news is that Bm is one of the less-used chords in the family, so it doesn’t crop up very often.
The G family of chords on the ukulele looks like this:
Ukulele GlossaryA tuning method in which each string is tuned two frets higher than the standard gCEA tuning, producing a higher pitch and closer tuning to a guitar.
Ukulele GlossaryA chord played with a finger pressed across more than one string.
Ukulele GlossaryThe part of the ukulele attached to the front that holds the strings below the soundhole. The two main types of bridge are one where you tie the strings to the bridge, and one where you knot the end of the string and thread it through a slit.
Ukulele GlossaryA device that straps around the neck of a ukulele and holds down all the strings.
Ukulele GlossaryA muted strum.
Ukulele GlossaryTwo or more notes played simultaneously.
Ukulele GlossaryA graphic that shows where to place your fingers in order to play a chord on a stringed instrument.
Ukulele GlossaryA group of six chords with each containing notes from the same scale.
Ukulele Glossaryn. A strip of metal placed vertically across the fretboard of a stringed instrument that marks different pitches of the notes. The higher up the fretboard, the higher the note is musically. v. to press down on the strings of a stringed instrument to play certain notes.
Ukulele GlossaryA dot on the fretboard of stringed instrument that makes it easier to locate frets. Typically, ukuleles have fret markers on the 5th, 7th, and 10th frets.
Ukulele GlossaryThe strip of wood that runs along the neck of a stringed instrument just behind the strings.
Ukulele GlossaryA string you play while holding it down at a certain fret.
Ukulele GlossaryA mechanism for tuning stringed instruments in which you turn a peg that tightens or loosens the strings and keeps the strings in tune through friction.
Ukulele GlossaryThe current most popular method of ukulele tuning, in which the fourth string is tuned to a high g note, and the subsequent strings are tuned to C, E, and A, respectively.
Ukulele GlossaryA guitar-type tuning mechanism in which the tuning pegs are geared. Geared tuners allow for more precise tuning than friction tuners.
Ukulele GlossaryA technique in playing stringed instruments in which you bring a finger down on a string sharply and swiftly to sound a note.
Ukulele GlossaryThe place at the end of the fretboard of a stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs. (It shows the logo of the instrument’s maker.)
Ukulele GlossaryA ukulele tuning method in which you replace the high, thin g-string with a low, fat G-string, then tune the other strings to C, E, and A.
Ukulele GlossaryA chord in which you fret every string.
Ukulele GlossaryThe long piece that sticks out of the body of a stringed instrument.
Ukulele GlossaryThe piece the strings sit on as they go from the fretboard to the headstock.
Ukulele GlossaryA chord with at least one string played open, or not fretted.
Ukulele GlossaryA string you play without fretting.
Ukulele GlossaryA device that detects sound and turns it into electrical impulses which can then be amplified.
Ukulele GlossaryA method of tuning in which the two outside strings produce the high notes, in contrast with typical low-to-high tuning.
Ukulele GlossaryThe first chord in a chord family.
Ukulele GlossaryThe thin, usually white piece that the strings rest on near the soundhole.
Ukulele GlossaryThe length of the part of the string played.
Ukulele GlossaryThe round hole on the front of a stringed instrument that lets the sound out.
Ukulele GlossaryA set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that represent musical notes.
Ukulele GlossaryA method of representing the melody lines of songs on staves.
Ukulele GlossaryA down, down-up, up-down strumming rhythm.
Ukulele GlossaryA method of representing musical notes for stringed instruments with lines and dots, indicating which string to play and which fret to use.
Ukulele GlossaryMusical notation that indicates the number of beats in a measure and the value of each note.
Ukulele GlossaryPicking the same note repeatedly at a rapid tempo to produce a fluctuation in volume. This method allows you to play very long notes that otherwise would stop sounding.
Ukulele Glossary1. The part of a stringed instrument that holds the strings. 2. A device used to calibrate the strings of an instrument to the correct pitch.
Ukulele GlossaryA warble added to the end of a note accomplished by repeatedly picking a string very quickly, varying the pitch.
