Learn to Play!

Parts of the Uke - to learn the parts of your uke, click on the following link youtu.be/rBK6evxEC64

How to Tune Your Uke - for help learning how to tune your uke, click on the links below.

if you have a phone or tablet that you can use to tune your uke, click here
to watch a video explaining how to tune with the Tune for Ukulele iOS app click here for my video!
if you can't get a tuning app, you can pull this video up and use it to tune by ear youtu.be/7xKTKjwGCVg

Beginning Uke Basics - these videos will help you know how to hold the uke properly, how to strum, and how to play your first chords!

How to hold the uke properly - youtu.be/qICHCiVkNRg This is one of the videos I watched to teach myself how to play the uke.

How to strum and how to play the C7 chord - youtu.be/2LS3j18teCY In this video, I do a quick review of the instrument parts, show you how to strum and teach you the C7 chord. After learning this chord, you can play Put the Lime in the Coconut! youtu.be/zvh83QAA7D0
- You can also go to this page, scroll down and practice strumming at different speed on the C7 chord sites.google.com/a/fredonia.edu/ukeandstrum/audio-clips?authuser=0
How to play the C chord (and review the C7) - youtu.be/m0935EEv6MM
- After learning the C chord, try playing along with one or all of these! Row, Row, Row Your Boat youtu.be/y43KVO8MGyE Are You Sleeping youtu.be/b7t2n9vDbpU and/or Frere Jacques youtu.be/Zq3n5s0KSLk
- You can also go to this page, scroll down and practice strumming at different speed on the C chord sites.google.com/a/fredonia.edu/ukeandstrum/audio-clips?authuser=0
How to play the F chord (and switch between F & C and F & C7) - youtu.be/iiD7doEAU60
- After learning how to switch between the F & C chords, practice with this short video https://youtu.be/EbBquaOP4Ws
- You can also practice strumming patterns on your F chord by going to this page and scrolling down sites.google.com/a/fredonia.edu/ukeandstrum/audio-clips?authuser=0
- If you know how to switch between F & C, you can play The Incy Wincy Spider youtu.be/SBGywY9o9mo, Don't Worry, Be Happy youtu.be/xzejk3lu108, Found a Peanut youtu.be/Us3Zmll4TPo, and London Bridge youtu.be/xhpJw_h-sR8
- If you know how to switch between F & C7, you can play Hush Little Baby youtu.be/A5E5oh4Gt6E, The More We Get Together youtu.be/xPmKEhRY9is , and Shoo Fly youtu.be/yC4bfAGQSmk
How to play the A minor chord (and switch between C & Am and Am & F) - youtu.be/enI7ECHX4IY
- Practice switching between F, C, & Am with this video youtu.be/9cfmMs5Icf0
- After learning how to switch between C & Am and Am & F, you can play Thunder youtu.be/_5DE5Qnn1Zs , Best Day of My Life youtu.be/jAzqewpjji0 , Good to Be Alive youtu.be/EF15Ip2Ig3M , and Just the Way You Are youtu.be/AV_PAn6f8t4
How to play the G chord - https://youtu.be/al41pUkr8e8
- After you learn the G chord, you can go to this page and scroll down to practice strumming patterns with this chord sites.google.com/a/fredonia.edu/ukeandstrum/audio-clips?authuser=0
- You can play Baila Esta Cumbia using the G and C chords youtu.be/3jpVs3ryjHI
- You can play Herman the Worm using the G and F chords youtu.be/oyLdx6JTHEY
- You can play Don't Change using the G, Am & F chords youtu.be/5bqv2Xt-HVA
- You can play I Love U...kuleles youtu.be/ACxKxSNP_k4 and Down on the Corner using the C, F, and G chords youtu.be/hMChWwuRkBk
- You can play Eye of the Tiger using Am, G, F, and C chords youtu.be/aGfuEb0oY0A or youtu.be/uh955benzU8
How to play the G7 chord - no video =( but here are the steps written out - 1st finger - E string (2nd string up from the floor), 1st fret; 2nd finger - C string (2nd string down from your face), 2nd fret; 3rd finger - A string (string closest to the floor), 2nd fret)
- After you learn the G7 chord, you can play Happy Birthday which uses the C, F, and G7 chords! youtu.be/7TslWtF3ZOM

Have fun learning and strumming!
If you find any other play alongs that you like that use any of the chords above, please send them to me! holbrookcl@fultonschools.org