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Your hands look something like this:</b></p>\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315212.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"535\" height=\"357\" />\r\n<p class=\"child-para\"><b></b>If you’re playing the g- or C-string, pull it down toward the ground.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><b>Bend the string until you reach the target pitch and hold it.</b></p>\r\n<p class=\"child-para\">Bring your thumb over the top of the fretboard to give you some extra leverage.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<p class=\"Warning\">Bends are a tricky prospect on the uke. Unlike on steel-stringed instruments, the nylon strings don’t take kindly to being bent. Bending notes to get them in tune can be a trial.</p>\r\nIn tab, bends are shown as a curvy arrow with a number at the top. The number refers to the number of steps the note increases. So when a bend has a “1/2” at the top, you need to bend by half a step (one fret higher). 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A <em>barre chord</em> (pronounced \"bar\") is any chord where you fret more than one string with a single finger.\r\n<div class=\"x2 x2-top\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"video-player-organism\"></div>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nThey’re represented in chord diagrams in the same way as conventional chords. The only differences are an arch over the strings you press with the same finger, as in the chord diagram for B flat:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315226.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />\r\n\r\nIf the chord is played a long way up the neck, a number at the top right indicates the fret at which the chord diagram starts.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Playing a B♭ chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nThe B♭ chord requires you to fret two strings with one finger. To start, take your index finger and use the top third of it to fret both the E- and A-strings at the first fret. When you can hold this fingering down so that both strings sound clearly when you play them, move on to the full B♭ chord by placing your middle finger on the C-string at the second fret. Then bring your ring finger over to fret the g-string at the third fret. When you’re done, your hand should look like this:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315227.image1.jpg\" alt=\"image1.jpg\" width=\"535\" height=\"357\" />\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">When you’re playing the B♭ chord, make sure that your thumb is central on the back of your uke’s neck. This technique helps in two ways:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Your middle and ring fingers arch high above the E- and A-strings so that you don’t mute them.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">You can get more pressure on the chord so that the strings ring clearly.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhen you have the B♭ chord under your fingers, you can use the three-chord trick in the key of F. The I–IV–V progression in F is F–B♭–C. These chords form the basis of the country song “Man of Constant Sorrow,” whose notation is here:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315228.image2.jpg\" alt=\"image2.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"209\" /> <img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315229.image3.jpg\" alt=\"image3.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Playing a D7 chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nThe D7 chord takes the idea of a barre chord one step further than the B♭. To form this chord, you barre across all the strings. Start by laying your index finger across all the strings at the second fret so that the tip of your finger is just past the edge of the fretboard.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315230.image4.jpg\" alt=\"image4.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />\r\n\r\nPosition your thumb at the back of the uke’s neck so that you can squeeze the chord a little. The amount of pressure to use is a delicate balance. The priority is to ensure that all the strings are sounding.\r\n\r\nWhen you have the barre down, test each string to make sure that you can hear it clearly. You may well have to fidget your finger and change the pressure until you get it right. But be careful not to use more pressure than you need. Squeeze too tightly and your hand quickly gets tired.\r\n\r\nWhen you’re confident in your barre, add your middle finger to the A-string at the third fret.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >Playing a B minor chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nTo play the Bm shape, start off exactly the same way as D7: barring across all strings at the second fret with your index finger. This time, though, you reach over the strings with your ring finger to play the g-string at the fourth fret to create the D7 shape:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315231.image5.jpg\" alt=\"image5.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />","description":"Barre chords form the basis of many ukulele songs. A <em>barre chord</em> (pronounced \"bar\") is any chord where you fret more than one string with a single finger.\r\n<div class=\"x2 x2-top\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"video-player-organism\"></div>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nThey’re represented in chord diagrams in the same way as conventional chords. The only differences are an arch over the strings you press with the same finger, as in the chord diagram for B flat:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315226.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />\r\n\r\nIf the chord is played a long way up the neck, a number at the top right indicates the fret at which the chord diagram starts.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Playing a B♭ chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nThe B♭ chord requires you to fret two strings with one finger. To start, take your index finger and use the top third of it to fret both the E- and A-strings at the first fret. When you can hold this fingering down so that both strings sound clearly when you play them, move on to the full B♭ chord by placing your middle finger on the C-string at the second fret. Then bring your ring finger over to fret the g-string at the third fret. When you’re done, your hand should look like this:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315227.image1.jpg\" alt=\"image1.jpg\" width=\"535\" height=\"357\" />\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">When you’re playing the B♭ chord, make sure that your thumb is central on the back of your uke’s neck. This technique helps in two ways:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Your middle and ring fingers arch high above the E- and A-strings so that you don’t mute them.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">You can get more pressure on the chord so that the strings ring clearly.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhen you have the B♭ chord under your fingers, you can use the three-chord trick in the key of F. The I–IV–V progression in F is F–B♭–C. These chords form the basis of the country song “Man of Constant Sorrow,” whose notation is here:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315228.image2.jpg\" alt=\"image2.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"209\" /> <img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315229.image3.jpg\" alt=\"image3.