Category Archives: Music Theory
UD#127 Learn a Song from a Recording!
Once you know the key of a song, the first chords to try, in terms of learning the song by ear, are the diatonic chords in that key.
The diatonic chords are the chords that are formed with each note of a scale as the root…
UD#124 Secret Ukulele Notes!
One of the wonderful things about a ukulele, or a guitar, is that, unlike on a piano, the same note can be found in multiple places. Here’s a simple exercise to show you how that works in an experiential way. I find it’s a wonderful ear-awakening practice for players of all levels…
UD#119 It’s in the Cards!
Last year, I wrote an article called “The Meridians of the Uke.” In it we focused on four areas of the ukulele neck which I called “Meridians:”
-the open notes, GCEA
-the fifth fret notes, CFAD
-the 7th fret notes, DGBE
-the 12th fret notes, GCEA
As a follow up to the newsletter, I created some quiz cards. Check them out in this lesson…
UD #116 The Meridians of the Uke
UD#116 The Meridians of the Ukefrom Ukulele in the Dark with Guido Heistek A quick question: On a ukulele with GCEA tuning, what note ison the 5th fret of the G string? Sometimes, students feel like they need to memorize the fretboard before they can play anything. I don’t think this is true. However, some knowledge of the notes on the fretboard …Continue Reading
