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Today!
Full
guide
for
beginners By Barrett Tagliarino.
Recording Credits: Barrett Tagliarino,
Ukulele & Narration Scott Houghton,
Vocals BILLY BURKE, ENGINEER
Translation: jimmy
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Introduction ________________________________
Welcome! - This book is written to help you start playing on this funny and easy tool. It has everything you need to know to play chords and melodies, and learn songs that you can sing and play.
About CD
The supplied CD will take you step by step through each lesson and will lose each example.
As in the present lesson, the best way to explore this material is to first read and practicing themselves for some time, then listen to CD. With this book you can learn at your own pace. If you did not quite understand something from the first time, go back to the appropriate tracks on the CD and listen again to the explanation of the teacher. Each musical track has its own number, so if you want to practice the song again, you can quickly find it.
In musical examples, the chords are sound in the left channel, and the melody in the right. To practice play chords under the melody, adjust the balance of your stereo system only on the right channel (or remove your left headphone). To exercise in the game melody, only chords, adjust the balance only on the left channel. Most examples sounds a metronome or tapping to set the tempo. Tapping on the back of the housing sounds in two channels, so you can practice as much as you need from recorded ukulele to learn how to keep rhythm.
Content
Lesson 1 - Basics ................................................................................................... 3
Parts of ukulele ................................................ .................................................. . 3.
How to keep your ukulele .............................................. .......................... 3.
Right and left hands ................................................ ....................................... four
Play easily ................................................ .................................................. . five
Setting ................................................. .................................................. ....... 6.
How to read music ............................................... ......................................... eight
Lesson 2 - Chord game .................................................................................. 9
Lesson 3 - notes on the first string: A ....................................................... 1 4
Lesson 4 - notes on the second string: E ......................................................... 1 8
Lesson 5 - notes on the third string: with ....................................................... 21
Lesson 6 - reading rhythms ............................................................................... 23
Lesson 7 - Minor chords .................................................................... 26
Lesson 8 - First Position Overview ............................................................ 30
Lesson 9 - Major Gamma ........................................................................ 34
Lesson 10 - Minor gamma ...................................................................... 39
Glossary chords ........................................................................................ 43
How to replace strings ....................................................................................... 47
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Lesson 1
Parts of ukulele
Ukulele are four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor and baritone.
Ukulele-soprano is usually approximately 53cm long.
The size of the ukulele concert is approximately 58cm. It is adjusted in the same way as soprano. Soprano is the most popular size of the ukulele and, probably, you have it. All that is written in this book belongs to the ukulele Soprano, a concert and a banjolem.
Ukulele tenor, 66cm long, is configured as soprano and concert, except that the fourth string, G, to octave below. (Octaves are discussed in the section "How to read music.") On this book you can also do on the ukulele - tenor, but taking into account the string G.
Ukulele Bariton is the largest, 76cm and are also set up as tenor, but below. Classes on this book with Ukulele Bariton will require transpositions, especially if you plan to play with other tools.
How to keep yours
Ukulele
Stand or sit straight (but not intense) and support the housing by the ukulele with the right forearm. It is necessary to do enough freely so that you can easily play on the strings with all your fingers. Support the vulture of the cape between the big and index fingers of the left hand. This support should also be free and easy to allow your hand to move up or down the vulture.
Lefters can drag strings and change the tool setting in the mirror image. Many left-handers decide to play a ukulele designed for the right hand. This is normal - in this case, in this case, one way or another is the most difficult job.
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Basics __________________________________

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Right and left hands
The fingers of the left hand are numbered from 1 to 4.
Place the thumb on the back of the grid approximately opposite the second finger. Try not to touch the back of the back of the griff.
A sound intake in the area where the vulture joins the body, will give the best tone. Do not play the resonator opening, if only your left hand is not high on the grief. Most often play down with a thumb and up with the index (1st) finger.
Many burglars get a good clear sound, playing a hard felt mediator. Keep the mediator between the large and bent index (1st) fingers so that the working part of the mediator performs behind the tip of the index finger.

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Play easy
Ukulele strings are numbered from 1 to 4, with string number 1, closest to the floor.
Also remember that the log numbers increase as the case approached. If you play at higher freaks, your hand "rises" by vulture.

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Setting
If you, turning the flask, weaken the string, then its tone will become lower. If you pull the string, the tone will be higher. When two tones are exactly the same, it means that they sound in unison. Friction pekov has a small adjusting screw in the end. If your strings continue to get upset, perhaps this screw must be pulled by turning it clockwise. This is a screw that you just need to spin so much so that the ring remains in the position in which you turned it. If the flake is difficult to turn, you can try to loosen this screw a little.
Setup with CD
On a track 5, you can configure the correct height of the tone for each string, starting from the string number 4. Twistering each string, carefully adjust its tension so that the height of the recoverable sound corresponds to the tone on the CD. With stronger string tension, higher sounds. If a
You are overly stretching the string, you can break it; But do not worry, it happens with everyone, and the strings are inexpensive.
When the string is too stretched, the sound published by it is called "elevated". Sound weakened string -
"REDUCED". Strings of the tuned ukulele reproduce a small melody:
You can also tune in with the help of tube or electronic tuner. They are available in music stores and sold with instructions.
Here are some tips to help you start:

Tensioning or relaxing the string, turn the ring slowly, so that you can concentrate on changes in the tone. Notes on the ukulele change quickly, so you will need to tweaked the string repeatedly to compare its sound with a benchmark.

