Further to my last comment, I explained the definition of a Scale, to my patient wife, it was really helpful. Also, This lesson has been really good for learning to use the correct fingers on the correct frets, as I have a tendency to be lazy, and just place any old finger down. Never too old to learn.
argh! I think I'm gonna have to watch this lesson over and over and over again... I just can't grasp the theory and no matter how hard I try my dog isn't convinced either when I try to explain it to him o.O
I just started like 5 months ago, and I am still struggling, but you need to give yourself time to learn. I repeat the lessons daily! This is like learning another language. You will get it. Just continue doing what you are doing for 5 to 10 minutes, and then if get ok continue, if it is frustrating, stop for a few minutes, and pick up later. This will help with frustration. Those little few minutes that you give yourself will help you to grasp the lesson! Good luck!
Did you ever see "Sound of Music?" What you are playing is "Do(e) a dear." That's all. Bernadette is showing you the steps to go up and down the scale. For the C scale, the notes are 1:C(do), 2:D (re) , 3:E (mi), 4:F (fa), 5:G (sol), 6:A (la), 7:B (ti), 8:C (do). It's called the C scale because it starts and ends with the C note. A "D" scale would start and end with the note "D." As to making a chord, a Major chord is the 1st, 3rd and 5th step of an 8 note scale - C-E-G or 1-3-5 or do-mi-sol. A ukulele's strings are already G-C-E (all in the chord), so only the A string has to change. The closest note to "A" is the "C" on the 3rd fret. I hope this helps. You can get this!
Thanks Brigid, that reference to Maria kinda helps, ;) My problem is that music theory, terminology and mathematics is all a little alien to me. If you mention 'Chromatic scale'', then my brain immediately thinks of and looks for any reference to colours... and when that doesn't apply to sound I'm immediately frustrated. While diligently practising and trying to comprehend it during the lesson, I can often grasp the concept. But the next time I try to do so, I'm back to square one again. It's as if I can begin to learn a new language but then I forget everything I've learned. This is one of the reasons I've never learned to play anything throughout my life. This time though, I'm determined to make this work! I'm not worrying too much about the theory and focusing more on muscle memory. If my brain cannot hold onto the concepts, then at least my hands and fingers will remember what to do LOL
Thanks Marga, Heh yes, it is indeed like learning a new language, but without a dictionary or any reference to your own language. In that case, my brain is constantly searching for terms of reference that it can understand and make sense of. For example, why is it an 8 note scale? Or why 'major' and 'minor' and not 'higher' or 'lower'? These little confusions are hurdles my brain stumbles on. Still, you're right, I'm trying to learn it simply through practise and repetition and eventually, I hope to become a really fluent speaker (player) of a language I cannot understand or teach to another o.O Aargh... it's maddening, but I'm not giving up!
U r such a good teacher! Thanks for your help! D major chord has notes D, F#, and A in it from the D major scale. E major chord has notes E, G#, and B in it from the E major scale. U r awesome!
I am loving this 30 Day Challenge so so much! Another great lesson. You're such an awesome teacher. My son thinks your awesome too, he's still convinced you're called Lady Ukulele. He sits with me when I practice, and whenever you name a chord he repeats back to you. It's the cutest thing. ❤
Initially I've got confused after 5:10 about what comprises of a chord. Here's the help. To follow Bernadette please refer to her printable's day 3 and day 19 sheets. For a major chord she states that 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of each major scale is needed (for now, just accept this rule as an abstract rule from music theory). So, for C chord: C E G; for D chord would be: D F# A; for E chord would be: E G# B
This lesson was good.. I had just talked to a friend of mine today that’s a music teacher because I had a question about the C scale. You told me the same thing she had told me. She doesn’t play the ukulele but a good music teacher. These are the best ukulele lessons I have taken on line you make it seem easy. Thanks
Whoa! Just noticed that there's now a little number for the day under the main title. Really appreciate this....makes it easier to keep my pages in order. :)
Another night, another lesson that makes me speechless. I have never looked at chords this way but it makes me curious to create other chords this way. Ms. B. You succeeded once again in giving me a massive amount of fun in following your lessons within this 30 day uke challenge. Bless you Ms. B. 🌹☺
In D major chord, the notes you use from the D major scale are A, D, F# (and A again). In E major chord, you use G#, E, E (again), B (I guess, I'm not sure about the position of the fingers, but the notes are E, G#, B. It's hard to explain it in English :P Also, I talked to my dog about the C scale and C chord... I'll try to explain it to my sister next time so I can have some feedback haha!
Thank you for putting together this challenge! I'm really enjoying learning to play the ukulele and your videos have been such a big help! D Major- D, F#, A E Major- E, G#, B
I was explaining to Tucker my rat terrier...about what a scale is...but he kept correcting me until I got it right...you always say...I am not a singer...I am a teacher...and a mighty fine one I might add...very well concieved and constructed challenge....anyone wanting to learn ukulele would benefit greatly by doing this challenge...they will have a strong foundation.
Bernadette, I just found this challenge a few days ago and am trying to catch up. I am currently on day 13 but watching the new videos daily. I am new to learning the uke and bought an online lesson for $69.00. I am learning so much more from you, thank you so much for these videos, I hope to catch up before the end of the 30 days. You are so helpful with the technical details that I haven't learned before. I am getting so much out of this challenge.
