Getting Started with Ukulele - Lesson Eight

Getting Started with Ukulele - Lesson Eight

Do all the same exercises that you did with the key and secondary key frets – except name the derived frets, the next higher frets and the previous lower frets. These are derived from the key and secondary frets and no new frets to memorize.

Continuing with the common of key of E major and adding to the primary chords E, A, B and B7 from last week’s lessons. We can add the secondary chords F#m, G#m, and C#m.

Side Note: The Key of E is really more common with guitar players than ukulele players - however until we achieve complete domination as ukulele players we should, at least humor our fellow guitar players and be able to play in one of their common keys, the Key of E.

• LessonSERIES Key Signatures -E Major and C♯ Minor
• Common Chord Progressions for the Key of E

Using the Quarter Notes strum and focus on switching between F#m, G#m and C#m.

This will cover all possible connections. Practice switching at a SLOW tempo and slowly increase the tempo as you get comfortable with the chords.

Visualize the next chord while you are on the current chord.

• Four Chord Progressions
• Fifties (1950s) Chord Progressions
• Four Chord Pop Progressions

With these four chords you can play a lot of songs.

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

• Key Signatures -E Major and C♯ Minor
• Common Chord Progressions for E Major

• A dotted quarter note and eighth note to four eight notes.
• A dotted quarter note and eighth note tied to four eight notes.

An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type. Intervals can be played one note (melodic) or two notes (harmonic) at a time, ascending or descending.

• Understanding Diatonic Intervals