Instead of weakening the stretched string, lowering the tone, pull it up, increasing the tone. When adjusting the tone increases, the string tension eliminates the play of the chalk mechanism, which will allow the string longer to remain tuned. So, if you start from the string, which is too high, loosen it first so that the sound is lower, and then pull again to the desired tone.
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Setting on other tools
The tools on which will play together, everything must be configured to unison. In the era of digital progress it is not difficult to achieve this, but you can still tune in a piano or other tool not in concert tuning.
The third string of ukulele, C (before), corresponds to the first octave on the piano.
Relative setting of strings
If you know that one string is properly configured, you can use it to set up others.
The relative setting method is necessary in order to quickly check that the bitten is configured. This is how it is done:

Suppose that the third string is properly configured as C (before). You can start with any configured string if you understand the principle. We will start with C because it is the lowest note on the ukulele.

Clean the third string on the seventh Lada. This is a note G (salt), which you configure open
(uncomplicated) fourth string. Play two notes together and adjust the fourth string until both strings sound equally.

Now heal the third string on the fourth Lada. This is a note e (mi), in which you can configure an open second string. Play two notes together, adjusting the open second string until it becomes sounding the same as the third, clamped on the fourth Lada.

Finally, heal the second string on the Fifth Lada. The open first string, A (la), must be configured to fit this note.
Setting up notes on a CD
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How to read music
Tone
Music is written by notes on a tiny mill (notonic). A tight mill consists of five lines with four races (intervals) between them. What kind of note is located on a new mill, determines its tone
(high or low).
At the beginning of the note, the key is placed. Most melodies are written in viypical key.
Each line and the robstone mill has alphabetic names. Rulers - (bottom up) E-G-B-D-
F that you can remember how E.very. G.ood. B.oy. D.oes. F.ine Rating - (bottom-up) F-A-C-E, pronounced as "Face".
On line and races record music alphabetUsing the first seven letters from the English alphabet, from A to G. As soon as the queue is up to G, again begin with A. Range of notes between two different notes with the same name - for example, E on the first line and e on the fourth - Call octavoy (eight notes).
Rhythm
New parts are divided into several parts. clock devils. Space between two clock features is called the size (also known as "tact"). To finish a musical play, two clock features put two clock features, one of which is fat.
Everybody contains a group share. Shares - constant rhythm of music. You ask the rhythm or share when you tapping the foot. Musical size determines how many shots is in the tact.
The method of writing notes indicates the duration of its sound.
You can say what tone to play on the position of notes on a note one, and how long, - according to it.
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Chord game ________________________
Lesson 2.
Most often, the ukulele play chords that provide escort for singing or another tool leading the melody. Chords consist of two or more notes that play at the same time.
In fact, in most chords ukulele, all four strings are used, making a grazing and funny for the game.
To play chord, first place the fingers of the left hand in the correct position. Points on the grid indicate you where to clamp the strings, and the numbers are what fingers to use. Lift and bring your fingers over the strings that should be played open to touch them. Hook a downward thumb or mediator strings. All strings must sound like alone, not separately.
Tripped nails facilitate the clamping of strings.
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Rhythmic markers
The designations of chords are written above the notch mill, and rhythmic markers Show when chord needs to play and how long it should sound. Rhythmic markers overlap the two middle line of a tank mill to show that chords should be played instead of single notes. When writing rhythmic markers, the key sign is not needed, as they do not indicate the height range.
Often, simple markers are used, without a calm, which is shown to what fraction there is a tact marked marked chord. For ukulele, we can usually interpret it like fourth markers: four string strikes for tact.
Try the next exercise in which each marker means one blow to strings using movements only down. Keep a permanent rhythm and change the position of the fingers from the chord to the chord as quickly as you can.
C-G7.
Training in the transition between these chords, you may notice that there is no need to tear the third finger from the griff. It's good! Hold the string to the third finger and only move it from the third to the second Lada, moving from C to G7. And then move the third finger back to the third Lada, moving from G7 to C.
Now apply the same "fourth battle" to the melody below, playing with the melody on the CD.
Strum-A-Thon
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D7 - Our first chord with " barre"For a barre-chord your index finger should press all the strings on one Lada immediately. The strings must be pressed against the skin with a dense contact so that the sound is clean, when you play chord. For this particular chord, the first string is clamped by the second finger, one The way is higher than the first, therefore, it does not matter if your barrel overlaps the first string.
Do not give up if you can not play barre-chord immediately - the practice will give an excellent result. Just try, and fingers will adapt to a new position over time.
Go to Barre
While you are learning new chords, twisted every string of the chord individually to make sure that the strings are clamped correctly and the necessary notes are extracted.
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Now let's add two more chord to your repertoire: G and D7.

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How to keep rhythm
Is there a problem with rhythm resistant? Rate the rhythm foot and consider out loud. Each "top" foot means one share. In the amount of 4/4, go foot four times in each clock, and count "1, 2, 3, 4." The first blow of each new tact should be slightly accentuated - this is indicated below the symbol "\u003e"
Consider the position of the fingers for the chord with and then practice with this position until you can play this chord well.
Study of chords
Tracks 12-14 use four chords that you still studied. Chords are combined into groups called sequences of chords.
Sequence 1.
Now try switching between these chords in various order and rhythm.
Sequence 2.
Sequence
3
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Track 12.
Track 13.
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Two new chords: f and a
Barbershop.
Do not forget to bending your fingers so that open strings sounded in chord correctly.
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Track 16 slow / fast

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Notes on the first string: a________
Lesson 3.
In addition to chords, you can also play the ukulele of the melody, removing the sound of only one string at a time (brute force). Start with the fact that spend the strings from top to bottom with a thumb or plectrome. Later we will add movement up first finger or plectros. Use the way you like more; You will hear that the plectrum gives a cleaner sound, especially when playing up.
■ Your first note, A, is the tone of the "open string". Nothing pressed - just jerk the open first string.
■ For the next note, b, press the first string by the second finger on the second Lada and pinch it.
Remember, your finger should be directly behind the metal light. If you put it on top of the neck, or too far behind him, then you will have difficulty getting a clean sound.
■ To play C, place the third finger on the third paw of the first string and tweak it.
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Learning to recognize these notes and on the game and on notonic. When you confidently play individual notes, try this short exercise. Loudly say the names of notes during their playback (for example,
"A, B, C, B ...").
A-B-C
Make sure that the full notes are played as shown in musical notation; Do not break the sound too early.
Of course, the best way to really explore these notes is to use them in melodies.
Start slowly with the following melodies, and save the tempo accurate and smooth.
First melody
Sustained rhythm when playing single notes is also important when the game of chords. Bring your foot each share and consider all four stakes in every tact.
Second melody
Third melody
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Track 20.
Track 21.

