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Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
Lesson 2
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Welcome to Week 2 of
UKULELEfor
THE COMPLETE BEGINNER
Go ahead and get tuned up while you wait…
The plan for today…
• Week 1: Let’s just start playing… Ukulele 101
Tuning your ukulele
2 easy chords – F and C7
Easy strum patterns
2 chord songs using F and C7
• Week 2: the key of C 2 new chords – C and G7
New songs using C and G7
• Week 3: the key of D 3 new chords – D, G, and A7
New songs using D, G, and A7
• Week 4: getting fancier – more chords 2 new chords in the key of C – Am and Dm
• Week 5: playing in other keys 3 new chords so we can play in the key of G – D7, Em, B7
All the chord in all the keys
Going forward on your own
Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
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Step 1 ‐ Let’s tune our ukuleles:ALWAYS DO THIS BEFORE YOU PLAY
G C E AG C E A
Step 2 – finger warm‐up:
4 3 2 1
GCEA4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
A string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
E string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
C string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
G string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
G string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
C string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
E string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
A string: open, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, open
Use you thumb – or use your fingers
Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
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Step 3 – chords and strumming warm‐up:
C7 F C7 F3/4 timing: 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3
C7 F C7 F4/4 timing: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4
Thumb strum first…
C7 F C7 F3/4 timing: 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3
C7 F C7 F4/4 timing: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4
Step 4 – let’s play last week’s songs
Finger strum now…
Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
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F C7Lost my partner, what’ll I do? Lost my partner, what’ll I do?
F C7 FLost my partner, what’ll I do? Skip to my Lou, my darlin’.
F C7 Skip, skip, skip to my Lou… Skip, skip, skip to my Lou…
F C7 FSkip, skip, skip to my Lou… Skip to my Lou my darlin’.
Skip to my Lou 4/4 ‐ 160 BPM
FHe’s got the whole world in his hands,
C7 He’s got the whole, wide world in his hands,
FHe’s got the whole world in his hands,
C7 FHe’s got the whole world in his hands.
He’s Got the Whole World 4/4 ‐ 140 BPM
Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
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New Chords!Here are our next two chords ‐ they are in the key of C:
3
32
1
Slide finger 3 along the 1st string as you switch between the chords...
Let’s practice these new chords:
C G7 C G73/4 timing: 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3
C G7 C G74/4 timing: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4
Thumb strum first…
Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks
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C G7 C G73/4 timing: 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3
C G7 C G74/4 timing: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4
Finger strum now…
Amazing Grace – key of C – ¾ ‐ 90 BPM
C F CA‐mazing grace, how sweet the sound,
G7That saved, a wretch, like me…
C F CI once was lost, but now am found,
G7 CWas blind, but now, I see.
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Happy Birthday – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 100 BPM
C G7 C
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you,
C F C G7 C
Happy birthday dear name, happy birthday to you!
Red River Valley – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 140 BPM
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Home on the Range – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 105 BPM
• Complete song sheets (all verses) for the new songs are posted on the course web site.
• Practice at least twice a day for 15 to 30 minutes each time – this will toughen up your fingers and help you to build “muscle memory”.
• Start with the finger exercises, then strumming, then songs.
• Play slowly at first – use a metronome to help you keep time.
• Gradually increase your speed as you get quicker at changing notes and chords.
Reminders…
Next week – two new chords and the key of D!