20 MOST IMPORTANT UKULELE CHORDS TO MEMORIZE
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2020
- This month has been all about helping you stay connected to their instrument through practical tutorials. Today's video covers the 20 most important ukulele chords. These are chords that appear in most songs. If you memorize these chords, you will save time when you play new songs. Learning these chords will also help build your confidence.
SOURCE:
This chord list came from ukulele hunt!
ukulelehunt.com/2011/09/07/mos...
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Fuego, by Cole Brandt
2020: the year I start thinking about using the E chord 😂(maybe) 😁
RICKY! I am LOVING your videos :)
Can't wait to hang out with you 🤗🤗
With ring finger pad, semi bar 4th fret.
I feel the exact same about the b and bb chords haha!
There's a barred E chord which you might find easier. Use your first finger to barre all the strings at the 4th fret, and then use your pinky to play the highest string at the 7th fret (which is easily found because it has an identifying dot on the fret board).
@@mandolinic this is how i do it too :))
I love how she always says “look up” and I actually look up like she’s my teacher right in front of me and then I’m like oh wait I’m watching a RUclips video
I know.. right! 🧡🧡
Me too! ...and then, I laugh at myself😂...how crazy
Yeah me too
I said the same thing it's so cool right? Ahaha
Same
Magic, thank you! My arthritic fingers are a real nuisance, but I'm persevering. I'm only 80 years old! :-))
Wishing you luckk!
@@ananyapamde4514 Thank you!!
Rick. Thank you, you are now my inspiration. I'm 74 this week. [Does it get an easier?]
@@BirdWhisperer46 Practise, practise, is the only way, and if like me you can't stretch to some chords don't worry, there are hundreds of songs with the easy chords. Good luck! :-))
@@rickwilmot9127 My uke is out of the case when I sit at my desk, till end of day. I practice with it many times thru the day, but, I am so new that even picking it up counts as "practice". Where do you start? Strumming, picking, chords?
The fact that you told me to look up exactly when I would look down baffles me 😭😂
"Look up" *thank you*
🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️ thank you too
i rly didnt look lmao
Haha yes!!
Timecodes:
0:23 C
0:38 G
0:51 F
1:20 D
1:55 Am
2:06 A
2:20 Dm
2:38 B♭
4:13 D7
5:42 G7
5:57 Em
6:10 E7
6:39 A7
6:54 Bm
8:07 C7
8:18 B
8:56 E
10:00 E♭
10:17 Fm
11:19 Gm
11:40 Bonus chords
Ty
Don't forget shiqqy chords
Thanks A Lottt
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Thanks
‘Look up’ makes me laugh every time! Great instruction as always. I’ve been playing uke for 2.5 years and avoided Bb with all my might lol. I finally conquered it out of necessity but it took hours of practice to do so.
Marion Tor hi Marion! I am so glad you have conquered Bb chord!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I also chuckled at you liking the “look up” 😆
The very first time I ever strummed a D chord it changed my life. I loved how sweet and inviting it sounded, it felt like it was giving me a sonic hug. I love all 20 of these chords. Thanks for empowering so many people with music!
Hey! You guys taught me twist and shout!
me: about to leave when i get to hard note
her: don’t leave me just because this is a tricky one
me: gets confused and scared and slowly stops
Haha 🤣
I love how to tell us to look up. It’s really helpful.
I got my ukulele two days ago, and have learned almost all of the cords in this video from watching. Thank you so much.
Oh wow you are fast that is really good!
I like how she knows when I'm looking down then goes "look up" it happended multiple times and also you give me the best vibes. I would like you to be my teacher rather then someone else who makes ukulele tutorials on youtube
2:50 I wasn’t looking at her at the time and when she said look up it scared me... Then I went to try to play the note bc I’m impatient she said look up again and I was creeped out 😆
I love how she teaches and encourages her viewers at hard chords
I swapped to ukulele after a skateboarding injury limited my motion a lot and I almost quit because even after a few years it still feels like a lot of strain. Seeing the struggle you go through makes me realize maybe its not as much of a limit as ive been thinking. It helped me heal this far maybe its time to push it i can get all these chords if i push through the pain and maybe ill gain some movementback. Keep up the positivity
I just started playing Uke at Christmas when I bought it. I am 58 years old, it's hard on my hands but I love it and love your videos. Love the "look up" also :)
Your teaching skills are amazing. I really do feel involved even through a video. When you said "look up" I was like 😳
I like that she says look up / look when she’s showing us something
"Look up" is soooo helpful!
