I don't play well with others. That's what my music teachers put on all my report cards. You've changed that. Too bad you weren't teaching me back then.
I am a bit more than half way through (this video), but I'm really loving this. I am going to give my brain a rest. Because of your videos and this chord melody series, I am understanding chords even more, while practicing barre chords, and moving up the neck. I thank you for using different ways to explain your finger position; I could not see them, and I was trying hard to understand. After replaying a few times, I looked up a 4 finger F and suddenly it clicked (plus you mentioned 4535). I tell my boys, we never stop learning. Well you make learning fun and while I would not say it's easy, (to me) the more i learn, the more I want to learn. Thank you again! 😊💗🎶
Thank you very, very much; another wonderful class! Please continue this Chord Melody serie. You are the only one who tackles essential points for those who are just starting out and tries to make sense of it all.
Thank you Phil, truly a great lesson I've cracked this tune and now play it with ease I'm going on to part 3 tomorrow. I'd like to start now but I've been driving my wife crazy by repeatedly going over the 5 ft 2 tune that I dare not start part 3 today. Thanks again.
I've used his Ukulele lessons and applied them to playing guitar more than I ever have with regular guitar lessons. Shame he doesn't teach guitar. Why doesn't this channel have a gaziilion views & subscribers? This is the most underrated TH-cam channels on learning the Ukulele there is. People, you need to wake up. These lessons are gold!
Thanks! I do play guitar, but there are many better players and teachers than me! I've been on TH-cam since 2007, but I only really got stuck in making regular videos 18 months ago, but it's growing.
This is the moment where I’ve suddenly become pretty good on the uke, and it’s thanks to Phil and many of the uke teachers out there who dedicate their time to help us on our way. Having played guitar for 30 years, I’m really enjoying the uke more than I do the guitar……maybe I should take up the mandolin?
Thanks Phil. Great lesson and lots of practice needed to get the movements up and down the fretboard running smoothly. I appreciate how you are helpfully deconstructing the chord melody approach and taking time to do so. Cheers 👍
Great lesson! One approach I think needs mentioning is right hand restraint. For example if you have a melody mostly on the A string save for the occasional G on the 2nd string, only strumming up to the 2nd string such as to not mask the melody note with a higher string
Thank you. Really enjoyable and informative. I really feel like I'm learning a lot with you teaching. What a work out for my novice little finger too! Can't quite make that 5th fret on the D7 and get it to ring nicely because, well, my little finger isn't telescopic!! I think I might need some kind of prosthetic to ever do that! Curse my tiny hands.
It can work really well with a low G, and plenty of great players do that. There are times though when the high G is really useful to grab a melody note. John King is a perfect example of a player who did that to great effect.
I have some beginner TH-cam lessons here... www.learntheukulele.co.uk/beginners And on Patreon I have 4 levels of lessons, the level 1 lessons are quite simple, and there is a theme dedicated to 3 chord songs.
Hi Phil, great job as usual. I have a question… hope it makes sense. A chord is made up of 3 key notes…. You can play the same three notes along the keyboard in different arrangements and still be playing the same chord… What about the 4 th note that’s not part of the three…. Is it relevant? When you strum all four strings you will be playing that note, too.
That's in interesting wuestion! All major and minor chords have three notes, yes, so what we do when we strum four string is simply double up one of those notes (it's a fun little exercise to play all the major/ minor chords and see if you can spot the duplicate!). It makes no musical difference to what the chord actually IS though, and combination of Cs Es and Gs in any order, with any number of each note, is still a C major chord. 7th chords (and min7 & maj7) though are made up of 4 notes, so those will have one of each note. That said, we frequently drop notes from chords if we are trying to achieve something particular (for example we need a particular note on the top as a melody note). It's amazing how few notes we really need to convince the listener they are hearing a particular chord! The next time you play a D7 as 2020, notice that it has no D in it! It still functions perfectly as a D7 though!
I can certainly help with the notes on the fingerboard! th-cam.com/video/p3c5Gjb-URs/w-d-xo.html But really, you don't necessarily need to know them to play melody, nor be able to sight read. It's good to be able to read music (i.e. decode it, as slowly as you need to) and find those notes on the fingerboard (maybe with a diagram if you haven't learned them yet), but the most important thing is to know 2 or 3 inversions of every chord and try them out to see if you are hearing the right note on top, and if not, them which is closest and can you stretch out a finger to reach it.
I don't play well with others.
That's what my music teachers put on all my report cards.
You've changed that. Too bad you weren't teaching me back then.
