#LEARNING CHORDS ON UKULELE FULL SIZE#

Over time youвЂ™ll start to find that you develop a feel for which one you should be using in the context of the song thatВ youвЂ™re playing. IвЂ™d highly recommend getting to grips with each one. There are more ways to play an E on ukulele but weвЂ™ll stick with those for now. The only real issue with this version is that it can sound a little strange if youвЂ™ve been playing open chords before it (but try it and see) and it can also be a bit of a jump moving 4 frets higher. If youвЂ™re coming from a bar chord then it makes sense to stay with another bar chord and the transition should be relatively easy. IвЂ™m more likely to call on this shape when IвЂ™m coming from a chord that shares similar fretting positions.В A G chord is a good example, you get toВ leave your second finger where it was.ДЇinally, and in my opinion the easiest way to play an E вЂ“ simply bar all the strings at fret 4 with your first finger and then use your pinky to hold down fret 7 of the A string ( help playing barre chords here). The second version of the E chord shown above is quite different and thereвЂ™s no barring involved (phew). It takes a little getting used to, and again I would recommend using the 60 second chord changes method daily to get this version down. More often than not I will play this chord with 2 fingers using my third finger to bar strings 2,3 and 4 of fret 4. I personally almost never play this version of the e chord they way IвЂ™ve shown it in the diagram. Essentially this version of an E is a D chord shifted up 2 frets. Looking at the chord boxes above, itвЂ™s the first E chord that usually strikes fear into a players heart. HereвЂ™s 3 of them (there are more though)вЂ¦ ItвЂ™s a case of selecting the one that fits into what youвЂ™re playing and which chord youвЂ™re transitioning from. Here comes the good news, just like every chord there are multiple ways to play an E ( otherwise known as chord inversions)В and some are easier to fret than others. Get to grips with the E chord and youвЂ™ll never need to transpose songs or drop in an E7 that might not work anyway. ItвЂ™s hugely limiting to you and your ukulele playing. Why place that restriction on yourself? ThatвЂ™s like saying youвЂ™re only ever going to play down strums because up strums are a little bit tricky. Well technically you could but you shouldnвЂ™t. ItвЂ™s not uncommon for people to play an E7 in itвЂ™s place or just to transpose a song completely.В Check out my guide to helping you get to grips with the e chordвЂ¦Д¬anвЂ™t I just permanently avoidВ playing an E chord? Players will go to great lengths to avoid playing an E chord on ukulele. Leave yours in the comments.The e chord is every beginner ukulele playerвЂ™s nemesis. IвЂ™m going with Caug (1003) or add in the 7 as well (1001). Favourite Chord?ДЄll of which raises this question: whatвЂ™s your favourite chord? Whatever it spews out will sound right and will usually be easier to play (if not to sing). Go to the вЂNew Key (required)вЂ™ drop-down menu and select C. If you come across a song thatвЂ™s all Eb and Bb and you havenвЂ™t mastered those chords yet, there is a way to make it easier: change the key. She & Him вЂ“ Sentimental Heart If a song doesnвЂ™t use the most common chords Last Shadow Puppets вЂ“ Standing Next to Me Israel KamakawiwoГole/Jason Castro вЂ“ Somewhere Over the Rainbow Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra/Kings of Leon вЂ“ The BucketД«lack Kids вЂ“ IвЂ™m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend to Dance With YouДЇlorence and the Machine вЂ“ Dog Days Are Over NeverShoutNever! вЂ“ Your Biggest Fan/Did It Hurt? Songs you can play after learning 6 chords So if you want to write a successful ukulele song use the chords C, G, Am, F. The results are similar but thereвЂ™s a much clearer gap after the top four. I was curious, so hereвЂ™s a chart for the chords for вЂ™s most popular songs. The first thing that struck me was that itвЂ™s a Pareto distribution (near enough) which means if you learn the first few chords youвЂ™re going to be able to play most of the songs.

#LEARNING CHORDS ON UKULELE FULL SIZE#

Here are the results (click it for the full size image):ДЄnd hereвЂ™s one showing all chords used four times or more. I was in the process of updating the Songs with Chords You Know page and became curious about the most used chords on the site.

Learning chords on ukulele