In this lesson you will learn to play a melody on your ukulele! You do not have to read sheet music. It is time to learn to play Mary Had A Little Lamb with an easy instruction and tablature notation!
Costs beyond the instrument are also low. You generally will only need a few things in addition to the instrument itself. This includes a tuner, so you or your child can keep the Ukulele for sale in uk in tune. A gig bag or case is useful for protecting the instrument when storing or transporting it. Tuners and gig bags can be purchased for around $20 each. You will also need to buy strings and replace them regularly. These are also reasonably priced, generally starting at $5 for a pack of strings.
That's because the chords you're playing are in one key and the song was recorded/written in another. Why? Because oftentimes, the chords you find in fake books, song sheets and online sites are transposed into a key that's easy for beginners, like the key of C. The chord progression is the same but the key is different. That's why it sounds fine when you're singing and playing the song by yourself but not fine when you play along with the recorded version.
You might find this difficult at first but as your ring finger get used to it it will actually be easier to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers to find the right fret if you get accustomed to this way of playing.
It is of course preferable to use a tuner or piano or ukuleles tuning fork in Ukulele tuning but it is not necessary to tune exactly to the concert pitch if you don't play with others.
In West Maui, just south of Lahaina Town, trek approximately a mile into the fields at Olowalu to view ancient petroglyphs. Ask Ukulele for sale directions to the petroglyphs at the General Store.
Once the instrument is tuned, play around with it a bit. Learn how the different notes sound and get what they call an "ear" for music. Some people have this as a natural gift, others can learn this. You can also take a look at some tutorials on the proper way to pluck the instrument, using your thumb and in some cases, your thumb and forefinger.
Hold down the second string (from the top) at the 4th fret, and pick it alternating with your open string underneath it. Tune this open 3rd string to sound the same as fretted one above it.