Debbie Edwards wow Debbie!! 😲 thank you so much. I am humbled by your comment and compliments. I am so happy to hear that you’re getting something out of my lessons. Teaching is my passion and I love sharing it with the world for this reason. Please never hesitate to let me know in the comments if you need anything. We are a community here ❤️🤗
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I have no previous experience with music theory. When I had a go at figuring D chord, I came up with needing D, F, A, using the 1,3,5 pattern, I DON'T quite understand why it's D, F#, A (D chord is strummed with fingers in on these G2,C2, E2 A0) but why is it not (G0, C2, E1, A0) which includes also DFA notes? BTW thank you so much for these lessons! They are amazing!
Great lesson and great homework assignment! I practiced playing C major, D major and E major scales. E major was pretty hard and I couldn’t figure out which fingers to use to make it smooth. Answer to the question in the printable: To make a D major chord, you need D, F# and A, the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the D scale. For E major chord it would be E, G# and B. Couldn’t figure out how to play it on the uke, though!
We had 9 weeks of music in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. We learned to find the key from the sharps or flats and about whole steps (C-D, D-E) and half steps (E-F, B-C). And I can still hear the way our music teacher taught us the major scale starting on *any* note - two wholes, a half, three wholes, a half.
I was not looking forward to this video because I feel like I don't fully understand the chromatic scale yet but the way you designed this beginners course is really so good. It built on what we had already done and I found I was pleasantly surprised by what I understood. I have also done the first two videos of the reading music series you put together and they overlap really nicely to reinforce what we're trying to learn. Thanks so much.
Oh my gosh. It all makes sense now!!! I was piano trained and for the longest I had no idea why or where the fingering had come from on the ukulele. 🤣 yay thank you
C Major: C E G D Major: D F# A E Major: E G# B Thank you for this lesson! As a violinist/violist this makes so much sense. I was so confused as to where these chords came from but now it’s all much clearer.
My husband has been learning bass so we both have been learning music theory and chord formulas. My brain hurt at first, but after a couple weeks I'm getting it. Learning the chromatic scale on the uku really helped it make sense with something concrete. I like thinking in half steps so the notes that don't have flats/sharps don't trip me up. So B to C is one half step since there's no B#. But C to D is 2 half steps because you go C, C#, D. I read that somewhere and it helped a lot. Thanks for all your hard work. 👍🏾🥰
Good lesson Ms. Bernadette, this is another building block to being able to be melodically creative. Thanks for another Tool to work with. Looking forward to the next lesson!!
Wow Bernadette, the chord theory you taught in this video turned on a bright light for many students; you kinda offered a peak behind the curtain so viewers can see how the magician performs his illusions! Great explanation, your presentations are so clever. Thanks!
Thanks for your comment Bernie, and I agree 100%, musicians are like magicians. Music is so awesome; I can think of no other earthly creation with the power to affect joy, sorrow, healing, laughter, inspiration, relaxation and a full gambit of other feelings and emotions; that is powerful magic right there! Thanks for being a teacher!
Grateful for this challenge! Veered off for awhile to take it all in slower and learn all the chords with flashcards you provided and the rest I made. The theory parts are very comprehensive and yet comprehensible. Learning this language has always been a goal and opens other doors. Thank you for this guidance!
Thank you so much teacher. I am learning from your channel for 5days. Now I start learned to 30DayUkeChallenge. It is amazing for me. Your videos are clear and easy to understand. So thank you again teacher. Now I can't help watching your video lessons. I am from Myanmar.
Thanks so much! I bought my ukulele to learn something new during the pandemic. You are a Godsend. I’m looking forward to viewing all of your videos and love your teaching style. I’m a retired math teacher so I really appreciate your methods! I believe the answers are: D Major Scale: D,F#,A,F# E Major Scale: E, G#,B,E Stay safe and thank you!
At first I wasn't interested in music theory, but now I understand it's important, and I think I'm getting it! I resisted looking at other answers. D major chord includes D, F#, A. E major chord includes E, G#, B.
Ahhhh...tricky homework included today, too! Homework that is ACTIVE. As my boys have gone to bed, all I have left is the cat who is sleeping and the dog who doesn't care what I tell her as long as I make eye contact with her and make the subject sound exciting. A doggie treat is a bonus for listening! Honestly, though, major scales ARE exciting to me, because I get them. Whole step,whole step,half step,whole step,whole step whole step, half step! Minor scales, on the other hand, will need a lot more study time from me. So, to complete the homework assignment: The D major chord has D-F#-A, and the E major chord has E-G#-B. :) :) :) Thanks for another great lesson, Ms. B! I am learning SO much!
Day #19: Another good lesson day with Bernadette!.....good tips with the finger positions.......making chords and understanding how they are made can help a lot.....nice...:).....Yes, let's all practice the scale up and down and up and down!...(I am getting dizzy).....:)
Thanks a lot teacher🙌, I was on travel for 4 days, but as soon as I came back, I got my ukulele and completed my lessons. It's weird(actually amazing) that I am feeling like a professional musician learning scales and cords. I can now understand how the cords made( no wizard found these cords through magic😂), But( always a but) I can't recognise the sound of C. It's me or everyone learning have same musical defect 😂.
