Getting Started with `Ukulele - Lesson Five

Published: 31 Oct 2013 Updated: 03 Nov 2013Visits: 83Code: ULB01-wk-5

Topic: Basics Instruments: Ukulele Subjects: Beginning

For Lesson Five we'll add and build on the lesson and material from lesson four.

In lesson five you’ll learn to following:

  • Learning the Fingerboard, Secondary Key Fret (10)
  • Four Finger, Single Note, Single String Fingering Drill Variations
  • Secondary Chords - Key of D (Em, F#m and Bm)
  • Common Chord Progressions for D Major
  • Core Strumming Pattern Three
  • Understanding Interval Inversion

In lesson five you’ll learn to following:

NOTE: Although these lessons are presented as a weekly series, you can and should take as long as you like to master each week's lesson as there is a lot of material in each lesson in the series.

The individual lessons in this series are viewable from the Lessons button bar above.

The Fingerboard - Secondary Key Fret (10)

The second of the two secondary key frets, fret (10).

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From this week’s fret (10) F A# D G you get fret (11) F# B D# G# and the fret (9) E A C# F#.

With the key and secondary frets and their derived higher and lower frets, this is the whole fingerboard.

Technique - Four Finger - Four Note Fingering Drills, Variations

Taking the four note single string fingering drills explore this lesson on create a simple variation.

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Secondary Chords - Key of D

Continuing with the common of key of D major and adding to the primary chords D, G, A and A7 from last week’s lessons. We can add the secondary chords Em, F#m, and Bm.

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Common Progressions - Key of D

With the primary and secondary chords in the key of D.

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Core Strumming Pattern Three

This is the third of the four core strumming patterns. Theses are some of the most famous strumming patterns used.

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Understanding Interval Inversion

Last week’s lesson explored Chromatic intervals. This week we explores inversion.

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End of Lesson - Thanks, Hope You Enjoyed It!

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