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Ukulele Chords & Chord Progressions
Ukulele Chords & Chord Progression lessons available through Curt Sheller Publications
Chord Lessons
- Basic Open Position Chords for C Tuning
These are the chords that every ukulele player should know.
- Movable Form Chords
20 plus ukulele chord lessons, open postions forms and their movable forms.
A, Am , A7, B7, C, Cm, C7, D, Dm, D7, E, Em, E7, F, Fm, F7, G, GM, G7, A, Am, A7
- Core Chords - The Big Six
The 4-part Seventh chord can forms the foundation for our core contemporary, a.k.a, jazz chords. This lesson covers the big six that find a wide use in all forms of contemporary music.
- The Dominant Seventh Chord
Not all seventh chords are actually dominant seventh chords.
Cool Chords Lesson Series
These chords are part of the Cool Ukulele Chords Series of lessons.
- Creating Cool Ukulele Chords
Just what are those crazy chords you see advanced players using?
- G7
Alternate voicings to one of the first chords most players learn.
- A7
- F♯m7♭5
A chord in music is any harmonic set of two to three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. These need not actually be played together: arpeggios and broken chords may for many practical and theoretical purposes be understood as chords. Chords and sequences of chords are frequently used in modern western, west African and Oceanian music, whereas they are absent from the music of many other parts of the world.
The most frequently encountered chords are triads, so called because they consist of three distinct notes: further notes may be added to give seventh chords, extended chords, or added tone chords. The most common chords are the major and minor triads and then the augmented and diminished triads. The descriptions "major", "minor", "augmented" and "diminished" are sometimes referred to collectively as chordal "quality". Chords are also commonly classed by their root note so, for instance, the chord C Major may be described as a triad of major quality built upon the note C. Chords are also classified by inversion, the order in which their notes are stacked.
more information on WidipediA: Chord Progressions
- WidipediA: List of Chord Progressions
Simply put! A chord progression is a sequence of chords. Songs are chord progressions with melodies and lyrics added.
For a more elaborate description checkout the WidipediA article and link below.
Turns out there are a lot of common chord sequences that make learning a lot of songs easier.
- Simple Progressions
- Three Chord Progressions
- Blues Progressions (I – IV – V)
- 50's Chord Progressions
- Andalusian Chord Progression (I – VI – IV – V)
- Backdoor Chord Progression
- Montgomery-Ward bridge
In jazz music, the Montgomery-Ward bridge is a standard chord progression often used as the bridge, or 'B section,' of a jazz standard. The progression consists, in its most basic form, of the chords I7 - IV7 - II7 - V7. Often, some or all of the chords are dominants are substituted with ii-V progressions or otherwise altered. This is used in such standards as "The Sunny Side of the Street", "When You're Smiling", and "Satin Doll".
A chord progression (or harmonic progression) is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing (or contradicting) a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships. Chords and chord theory are generally known as harmony.
A chord progression can be thought of as a harmonic simultaneity succession: it offers an ongoing shift of level that is essential to the music of Europe (at least since 1600), Oceania and South/West Africa. A change of chord, or "chord change", generally occurs on an accented beat, so that chord progressions may contribute significantly to the rhythm, meter and musical form of a piece, delineating bars, phrases and sections.
more information on WidipediA: Chord Progressions
Basic Ukulele Chords Chart
These charts are available in the lessons section of the site.
The following two charts are for C Tuning and organized by the chords that show up in common keys.
Both charts are FREE.
- Basic Open Position Chords - C Tuning
Basic open position chords in the common keys of C, G, D, A, and E - with seventh chords in all keys. Includes diminished and augmented chords.
- Basic Open Position Chords - C Tuning for Lefties
the same chart as above but for lefties.
Coming Soon!!!
Related Lessons for: Chords
Here a few lessons that might be of interest to the topic and principles covered in this lesson.
Alternate Fingerings for F7
Lesson Code: UL118
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Alternate fingerings for F7 in C tuning. The same fingerings would apply to C7 in G tuning and G7 in D tuning.
These are taken from the Ukulele Chord of the Week lessons presented 2007.
