Published:
2003-03-15
Updated:
2020-02-13
Learning Ukulele with Curt
A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords - Volume I
Beyond learning basic Ukulele chords, most players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called "jazz" chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music. A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele - presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Code: AGCUKE1
Main Category: Chords Main Instrument: Ukulele
Subjects: Chords, Progressions, Jazz, Intermediate, Advanced, Core
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- Product Code: AGCUKE1
- Author(s): Curt Sheller
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- Published: 15 March 2003
- Updated: 13 February 2020
- ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-8-9
- Size*: ANSI A
- Pages: 70
- Hard Copy Price: $19.95
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Beyond learning basic Ukulele chords, most players struggle with advanced chords. Commonly called "jazz" chords, these more sophisticated voicings find a wide use in all forms of music. A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele - presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele - presents a highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. Chord dictionaries are not the answer. Even chord theory does not offer any insight into unraveling the complexity of Ukulele chord voicings.
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele is your answer.
Chords can be categorized into four chord types; Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented. Four-part chords can be voiced across the four strings of the Ukulele.
Chord notation is an inexact science. Some of the more common chord notations are shown throughout the book.
All chords presented can be played on a Standard C, G or D tuned four string Ukulele &nmdash; Low or high string.
- Seventh Chords
- String Family 1 2 3 4 *
- Major Chord Types *
- Upper Partial Ninths *
- Upper Partial Elevenths
- Upper Partial Thirteenths
- Minor Seventh Chords
- String Family 1 2 3 4
- Minor Chord Types
- Upper Partial Ninths
- Upper Partial Elevenths
- Upper Partial Thirteenths
- Half-Diminished Seventh Chords
- String Family 1 2 3 4
- Diminished Chord Types
- Upper Partial Ninths
- Upper Partial Elevenths
- Upper Partial Thirteenths
- Augmented Seventh Chords
- String Family 1 2 3 4
- Augmented Chord Types
- Upper Partial Ninths
- Upper Partial Elevenths
- Upper Partial Thirteenths
- Lowered Fifth
- Raised Fifth
- Lowered Ninth
- Raised Ninth
- Raised Eleventh
- Lowered Thirteenth
- Major Triad
- Minor Triad
- Diminished Triad
- Augmented Triad
- Suspended Chords
- Add Chords
- Slash Chords
- C Major Blues
- I VI II V
- Rhythm Changes
- Standard #1
- Standard #2
- Standard #3
- Standard #4
- "C" Tuning - Sharp Notes
- "C" Tuning - Flat Notes
- "D" Tuning - Sharp Notes
- "D" Tuning - Flat Notes
- "G" Tuning - Sharp Notes
- "G" Tuning - Flat Notes
- 5/27/2008 - Optional instruction for 11th and 13th chords added to chord instruction that where missing this information. Basically a ninth can be added to 11th and thirteenth chords by raising the root two frets.
- 7/14/2006 - Added record examples of the sample progression from the book.
- 7/14/2006 - (20070714.1.10) Example progressions: Rhythm Changes (pg 50-51) and Satin Doll for "G" Tuning (pg 54-55) corrected.
4-part Contemporary Chords, a.k.a. Jazz Chords
Core Chords is a series of lessons for building your 4-part chords. These chords commonly called jazz chords, are really just 4-part chords used in a wide range of musical styles. Beyond basic open position chords, basic movable form chords and a core set of 4-part chords. There are just too many chords shapes too memorize. Learning the principles of how chords are constructed and the ukulele fingerboard are the way to go. Then you can create more advanced chords like 9#11, 7#5-9, 13b5, 7+9 on the fly as needed.