I get caught up trying to figure things out on my own & its really nice to be reminded that there's a teacher in front of you!
You are the most incredible teacher I've found online. your style is so immersive,I'm sure you really can see me hardcore concentrating when you say 'look up' because I'm clearly sitting across from you on the couch 😂😂
the way she says look up is so helpful and it feels like I'm not watching her through a screen. Something about her makes me feel so comfortable the ways she waits it so weird but cool at the same time, Thank youu
Got my ukulele yesterday. You've already helped me so much!! Thank you!😘 I LOVE how you say "look up". Had me giggling because it was like you could see me, and I did, indeed, look up. Lol
lmao i got my ukulele 2 days ago
The Way She Says "Look Up" While im Practicing the Chord For myself makes me think this Video already planned what im Doing (It helps Me Look to the Tutorial and I LOVE it)
This is one of the most useful videos ever! I just came home from a jam with a bunch of guitarists, and I wish I had done this lesson first. Year 2 for me, it's about time to memorize these.
Because I've been playing casually for so long, I've luckily learned all of these chords!
I'm really trying to get more serious with ukulele. I want to be a better player than I am. I feel that making sure I go over basics is a good foundation, since I never really learned properly previously.
Thank you for being so encouraging! 🙏
❤️Thank you for the encouragement. also ordered the Enya concert
"Those are a pretty amount of chords to get get you started" And here I am thinking I will be fine with 4 first chords I learned in my first-month :D (C,Am, F, G is the progression I stuck with for a few weeks) I will be printing the rest to memorise them. Surprisingly E was pretty easy for me( i read the comments before trying and was scared already :D ). I can deal with distance and skipping a fret, what I am struggling with is a grip like G, or G7 where fingers are close and I can not maintain the shape of ( C ) finger grip and constant push down a sting bellow :(
Also I have never did anything with music in my life but is so rewarding to be able to make a sound and actually notice, when something is off of when you produce a music our of a few chords
I'm so glad I found your channel! Learning ukulele chords was really hard before I found it. Your tutorials are super helpful
Thank you so much for this video, Bernadette. I am retiring at the end of January (14 working days left!) and my goals are to improve my beginner uke skills by playing for 30 - 40 minutes every day, learn Spanish, studying 45 - 60 minutes each day, and walk for 1 hour each day. My retirement resolutions!!! God bless! - Dave
congratulations!
When you do a chord with open strings, you can think of the nut as your index barring a "virtual fret" before the nut. You can move these patterns up the fretboard as long as you bare the strings with the index (like you're moving the nut higher on the fretboard, which is exactly what you do when using a capo by the way, you keep a shape but you get a different chord). Look at Am and Bm or C7 and D7 for instance. They are basically the exact same shapes. It's like you moved the nut to the 2nd fret (because the B is 2 semi-tones higher than the A, same thing with D versus C). Nice lesson, I'll focus on these chords for a start. Thank you.
I watched this without my uke in my hands (because my girlfriend is asleep) just to see if there were some vital chords I was missing. (Glad to say I know all these, I've been playing for a while, but I DID pick up some helpful tips regardless) and hearing the intermittent "Look up" when I was already looking up sounded like a funny vocal tic, almost like a hiccup, but it's such a comforting sound. Makes me feel like I'm in good hands every time she says it.
Very helpful. Thank you!!
Hi Ms. B and thank you for the lesson. This will keep me and my dog, Mollie, busy. When I start playing, Mollie comes into the room then promptly goes to sleep. I think she likes the sound of the ukulele.
badmonks that is so adorable!!! My female kitty does this too!! I think she likes when I play because it means I’m home with her ❤️❤️❤️
My rabbits like it too.
Definitely the best ukulele tutorial I've watched! I've learned a lot from this one video. Thanks!