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Alterted Seventh Chords on Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL102
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
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. Yu can then create more advanced chords like 9#11, 7#5-9, 13b5, 7+9 on the fly as needed from your core set of chords.
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Basic Open Position Ukulele Chord Chart
Lesson Code: UL700a
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
A core set of basic chords that all Ukulele players should know in five common keys: C, G, D, A and E. In all common "dominant" seventh chords in every key.
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Basic Open Position Ukulele Chord Chart for Lefties
Lesson Code: UL700b
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
The Basic Open Position Ukulele Chord chart for Lefties. Common chords in five common common keys: C, G, D, A and E. In all common "dominant" seventh chords in every key.
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Lesson Info
The art and sceince of chord fingering. Learning yuor basic open position chords in common keys.
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Building a Solid Jazz Chord Foundation for Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL103
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Beyond learning basic openposition ukulele chords. Most ukulele players struggle with advanced chords. These more sophisticated voicings, commonly called jazz chords, find a wide use in all forms of music and styles. These 4-part chords are the bread and butter of jazz ukulele.
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Chord Shapes and Learning Ukulele Chords
Lesson Code: UL40
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
A chord shape is a function of a particular instrument and tuning. Know how chords are built and the notes can work on any instrument.
Beyond the basic open position chords and basic movable form chords (major, minor and seventh), one needs to learn how chords are created. Then you can build ANY chord you will ever need by moving or displacing a note or notes from the basic chords.
It's the notes that make the chord shape. And, there is no way one can memorize ALL chord shapes. Even memorizing a few hundred is impossible.
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Chord Spelling - An Alternate Approach
Lesson Code: ML02
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
The quickest and most directy way to determine the chord tones of any chord are to use the scale degrees of its major scale. For a major triad the chord tones are the 1st, 3rd and 5th scale degrees of its major scale. For a minor triad you simply flat the 3rd.
For a C major chord the 1st, 3rd, and 5th of the C major scale (C D E F G A B C) are the C E and G. For C minor it's C Eb and G.
By memorizing one sequence of notes, your major scales and a few chord building rules we can learn to spell ANY chord.
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Chord Substitution on Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL80
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
A chord substitution is when one chord replaces another chord or is used in addition to a current chord.
This lesson covers some of the underlining principles that are used to substutie one chords or a series of chords for another.
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Cool Chords - These are the chords that don't typically show up in chord dictionaries or song books. They might show up in software programs that produce chords based on some underlying computer algorithm.
These are the chords players ask, "What is THAT chord"?
Bennt Chong is a master of these chords.
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Lesson Info
A cool chord is most likely a Free Form chord. A free form chord typically include open strings, wide stretches, displaced chord tones and or chord voicings. Plus they just sound cool.
Here is a cool sounding A7 chord.
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Cool Ukulele Chords - F Sharp Minor Seven Flat Five
Lesson Code: UL133
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
F#m7b5 or F#half-diminished seven is a common chord in the key of G major and Em - especially Em.
Part of my Cool Chords series for ukulele, this chord is strange in that an alternate fingering produces the same notes, different TAB but the same notes. Comes in handle when createing melody and chord arrangements on ukulele and for shord improvisation.
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Lesson Info
A cool chord is most likely a Free Form chord. These free form chords typically include open strings, wide stretches, displaced chord tones and or chord voicings. Plus they just sound cool.
Here is a cool sounding G7 chord.
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Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing
Lesson Code: UL42a
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
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Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 2nd Voicing
Lesson Code: UL42b
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
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Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 3rd Voicing
Lesson Code: UL42c
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the “big six” essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
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Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 4th Voicing
Lesson Code: UL42d
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the “big six” essential chords. maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
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Core Chords - The Big Six - Building a Solid Chord Foundation
Lesson Code: UL42
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
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.
The Big Six chords include: Seventh 7, Major Seventh maj7, Minor Seventh m7, Half Diminished Seventh or Minor Seven Flat Five diminished 7 (m7b5), Diminished Seventh o7 and Augmented Seventh +7. These six chords form a core set of chords.
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Not all seventh chords are actually "dominant" seventh chords.
This lesson covers when is a Dominant Seventh Chord NOT really a Dominant seventh?
