Practice Tips for A to Z Blues Chord Progressions for `Ukulele

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One problem that I’ve seen with a lot of my private students is that they tend to not spend enough time with each progression and don’t practice them in tempo.

Start with a slow tempo where you can comfortable switch between all the chords. If you are having any trouble switching play each chord as a whole note with each chord lasting four beats and leave the chord early to have enough time to get to the next chord - or just slow the tempo down to the point where you are successful. With each success increase the tempo a bit until it is at your goal.

Follow this sequence when playing through the progressions.

• Play all chords as whole notes where each chord last for four beats or even counts each.
• Then as half notes where each chord last for two beats each.
• As quarter notes with each chord lasting one beat.
• Finally as a dotted half note to an eight note. This is counted 1 and 2 and playing on the one and and of 2.

At this point you can play any rhythmic pattern or strum you would like. Visit the LessonSERIES : Modular Phonetic Rhythm for more on rhythm.