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Jazz Ukulele - Lessons

A collection of online lessons dealing with playing jazz n ukulele.

23 Lesson(s)

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Alternate Fingerings for F7

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.

UL118: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: February 1, 2012, 2:57 pm | Author: Curt Sheller

Alterted Seventh Chords on Ukulele

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 .....

UL102: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: October 14, 2011, 12:24 am | Author: Curt Sheller

An Introduction to Creating Solo Ukulele Arrangements

Creating a solo ukulele chord arrangement is as simple as harmonizing a melody by playing a chord that has the melody note as the top note of the chord. This style of playing is called Chord Melody or Melody and Chord. .....

UL125: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:13 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Building a Solid Jazz Chord Foundation for Ukulele

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. .....

UL103: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: January 31, 2012, 12:27 pm | Author: Curt Sheller

Classic Endings for Ukulele

Two Feel, bVImaj7 bIImaj7, Basie Ending, Single, Double and Triple Tags, Chromatic, Take the 'A' Train Ending, Shave and a Hair Cut, Lawrence Welk Ending, . . . These are common songs ending that are used over and over in .....

UL03: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:09 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Cool Ukulele Chords

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 .....

UL34: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:01 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Cool Ukulele Chords - G7

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 .....

UL105: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: October 14, 2011, 12:27 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing

Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.

UL42a: Published: September 18, 2011, 11:21 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:27 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 2nd Voicing

Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.

UL42b: Published: September 18, 2011, 11:25 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:27 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 3rd Voicing

Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the “big six” essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.

UL42c: Published: September 18, 2011, 11:27 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:27 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 4th Voicing

Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the “big six” essential chords. maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.

UL42d: Published: September 18, 2011, 11:28 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:28 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Core Chords - The Big Six - Building a Solid Chord Foundation

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 .....

UL42: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:08 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Creating Introductions and Turnarounds for Ukulele

Introductions are a composed or improvised piece of music that introduces - sets the stage for - a song or composition. Introductions, or intro for short, are used in all types of music. In this .....

UL01: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 12:05 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Diminished Scale for Ukulele - C Tuning

The Diminished scale is a symmetrical scale with a repeating pattern of whole steps and half steps. You only need to learn the Diminished scale in three keys to cover all 15 keys.

UL25b: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:05 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Exploring Jazz Ukulele

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 .....

UL123: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:12 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Naming Chords on Ukulele

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 .....

UL20: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:07 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Practice Cycles and Sequences

Sequences and cycles for practicing scales, intervals, melodic sequences and arpeggios.

These sequences also help in learning where any interval is of a given note, the chord tones of chords and aide in memorizing .....

UL18: Published: January 6, 2011, 11:00 am | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:14 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Six Essential Scales for Ukulele

The six essential scale are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian.

There are two scales that can be the memorized and all other essential scales referenced from these two. These two .....

UL04: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:02 am | Author: Curt Sheller

The Major Scale

The Major Scale or Ionian scale is a diatonic scale, made up of seven distinct notes, plus an eighth which duplicates the first one octave higher. In solfege these notes correspond to the syllables "Do, .....

UL124: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:13 am | Author: Curt Sheller

Transposing Chords

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 .....

UL05: Published: January 6, 2011, 11:00 am | Updated: January 4, 2012, 2:31 pm | Author: Curt Sheller

Upper Partial Chord Tones

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.

UL109: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: January 31, 2012, 12:49 pm | Author: Curt Sheller

What is the different between a Scale and a Mode?

A scale and mode can contain exactly the same notes. So when it is a scale and when is it a mode?

This lesson explores the content that determine when a scale is a mode.

UL110: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: January 4, 2012, 11:14 pm | Author: Curt Sheller

Whole Tone Scale for Ukulele - C Tuning

The Whole Tone scale is a symmetrical scale with an equal distance been each note or scale degree. Each scale degree is a whole step from the previous. You only need two whole tone scales to cover all .....

UL25: Published: January 2, 2005, 12:00 pm | Updated: December 16, 2011, 11:06 am | Author: Curt Sheller

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Whether your interest is in Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country or somewhere in between QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a valuable addition to your musical library.

QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning

Learn to create exciting solos in a variety of contemporary styles!

Scales are used to improvise, create melodies and riffs. With a broad knowledge of the essential scales that are used in contemporary music and a mastery of the ukulele's fingerboard and fingering principles you're well on your way.

Master these fingerings and unlock your potential as a ukulele player!

Available for Standard Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukuleles tuned to (G C E A) Key of "C" tuning and Tenor and Baritone ukuleles tuned to (D G B E) Key of "G" tuning.

QUICKSTART - Scale Fingerings for Ukulele is a concise, well organized book ideal for any ukulele player beginning to explore improvisation. Scale Fingerings for Ukulele keeps a sharp focus on six critical scales, their fingerings and their related chords. All material is covered in every key.

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