Good practice is to read every song at first without Ukulele: to take off the rhythm foot, loudly counting the lobe, and clapping in the beat.

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Dieza, Bemoli and Bekary
Dieza and Bemoli are part of a group of music symbols, called random alteration signs that increase or lower the height of notes:
Sharp
#
Increases tone for one way. Bemole (B.
) Lowering the tone for one way.
Natural (
n.
))
cancels previous dishes or bemps, returning a note to its original tone.
In musical terms, the distance in one way is called halftone. When the song requires that the note is to halftone above or lower, you will see a diece, a bemol or a bear in front of it.
Two new notes: b
b.
and C #
These are notes with random alteration signs added to natural (natural) notes that we have already studied.
This note is one way belowthan a note in that you have already studied.
■ To play a note BB
(SI-BIMOL), place the first finger on the first paw and tweak the first string.
This note is one way abovethan a note with you already know.
■ To play C # (Diseest) Place the fourth finger on the fourth way and tweak the first string.
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Casual marks apply only in the clocks in which they appear. A random sign must be re-specified if it should be used again in a later tact.
B.b. -C.
#
Here is a melody to practice with all five notes that we have still studied. Do not be afraid to consider notes A, B, and with again, before doing this!
Play it!

Do not miss the Bachar sign
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Notes on the second string: E
Lesson 4.
Your next three notes are all played on the second string, E. You may want to check the setting of this string before moving on.
■ To play a note e, just pull the open second string.
■ To play a note f, clamp the first finger the second string on the first Lada.
■ To play a note G, clam the third finger on the second string on the third Lada.
Studying the second string
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Here is a melody from single notes that we studied on the first and second strings.
Natural notes
Two new notes: F
#
and ab
This note is one way abovethan a note G, which you have already studied.
■ To play a note F #, clamp the second finger the second string on the second Lada.
This note is one way abovethan a note f, which you already know.
■ To play a note A
b.
Hold the fourth finger the second string on the fourth Lada.
As a rule, random signs apply only to the TACK in which they appear, but sometimes they apply to remind you what should be the right note.
Casual signs
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Enharmonic equivalents
The next song has a "new" note, G #. G # is in reality a note that you already know how a
b.
. How can one notch have two names? It depends only on the side of which note you see: up from G or down from A. Such notes as G # and A
b are called enharmonic equivalents - an unusual way to say: "Two names of the same tone."
Gee, My New Friend IS Sharp
You can read and play a recorded vocal melody on the ukulele. When you remember the melody well, - spoil her while you play on chords.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
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Notes on the third string: with _______
Your following two notes are played on the third string, C. The third string will be the last string that we will use to explore single notes on soprano and concert-ukulele.
Our new notes on the third string below the tank range in the violin key. If the note is too low or high to fit on the rules or the races of the Notopian, are used additional
rulerswhich expand the notonic down or up.
■ To play a note with, just tweak the open third string.
■ To play a note D, clamp the second finger the third string on the second Lada.
Exercise for reading two new notes.
C-D.
Lesson 5.
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This is an example in which the net notes are used, which we studied on the first three strings.
All natural
Casual signs on the third string: C # and E
b.
■ To play a note C #
(or its enharmonic equivalent e
b.
) Hold the first finger to the third string on the first Lada.
■ To play a note e
b.
(or its enharmonic equivalent D #), hold the third finger on the third string on the third Lada.
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Reading rhythms ______________________
Lesson 6.
Acquaintance with pauses
In addition to notes, songs may also contain pauses - shares in which you do not play anything and do not sing. Pauses face notes in the fact that they have their own rhythmic values \u200b\u200bthat show you, how much time (how many shares) keep a pause: a whole pause Half pause the fourth pause
(Four Shares)
(Two shares)
(one share)
You must interrupt the sound of any previous notes or chords during a pause. To do it, you need stroke strings:

After the played note (or chord), reduce the pressure of the finger (fingers) of the clamping hand to the frets, but do not let go completely. Allow your fingers of your clamping hand put (Slightly touching) All strings to stop their oscillations.

You can also play a pause, drowning all the strings palm your playing hands.
Play chords shown.
Rhythmic markers with pauses
Try to look a little ahead while playing
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Melody from single notes with pauses