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\n \r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Playing a D7 chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nThe D7 chord takes the idea of a barre chord one step further than the B♭. To form this chord, you barre across all the strings. Start by laying your index finger across all the strings at the second fret so that the tip of your finger is just past the edge of the fretboard.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315230.image4.jpg\" alt=\"image4.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />\r\n\r\nPosition your thumb at the back of the uke’s neck so that you can squeeze the chord a little. The amount of pressure to use is a delicate balance. The priority is to ensure that all the strings are sounding.\r\n\r\nWhen you have the barre down, test each string to make sure that you can hear it clearly. You may well have to fidget your finger and change the pressure until you get it right. But be careful not to use more pressure than you need. Squeeze too tightly and your hand quickly gets tired.\r\n\r\nWhen you’re confident in your barre, add your middle finger to the A-string at the third fret.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >Playing a B minor chord on your ukulele</h2>\r\nTo play the Bm shape, start off exactly the same way as D7: barring across all strings at the second fret with your index finger. This time, though, you reach over the strings with your ring finger to play the g-string at the fourth fret to create the D7 shape:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315231.image5.jpg\" alt=\"image5.jpg\" width=\"141\" height=\"361\" />","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9095,"name":"Alistair Wood","slug":"alistair-wood","description":" <p><b>Brett McQueen</b> is a musician, songwriter and the founder of ukuleletricks.com, one of the most popular ukulele sites in the world, where he provides audio, video, and written instructional material (along with personalised feedback) to freshly minted ukulele fans everywhere. 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Now use your index finger to point at your left shoulder (right shoulder for left-handers) and rest your thumb between the first and second knuckle of your index finger.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">Resting your thumb on the finger is important: it gives your finger an extra bit of stability so it makes a cleaner sound when you strum.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Strumming your ukulele in the right spot</h2>\r\nPick up your uke and position it so that your index finger is just above the g-string, where the neck of your uke meets the body. This location is known as the <em>sweet spot</em>. Each ukulele has its own sweet spot where the strumming sounds best. For soprano ukes, this spot is around where the neck meets the body. For larger ukes, the sweet spot is between the soundhole and the end of the body. Experiment with your uke and see what feels and sounds right to you.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Strumming your ukulele the right way</h2>\r\nThe best advice for strumming — and life in general — is to stay loose. Tightening up is a surefire way to sound robotic and tire yourself out quickly. The second-best piece of advice is to strum with your wrist rather than with your arm — moving your arm up and down gets tiring very quickly. So you want to move your wrist and do no more than rotate your forearm.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">You don’t need to strum much more widely than the strings. Try not to make your strums too wide because maintaining a steady rhythm then becomes harder and you tire more quickly.</p>\r\nWhen you strum down, your nail hits the string first. When you strum up, the pad of your finger hits the string first. This pattern creates a nice balance between a more forceful down-strum and a softer up-strum.\r\n\r\nStay relaxed, not only in your hands and arms but also in your whole body. When you concentrate too hard on your playing, you can easily tense up without noticing, which can lead to getting tired and achy. So every so often, consciously relax your arms and shoulders before you get back to playing.","description":"The ukulele may be the patron saint of whimsical instruments, but there's still thought and method involved when it comes to playing! Read on to learn how to strum your uke like a pro.\r\n<div class=\"x2 x2-top\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"video-player-organism\"></div>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nYou use your dominant arm (that is, the right arm if you’re right-handed) to strum your ukulele. The fretting hand may get all the glory and do all the fancy work, but the strumming hand is most important. 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Now use your index finger to point at your left shoulder (right shoulder for left-handers) and rest your thumb between the first and second knuckle of your index finger.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">Resting your thumb on the finger is important: it gives your finger an extra bit of stability so it makes a cleaner sound when you strum.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Strumming your ukulele in the right spot</h2>\r\nPick up your uke and position it so that your index finger is just above the g-string, where the neck of your uke meets the body. This location is known as the <em>sweet spot</em>. Each ukulele has its own sweet spot where the strumming sounds best. For soprano ukes, this spot is around where the neck meets the body. For larger ukes, the sweet spot is between the soundhole and the end of the body. Experiment with your uke and see what feels and sounds right to you.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Strumming your ukulele the right way</h2>\r\nThe best advice for strumming — and life in general — is to stay loose. Tightening up is a surefire way to sound robotic and tire yourself out quickly. The second-best piece of advice is to strum with your wrist rather than with your arm — moving your arm up and down gets tiring very quickly. So you want to move your wrist and do no more than rotate your forearm.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">You don’t need to strum much more widely than the strings. Try not to make your strums too wide because maintaining a steady rhythm then becomes harder and you tire more quickly.</p>\r\nWhen you strum down, your nail hits the string first. When you strum up, the pad of your finger hits the string first. 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As with regular picking, in simultaneous picking, you pick down with your thumb and up with your fingers.\r\n<div class=\"x2 x2-top\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"video-player-organism\"></div>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\nIn standard notation, the letters for two fingers stacked on top of each other indicates picking with both those fingers, as shown in this nice picking pattern:\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/315234.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"535\" height=\"135\" />\r\n\r\nTo play this pattern, pick the g-string with your thumb at the same time as you pick the A-string with your ring finger, then the E and C strings separately.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">An interesting aspect of this pattern is the arrangement of notes: first, a group of three; second, another group of three; and then a group of two. This gives an emphasis to one of the off-beats in each bar. 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Guitar How to Tune a Guitar to Itself Using the Fifth-Fret Method

