Before we delve to deeply into our ukulele chords let's take a look at the tuning of your ukulele. The resulting names of the chords we play depends on how we tune the ukulele.
Now that you have Ukulele for sale in uk two notes at your disposal you can start to practice composing. Maybe you think that two notes are too little material to compose but it is an excellent exercise to start making the most of two notes. You can vary the rhythms and the number of times you play a note.
If the Martin Company had a failing, it was in their marketing. C.F. Martin Sr., who passed away in 1873, was succeeded by his son, C.F.Martin Jr., who was involved with civic and family duties. He let the business coast on its' laurels. The quality was still very high but so was the price compared ot other companies who had come on the scene. The company argued that it took good wood and lots of time to build a fine guitar, but rivals such as Lyon and Healey were making inroads. They used catchy ads and large catalogs to lure customers. Their Washburn brand was good yet inexpensive, so they became a dominant force in the decades to come.
Make sure you bookmark the ukulele tuner site for future use. You'll want to tune before each playing session (and often during). The strings will naturally go out of tune as the uke sits and as its played.
You can learn to play the Ukulele as soon as you learn the notes. You are probably better off to start with a four stringed instrument as it will be easier to learn the four notes instead of six. A ukulele is similar to a guitar, but a bit easier to play. You pluck the strings and learn chords, but because the instrument is smaller, there are less chords and fewer strings. This means you can easily start playing once you have learned the notes.
I suggest that you try to learn the note names as you play as a preparation for the song you will soon learn to play. A tips is also to use your left hand index finger to play the notes on the first fret, your middle finger Ukulele for sale the second fret and so on.
Pluck each string on the ukulele in turn. Doing it this way will mean you can hear which strings are ringing clearly and which are muted. This is a tricky technique to get right, so take some time to make sure you have got the hang of it.
Now you can play a Christmas melody on your ukulele. The ukulele Uke tab notation I have used is good for finding the notes but I recommend you to learn the melody by heart so you can play it anywhere without the need to read on a piece of paper you will not find anyway!