Wow, I just re-watched the Chromatic Scale lesson....Totally forgot that lesson. Happy to REFRESH😍. I Totally want to learn EVERYTHING about MUSIC THEORY!!! Reeeeally APPRECIATED THIS LESSON TODAY. Want to learn and master the scales on the Ukulele. Thanks “Coach”😂😂😂 Great Job!!!
Geralyn Palacol oh yay!!! 😃 you are a GREAT STUDENT!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you for reviewing. That will make everything come together. Thank you for your sweet comments every day!!
Thanks, I needed an easier lesson! I like the sheet music/tabs. I don't have anyone to play along but it gives loads of choices to practice and 2 ways for me to play each song!😊
Good Morning Ms. B. Nice explanation on how to form the C major chord from the scale. I loved how you hit the body of the uke while counting :D Learn how to play the scale in reverse, everyone :)
Wow I absolutely love learning about fingerstyle becuase it's easier than strumming and singing. Haha having prior knowledge about pizzicato (violin) has really helped make fingerstyle easier. Thank you for your videos!
Love the way you teach, I've improved alot since I started watching your videos, so thanks! :) I've also enjoyed your 30 day challenge since day one! As a suggestion, could you probably include a video on good/easy/popular strumming methods/techniques on this 30 day challange? 😆
Michelle Cabada hi Michelle!!! 👋🏼 Thank you so much for following the 30 day uke challenge!! It has been so fun for me too. Thank you for the suggestion 😉
A scale comprises the notes that harmonically work together played individually whereas a chord has notes played at the same time that gives a certain sound that we want.
Haisai Ms.B. Homework is partially completed. Practicing going up and down the scales is sounding great. When I play as fast as I can it sounds like I'm into Vasko territory:) Now to your printable instructions answers. D chord notes: A-D-F# Now the E cord notes??? I know it should be E-G#-B, yet when playing Em I get E-G-B on my clip on tuner. The only way I find G# is by playing the E7 chord. If I'm missing the obvious please don't give me the answer. Will you point out what to look for, as I search for the answer. My ukus in tune and I reviewed the chords you provided in the printouts, yet I can't see the Forrest (G#) for the trees (Em,E7, Eyaah) Thanks Ms.B.
ARC 110 😂 “sounds like I’m into Vasko territory” - I love that! And hey! Your D chord notes are correct! The D major scale gives you D F# and A, Which gives you D major chord!! Now for Em you are getting a G natural because you’re playing E minor chord. If you go to E major scale, you’ll get the E major chord. We will do E minor scale later on ;)
Scales: ✅played 1 note at a time ✅All the separate notes played in a scale sound great if they were all played together (but that’s a chord) Chords: ✅all the strings on a stringed instrument payed at the same time ✅comprised of notes that all sound great when played at the same time ✅Based on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes in a scale. ✅When the open string is not one of those 3 notes, you “round up” to the nearest of those 3 notes in that scale D Major chord: G string = A (2nd fret) C string = D (2nd fret) E string = F# (2nd fret) A string = A (open string) E Major chord: G string = G# (1st fret) C string = E (4th fret) E string = E (open string) A string = B (2nd fret)
I love these videos on the 30 Day Challenge, and am learning a lot. In this lesson, I've learned to play the C major Scale, but after watching the video I can still not explain what a C major scale is. I can, however, explain what a C cord is. Can I assume that a major scale is just an "alphabetical" progression starting with whatever note the scale is?🙂
I've spent the last few days learning Beethoven's Ode To Joy,( It's important that we give these new composres a chance :)) I did John Lennon's Imagine as my extra homework.
I had a little trouble with the E Major scale, because I've put my finger on the first fret on the first string to get G#. Can you explain, why you use the next note on that string to play an E Chord?
Very Good Lesson Bernadette Teaches!!!!!!!))) The only problem is when you are playing up I am playing down and when you are playing down I am playing up!!!!!))) Just kidding Bernadette Lol 🚙)))
Don't know a lick of music theory so idk if my rationale is correct but.. could the c major chord also be made by the G,C,E strings and the 10th fret of the A string? Asking for a friend :)
This, without any doubt is the best way to explain. My God...I've wondered...., among many many things, c this c that ...i mean the note, chord....never understood till today. Hats off to you, in explaining this so wonderfully well. Is it always the 1st, 3rd and 5th? Thx B....again.
I love music theory because I understand, and like you say, if you can explain, you understand and memorize :) ! One thing "coach" : during the scale, i don't success not making a sound when I am raising my finger from a string, when i am changing from a string to an another, how can i stop doing that little "note" ? Thanks !
Hey there, that sound when you raise your fingers is perfectly fine, especially in the beginning. Once you play songs, the sounds just get drowned out. I also read about someone using deodorant on their fingertips so they're not so sticky anymore 😁
Hello mypopine! I agree completely with Luisa and will add my own comment to your question. The sounds you are hearing is sometimes called “String Talk,” I discovered, about 30 years ago, a product called “Finger-ease” that reduces finger tenderness and string talk. You just spray it on the instrument neck and strings, let it dry a small amount of time then lightly buff it off with a clean cloth. Both your fingers and ears will thank you. I buy Finger-ease from Amazon.com in a 2.5 Oz (71g) spray can. Hope this helps you, and keep strumming!
