Learn a new Ukulele chord every day of the year. The chord for January 7th is Am The 'm' is pronounced 'minor'. This chord, discovered deep in the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company's coal mine in Mauch Chunk, Carbon County of Pennsylvania by Am.
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Learn a new Ukulele chord every day of the year. The chord for January 7th is Am. The 'm' is pronounced 'minor'.
This chord, Am, pronounced A minor
was discovered deep in the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company (LC&N) coal mine in Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe) , Carbon County of Pennsylvania, USA — by Am
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traditionallymajor, minor, diminished, or augmented. With contemporary triads including sus and add chords.
Todays' open position Am chord, has two embedded minor triads. One with the root on string one and other with the root on string four.
Movable Ukulele Chords Lesson Series page.
Understanding a Chord Diagram
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Although additional fingerings are possible for many chords, fingering for any given chord depends on the science of how our fingers work and on the harmonic context the chord is being used in—what was the previous chord, and what's the next chord? The goal is to play all the notes right behind the frets when possible. Remember, longer fingers can reach the lower strings better, and finger two can stack on finger three, and finger three can stack on finger four.- 1 0 0 0
- 3 0 0 0
- 4 0 0 0, using the pinky might be a little strange - but any finger can be used if it is a chord that requires only one finger
Pretty much ANY one of your four fingers can be used to play this chord. It all depends on the context the chord is functioning within the song or progression. Let the chord's context determine the most efficient fingering to use.
Am – the m is pronounced “minor”. Minor chords are the second most common chord type next to major chords.
Minor chords have a dark sound.
Am is a core chord and should be memorized. From your core chords other chords can be derived.
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Learn a new Ukulele chord every day of the year. The chord for January 6th is Am. The 'm' is pronounced 'minor'.
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