Ukule Play

How To Play A Ukulele
Ukuleles have been the staple instrument of hawaii for many ages. There are four different types of ukuleles; soprano (great for beginners and the cheapest, concert (or alto), tenor, and baritone. It was used in celebrations and rituals to bring good spirit to the native people. Most of the natives know how to play by learning from their family and is passed down in the culture. I, not having any hawaiian ancestry or anybody to teach me, taught myself from the inspiration of twenty one pilots. The first song I learned to play was Tyler Joseph’s cover of Can’t Help Falling In Love With You by Elvis Presley.

First, knowing the instrument and its parts will help in the learning process. The top of the instrument where the
To play a tune you have to place your finger(s) on certain frets to play a chord. The chords that make up the song are C, G, Am, Em, B7, A7 and F. To play a C you place your ring finger on the fourth string and third fret. While playing a G you place your first finger on the second string and the second fret, ring finger on the third string and the third fret, and your middle finger on the fourth string second fret. To play a Am you place your middle finger on the first string second fret. And to play an F, you add your first finger to the third string and the first fret. While playing an Em, you place your first finger on the fourth string and the second fret, place your middle finger on the third string third fret, and then place your ring finger on the second string fourth fret. To play A7, you place your first finger on the second string and first fret. Lastly, to play a B7, bar the second fret with your first finger and then place your ring finger on the second string, third fret. Barring a fret is when you mute all other strings by lightly placing a finger on one or multiple strings. You can then either scratch, which is when you mute the strings and then strum, or single play, which is barring the strings and playing a single
The chords for the chorus are C, Em, Am, F, and G. The order of the chords is C, Em, Am, F, C, G, F, G, Am, F, C, G, C. It sounds like a lot but it's not. The bridge chords in order are Em, B7, A7, and G. While strumming the chorus the notes one pattern equals down, down, up, down, up. If you don't feel like you have the strumming pattern down, you can always strum down once every chord change. The C chord comes first and plays one pattern, and then it continues; Em plays one pattern, A plays two patterns, F plays one pattern, C plays one pattern, G plays two patterns, F plays one pattern, G plays one pattern, Am plays one pattern, F plays one pattern, C plays one pattern, G plays one pattern, C plays two patterns. Then you repeat the chorus once more. Next comes the bridge and you strum down once for Em and continue on; B7 strum once, A7 two patterns, and G two patterns and then return to the chorus and play it twice like before. After the chorus repeats twice play the bridge and then play the chorus once. Now that you have the the chorus and bridge down you can add the music and play the song if you want to. Otherwise you can play to