I understand that each finger belongs to a fret but as I move down the finger board to the 5 fret I am supposed to start over. for example is the 5th fret my index finger and so on and so forth. it feels super weird to go from my pinky back to my index finger.
arrrggg, not getting it really, will keep plugging along, can't explain it if I don't get it, will have to watch this over and over again. I am enjoying the learning and although I have been working hard every day, it's a challenge, haha, Guess it takes some of us longer, especially 1st timers.
I thought I got the concept... it's simple make sure you're playing notes 1, 3, & 5 in the scale to come up with the chord. Maybe it's because I don't know the notes on the Gstring? D Chord is made up of: D, F#, A (I'm assuming the 2nd fret, Gstring is the A??) I'm having a bit of trouble with E Major: E, G#, B - However, when I play the E Chord I found in your E Chord lesson, I'm playing: B, G#, and two more notes I don't know because they're not on our chromatic scale (4th fret, C string and 4th fret, G string) Is this right? What are these extra notes? Don't they have to be an E, G#, or B? WAIT!!! I just did a bit more research and found the missing notes from the uke on Video 3 printable! They ARE B (4th fret, Gstring and E 4th fret, Cstring)! Yay! I think I'm getting this! Thank you for the lessons!
Trying my best to understand scales, why on D & E major scale does it go to sharp# notes?? Can’t wrap my mind around this as a newbie. (D-F#-A) & (E-G#-B), where as on the C major scale there are no sharps (C-E-G).
Hey! I came back to this to do the homework and completely understood how the chord thing worked for the C major and D major scales but can’t figure out the e major one! I cheated and went o line to check what the chord looked like but only got more confused. So on the D major you need D, F# and A. You press the first three strings (GCE) to make them A, D and F# the last one is an A already, right? Then on the E major you’d need an E, G# and B so the third string is an E we could get a G# from pressing first string first fret, we could get a B by pressing fourth string second fret, so what do we do with the second string? This was so long I don’t know if it made any sense hahaha can anyone help?
whenever she says "look up" I feel like Bernadette is right there
Further to my last comment, I explained the definition of a Scale, to my patient wife, it was really helpful. Also, This lesson has been really good for learning to use the correct fingers on the correct frets, as I have a tendency to be lazy, and just place any old finger down. Never too old to learn.
argh! I think I'm gonna have to watch this lesson over and over and over again... I just can't grasp the theory and no matter how hard I try my dog isn't convinced either when I try to explain it to him o.O
Connor (my dog), does this sound like a c chord note? Head tilt... This one? Yawn... This one? He walked away :(
I just started like 5 months ago, and I am still struggling, but you need to give yourself time to learn. I repeat the lessons daily! This is like learning another language. You will get it. Just continue doing what you are doing for 5 to 10 minutes, and then if get ok continue, if it is frustrating, stop for a few minutes, and pick up later. This will help with frustration. Those little few minutes that you give yourself will help you to grasp the lesson! Good luck!
Did you ever see "Sound of Music?" What you are playing is "Do(e) a dear." That's all. Bernadette is showing you the steps to go up and down the scale.
For the C scale, the notes are 1:C(do), 2:D (re) , 3:E (mi), 4:F (fa), 5:G (sol), 6:A (la), 7:B (ti), 8:C (do). It's called the C scale because it starts and ends with the C note. A "D" scale would start and end with the note "D." As to making a chord, a Major chord is the 1st, 3rd and 5th step of an 8 note scale - C-E-G or 1-3-5 or do-mi-sol. A ukulele's strings are already G-C-E (all in the chord), so only the A string has to change. The closest note to "A" is the "C" on the 3rd fret. I hope this helps. You can get this!
Thanks Brigid, that reference to Maria kinda helps, ;)
My problem is that music theory, terminology and mathematics is all a little alien to me. If you mention 'Chromatic scale'', then my brain immediately thinks of and looks for any reference to colours... and when that doesn't apply to sound I'm immediately frustrated. While diligently practising and trying to comprehend it during the lesson, I can often grasp the concept. But the next time I try to do so, I'm back to square one again. It's as if I can begin to learn a new language but then I forget everything I've learned. This is one of the reasons I've never learned to play anything throughout my life.
This time though, I'm determined to make this work! I'm not worrying too much about the theory and focusing more on muscle memory. If my brain cannot hold onto the concepts, then at least my hands and fingers will remember what to do LOL
Thanks Marga,
Heh yes, it is indeed like learning a new language, but without a dictionary or any reference to your own language. In that case, my brain is constantly searching for terms of reference that it can understand and make sense of. For example, why is it an 8 note scale? Or why 'major' and 'minor' and not 'higher' or 'lower'? These little confusions are hurdles my brain stumbles on. Still, you're right, I'm trying to learn it simply through practise and repetition and eventually, I hope to become a really fluent speaker (player) of a language I cannot understand or teach to another o.O
Aargh... it's maddening, but I'm not giving up!
