First 4 Chords on a Uke

The First 4 Chords of the Uke that I learned,

The basic I VI IV V progression , C Am F G7. This progression have been widely use during the 60’s till now and even modern pop songs nowadays used them. 

As what I have learn and experience in song writing , you need to write a song or a tune that is familiar to most people but not exactly the same. 70% the same I would say may be perfect. 

Many people can’t write songs because of this worry, the worry of writing the same tune or write up something that have been written before.

I have advise to many of my students that the blues originate with the same progression to most of all songs, different song but same progression. 

SO what is it to worry about, you are now still not a famous composer, why worry yourself to a position as the star of music writing?

Writing music is actually an expression , not something to be famous of in the very beginning.

C major = 3^rd finger on the 1^st string 3^rd fret

A minor = 2^nd finger on the 4^th string 2^nd fret

F major = 1^st finger on the 2^nd string 1^st fret + 2^nd finger on the 4^th string 2^nd fret

G7 = 1^st finger on the 2^nd string 1^st fret + 2^nd finger on the 3^rd string 2^nd fret + 3^rd finger 1^st string 2^nd fret.

** tip on changing chords, seek for the fastest way possible, the less movement is always the best J

Yes, these are the first chords I think practically to learn in the very first beginning to aid you in learn strumming and keeping on time. As one of the most important aspect in music playing is keeping in beat or tempo = on time.

I practice changing these chords from one to another until I get used to it….. Key word.

Get        Used     To           It             !!

Then make sure every strum produce a nice and even sound of the chord, remember… If it doesn’t sound good to you…how is it going to sound good at all??!!!

**Don’t just changing and remember the chords just for the sake of remembering. Learn it passionately. Important!!