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The concept of eighth notes
If you split the fourth note in half, you will get eighth note. In notation, the eighth note is similar to the fourth note, but with the flag on the calm.
The two eighth notes are equal to one quarter note. To help you track the share, consistent eighth notes are associated with an edge instead of having flags. or
To calculate the eighth notes, divide the fraction of two, and say "and" between them. In practice, you first, loudly counting the shares, drowning with the foot, and then playing notes, counting and drowned.
The eighth pauses are counted in the same way, but you pause instead of playing.
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Alternation of movements down and up
For anyburn, where you play chords, using the rhythms of eighth notes, alternate the string battle down with a big finger on the "account" and up the index finger on "and". It is a little difficult at first, so do not hurry.
If you use a mediator when playing chords, use the same principle of alternation of movements down and up.
Rhythm with eighth notes
Continue to move your hand up and down in the beat with kicks, even in a pause, when you just wait to play a note. It will help you keep the pace.
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Minor chords ________________
Lesson 7.
When the chord was denoted by the letter, it was really short for such titles like F Major. or F Maj.. Now we have some minor chords that should always have a symbol " m." in the name.
Let's try to play these minor chords in some familiar melody. First, play a simple melody "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho," then play chords in the fourth notes. This melody includes a note that we have not played before - e
b On the third Lada of the third string.
Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho
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) Indicate you to repeat everything that is among them. If only specified
Repetition signs(
), It means that you need to repeat the melody from the very beginning. One sign (
Doo-wop
Size 3/4.
The next song is written in size 3/4. This means that it has three shares (fourth notes) by tact.
Size 3/4 is very different from size 4/4. A song in 3/4 is often called Waltz. Make sure that the first fraction of each tact is slightly accentuated; It will help you feel the new size.
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The concept of introductory tact
Instead of starting a song with a pause, you can use input tact. Introductory tact is an incomplete clock in which all the initial pauses are removed. So, if in the introductory clutch to the song in 4/4 there is only one share, then you consider "1, 2, 3," and start playing at 4 dollars.
"Clementine" - Waltz, which includes a new (but easy for us) C7 chord. Pay attention to the introductory clock: The melody begins with a share 3. The first chord starts with a share 1. Chord charts are added to show a new C7 chord and remind you chords F and C.
Practice in the game of chords until you can play the whole song, without stopping. Then play the melody on your ukulele. Finally, play chords when singing songs.
Clementine.
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Leagues and Points
League is a curve line that connects two notes of the same tone. When you see the league, you play the first note with a duration equal to the sum of the durations of the united notes.
Leagues are useful when you have to extend the sound of a note across the border of the tact.
Another useful way to increase the duration of the note is to use the point. The point increases the duration of the note half of its value. The most common half notes with a point: half notes with a point half note Quarter note
(three shares)
(Two shares)
(one share)
You will encounter half a note with a point in many songs, especially those that use 3/4.
DOT "S Right
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Overview of the first position __________ _
Lesson 8.
We reviewed three first strings, but let's go back and repeat the notes that we studied. This area of \u200b\u200bthe griff - from open strings to the fourth Lada - is called first
position.
New Barre-Accord: BB
To play a major chord BB, we will take Barre first finger on the upper two strings.
Keep the second and third fingers curved, straightening the first finger and relaxing the last joint.
Notice the similarity in the form of chords B
b and and when you play this exercise.
IT "s Fab!
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Notes on the fifth rud
Although the ukulele is so small that you can reach notes on the fifth Lada, slightly pushing your fingers, it is still easier to keep the position of the fingers, guided by the rule "one finger on one way". If you move the first finger on the second way, your left hand will be in second positionAnd notes on the fifth Lada will be played by the fourth finger.
Do not forget to put a thumb on the reverse side of the grid approximately opposite the middle finger.
■ To play high d, clamp the fourth finger the first string on the fifth Lada.
■ To play a note A, clamp the fourth finger the second string on the fifth Lada.
■ To play a note f, clamp the fourth finger on the third string on the fifth Lada.

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Let's use the notes that we just learned to play "Amazing Grace." Keep the first finger on the second Lada; However, for convenience, use the fourth finger for notes A, and the third finger for the note
F on Fifth Lada.
Do not forget to count three stakes for each tact, starting a melody for 3 more input tact.
Practice in the game of chords, loudly counting each 3/4 size tact. Finally, play chords in the fourth notes, and spoil the words of this classic song.
Amazing Grace.
There are several ways to find a note
The lowest notes that we can play from 0 (open string) to 3 Lada third strings are available only in the first position. But other notes that we studied can also be found above the vulture on lower strings.
For example, the note E, which we studied on an open second string can also be taken on the fourth Lada of the third string. In addition, we now have two places to play F and A.
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Croskok Octave
Attractiveness of ukulele in the range of its high notes. But we have only three strings with which you can play melodies, which is less than most string tools. As a result, sometimes when recording it is necessary to play notes on oktavay (eight notes) above or lower than what is written, and then do not forget to go back when singing.
Here is an example. "Shalom Chaserim" begins with in the below notion, lower than we can play. But this does not mean that we can not learn a song! We take in the octave above on the second Lada of the first string. Also let's lower a high E in 3 clutch down on an octave, it was powered by an open second string.
Shalom Chaserim
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Major gamuts __________________
Lesson 9.
Note that Gamma C Major consists only of natural notes, without digesters and bemoles.
Now it's time to start learning gamm.. "What is this gamma?", - You ask. Gamma - the location of the notes in a certain, logical order. In most Hamm, eight notes are used covering all the sounds of the whole octave.
Two things give the range her name: it is the lowest note (called the basis), and the template of the tones and halftone, in it used. ( Whole tone - two Lada; semitone - One way.)
Major Gamma is always built using such an interval formula:
tone - tone - halftone - tone - tone - tone - halftone
Let's look at some major gamuts!
Gamma C Major (D Major)
Gamma D Major (Re-Major)
Note that in the range of D Major there are two deesa:
F # and C #.
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Mobile forms of major gamut
Any gamma template in which open strings are not used can be used on all the jiff to play gamma with various bases. For example, find the desired note based on strips
3 or 2, then apply one of the templates below - this will be your gamma.
The basis on the third string
Points in circles in diagrams represent the basics of the shape of the major gamut.
Basis on the second string
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With movable shapes, we can start with any of the twelve possible foundations. Let's play only some major gamuts. We can play a tru-major gamut in the fifth position, starting with the basics on the third string, Fifth Lada. The highest note will be f on the eighth Lada of the first string.
Gamma F Major (F-Major)
Note that in the gamma F Major has a BIMOL: BB.
We can play a Major gamma in the fourth position, starting from the second finger on the second string, on the fifth Lada. The highest note in this template - E on the seventh Lada of the first string. Playing such a template like this (where notes are included below the base), start with the basics, playing to the highest note, and then go down to the lowest note. Then climb upstairs again and finish the gamma on the basis to remember this sound.
Remember that you need to start from the second (medium) finger.
Gamma A Major (La Major)
Note that in the range a major there are three deesa:
F #, C # and G #.
Key alteration signs
In musical notation key signs Alterations are at the beginning of a notopy between the key and the size. They determine which notes will be enhanced or lowered - or essentially, in which vein you will play.
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What is the key?
Good question. Key and gamma - Almost the same thing. When we know the range - such as E Major - we have all the notes that we have to play in the appropriate key - E Major!
The keys have two components of their binding with gamma:
1)
The base or tonic, which is a decisive nota. This is often - (but not always) the first or last note in the musical work, and it is usually felt as the most stable, or as "the moment of peace."
2)
Quality. In this case, the major gamma corresponds to the major tonality.
G key (salt)
Keep track of alteration signs; They will indicate you what notes to play above (or below) throughout the song.
Red River Valley
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Home On The Range
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Minor gamma ___________________
Lesson 10.
We have dealt with some major gamma. The minor gamma of the interval formula:
tone - halftone - tone - tone - halftone - tone - tone
Let's look at some minor gamuts on a tiny mill and at the Hykulele.
With minor (before-minor)
Note that in the range with minor there is a bemoli:
BB, EB and AB
D MINOR (re-minor)
Note that in the range of D MINOR there is a BIMOL: BB
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Movable forms of minor gamut
These forms create a minor gamut regardless of which bases they started. Again, determine the position of the desired foundation, and voila! - As the magic is ready to minor gamut in any key that you need.
The basis on the third string
Basis on the second string