Super useful and very well explained!
THANKSSS all those “1 year progress” around RUclips had really put me down, I was so happy to hear what had to say in the end. You’re amazing by the way 👏🏻
Thank you this actually helped a lot
I love the way she teaches thank you this was like HELLA HELPFUL ❤️
Thank you! Still having trouble with Barred chords but getting there. Tonight my fingers were sore but in a good way. Thank you!
Cool video 👍🏻 What I like best, is that you tell us different ways of how to get Cs, Ds etc. That’s very helpful. Might use one or the other instead of the regular way. 🙏🏻
Hi Nelly! 🤗🤗 I am glad you liked that :)
I try to make something for everyone.
This is so helpful! Thank you for making this video!
Good stuff! An excellent and essential chord voacabulary for beginners and a wonderful review for more experienced players. Thank you!
Great, patient and encouraging video 👍
You are awesome!! My first Ukulele song was from your channel. And I am so glad that you are just not a musician but A teacher too. I love the way you teach. 🧡🧡
Thank you for this. This is a great resource. I’m going thru these every morning
Thanks for this amazing video.
U r doin an amazing job for all ukelele learners❤️ God bless🤗
I'm just starting out and this video is just perfect! I love your channel! 💛☀️
Thanks for enlightening us ,with your cord expressions! You are my favorite uke teacher on U tube !
Thank you thank you so much! I am a beginner and your training is wonderful!!
This is an awesome video to get the basic chords to play a lot of songs! I’ve been sticking with about 12 out of your 20 but now I’m going to push myself to learn the rest... and like the others, the darn E chord is a Nasty one! Again, thanks for the awesome videos! Without your help I couldn’t sell any ukes in the music store I work in!😎
Thanks millions. Great job.
Thank you very much, Coach!
Just got a ukulele three days ago and feel like I've already learned so much thanks to your videos!! :) I love when you say "look up" and remind to breathe, and when you share little tips and remind about best practices. You're a really great and fun teacher! Thanks so much!! I'm studying to be a children's librarian and hope to be able to play an instrument for storytimes.
You are a great teacher. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Alexander ❤️
Thank you! I have a tiny ukulele and really big hands, your alternate ways to play chords was very useful. Thank you!
Very good! Thank you!
Thank you so much ,you teach so easly
I would watch you what ever you teach...🤩
Thank you so much! For showing this :D im new playing ukulele and its help me alot!
i want you to know that youre the best guitar/uke teavher ive ever seen and im not just saying that ive tried so many people and nobody clicked until right now
Hey everyone.
I put a capo on the 5th feet of my guitar so four strings are G C E A.
Now I mix tradition guitar shapes with uke chords... C chord uke/C shape guitar.
AMAZING SOUNDS.
Heyyy...your videos be awesome...I got my ukulele 7 days ago and I got your videos on RUclips on that very day and I'm thankful to God for that .. I'm following you since that day...and i ve learnt a lot..kudossss❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I actually agree with the way YOU started out. I feel I need to build confidence, and that will make it easier for me to move up later. To build confidence, I decided to stick to 4-6 chords, do them really really well - try diff ways to play them, strumming etc - learn several songs, perform them for friends in casual gatherings... and I am SURE naturally I will move on at a certain point.
I really needed to do this and practice these cords. This will be a post I visit frequently. ❤❤❤
Thank you for teaching:)
I just subscribed,love your sweet teaching.. beautiful ❤️
How does she know when to tell me to look up?! Magical witchy woman! Thanks for the excellent lessons Ms. B :)
Wow THANK-YOU this makes it all so much easier, and I will be watching this one over and over again to make it sink in, Cheers Teach I have missed you over the last few months and this video has brought me back to life in Ukulele land.
Marion Voorendt Marion!!! Thank you so much 😊 I’m glad this video was helpful. And thank you for being here. 2019 was a tough one for me, but I’m renewed and back 💪🏼
Thank you! Arigatou! This will be very useful! ✨
どうもありがとうございました😊
Omg! I can finally do E and Bb! Life is Bliss with a teacher like this! Thank you Queen B! Enjoy Namm. Say hi to Terry next week!
