Johnson Chad Ukulele Aerobics For All Levels Uke Book (Includes Online Access Code): From Beginner to Advanced

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Use the standard notation version for relating notes on the fretboard to their pitches as they appear on the staff. Great for notating fingers on tab and note duration on the staff.

The Reverse 1234, or The 4321 takes the same structure as the 1234 but flips it on it’s head. Instead of starting at the first fret and using our index finger, we’re actually starting on the fourth fret and using our pinkie finger. Good stretching practice is to hold for 15-20 seconds and never stretch to where it hurts – only to the feel-good point. By mixing the two previous exercises together you can get a cool hybrid warmup that covers the first four frets and all four strings. Now add in the use of your ring finger (represented by an a). These exercises are a bit more difficult because the ring finger isn’t known to be the strongest finger in your hand. Use these exercises to build up strength and to free up movement in your ring finger. With this one, the rule is: one finger per fret. Your 1st finger plays the first fret, 2nd finger plays the second fret, 3rd finger plays the third fret, and 4th finger plays the fourth fret. Then you switch strings and start over. Start on the G or A strings and work your way across the fretboard. You can either start on an open string or start on the 1st fret. A |--------------------------1-2-3-4--|--1-2-3-4--------------------------

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The main advantage of a tab over a piece of standard music notation is that there is very little learning curve. If you can count you can play from a tab. Nothing beats a good freebie, so what could be better than a free ukulele ebook? Two free ukulele ebooks? Here’s a list of the best free ukulele ebooks that I’ve found on my armchair travels of the internet… I’ve written the song out in this simplified format: Riptide PDF (Easy) Universal Strumming Pattern (with a swing feel) Triplets

We then do the same again but this time switching to hammering on at the 4th fret with our pinkie finger. Just like the 1234, once we’ve done all 4 frets we move down to the C string, then down to the E string, then A string. After this we simply slide up a fret and do it all over again. The Pull DownMuch like our reversed 1234, the reversed spider (or should that be The Redips?) again starts with our pinkie at fret 4. The pattern is essentially the same as the spider but we’re moving down the notes rather than up them. The Hammer Up Tablature (or “tab” for short) is a simple system of notating music. It uses numbers on lines to represent the frets and strings of an ukulele.

If you are only going to do one exercise to prepare for playing ukulele, I would recommend stretching. It loosens up your hands and tells the muscles, “Hey, physical exertion coming up!” This will help you avoid becoming sore and hopefully reduce your chances of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. Hand Pull If you don’t know what Campanella is this is a great book to get you started. Jonathan Lewis’s free book teaches you what campanella means, techniques to help you play it and gives you some easy tunes to get started with. As well as practising each day, try and make sure it’s the same time every day. It will become part of your routine. Of course both of these things are much more likely to happen if your ukulele is handy. If you hide it away in its case, it is more effort to get it out. Having it somewhere you can see it is a constant reminder to practise. If you’re having difficulty playing this pattern, work on beats 1 and 2 only. After this is comfortable, try playing beats 3 and 4 only. Then, see if you can bring the two together again. Strumming Pattern for Rip tide (Vance Joy) Start with a snippet of the almost-chromatic warmup on the G-string, then fret the second shape of the chord relay and arpeggiate down the strings. Once at the bottom, walk chromatically up to the 4th fret and then descend toward the ceiling with the first chord shape. A |--------------1-2-3-4--------Aguado’s 25 Pieces Pour Guitare (MP3) http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aguado-25-pieces-pour-guitare.mp3 Aguado’s 25 Pieces Pour Guitare, no. 17 is played solely on the bottom three strings of the ukulele. Use either a constant p-i-m or i-m-a arpeggio to play the piece. Try your hand at playing this piece! Aguado’s 25 Pieces Pour Guitare (Tab and Sheet Music) How to Figure Out Songs– Being able to ear out a song is a very valuable skill. Here are some tips for DIY songs. It’s time for another book review. This time it’s Ukulele Aerobics For All Levels which is something a little bit different if you’re used to the standard type of ukulele book.

Converting guitar and high/low-G tabs to the tuning you play in– How to shift the numbers around so you can play a tab that isn’t necessarily meant for your tuning. Chad has actually written a version of this book for baritone too so if you’re a fan of the baritone, you can get involved. Who Is It For? Hard chord changes are a fantastic way to get your fingers in shape. They are also useful for teaching those fingers how better to locate themselves to each other – the key to fast chord changes. Hold one of your arms straight out in front of you with your fingers pointing to the sky, 90 degrees to your arm, in a “stop” position. Take your other hand and pull the tips of the fingers towards you so that you feel a stretch.|Keeping all previous fingers down on the fretboard – for instance, once you put your 1st finger down, leave it in place as the 2nd finger plays.