![]() Now that you know how to read chords, you can now dive into UC’s chord dictionary.įeatured image by uke chords ( CC BY-NC-ND 2. We press all four strings with the same finger. In such cases, dots are clustered together in some way, with lines: Sometimes we need to use a finger as a capo, pressing several strings at once with it. When all fingers are quite far from the first fret, the box will not begin with the nut, but with one of the frets, which will be numbered accordingly. There are sections on how to read music, tuning, movable chords, and chord derivations. It is not unusual to be showing under each string the note or the tonal function, within the chord, of the note we are pressing (or not) on that string. This handy reference guide fits into your ukulele case or pocket and is organized in a unique dictionary style, making it easy for you to find any chord quickly. These numbers may appear inside each dot or under the line corresponding to each string. Number 1 corresponds to the index, number 2 to the middle finger, number 3 to the ring finger and number 4 to the little finger. In some diagrams, a number also specifies which finger to use on each string. Complete user manual, with all the diagrams essential to the ukulele, a toolbox for taking control of the instrument. In our example, second string should not be played. You can search for chords by root note or by family. Both right and left-handed chord charts are available and these tools work on mobiles, tablets and desktops. All the basic chords are included and they’re organised in a straightforward way. We use an X in the same place when the string must not be played. Our free basic chord dictionary is a great place for ukulele and guitar beginners to start. If a string needs to be played without being pressed, a circle is placed on the upper part of the diagram (and we call that playing an open string). On each string that we need to press, there will be a dot on the string, so we’ll put a finger there. Therefore, on the left side of the diagram we have the fourth string. The line on the right corresponds to the first string of the ukulele, i.e., the on that’s closest to the ground when we carry it in ready-to-play mode. Four strings, four linesįor the ukulele, we use a box with four vertical lines, that represent the four strings, and a varying number of horizontal spaces (which are the spaces between the frets). ![]() Normally, we will find them drawn as boxes with lines and dots. This handy reference guide fits into your ukulele case or pocket and is organized in a unique dictionary style permitting you to locate any chord quickly. It’s common, when we begin playing ukulele, to start by learning a few chords. ![]()
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