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Major and Minor.
The difference between major and minor gamma is not just in tones and halftons - but also in the way they sound.
Share a minute to compare the major and minor gamas - for example with Major and MINOR. What does each of them make you feel? It is difficult to explain in words, but in general we say that the sound of major hammers (and keys) is perceived as an energetic, raised, or joyful, the sound of minor mamm and keys - like gloomy, sad.
Tragedy in E Minor (Mi-Minor)
Blues in G MINOR (Sol-Minor)
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Two new chords: Dm and Am
Our next melody contains two minor chord, DM and AM. Let's first think about playing these new chords.
DRUNKEN SAILOR.
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Glossary chords ________________
These chords can be found in many popular songs. You do not need to buy music collections written specifically for Ukulele - just make sure that the notation is chord designations.
At the same time, a good way to explore new songs and chords is to draw chord diagrams above their designations. You will be surprised how quickly you are learning new chords when you copy diagrams in this way.
Major chords

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Minor chords

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Dominant chords

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Various varying forms of chords
Circled note \u003d base

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How to replace strings
Strings need to be changed when they are torn or when they become old and deaf sound. The simplest thing is to replace one string at a time. Make sure that the size of the string does not confuse. Schedule one end of the new string through the hole in the stand, as shown in the drawings, and tension tight. Then thread the other end through the hole of the ring column, making sure that the string fell into the groove of the upper armament, and not hanging on the edge of the grid. Leave approximately one and a half centimeter of slab so that the string turns around the ring column about three times when it stretches. Hold the string in place with one hand, and choose the ride of the ring, choose the slack until the string holds the sam. Carefully cut off the extrands of the string at the top and at the bottom of the nipples, and then adjust the string.
one . Insert the string into the winding hole from above.
2. Wrap on the block, under the string, through the loop.
3. Make a few turns so that the latter is next to the lower hole.
4. Tension tight.

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5. Grind the string into the shed column hole from the inside of the grip head.
6. Secure the string on the rod by several turns, so as not to give it to slip.
7. Split the neck with another hand. Make sure the string gently winds down the column
rock. Adjust the string and make sure that it does not slip.
8. Gently cut off the extra ends of the string on both sides, leaving 6-7mm.
New strings will stretch for some time before they start keeping the setting. You can pull them a little to speed up the process. Customize regularly during the game. If you are sure that the strings were correctly installed, but the ukulele still does not hold the setting, it may have weakened the rings. In most guitarians, this and other problems will be able to eliminate.

Ukulele became one of the most popular tools among young people - a compact, not requiring connection and easy to master the guitar gained popularity worldwide. Strengthen the popularity of Ukulele also helped such musicians like Tyler Joseph. (Twenty One Pilots), George Formby, George Harrison (The Beatles) and Jake Shimabukuro. The latter, at one time, became a real sensation on YouTube.

Editorial website did not go around this miniature guitar. In this material, we will tell you how to play at Ukulele, talk about strictly and configure the instrument, as well as consider simple chords and sorts.

What is ukulele

Ukulele- This is a Hawaiian variety of guitar with four strings, and sometimes - with eight strings (four pairs of dual strings). According to the main version, from the Hawaiian language, the name of the tool is translated as "Jumping flea", since when the game of the movement of the fingers reminds the movement of this insect.

The tool invented Portuguese Manuel Nunese In the 1880s. Núñez developed the ideas laid in Bragini (miniature guitar from Madeira Island) and Kavakyno (Portuguese miniature guitar). Ukulele quickly spread to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, and in Europe and North America became known thanks to the tour of the Pacific Musicians in San Francisco in 1915.

There are five types of ukulele, characterized in size and sounding:

1. Ukulele soprano (53 cm);
2. Concert Ukulele (58 cm);
3. Ukulele tenor (66 cm);
4. Ukulele Bariton (76 cm);
5. Ukulele-bass (76 cm).

The most popular view of Ukulele is ukulele-soprano.