I am a bit more than half way through (this video), but I'm really loving this. I am going to give my brain a rest. Because of your videos and this chord melody series, I am understanding chords even more, while practicing barre chords, and moving up the neck. I thank you for using different ways to explain your finger position; I could not see them, and I was trying hard to understand. After replaying a few times, I looked up a 4 finger F and suddenly it clicked (plus you mentioned 4535). I tell my boys, we never stop learning. Well you make learning fun and while I would not say it's easy, (to me) the more i learn, the more I want to learn. Thank you again! 😊💗🎶
Thank you very, very much; another wonderful class! Please continue this Chord Melody serie. You are the only one who tackles essential points for those who are just starting out and tries to make sense of it all.
I find his instructions really really helpful
Thank you Phil, truly a great lesson I've cracked this tune and now play it with ease I'm going on to part 3 tomorrow.
I'd like to start now but I've been driving my wife crazy by repeatedly going over the 5 ft 2 tune that I dare not start part 3 today.
Thanks again.
I've used his Ukulele lessons and applied them to playing guitar more than I ever have with regular guitar lessons. Shame he doesn't teach guitar. Why doesn't this channel have a gaziilion views & subscribers? This is the most underrated TH-cam channels on learning the Ukulele there is. People, you need to wake up. These lessons are gold!
Thanks! I do play guitar, but there are many better players and teachers than me!
I've been on TH-cam since 2007, but I only really got stuck in making regular videos 18 months ago, but it's growing.
Your lessons and the comments are always so full in information. Thank you for your hard work.
You are such a wonderful teacher!👍
Thank you!
This is the moment where I’ve suddenly become pretty good on the uke, and it’s thanks to Phil and many of the uke teachers out there who dedicate their time to help us on our way. Having played guitar for 30 years, I’m really enjoying the uke more than I do the guitar……maybe I should take up the mandolin?
Go for it!
Great lesson! Thanks for the free tablature without asking for anything in exchange!
Thanks Phil. Great lesson and lots of practice needed to get the movements up and down the fretboard running smoothly. I appreciate how you are helpfully deconstructing the chord melody approach and taking time to do so. Cheers 👍
Desde las islas Canarias, le doy las gracias por sus explicaciones tan graficas, claras y utiles. gracias
Great lesson! One approach I think needs mentioning is right hand restraint. For example if you have a melody mostly on the A string save for the occasional G on the 2nd string, only strumming up to the 2nd string such as to not mask the melody note with a higher string
Another gem, well put over, thanks Phil!
Great these Phil 👍 cheers
Cheers!
Thank you. Great to see how to pick and add chords to tabs. To know how to arrange.
Thank you. Really enjoyable and informative. I really feel like I'm learning a lot with you teaching. What a work out for my novice little finger too! Can't quite make that 5th fret on the D7 and get it to ring nicely because, well, my little finger isn't telescopic!! I think I might need some kind of prosthetic to ever do that! Curse my tiny hands.
Thanks! Those stretches will come (also a smaller uke helps, it's not too bad on the soprano!)
I much prefer to play with a low G. Makes more sense melodically
It can work really well with a low G, and plenty of great players do that. There are times though when the high G is really useful to grab a melody note. John King is a perfect example of a player who did that to great effect.
Awesome 👍
Do you do downloadable ukulele lessons for a beginner
I have some beginner TH-cam lessons here...
www.learntheukulele.co.uk/beginners
And on Patreon I have 4 levels of lessons, the level 1 lessons are quite simple, and there is a theme dedicated to 3 chord songs.
Hi Phil, great job as usual. I have a question… hope it makes sense. A chord is made up of 3 key notes…. You can play the same three notes along the keyboard in different arrangements and still be playing the same chord… What about the 4 th note that’s not part of the three…. Is it relevant? When you strum all four strings you will be playing that note, too.
That's in interesting wuestion! All major and minor chords have three notes, yes, so what we do when we strum four string is simply double up one of those notes (it's a fun little exercise to play all the major/ minor chords and see if you can spot the duplicate!). It makes no musical difference to what the chord actually IS though, and combination of Cs Es and Gs in any order, with any number of each note, is still a C major chord.
7th chords (and min7 & maj7) though are made up of 4 notes, so those will have one of each note. That said, we frequently drop notes from chords if we are trying to achieve something particular (for example we need a particular note on the top as a melody note). It's amazing how few notes we really need to convince the listener they are hearing a particular chord!
The next time you play a D7 as 2020, notice that it has no D in it! It still functions perfectly as a D7 though!
I think I need to know all the notes on the neck, able to sight read melodies, and know major scale forms.
I can certainly help with the notes on the fingerboard!
th-cam.com/video/p3c5Gjb-URs/w-d-xo.html
But really, you don't necessarily need to know them to play melody, nor be able to sight read. It's good to be able to read music (i.e. decode it, as slowly as you need to) and find those notes on the fingerboard (maybe with a diagram if you haven't learned them yet), but the most important thing is to know 2 or 3 inversions of every chord and try them out to see if you are hearing the right note on top, and if not, them which is closest and can you stretch out a finger to reach it.