U r such a good teacher! Thanks for your help! D major chord has notes D, F#, and A in it from the D major scale. E major chord has notes E, G#, and B in it from the E major scale. U r awesome!
I am loving this 30 Day Challenge so so much! Another great lesson. You're such an awesome teacher. My son thinks your awesome too, he's still convinced you're called Lady Ukulele. He sits with me when I practice, and whenever you name a chord he repeats back to you. It's the cutest thing. ❤
Kaisha Davidson your son is the cutest!!!! I love love love that name!!!
Initially I've got confused after 5:10 about what comprises of a chord. Here's the help. To follow Bernadette please refer to her printable's day 3 and day 19 sheets. For a major chord she states that 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of each major scale is needed (for now, just accept this rule as an abstract rule from music theory). So, for C chord: C E G; for D chord would be: D F# A; for E chord would be: E G# B
Thanks
I am enjoying this challenge so much and enjoy reading everyone's comments! I never feel alone. Thanks for all the easy tabs!
Anita Ehler hi Anita! 👋🏼 the comments are my favorite part too 🤗❤️
This lesson was good.. I had just talked to a friend of mine today that’s a music teacher because I had a question about the C scale. You told me the same thing she had told me. She doesn’t play the ukulele but a good music teacher. These are the best ukulele lessons I have taken on line you make it seem easy. Thanks
Whoa! Just noticed that there's now a little number for the day under the main title. Really appreciate this....makes it easier to keep my pages in order. :)
Another night, another lesson that makes me speechless. I have never looked at chords this way but it makes me curious to create other chords this way. Ms. B. You succeeded once again in giving me a massive amount of fun in following your lessons within this 30 day uke challenge. Bless you Ms. B. 🌹☺
Ranger One hey!!! Thank you so much 🤗🤗 glad that you enjoyed this way of learning about chords. I didn’t know what people would think about it. ❤️
In D major chord, the notes you use from the D major scale are A, D, F# (and A again).
In E major chord, you use G#, E, E (again), B (I guess, I'm not sure about the position of the fingers, but the notes are E, G#, B.
It's hard to explain it in English :P Also, I talked to my dog about the C scale and C chord... I'll try to explain it to my sister next time so I can have some feedback haha!
Thank you for putting together this challenge! I'm really enjoying learning to play the ukulele and your videos have been such a big help!
D Major- D, F#, A
E Major- E, G#, B
I was explaining to Tucker my rat terrier...about what a scale is...but he kept correcting me until I got it right...you always say...I am not a singer...I am a teacher...and a mighty fine one I might add...very well concieved and constructed challenge....anyone wanting to learn ukulele would benefit greatly by doing this challenge...they will have a strong foundation.
Frobozz Dingle ahaha!!! What’s your rat terrier’s name?
Thank you for the kind words and sweet compliment ❤️
I always had confusions about notes , scales and chords ! After this video , everything makes sense to me 😍😍😍 Thankyou so much!!!
Aww yay!!! Glad this made sense!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Brilliant, just brilliant. I now understand chord theory better than I ever have before! You are such a great teacher!
Bernadette, I just found this challenge a few days ago and am trying to catch up. I am currently on day 13 but watching the new videos daily. I am new to learning the uke and bought an online lesson for $69.00. I am learning so much more from you, thank you so much for these videos, I hope to catch up before the end of the 30 days. You are so helpful with the technical details that I haven't learned before. I am getting so much out of this challenge.
Debbie Edwards wow Debbie!! 😲 thank you so much. I am humbled by your comment and compliments. I am so happy to hear that you’re getting something out of my lessons. Teaching is my passion and I love sharing it with the world for this reason. Please never hesitate to let me know in the comments if you need anything. We are a community here ❤️🤗
C Major: C E G
D Major: D F# A
E Scale: E G# B
Have a great rest of the day Ms. B!
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Is there a reason why the chords are made with the 1st, 3rd and 5th note?
wirehunter86 I was wondering the same
Sweet, I came up with the same answers ☺️
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic I have no previous experience with music theory. When I had a go at figuring D chord, I came up with needing D, F, A, using the 1,3,5 pattern, I DON'T quite understand why it's D, F#, A (D chord is strummed with fingers in on these G2,C2, E2 A0) but why is it not (G0, C2, E1, A0) which includes also DFA notes? BTW thank you so much for these lessons! They are amazing!
D major D,F#,A
E major E,G#, B
I'm really enjoying your 30 day challenge, you are a great teacher! You've put the fun back in playing the ukulele!
Foundation! Foundation! Foundation! Tone -Tone - Semitone - Tone -Tone -Tone - Semitone for everything for each scale!
For D major scale : D, F# and A, and for E major scale, E, G# and B. Much grateful to you for these tutorials, enjoying them.
Great lesson and great homework assignment! I practiced playing C major, D major and E major scales. E major was pretty hard and I couldn’t figure out which fingers to use to make it smooth.
Answer to the question in the printable:
To make a D major chord, you need D, F# and A, the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the D scale. For E major chord it would be E, G# and B. Couldn’t figure out how to play it on the uke, though!
We had 9 weeks of music in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. We learned to find the key from the sharps or flats and about whole steps (C-D, D-E) and half steps (E-F, B-C). And I can still hear the way our music teacher taught us the major scale starting on *any* note - two wholes, a half, three wholes, a half.
