- You might notice that sometimes there's sharps…and flats at the beginning of a piece.…That is called a key signature…and that means that that particular note…is either sharp or flat throughout the entire piece.…Let's play Red River Valley.…One, two, three.…(ukulele music)…
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Author
Daniel Ho
Released
1/5/2017
Pick up the ukulele at your own pace. Follow Grammy-winning artist Daniel Ho as he shows you how to change chords, read standard music notation, and approach music theory concepts like the major scale, intervals, and harmony. Explore the surprising range of this fun little instrument by practicing movable chords and left-hand mute strokes for reggae and soul, trying out the blues shuffle rhythm, and strumming Hawaiian tunes. To help you practice what you learn, he shows you how to play a fiddle tune, "Solider's Joy," and the beloved island standby, "Aloha 'Oe." He wraps up with a performance of his own; watch as he performs "Bicycle Holiday" and "Living in Paradise."
Topics include:
- Reading tablature
- Changing chords
- Navigating a musical map
- Strum patterns
- Adding percussion with mute strokes
- Using movable chords
- Transposing the blues and the minor pentatonic scale
- Fingerpicking
Skill Level Beginner
2h 11m
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome20s
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1. Getting Started
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Know your uke3m 13s
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The notes on the fretboard2m 16s
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2. Strum, Strum, Strum
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Your first chords1m 39s
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Changing chords5m 25s
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Play some real songs1m 33s
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Spice up your strumming1m 42s
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More chords more chords6m 12s
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Minor chords4m 5s
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Waltz time, 3/42m 36s
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3. Reading Standard Music Notation
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Rests49s
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Dotted quarter notes1m 47s
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Sharps and flats42s
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Ties1m 30s
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4. Theory without Fear
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5. Old-Time Ukulele and Backing Up Fiddle Tunes
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6. Old School: The Swingin′ Ukulele
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How to swing2m 36s
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Sixes and sevens and chords4m 26s
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The triple strum3m 41s
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The triple burst strum2m 28s
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7. Rocking Out the Uke
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The syncopated strum2m 12s
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8. Taking It Home: Island Style
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"Aloha ′Oe"2m 9s
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New strums1m 55s
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Hula for Ho′opi′i1m 39s
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9. Ukulele Blues
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The 12-bar blues57s
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The blues shuffle rhythm2m 3s
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The minor pentatonic scale3m 16s
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Transposition4m 15s
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Blues in a Minor Key3m 2s
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10. Introduction to Fingerstyle
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The right-hand position1m 8s
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Conclusion
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Conclusion15s
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End credits1m 51s
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Bonus Movies
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Daniel Ho’s ukuleles15m 28s
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