Stroy Ukulele

The strings of the ukulele are configured as follows (from the bottom to the top):

• Salt (G);
• To (c);
• Mi (E);
• La (a).

The ukulele coincides with the construction of an ordinary guitar on the Fifth Lada. The main advantage of such a building is that you can play ukulele everything you can play on a regular guitar from Fifth Lada.

Note that the standard system of ukulele differs from the standard guitar system: the lower open string (the thick of) is not the lowest note of the tool, as on a regular guitar.

Ground Ukulele is short, which allows, without fears for strings, rebuild the instrument to any convenient system.

Ukulele can be configured into a regular guitar system so that the sound of the tool coincides with the first four strings of the ordinary guitar. In this case, the system of ukulele will look like this:

• Mi (E);
• C (B);
• Salt (G);
• Re (D).

How to play ukulele: basic chords

To understand how to play ukulele, we will study several basic chords. These chords are the necessary minimum and the basic chord dictionary for those who are just starting to master the ukulele.

Chords are easy to explore. So that the hands and fingers are accustomed to the instrument, play these chords with each other in any order.

Major and Minor Gamma

Gamma to Major for Ukulele

Gamma to Minor (Natural) for Ukulele

The simplest gamma for ukulele will be used to get used to the tool. Play them with the help of a large and index finger pad or nail, gradually moving to the game a pinch of two fingers.

Gradually combine the game with a pinch with the game of fingers - the technique of the game in Ukulele implies an active combination of combustion and battle.

Major and Minor Pentatonics

You can use three fingers to play on the ukulele - large, index and medium. Such a technique of the game is similar to the injury of the string on the classic guitar: the thumb is responsible for the game on the lower strings (third and fourth), and the cautious and middle fingers play on the top strings (first and second).

To train the basic principles of how to play ukulele by busting, practice on the pentatonic. The development of pentatonic will help better get used to the crosspower of the strings and come in handy in those moments when two sounds in a row are located on one string.

Boot game on ukulele

You can play the battle on the ukulele with the help of an index finger or chopping. Boots down (from yourself, up arrow on tabulature) make the index finger, pull up (to yourself, down arrow) - with pads. Strong strikes must be calm, but strong enough.

Use the battle scheme with other chords that we have studied earlier. Combine them in any order to find pleasant combinations of chords. The essence of this example is to learn how to play any chords and achieve independence of the left and right hand when playing.

After the rearrangement of chords and the game fights will not cause problems, complicate the example. Play the first note chord on the fourth string with a thumb - these places are indicated by the Latin letter P on tabulature. Training this exercise, you will learn to combine the receptions of the game.

Bruel game on ukulele

This exercise will help achieve the independence of the fingers when the game is busting. Secure your finger for each of the four strings:

• The fourth string (the fattest) is a thumb ( p.);
• The third string is an index finger ( i.);
• Second string - Unnamed finger ( m.);
• The first string (the thinnest) - a little finger ( a.).

All sounds must be removed on the same volume. Train the game of the bust and the actions of the fingers to achieve even, smooth and clear sound.

These miniature four-string gitars arose relatively recently, but quickly conquered the world with their sound. Traditional Hawaiian music, jazz, Country, Raggi and Folk - the tool perfectly stuck in all these genres. And he is very simple in mastering. If you even know how to play a guitar a little - you can make friends with ukulele for counting hours.

It is made of wood, like any guitar, and very reminds it outwardly. Single differences - total 4 strings and much smaller size.

History of Ukulele

Ukulele appeared as a result of the development of the Portuguese pinch tool - kavakino.. By the end of the XIX century, the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands were played everywhere. After several exhibitions and concerts, a compact guitar began to attract the attention of US residents. Jazzmen became interested in her.

The second wave of popularity to the instrument came only in the nineties. The musicians were looking for a new interesting sound, and found it. Now Ukulele is one of the most popular tourist musical instruments.

Varieties of ukulele

The Hawaiian guitar has only 4 strings. They differ only in size. The more Menzura - the more in the lower stroke playing the tool.

• Soprano - The most common appearance. Tool length - 53cm. Configured in GCEA (more about buildings below).
• Concert - A little larger and sounds pogrom. Length - 58cm, building GCEA.
• Tenor - This model appeared in the 20s. Length - 66cm, Stroy is standard or reduced DGBE.
• Baritone - The biggest and young model. Length - 76cm, Stroy - DGBE.

Sometimes you can meet non-standard ukulele with paired strings. 8 strings are divided into pairs and adjust into unison. This allows you to achieve more surround sound. Such, for example, use Yang Lawrence on video:

It is better to buy soprano as the first tool. They are most versatile and their easier to find on sale. If miniature guitars are interested in you - you can look closely to the rest of the varieties.

Stroy Ukulele

As can be seen from the list, the most popular building is GCEA. (Sol-Du-Mi La). It has one interesting feature. The first strings are configured as on ordinary guitars - from the highest sound to low. But the fourth string is salt refers to the same octaveAs the rest 3. It means that it will sound higher than the 2nd and 3rd strings.

Such a system makes the game on the ukulele a little unusual for guitarists. But, it is quite comfortable, and it's easy to get used to it. Bariton and, sometimes, tenor is configured in DGBE (Re-salt-si). The first 4 guitar strings have a similar system. As in the case of GCEA, the string re (D) belongs to the same octave as the rest.

Some musicians use and elevated system - ADF #B. (La-Re-Fa Bemole Si). He finds its application in the Hawaiian Folk-music. A similar system, but with the 4th string (la) lowered to octave, taught in Canadian music schools.

Tool Setup

Before you begin to master the ukulele, it must be configured. If you have experience in handling guitars - there should be no problems. Otherwise, it is recommended to use the tuner or try to set up for rumor.