I was not looking forward to this video because I feel like I don't fully understand the chromatic scale yet but the way you designed this beginners course is really so good. It built on what we had already done and I found I was pleasantly surprised by what I understood. I have also done the first two videos of the reading music series you put together and they overlap really nicely to reinforce what we're trying to learn. Thanks so much.
OMG, a lightbulb just went on for me! This is the first bit of music theory I truly understand.
Oh my gosh. It all makes sense now!!! I was piano trained and for the longest I had no idea why or where the fingering had come from on the ukulele. 🤣 yay thank you
C Major: C E G
D Major: D F# A
E Major: E G# B
Thank you for this lesson! As a violinist/violist this makes so much sense. I was so confused as to where these chords came from but now it’s all much clearer.
My husband has been learning bass so we both have been learning music theory and chord formulas. My brain hurt at first, but after a couple weeks I'm getting it. Learning the chromatic scale on the uku really helped it make sense with something concrete. I like thinking in half steps so the notes that don't have flats/sharps don't trip me up. So B to C is one half step since there's no B#. But C to D is 2 half steps because you go C, C#, D. I read that somewhere and it helped a lot. Thanks for all your hard work. 👍🏾🥰
I read it as a semitone(half step) and a tone(1 step).
Good lesson Ms. Bernadette, this is another building block to being able to be melodically creative. Thanks for another Tool to work with. Looking forward to the next lesson!!
SeanVplayer thank you so much! ☺️ it took a few tries at recording this to keep the language simple. Glad it made sense to a few people ❤️
Wow Bernadette, the chord theory you taught in this video turned on a bright light for many students; you kinda offered a peak behind the curtain so viewers can see how the magician performs his illusions! Great explanation, your presentations are so clever. Thanks!
Bill Hart best comment award!!! 🥇 🏆 I love your words!!! Musicians are like magicians, aren’t they!?
Thanks for your comment Bernie, and I agree 100%, musicians are like magicians. Music is so awesome; I can think of no other earthly creation with the power to affect joy, sorrow, healing, laughter, inspiration, relaxation and a full gambit of other feelings and emotions; that is powerful magic right there! Thanks for being a teacher!
Grateful for this challenge! Veered off for awhile to take it all in slower and learn all the chords with flashcards you provided and the rest I made.
The theory parts are very comprehensive and yet comprehensible. Learning this language has always been a goal and opens other doors. Thank you for this guidance!
Thank you so much teacher. I am learning from your channel for 5days. Now I start learned to 30DayUkeChallenge. It is amazing for me. Your videos are clear and easy to understand. So thank you again teacher. Now I can't help watching your video lessons. I am from Myanmar.
Thanks so much! I bought my ukulele to learn something new during the pandemic. You are a Godsend. I’m looking forward to viewing all of your videos and love your teaching style. I’m a retired math teacher so I really appreciate your methods!
I believe the answers are:
D Major Scale: D,F#,A,F#
E Major Scale: E, G#,B,E
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Correct!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
oh my goodness! I think I understand bar chords now!!! THANK YOU!!!
A note is like typing, one letter at a time.A chord is like playing the piano, where you play more than one key at the same time.
At first I wasn't interested in music theory, but now I understand it's important, and I think I'm getting it! I resisted looking at other answers. D major chord includes D, F#, A. E major chord includes E, G#, B.
Hi Bernadette, the notes in the day major scale are d,f#,anda. The notes in the East major scale are E,G#,andB. loved today's challange.
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Increible lesson! A bit difficult to me but very clear! Thanks
Thank you, Bernadette. Nicely done, as usual! Scale=scala=ladder.
Great lesson Mrs B and material that goes with this!
Ahhhh...tricky homework included today, too! Homework that is ACTIVE. As my boys have gone to bed, all I have left is the cat who is sleeping and the dog who doesn't care what I tell her as long as I make eye contact with her and make the subject sound exciting. A doggie treat is a bonus for listening! Honestly, though, major scales ARE exciting to me, because I get them.
Whole step,whole step,half step,whole step,whole step whole step, half step! Minor scales, on the other hand, will need a lot more study time from me.
So, to complete the homework assignment:
The D major chord has D-F#-A, and the E major chord has E-G#-B. :) :) :)
Thanks for another great lesson, Ms. B! I am learning SO much!
p.s. Thanks for the link! So many songs...so little time!
Good teaching at a digestible pace.
Day #19: Another good lesson day with Bernadette!.....good tips with the finger positions.......making chords and understanding how they are made can help a lot.....nice...:).....Yes, let's all practice the scale up and down and up and down!...(I am getting dizzy).....:)
Thanks a lot teacher🙌, I was on travel for 4 days, but as soon as I came back, I got my ukulele and completed my lessons. It's weird(actually amazing) that I am feeling like a professional musician learning scales and cords. I can now understand how the cords made( no wizard found these cords through magic😂), But( always a but) I can't recognise the sound of C. It's me or everyone learning have same musical defect 😂.
Wow, I just re-watched the Chromatic Scale lesson....Totally forgot that lesson. Happy to REFRESH😍. I Totally want to learn EVERYTHING about MUSIC THEORY!!! Reeeeally APPRECIATED THIS LESSON TODAY. Want to learn and master the scales on the Ukulele. Thanks “Coach”😂😂😂 Great Job!!!
