Musical Instrument Blog #1

Uku-Who?
ukulele
The Ukulele is played similar to how a guitar is played. It can be strummed or picked. There are 4 notes on a Ukulele.
In order to play the C chord, you take you ring finger, place it on the bottom string and strum.
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To play A minor, you take your middle finger and place it on the top chord, and remove your ring finger, then strum.
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To play F, you take your first finger and play it on the second string, the one right above C.Screen shot 2011-05-31 at 2.54.21 AM

To play G7, you bring the middle finger down, place it on the string right below the top one, then place you ring finger back on C.
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All the notes are being played within the first three frats. It is shaped just like a guitar but incredibly smaller. This makes me think that your hands are very powerful tools and even moving it the slightest can change the way an instrument will sound.
If I have a hollow enough base, I'll be able to produce enough waves to make a louder sound.

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