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Tuning a guitar to itself using the fifth-fret method is an important and useful guitar skill. The fifth-fret method is the most common type of relative tuning, and it's all you need if you're planning on playing by yourself. The fifth-fret method derives its name from the fact that you almost always play a string at the fifth fret and then compare the sound of that note to that of the next open string. You need to be careful, however, because the fourth fret (the fifth fret’s jealous understudy) puts in a cameo appearance toward the end of the process.

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Guitar Guitar Techniques: Playing an Arpeggio

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Watch the video and try playing the arpeggio. Learning a simple arpeggio is the foundation to mastering more complicated broken chords.

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Ukulele How to Bend Notes on Your Ukulele

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You play a bend on your ukulele by grabbing the string and pushing it across the neck. This action increases the tension in the string and therefore raises the pitch. To play a bend: Fret the note with your ring finger and also put your index and middle fingers on the same string. The additional fingers act as support. Pluck the string. If you’re playing the E- or A-string, push the string up towards your face. Your hands look something like this: If you’re playing the g- or C-string, pull it down toward the ground. Bend the string until you reach the target pitch and hold it. Bring your thumb over the top of the fretboard to give you some extra leverage. Bends are a tricky prospect on the uke. Unlike on steel-stringed instruments, the nylon strings don’t take kindly to being bent. Bending notes to get them in tune can be a trial. In tab, bends are shown as a curvy arrow with a number at the top. The number refers to the number of steps the note increases. So when a bend has a “1/2” at the top, you need to bend by half a step (one fret higher). When the tab says “Full” at the top, that’s a bend of a whole step (two frets): In standard notation, a bend is shown as a pointed line between the note being bent from and the note being bent to: When you’re practicing bends, try playing the note you’re aiming for before attempting your bend to get a better idea of what note you’re shooting for.

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Ukulele How to Play Barre Chords on the Ukulele

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Barre chords form the basis of many ukulele songs. A barre chord (pronounced "bar") is any chord where you fret more than one string with a single finger. They’re represented in chord diagrams in the same way as conventional chords. The only differences are an arch over the strings you press with the same finger, as in the chord diagram for B flat: If the chord is played a long way up the neck, a number at the top right indicates the fret at which the chord diagram starts. Playing a B♭ chord on your ukulele The B♭ chord requires you to fret two strings with one finger. To start, take your index finger and use the top third of it to fret both the E- and A-strings at the first fret. When you can hold this fingering down so that both strings sound clearly when you play them, move on to the full B♭ chord by placing your middle finger on the C-string at the second fret. Then bring your ring finger over to fret the g-string at the third fret. When you’re done, your hand should look like this: When you’re playing the B♭ chord, make sure that your thumb is central on the back of your uke’s neck. This technique helps in two ways: Your middle and ring fingers arch high above the E- and A-strings so that you don’t mute them. You can get more pressure on the chord so that the strings ring clearly. When you have the B♭ chord under your fingers, you can use the three-chord trick in the key of F. The I–IV–V progression in F is F–B♭–C. These chords form the basis of the country song “Man of Constant Sorrow,” whose notation is here: Playing a D7 chord on your ukulele The D7 chord takes the idea of a barre chord one step further than the B♭. To form this chord, you barre across all the strings. Start by laying your index finger across all the strings at the second fret so that the tip of your finger is just past the edge of the fretboard. Position your thumb at the back of the uke’s neck so that you can squeeze the chord a little. The amount of pressure to use is a delicate balance. The priority is to ensure that all the strings are sounding. When you have the barre down, test each string to make sure that you can hear it clearly. You may well have to fidget your finger and change the pressure until you get it right. But be careful not to use more pressure than you need. Squeeze too tightly and your hand quickly gets tired. When you’re confident in your barre, add your middle finger to the A-string at the third fret. Playing a B minor chord on your ukulele To play the Bm shape, start off exactly the same way as D7: barring across all strings at the second fret with your index finger. This time, though, you reach over the strings with your ring finger to play the g-string at the fourth fret to create the D7 shape:

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Ukulele Ukulele Techniques: Hammering On and Pulling Off

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On ukulele, when you're picking out melodies, you don't need to play every note. Hammer on and pulling off are two ways to change and spice up the sound of your playing.

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Ukulele Strumming Between Melody and Chords on Ukulele

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On ukulele, you can combine melody and chords in a variety of ways. In this video you see how to fingerpick the melody and strum chords between the gaps.

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Ukulele Getting Rhythm with 'Chnking' on Ukulele

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Ukulele players create more rhythmic interest in their songs by using the "chnking" technique as they strum. Here's how to do it.

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Ukulele Strumming a Ukulele in 3/4 time

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Many songs on ukulele are in 3/4 time. Understanding 3/4 time opens up a whole host of songs you can play on ukulele.

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Ukulele Strum a Ukulele the Right Way

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The ukulele may be the patron saint of whimsical instruments, but there's still thought and method involved when it comes to playing! Read on to learn how to strum your uke like a pro. You use your dominant arm (that is, the right arm if you’re right-handed) to strum your ukulele. The fretting hand may get all the glory and do all the fancy work, but the strumming hand is most important. You can finger a few fluffed notes or wrong chords without anyone really spotting them, but everyone is sure to notice when your strumming speeds up and slows down. Strumming is such a fundamental part of a song that strumming patterns vary between genres much more than chord patterns do. To assume strumming position, put down your ukulele for a second — you can pick it up again in a minute. Put your strumming hand (right hand for right-handers, left hand for left-handers) in front of the middle of your body where your stomach meets your chest. Make your hand into a light fist so your fingertips are touching your palm but not pressing into it. Now use your index finger to point at your left shoulder (right shoulder for left-handers) and rest your thumb between the first and second knuckle of your index finger. Resting your thumb on the finger is important: it gives your finger an extra bit of stability so it makes a cleaner sound when you strum. Strumming your ukulele in the right spot Pick up your uke and position it so that your index finger is just above the g-string, where the neck of your uke meets the body. This location is known as the sweet spot. Each ukulele has its own sweet spot where the strumming sounds best. For soprano ukes, this spot is around where the neck meets the body. For larger ukes, the sweet spot is between the soundhole and the end of the body. Experiment with your uke and see what feels and sounds right to you. Strumming your ukulele the right way The best advice for strumming — and life in general — is to stay loose. Tightening up is a surefire way to sound robotic and tire yourself out quickly. The second-best piece of advice is to strum with your wrist rather than with your arm — moving your arm up and down gets tiring very quickly. So you want to move your wrist and do no more than rotate your forearm. You don’t need to strum much more widely than the strings. Try not to make your strums too wide because maintaining a steady rhythm then becomes harder and you tire more quickly. When you strum down, your nail hits the string first. When you strum up, the pad of your finger hits the string first. This pattern creates a nice balance between a more forceful down-strum and a softer up-strum. Stay relaxed, not only in your hands and arms but also in your whole body. When you concentrate too hard on your playing, you can easily tense up without noticing, which can lead to getting tired and achy. So every so often, consciously relax your arms and shoulders before you get back to playing.

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Ukulele How to Simultaneously Fingerpick Multiple Notes on a Ukulele

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Picking two notes on your ukulele at the same time creates a beautiful shimmering effect. As with regular picking, in simultaneous picking, you pick down with your thumb and up with your fingers. In standard notation, the letters for two fingers stacked on top of each other indicates picking with both those fingers, as shown in this nice picking pattern: To play this pattern, pick the g-string with your thumb at the same time as you pick the A-string with your ring finger, then the E and C strings separately. An interesting aspect of this pattern is the arrangement of notes: first, a group of three; second, another group of three; and then a group of two. This gives an emphasis to one of the off-beats in each bar. This is known as ‘three against four’, and it creates an interesting and unexpected color to the pattern. You need a bit of practice to get used to this technique, but the effort is well worthwhile. As well as simultaneously picking with your thumb and one finger, you can simultaneously pick with two fingers. Once you're comfortable with this pattern, you can put it together with a chord progression and make a nice little song:

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