Geralyn Palacol oh yay!!! 😃 you are a GREAT STUDENT!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you for reviewing. That will make everything come together.
Thank you for your sweet comments every day!!
Bernadette Teaches Music THANK YOU “Coach”!!!😂😍❤️
Thanks, I needed an easier lesson! I like the sheet music/tabs. I don't have anyone to play along but it gives loads of choices to practice and 2 ways for me to play each song!😊
twinkle star glad you like them! I’ll try and do more playalongs in the future so we can play together 😃
Miss🐝,this is a good revision for me .thank you so much!💐🌸🌹🌺🌻🌼🏵
Oooh thanks for the link for the extra tabs in the doc!
Eloursnz ahh! Thank you so much 😊 glad you liked them!
First of all, i love that your hair is tied in this video. For a change 😉 this is a great lesson to review and a very great basic theory.
You make everything easier! Thank you so much!
Wow. This one's a toughie. I'm going to have to keep coming back to it. But it's fun trying to improve on my mistakes.
Great lesson today! It is so empowering to understand this stuff!
Thank you so much Bernadette
Your tutorials helped me a lot
I have finished grade 4 piano
I wanted to learn ukulele
Thank you
Good Morning Ms. B.
Nice explanation on how to form the C major chord from the scale.
I loved how you hit the body of the uke while counting :D
Learn how to play the scale in reverse, everyone :)
Kevin hey Kevin! You’re like the big brother to everyone in this channel ☺️
ha ha ha. I like that :D
It’s true!!!
Wow I absolutely love learning about fingerstyle becuase it's easier than strumming and singing. Haha having prior knowledge about pizzicato (violin) has really helped make fingerstyle easier. Thank you for your videos!
Love the way you teach, I've improved alot since I started watching your videos, so thanks! :) I've also enjoyed your 30 day challenge since day one! As a suggestion, could you probably include a video on good/easy/popular strumming methods/techniques on this 30 day challange? 😆
Michelle Cabada hi Michelle!!! 👋🏼
Thank you so much for following the 30 day uke challenge!! It has been so fun for me too.
Thank you for the suggestion 😉
A scale comprises the notes that harmonically work together played individually whereas a chord has notes played at the same time that gives a certain sound that we want.
How fun! I'm learning a lot!
I really like listen your lessons 😊
Very interesting and important lesson. Thank you so much!!
CM: C, E, G,
DM: D, F#, A
EM: E,G#,B
Think that's it, takes some thinking about though
WOW! so that's how chords are made haha! Trying the theory with all major chords and having EUREKA moments right now!
Thank you for explaining a chord because I was always so confused. Your explanation was better than the ones on Google 😂😂
Following the 30 day challenge!
Super video Bernadette.
This makes so much sense, thank you! May be able to make chords on the sanshin now...
Haisai Ms.B. Homework is partially completed. Practicing going up and down the scales is sounding great. When I play as fast as I can it sounds like I'm into Vasko territory:)
Now to your printable instructions answers.
D chord notes: A-D-F#
Now the E cord notes???
I know it should be E-G#-B, yet when playing Em I get E-G-B on my clip on tuner. The only way I find G# is by playing the E7 chord. If I'm missing the obvious please don't give me the answer. Will you point out what to look for, as I search for the answer. My ukus in tune and I reviewed the chords you provided in the printouts, yet I can't see the Forrest (G#) for the trees (Em,E7, Eyaah)
Thanks Ms.B.
ARC 110 😂 “sounds like I’m into Vasko territory” - I love that!
And hey! Your D chord notes are correct! The D major scale gives you D F# and A, Which gives you D major chord!!
Now for Em you are getting a G natural because you’re playing E minor chord.
If you go to E major scale, you’ll get the E major chord.
We will do E minor scale later on ;)
Scales:
✅played 1 note at a time
✅All the separate notes played in a scale sound great if they were all played together (but that’s a chord)
Chords:
✅all the strings on a stringed instrument payed at the same time
✅comprised of notes that all sound great when played at the same time
✅Based on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes in a scale.
✅When the open string is not one of those 3 notes, you “round up” to the nearest of those 3 notes in that scale
D Major chord:
G string = A (2nd fret)
C string = D (2nd fret)
E string = F# (2nd fret)
A string = A (open string)
E Major chord:
G string = G# (1st fret)
C string = E (4th fret)
E string = E (open string)
A string = B (2nd fret)
You are amazing. My idol 😊
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Superb teacher.
Thank you, Pat! :)
I love these videos on the 30 Day Challenge, and am learning a lot. In this lesson, I've learned to play the C major Scale, but after watching the video I can still not explain what a C major scale is. I can, however, explain what a C cord is. Can I assume that a major scale is just an "alphabetical" progression starting with whatever note the scale is?🙂
C maj: C E G
Dmaj: D F# A
Emaj: B E G#
Thanks for another great tutorial!
Awesome video.
I love music theory! Thank you😄
Selma Finvold - Me too!!! Music Theory is Still so New to me.....thats why I find it Fascinating!!!