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Lesson Info
Wikipedia defines Jazz as a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions. The style's West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation, and the swung note.
At a minimum to explore jazz or contemporary music on a ukulele you need a core set of chords and scales. It's this foundation or core that you can build on.
This lesson contains links and resources for developing as a jazz ukulele player. And, a great overview of what is needed as far as chords, scale and the essential elements that are needed to explore jazz on a ukulele.
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Fingering an Open Postion D Major Ukulele Chord
Lesson Code: UL111
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
There are several ways to finger an open position D major chord. Depending on the context of how the chord is being used one fingering might be better than another.
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Lesson Info
Hearing The Changes are knowing what and when the chords of a chord or chord progressions occur. this lessons gets you on the raod to developing this abaility.
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Learning Core Seventh Chords on Ukulele
Lesson Code: UL119
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
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.
Seventh chords are the chords that have the most possible variations. 9th, 11th, 13th, b5, #5, b9, #9. And, combinations of the same.
From these four core seventh chords you can build ALL your altered seventh chords. From these core seventh chords you can build ANY 4-part chord you will even need.
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Lesson Info
A series of weekly ukulele lessons presented throughout 2009 on movable ukulele chords.
Beyond memorizing a core set of basic open position, a couple of movable form chords and a basic set of 4-part chords. You can't possibly memorize all the possible chord shapes available on the ukulele. You need to be able to create chords on the fly as needed. With a basic knowledge of how chords are constructed and knowing the notes of the ukulele fingerboard this is possible. So throw out the chord dictionaries, software programs and your chord charts and get started on REALLY knowing chords.
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A Chord can have alternate names based on how it is being used. A chord's function is an important determining factor in naming a chord. So unless you know the harmonic function you might not be able to accurately name it.
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Open Position A and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL71
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position A and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position A7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL85
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position A7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Am and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL78
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Am and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position B7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL86
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position B7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position C and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL73
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position C and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position C and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL73
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position C and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position C7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL87
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position C7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Cm and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL79
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Cm and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position D and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL76
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position D and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position D and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL76
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position D and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position D7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL88
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position D7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Dm and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL81
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Dm and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position E and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL77
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position E and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position E7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL89
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position E7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Em and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL82
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Em and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position F and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL74
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position F and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position F7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL90
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position F7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Fm and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL83
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Fm and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position G and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL75
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position G and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position G7 and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL91
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position G7 and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Open Position Gm and It's Movable Forms
Lesson Code: UL84
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
Open position Gm and its movable form and variations.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
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Transposition is the process of moving note, chord, scale or any musicial passage from one key to another key. All music can be transposed, from a single note to a complex musicial score. This lesson deals with transposing chords. This lessons covers transposing chords.
With the supplied ukulele fingerboard chart and knowing thenames of any chord. You can tranpose a chords to different keys.
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The types of chords possible on ukulele.
Open position chords, movable form chords, 4-part, a.k.a. jazz chords and free from chords.
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Major Quick Four Progression - Example D
From the book A Guide to Blues Progressions for Ukulele from A to Z
To break up the monotony of six measures of a I chord when the progression is repeated. A V chord is added to measure twelve turning the progression back to the I chord. A IV chord is added to measure two, returning to the I chord in measure three. This change is often referred to as aQuick Four change. A IV chord can also be added to measure ten.
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Diminished Seventh Passing Chord - Example J
From the book A Guide to Blues Progressions for Ukulele from A to Z
A common linking substitution is to use a diminished chord as a passing chord on beats three and four of measure six.
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Understanding a Ukulele Chord Diagram
Lesson Code: UL104
Published: December 31, 1969
Updated: December 31, 1969
Lesson Info
The basic chord diagram as used for ukulele is explained.
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Upper Partials or extensions are the 9th, 11th, and 13ths of a chord. The 9, 11 and 13 can be altered chord tones depending on chord type: examples b9, #9, #11, b13.
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Triads can be used harmonically, as chords and melodically, as single notes.
Triads are a great way to get started with creating solos and improvising.
These lessons explores using triads as a basis for creating melodies and improvising.