With the tuner, everything is simple - find a special program, connect a microphone to a computer, pull the first string. The program will show the height of the sound. Two ring until you get For the first octave (denotes as A4). Similarly, adjust the remaining strings. All of them lie within the same octave, so look for notes, up and salt with a number 4.

Setting up without tuner assumes the presence of musical hearing. You need to play on some tool (even on a computer MIDI synthesizer) the necessary notes. And then adjust the strings so that they sound with the selected notes in unison.

Basics of Games on Ukulele

This part of the article is designed for people who have never touched the plug-in tools, for example, to the guitar. If you know at least the basics of guitar skill, you can safely go to the next part.

Description of the basics of music letters will require a separate article. Therefore, we turn right to practice. To play any melody you need to know where what kind of notes is. If you use the standard system for Ukulele - GCEA - all the notes that you can extract are collected in this picture.

On open (not shed) strings, you can play 4 notes - la, mi, up and salt. For the rest of the sound, it is necessary to clamp strings on certain freaks. Take a tool into hand strings from yourself. With your left hand you will press the strings, and right - play.

Try to clamp the first (it will be the lowest) string on the third Lada. You need to press the finger tip right in front of the metal spawning. Finger with the right hand pinch the same string - and notes will sound.

Further need hard workouts. The technique of sound recovery here is exactly the same as on the guitar. Read the tutorials, watch the video, train - and after a couple of weeks, your fingers will tearly "run" along the vulture.

Chords for Ukulele

When you can confidently pinch the strings and extract sounds from them, you can proceed to the study of chords. Since the strings are less here than on the guitar - then chords clap much easier.

The picture contains a list of major chords that you will use during the game. Points Names are marked on which the strings must be clamping. If there are no points on some string, it means that it should sound in an open form.

At first, you will only need the first 2 rows. it major and minor chords From every note. With their help, you can play accompaniment to any song. When we cope with them - you can master the rest. They will help you decorate your game, make it brighter and alive.

If you do not know what you can play at Ukulele, visit http://www.ukulele-tabs.com/. It collected a huge variety of songs for this wonderful tool.

Teachers

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Ukulele Lessons

Ukulele is a compact and lightweight Hawaiian guitar, as if created for cheerful and energetic people. Its simple, perky melodies create an optimistic mood. A small size allows you to take this tool with you everywhere: on the shoulders, in the trunk of the car, in the upper luggage compartment of the aircraft.

The tool is suitable for novice adults and even children, as it is fairly easy to learn to play at the ukulele. Accord schemes are simple and understandable, and the strings are easier than the guitar. Nevertheless, independent training of the game on ukulele from scratch will not allow to achieve such rapid success as courses at a music school.

What will you give the lessons of playing at Ukulele at the School "Virtuosos"?

The lessons of the game at the Ukulele at the School "Virtuosos" are suitable for both beginners and already "advanced" musicians. Our teachers build a lesson depending on your needs and musical levels.

So our teachers for ukulele courses will help you:

• Select your first ukulele (soprano, alto or tenor) and decide on the manufacturer.
• Learn to customize the tool. This skill will be useful to you before each game.
• Keep the tool. Remember that the wrong position spoils the sound and leads to painful sensations in the wrists.
• Learn chords and tabulature - the location of the music on the grief.
• Improve the technique of right and left hand. You will confidently keep the rhythm, stop being confused in chords and increase the speed of the game.
• Pick up songs. You will understand what style is best suited under Ukulele and together with the teacher put your favorite musical works on it.

Come to the free trial lesson and make sure that a big talent is not needed for a virtuoso game on the ukulele. Quite the desire and help of the experienced teacher of our school in the training of the game at the highest level!

Individual courses

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Ukulele, Hawaiian guitar is a four-fold pinch musical instrument. Appeared in the 1880s as the development of Bragini - a miniature guitar from Madeira Island, the relatives of Portuguese Kavakinho. Ukulele is distributed on various Pacific Islands, but is associated primarily with Hawaiian music. The Hawaiian musicians appeared in San Francisco in the Pacific exhibition of 1915 gave love to this "children's" guitar and Hawaiian music in general first in America, and then all over the world.

The name "Ukulele" is translated, according to one version, like "Jumping flea", as the movement of the fingers when playing at the ukulele resembles flea jumps. On the other, as "a gift that came here", Hawaiian words: uKU. (gratitude) and lele (Coming), since the tool invented three Portuguese, arriving at Hawaii in 1879, and sold it for only 75 cents.

After speaking at the Pacific and Panaman International Exhibition of the Hawaiian Royal Quartet, the instrument began to gain popularity in the United States, especially in Jazz. It was put on a wide conveyor ( Regal, Harmony, Martin) And there was a good deficiency in view of the cheapness, small size and interesting sound. Then there was some recession of interest in Ukulele. And only in the 1990s there was a new round in the development of national (folk) music, and Ukulele again took a worthy place.

Playing the ukulele is much easier than, for example, on a classic guitar, chord schemes are very simple. Maybe this explains the popularity of the Hawaiian guitar around the world.

Ukulele device

Ukulele, as a rule, made from wood, although there were options consisting partially or completely from plastic. Cheaper whiskers are usually made of wood or laminate layers, in some cases with decent from inexpensive, but acoustically excellent wood, such as spruce, for example. Other, more expensive models of ukulele, are made of solid hardwood, such as a red tree, for example . There are also very expensive ukuleles that can cost thousands of dollars, they are made from Acacia Coa ( Acacia Koa. ), Hawaiian tree. In general, in the manufacture of ukulele, almost the same wood species are used as in the manufacture of an ordinary guitar:

• Ash - ash
• Agathis - Agatis
• Koa - Acacia
• Mahogany - Red Tree (Swietenia)
• Maple - Maple
• Rosewood - Rosewood
• Spruce - fir
• Walnut - Walnut (Almires)

Usually ukulele has a housing in the form of "eight", like a small acoustic guitar. However, there are other forms: both round like Banjo, and in the form of "pineapple", and in the form of paddles, and even square (often made of old wooden boxes from cigars). Also do not give in to listing all kinds of coloring and design! It all depends on the fantasy of the master, and it is known to be inexhaustible!

