A quick hello from your Ukulele Teacher, Mr Lagos.

It's no good playing a Ukulele that is out of tune. So first things first let's Tune our Ukuleles.

A favourite that helps make sure we are all in Tune and Ready to learn.

Remember the Words? G C E A

4 Strings We Play

When We Tune Our Ukulele

Every Day

In this exercise we will be using more minims. Remember these last for 2 beats while crotchets last for 1 beat. Try clapping through the rhythm of the exercises before attempting to play them on the Ukulele.

This piece also uses the note C, which is on string 3. Remember the strings are numbered 1=A, 2=E ,3=C, 4=G.

This pieces uses notes C, E and A as well as using Crotchets=1 beat, Minims=2 beats and Semibreves=4 beats.

Now we will use our left hand finger to press down on the second fret of the C string. Watch the video carefully and try your best to get a nice clean sounding D note. Practice playing C, D, C, D, C, D and keep going.

Let's use the new D note. Practice playing exercise 5 & 6 using the notes C and D. Don't forget about keeping a steady pulse throughout the exercises.

Now let's try playing C, D & E in a row. First play Ascending which means going up C, D, E and then play Descending which means going down, E, D, C. Once you get used to that, have a go at exercise 7.

You have made it quite far already, well done. Let's use what you have learned to play a catchy little tune. this tune uses the notes C, D & E, but not necessarily in that order. Watch the video and then give it a go. This song may require a bit more practice so make sure you are practicing at least 15 minutes a day. Good luck, and remember to use the backing tracks at the top of this page to play along to.

Now we are going to learn how to play the note F. This note is on the E string on Fret 1.

Let's make sure we know how to read the notes that we have learnt. In this video we will practice reading the notes C, D, E and F on the stave.

Now that we can play and read the notes C, D, E and F, let's practice playing them all.

This is a nice tune that use the notes C, D, E and F. The backing track is quite quick on this one making it quite challenging. Make sure you practice this one a lot.

At the star of your exercises you will see a time signature that either says 4/4, 2/4 or now 3/4. 3/4 means that you count 3 beats per bar. I explain this in the video and it is better understood if you try it yourself. Learn to play exercise 13 to get better at this. This exercise uses the note A, which we have not used in a while. Remember it is the open string number 1.

This tune is in 3/4 and it uses the notes C, D, E and F.

Here is a piece that uses a new note. G is on string 2 Fret 3 using the 3rd finger of your left hand. Notice that we are not using the 4th string to play G.

Here is a tune that you might recognise.

This is a very nice and relaxing melody that uses the notes C, D, E, F and A

This exercise helps improve your left hand technique. When changing between F and G, try keeping your first finger planted on the note F. This is a much more efficient way to change between these notes.

We will soon be learning about scales. This exercise introduces you to the world of scales in a fun way with a backing track. You will be playing the notes G, A, B, C, D.