Hello, fellow lemmy ukulelians,

I’m just getting into this cute little instrument. I have a bit of a background in playing guitar, so I figured I might have an easy time playing Ukulele as well. However a few introductory lessons might be useful to really get into it.

If you know of any online resources, that you can recommend for learning, please do post them here!

  • @antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3•7 months ago

    If you have a guitar, put a capo on the 5th fret, and remove the top two strings (E and A), you basically have a ukulele.

    Start by playing songs you want to play.

    Also, it’s not cute. It’s a serious instrument for serious fun. Seriously.

    • @SpongyAneurismOP
      2•7 months ago

      Basically but not really. The G-string on the Uke being an octave higher than the capoed guitar D-string makes a real difference, and timbre matters a lot as well. Fortunately, I do own a dedicated Ukulele. Harmony-wise it absolutely works though and I guess it’s a good idea to think about it that way to easily translate chord shapes. So thank you for the input, I guess that will boost my progress sustantially.

      Also, I don’t think calling it cute is derogatory in any way. It can be cute and serious at the same time. Its cuteness just adds to the fun.

  • @Voran@lemmy.worldM
    2•6 months ago

    I would personally just get a chord chart, pick some songs and practise them slowly until you can handle them at normal speed. That’s what I do when I want to play a cover rather than an original.