Ukulele has only four strings, or there are copies with dual strings (a total of 8 strings). Strings stretch nylon (soft). It is possible to use guitar strings, however, to the detriment of the quality of sound.

Exist 4 types of ukulele

* If written« G.» That is, with a point below, it is configured to octave below.

There are also less common communo and bass ukulele, at opposite ends of the sizes.

Types of building

Standard system for soprano, concert and tenor ukulele GCEA. (Sol-Du-Mi La) - " C-Tuning."At the same time, the 4 strings g are configured in the same octave. Bariton is distributed D.G.B.E. (Re-salt-si), that is, as in the first four strings of the guitar.

Alternative system - to the step above GCEA., i.e ADF # B. - « D Tuning" The sound of the ukulele becomes more interesting due to the effect of increasing the radiation gain (small ukulele more fully enhance high frequencies). This system was used during the boom of Hawaiian music began 20 in. D-tuning with the fourth string lowered A.df # B. called "Canadian Stroy", as used there in music schools.

Setting

Setting up freaks and tune

	Tune-up tuning (http://www.get-tuned.com/ukulele_tuner.php) gives a much more accurate sound than the selection of "rumor". Manual selection of unysmsions in before ( GCEA.): 1 string is released, 2 on V Lada (sound la, a); 2 released, 3 on IV Lada (sound, e); 1 released, 4 on Rada II (sound la, a). See also other options in paragraph " Application thinking».
	Standard frequencies GCEA. For Ukulele: 1 string "A" \u003d 440Hz 2 strings "E" \u003d 329.6Hz 3 strings "C" \u003d 261.6Hz 4 strings "G" \u003d 392 hz

Setting on flags

The finger of the left hand is barely tap 1 string over the VII metal boom. Weakly weak. Hook the right hand to hook this string, and immediately remove your finger from the string. A high weak sound will be released.

1. This sound must correspond to the sound of 2 strings above the Vordorem and 3 strings over the IV booster;
2. The sound of 3 strings over the VII threshold must correspond to the sound of 4 strings over the XII splash.

This setting is suitable only with high-quality, worked tools (at least a year of the game) with "inserted" strings and clearly calibrated thresholds and mines. Such a quality check is determining when buying an expensive tool. Small defects and discrepancies in colors can leave or be corrected manually.

Lessons of game at Ukulele. Application thinking

Chapter 1. General theory and ukulele device.

In the classic musical theory of 12 notes, of which 7 are the main (white keys) and 5 - say, additional (black). 12 notes \u003d one octave. For example, click on the piano note before (or its own on the ukulele), and the 13th note (on 13 Lada) will be the same before, only to octave above (Fig. 1).

The black note, which is right of white, carries the same name, only with the "diezer". Black next to \u003d before #. To the left - it is, but with "Bemole". Leeper to - DB. The distance between adjacent notes (counting black) \u003d halfone. So, in octave 6 full tones. As can be seen from fig. 2, black keys less than white. It is due to the fact that between Mi and the Fa, as well as between Si and to the Poltone. Why did not come up with a system of 6 white and 6 black notes so that between all the white was 1 tone? To somehow navigate the piano.

English Naturns:

Classic system ukulele - GCEA.(Sol-Du-Mi La). Notes on Ukulele Unison for La. First you need to find all the notes on all strings of Hawaiics. It is desirable - to constantly have before your eyes (print), and then to learn. It will learn itself. Next - find the location of unions (the same notes). The picture shows the union location rule for la. This must be learned. Try to build from random notes - for example, from the FA (on 2 strings of 1 way), but no longer peeping on the scheme. Unisons can be confused by ukulele when it is upset, and also to build chords from them, toning them.

Chapter 2. Building chords

Chords are a sober. That is, in each chord 3 notes (required). There are minor and major chords. This is not connected with the "Diemes" and "Bemoles". That is, C # chord (up to #) can be both a major (C #) and minor (C # M). The chords are usually not recorded by the chords, that is, they do not write GB, and F #. Chords are usually indicated by English letters.

Minor chords are built on 1, 4 and 8 halftons. That is, Tonic is taken (the note on which the chord is called, the main one), we go ahead through two Lada, then - even three Lada. It turns out 3 notes. An example was taken by AM chord notes (La Minor), that is, la-up. For example, 2 - DM chord (re minor), Re-Fa la.

Next, all notes included in the DM chord are noted with a black point - tonic (RE), the scheme of their location is already known. Let's try to build this chord using only marked notes. We remember that all 3 notes (re-fa la) should enter it, not two (re-fa-phane). There are many ways, isn't it?

But they can be reduced to seven main positions. Honestly, no more than five for the game in 5 pieces of the griff is usually used, but it is already harder.

Major chords are built on 1, 5 and 8 halftons, that is, first through three Lada, and then in two. Minor chord la: la-up-to-mi, major: la-up to #. The right shows the main applicable positions.

Since the ukulele is an unusual tool, and created on the basis of the insight, then if you turn over ukulele with major notes and compare with minor, then ... see pictures:

Jazz and blues guitarists who are accustomed to improvisations on Pentatonics will be able to move their knowledge to the ukulele without any problems, because The first three strings on setup are a copy of the guitar. What is gamma, their types and ways of use can be found in guitar textbooks.

Everything. This is the basis that will help make a big and fast jump in acquaintance with the instrument and understanding its device. Further schemes (sept-chords, blues pentatonic, chords, you can build themselves.