Published:
2013-10-31
Updated:
2013-11-03

Learning Ukulele with Curt

Getting Started with `Ukulele - Lesson Five

For Lesson Five we'll add and build on the lesson and material from lesson four.

Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: ULB01-wk-5

Main Category: Basics Main Instrument: Ukulele

Subjects: Chords

2013-11-03

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Getting Started with `Ukulele - Lesson Five

For Lesson Five we'll add and build on the lesson and material from lesson four.

In lesson five you’ll learn to following:

NOTE: Although these lessons are presented as a weekly series, you can and should take as long as you like to master each week's lesson as there is a lot of material in each lesson in the series.

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The Fingerboard - Secondary Key Fret (10)

The second of the two secondary key frets, fret (10).

  • LESSON: Learning the Fingerboard, C Tuning - Fret (10)
  • LESSON: Learning the Fingerboard, C Tuning - Derived Frets
  • From this week’s fret (10) F A# D G you get fret (11) F# B D# G# and the fret (9) E A C# F#.

    With the key and secondary frets and their derived higher and lower frets, this is the whole fingerboard.

    Technique - Four Finger - Four Note Fingering Drills, Variations

    Taking the four note single string fingering drills explore this lesson on create a simple variation.

  • LESSON: Fingering Gymnastics
  • LESSON: Four Finger, Single Note, Single String Fingering Drill Variations
  • Secondary Chords - Key of D

    Continuing with the common of key of D major and adding to the primary chords D, G, A and A7 from last week’s lessons. We can add the secondary chords Em, F#m, and Bm.

  • Series: Key Signatures - D Major and B Minor
  • LESSON: Secondary Chords of D Major
  • Common Progressions - Key of D

    With the primary and secondary chords in the key of D.

  • Series: Key Signatures - G Major and E Minor
  • LESSON: Key Signatures - D Major and B Minor
  • LESSON: Common Chord Progressions for D Major
  • Core Strumming Pattern Three

    This is the third of the four core strumming patterns. Theses are some of the most famous strumming patterns used.

  • LESSON: Strumming Pattern Three
  • Understanding Interval Inversion

    Last week’s lesson explored Chromatic intervals. This week we explores inversion.

  • LESSON: Understanding Interval Inversion