Yay yay yay!!! It's time for you to learn some new songs, then! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@BernadetteTeachesMusic yes I agree how about doing a few tutorials which feature chords like Bb Eb E Gm etc... here's a perfect oldie but Goodie. Ebony and Ivory in the key of F. There's 3 of the chords you featured in this song. Eb Bb and Gm plus a few more like D Am G C F etc etc. I'm learning it for a gig on January 28 help!
This is really helpful thanks AngelFace!
Bernadette, you are so much fun and encouraging! Very authentic person.!
I started learning from your channel. You teach basics the best and know exactly how to teach beginners like me. It has been more than a week now and I can actually read chords now and can play several full songs thanks to your teaching. I always follow your don't look and try to sing while strumming. Also always do stretching and proper posture. It helps a lot since I have this problem with my left shoulder. It helps stop bad habits while praying the uke. I'm really thankful for your teachings especially these times. Helps me take out my mind from sad things. I will continue to learn more each day as I go through all of your videos. God bless.
Thank you so much for those videos! I bought my ukulele yesterday and today I’m practicing it with your awesome videos! :D
Yaaaaay!!!! Welcome to the ukulele community!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is soo easy to follow!! It’s really helpful that you said “look up” like I’m there cause I actually looked up and followed through!! Lol
Bam! Thanks for the well explained placement of finger's, that D was a bugger now I can do it
Cheers!
THANKS YOU SO MUCH!❤️☺️
So are such an amazing teacher
I loved this video! Every time she said "look up" it was like she knew I was watching my hands lol.
I'm on week 2! Good to know that I'm able to keep up. I've played bass guitar for over 20 years so I have a headstart. thanks for the content!
God Bless you women, I’m so excited to play the ukulele now ❤️❤️❤️
I love you ❤️ ty I get crazy on the ukulele now that I know extra chords
An excellent way to start off the new year!
Thank you! I thought this would be a cool video, especially for 2020!
Honestly, I think it’s perfect!
Thank you,
Wes
W Schield Wes :) now I can say hi by name!
This was a very good lesson. I am able to do most of the cords with no problem. You are really helping me a lot....! Thanks Bernadette....!
Wow, Albert! That's awesome ❤️❤️❤️
I am proud of you
I learned 4 chords yesterday. Here to learn more today. Day 2.
Very helpful miss.thank you so much😊😊😁
I love the way you say "OK look up" gets my attention straight away. My kids and I are learning Ukelele. This is such a great resource. Thank you 😁👍from the Shepherds 🇬🇧
I've been given a Tenor Ukulele for my 70th birthday and I am finding your 30 day Ukulele Challenge really useful and informative ( and Fun!). One of the things I really like are the flashcard cutouts that you have included just after the video 7 page. Do you have cutouts for the 20 most used chords that I can also turn into flashcards?
Thanks! Nice little lesson for newby ukulele players like me..., was tickled to see you playing an Enya ukulele.., I bought a solid wood mahogany Enya that will be delivered on Thursday!
Thank you so much for making this video😃 I just got my ukulele for christmas and this will help out so much.
Oh, that's a wonderful Christmas present. Who gave it to you? 🤗🤗
Bernadette Teaches Music my parents gave me it to me and I love it so much.
MikPink11 aww!! What a great gift!!!
Thank you so much 💓
Thank you!
Thank you teacher for sharing us your so nice uku playing were now starting to practice and you are our teacher . God bless
Fantastic! 👌🏾
I'm watching this without my ukulele and STILL look up when you say that hahaha! I really like your teaching style and the fact you left in your little mistakes... You're right, it's not easy! Also we both have similar favourite chords! Fm is SO beautiful! I love all the 7ths... C7, G7, D7, Dm7, E7, A7 (especially those two together)B7... They are all so pretty sounding!
Thanks, girl! You've been so helpful for me. - Whitney
When you say “look up” I actually look up. This is great 😂 ty
Your so good explaining the cords thank you so much, very appreciative for your amazing lessons😀it doesn't matter what age at playing ukulele you learn things new every day 😀happy ukulele playing every day😎😉💖🎶