🤢 music theory🤮! Good to have a basic refresher! Thank you!!
Connor Berry Fingerstyle Ukulele TABS 😂😂😂
Dmaj Chord: D,F#,A
E major Chord: E, G#,B
C major: C E G
D major: A, D, F#
E major: E, G#, B
DF-sharp-A, E-Gsharp-B
Woah you are gorgeous😲 how even?! Even the uke is beautifull🙈
I love the floral art on your Ukulele where can I purchase the same one?
It was custom painted for Ms B
I've spent the last few days learning Beethoven's Ode To Joy,( It's important that we give these new composres a chance :)) I did John Lennon's Imagine as my extra homework.
I had a little trouble with the E Major scale, because I've put my finger on the first fret on the first string to get G#. Can you explain, why you use the next note on that string to play an E Chord?
This stretched my brain in a good way lol!
Very Good Lesson Bernadette Teaches!!!!!!!))) The only problem is when you are playing up I am playing down and when you are playing down I am playing up!!!!!))) Just kidding Bernadette Lol 🚙)))
Steve Harris thank you, Steve!!! 🤗❤️
Bernadette Teaches Music 😊😊😊
Don't know a lick of music theory so idk if my rationale is correct but.. could the c major chord also be made by the G,C,E strings and the 10th fret of the A string? Asking for a friend :)
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
Such a good video, thank you!
Awesome song ccrs a favourite im struggling with the intro to island strum transition of the bat but ill work at it
This, without any doubt is the best way to explain. My God...I've wondered...., among many many things, c this c that ...i mean the note, chord....never understood till today. Hats off to you, in explaining this so wonderfully well. Is it always the 1st, 3rd and 5th? Thx B....again.
Hi Bala!! Thank you 🤗🤗
For a major or a minor chord, yes! We use the 1, 3, and 5 of the scale :)
wow... very useful information.. thank you
I love music theory because I understand, and like you say, if you can explain, you understand and memorize :) ! One thing "coach" : during the scale, i don't success not making a sound when I am raising my finger from a string, when i am changing from a string to an another, how can i stop doing that little "note" ? Thanks !
oh and sorry for my english ! i'm french ^^
Hey there, that sound when you raise your fingers is perfectly fine, especially in the beginning. Once you play songs, the sounds just get drowned out. I also read about someone using deodorant on their fingertips so they're not so sticky anymore 😁
Hello mypopine! I
agree completely with Luisa and will add my own comment to your question. The sounds you are hearing is sometimes
called “String Talk,” I discovered,
about 30 years ago, a product called “Finger-ease” that reduces finger
tenderness and string talk. You just
spray it on the instrument neck and strings, let it dry a small amount of time
then lightly buff it off with a clean cloth.
Both your fingers and ears will thank you. I buy Finger-ease from Amazon.com in a 2.5 Oz (71g) spray can. Hope this helps you, and
keep strumming!
I understand that each finger belongs to a fret but as I move down the finger board to the 5 fret I am supposed to start over. for example is the 5th fret my index finger and so on and so forth. it feels super weird to go from my pinky back to my index finger.
God bless you...
C major scale: C E G; D major scale : D F# A; E major scale: E G# B
arrrggg, not getting it really, will keep plugging along, can't explain it if I don't get it, will have to watch this over and over again. I am enjoying the learning and although I have been working hard every day, it's a challenge, haha, Guess it takes some of us longer, especially 1st timers.
Hey teacher,, how to go play lower and higher octaves in C scale please help.
Ms B...Do I have to learn those scales by heart....?
🎯 I’m so happy I found you! So nice to escape to music island 🌴 with Ms🐝 (
I thought I got the concept... it's simple make sure you're playing notes 1, 3, & 5 in the scale to come up with the chord. Maybe it's because I don't know the notes on the Gstring?
D Chord is made up of: D, F#, A (I'm assuming the 2nd fret, Gstring is the A??)
I'm having a bit of trouble with E Major: E, G#, B - However, when I play the E Chord I found in your E Chord lesson, I'm playing: B, G#, and two more notes I don't know because they're not on our chromatic scale (4th fret, C string and 4th fret, G string) Is this right? What are these extra notes? Don't they have to be an E, G#, or B?
WAIT!!! I just did a bit more research and found the missing notes from the uke on Video 3 printable! They ARE B (4th fret, Gstring and E 4th fret, Cstring)!
Yay! I think I'm getting this! Thank you for the lessons!
Trying my best to understand scales, why on D & E major scale does it go to sharp# notes?? Can’t wrap my mind around this as a newbie. (D-F#-A) & (E-G#-B), where as on the C major scale there are no sharps (C-E-G).
In DMajor DGAEB In E Major AEB
Hey! I came back to this to do the homework and completely understood how the chord thing worked for the C major and D major scales but can’t figure out the e major one! I cheated and went o line to check what the chord looked like but only got more confused. So on the D major you need D, F# and A. You press the first three strings (GCE) to make them A, D and F# the last one is an A already, right? Then on the E major you’d need an E, G# and B so the third string is an E we could get a G# from pressing first string first fret, we could get a B by pressing fourth string second fret, so what do we do with the second string? This was so long I don’t know if it made any sense hahaha can anyone help?