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Ukulele & Guitar

 

Ukulele

 

10 Ukulele Tips for Kids

by Stephanie Leavell

SO YOUR KID WANTS TO LEARN THE UKULELE? GREAT!  

Ukulele is my favorite starter instrument for kids ages 4 and up. The skills learned on a ukulele can directly transfer to guitar, violin, viola, cello, and other stringed instruments. OR, your child can just be a UKULELE player, because yes, the ukulele is a REAL instrument. (Take that, recorder!) (Read more HERE….)

Get Back

by The Beatles

This is the PERFECT ukulele song. It’s like it was made for the ukulele.

C                               C7

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner

F                                    C   

But he knew it wouldn't last

C                              C7

Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona

F                               C    

For some California grass.

         C              C7 

Get back,  get back

        F                                    C    

Get back to where you once belonged

        C              C7 

Get back,  get back

        F                                    C    

Get back to where you once belonged

Get back Jojo

 Getting Started on the Ukulele

These ukulele videos represent the first few ukulele lessons that I might give a child ages 4-10. The full curriculum + 20-page workbook, Ukulele for Kiddos, is one of our online courses and it takes you through 12 mini- lessons.

I Feel Good

By James Brown


I Gotta Feelin’

by Black Eyed Peas

It’s A Good Day

by Stephanie Leavell

Get the chords/lyrics HERE.

Get the notated leadsheet HERE.

 
 

Guitar

7 Guitar Tips

Muting, strumming, hammer-ons, open chords, basic Travis picking, and walk-downs!

Barre Chords

An overview of barre chords, short cuts for remembering the most common ones, and a song to help you practice them.

Basic Fingerpicking

Introducing basic Travis Picking finger picking patterns.

Blue Christmas/ Cowboy Strum

Chord Progressions

A basic-overview of the most commonly used chord progressions.

Cowboy Strum/ Country Roads Fingerpicking Tutorial

How to play a “Cowboy Strum” on a common song: Country Roads by John Denver. Get the chords HERE.

Get a more detailed tutorial HERE.

Mr. Sun + Swing Guitar Patterns

Traditional

Have you noticed that most children’s songs are either played straight or swung? If you’re playing a song and your groove doesn’t feel quite right, try playing it both swing and straight and see what feels better.

Get the chords to Mr. Sun HERE.

Downloadable link to the song below!

My Future (Cool, Simple Chord Progression)

by Billy Eilish

Slow Burn (Cool Chord Progression)

by Kasey Musgraves

Strumming Basics

An overview of guitar strumming + a popular song that kids love!

Get the chords HERE.

Syncopated Strum (with Tapping & Palm Muting)

Taylor Swift Chord Progression

Modified pattern in the key of G.

 
 
 
 

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