The ukulele is a great instrument to learn. The basics are really easy to pick up. It's particularly suited to young children, with its diminutive size, and will teach a number of skills that translate to other instruments, particularly the guitar. To get you started on your journey, here are ten tips that will kick start your ukulele playing.

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.

I loved this guitar and loved the way I sounded when I played her. The year was 1968 and I was in college and playing with one of several garage bands I joined over the years. We were playing "Soul and R & B" music but things had started to change in the music scene and the south was no exception.

To make music of the song with ukulele accompaniment it is important to be able to change between chords smoothly. I suggest that you work on the art of changing from one chord to another by choosing for exampel C and F.

Children can relate to it - The Ukulele looks like a mini-guitar. Kids love to imitate their favorite stars and immediately take to the ukulele. They will also probably be familiar with the ukulele from cartoons such as Sponge Bob Square Ukulele for sale Pants and Lilo & Stitch. As soon as you give them a ukulele, they'll be strumming and striking rock star poses.

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.

The Concert ukulele is slightly larger, about 22-24 inches, and has a slightly bigger sound than the Soprano. Because of the relatively smaller size, this is a good size for women and men who have smaller hands.

Now you can play a Christmas melody on your ukulele. The ukulele 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!