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Your first ukulele chord is typically an open position C major chord. It's only one finger and ukulele players love to so this, the easiest, usable ukulele chord to new players. Especially someone coming from guitar where an open position C major is three fingers and not that easy as the first chord.
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I constantly read online and hear. "Is, where, what site, what software is there for this or that chord or all the chord voicings." Well camper! It's not here. Chord dictionaries, software, web sites are not the answer. Even chord theory does not offer any insight into unraveling the complexity of chord voicings.
Learning basic open position chords and the basic movable form chords presented in the Chord of the Week Lessons I presented in 2007 will set you up for the more advanced chords, typically called “jazz” chords.
These Movable Form Chords lessons have been updated, enhanced and now reside in the Members Subscription area for all basic and Members.
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A Guide to Ukulele Chords, Second Edition is designed as a guide to ukulele chords. Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. A Guide to Ukulele Chords covers movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and includes an introduction to 4-part, a.k.a jazz chords and more...
From a few core, basic chord shapes and a understanding of how chords are constructed. Your chord vocabulary can be dramatically increased without memorizing countless chord shapes. There are too many chord shapes to memorize.
This book will take the mystery out playing and understanding chords on the ukulele, whether it is a standard, concert, tenor or baritone ukulele in C tuning, low or high string four.
Tunings: C Tunings. Low or high string four variations.
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Ukulele Chords
This mini (1/2 size) chord books are the perfect size for every ukulele gig bag or case and a great addition to you music book library.
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Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
Seventh chords, Major Sevenths, Minor Sevenths, Diminished, Augmented chords sus and add chords.
Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
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A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today.
Studying the blues chord progressions presented in this book will open a wealth of creative possibilities for exploring chord progressions in all styles of music, not just blues.
This volume covers the key of C major and C minor. Each example includes detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and its chord substitutions.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z starts with a basic three chord, 12 bar blues and progresses up to a sophisticated jazz blues with multiple chord substitutions.
All examples are shown in C and G tuning. Suitable for Soprano, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles. Get through this book and you'll have a solid jazz chord foundation to build on.
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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. 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.
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Exploring Jazz Chords on Ukulele
Exploring Jazz Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
Building a Solid Jazz Chord Foundation using Seventh, Major Seventh, Major 6, Minor Seventh, Minor Sixth, Diminished Seventh, Minor Seventh Flat Five and Augmented Seventh chords.
Tunings: C and G. Low or high string four variations.
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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I
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Tunings: C Tuning with a low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
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Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
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Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution
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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Guitar - Volume I
Common chord progressions and chord sequences.
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Six essential scales for Gutiar. Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys with one octave scale fingerings starting on any finger.
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QuickStart - Chord Progressions for Lead Guitar - Vol I Book and CD
Each of the 24 tracks of this play-along CD are devoted to a scale covered in the QUICKSTART Scale Fingerings for Lead Guitar book. There are four background tracks for each scale featuring the chords of that scale.
Exploring improvisation in a variety of contemporary styles.
Suitable or guitar, bass, ukulele and any instrument capable of soloing.
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Daily Practice Material for the Contemporary Guitarist
Scales, intervals and sequences for daily practice for guitar.
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Six Secrets of Guitar Fingering
Learn the principles to navigating the guitar* fingerboard.
Fingering is one of the most universal topics. Whether your style is Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz or Classical, these principles will improve your technique, your solos, even your sight reading.
Think of fingering as a series of pathways. When you learn to connect these pathways, there are benefits not only to technique but also to creativity. All fingering on the guitar can be reduced to 6 principles of motion. Each principle has physical and musical characteristics that you can use to improve your playing.
* The fingering principles in the books are suitable for ANY guitar tuning.
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The Pathways of Guitar
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Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
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Ukulele- Reading Music Series - Primer
Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Reading music on the ukulele is easier than reading music on guitar or piano. There are only four strings with a smaller range of possible notes.
Music in the key of C with all natural notes, no flats or sharps is pretty easy to play in open position on a ukulele. This would be the same as playing the white keys of a piano.
Standard music notation has been the Lingua Franco of musicians, both professionals and hobbyists for many centuries.
Reading standard music notation opens you up to vast world of published music.
Reading simple melodies in open position is the first step to reading music on the uke.
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