Usually many people use their ukulele to play chords to songs. But, did you know that you can play melodies too! Read on and I will show you how you can make your own melodies!
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Make sure you bookmark the ukulele tuner site for future use. You'll want to tune before each playing session (and often during). The strings will naturally go out of tune as the uke sits and as its played.
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You can use your first finger for all the Uke notes but a more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.
The best way to pick up on these chord variations is to listen to the melody. It's often easier to work out single notes than it is full chords. If you can figure out how to play the melody, all the better. Melody notes are often picked up on in the chords. So if you can find these notes, they will help you find those subtle chord variations.