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The term "diatonic" refers to a scale that uses a mix of whole steps and half steps. When we say "diatonic," we mean notes that belong to the scale. For example, if you're playing in the key of C major and using C major notes, those notes are diatonic. In the piano example above, you saw that only the notes from the scale are used.
C Major scale. The major scale, also known as Ionian scale, is a very popular diatonic scale. It is one of the most commonly used scales in the world. In Western music, it is preceived as sounding happy. Learn how to play the C Major scale with the notes and patterns shown on the ukulele.
C Major Scale played on the bottom three strings in Position #1 of the ukulele. Pay specific attention where the notes are written on the music staff and where those notes are positioned on the fretboard. From your fretting hand, assign the index finger to fret notes that fall on the first fret. Assign the middle finger to fret notes that fall ...
- Why You Need to Learn Scales
- How to Build A C Major Scale
- How to Play A C Major Scale on Ukulele
- How to Practice These Scale Positions
- Final Notes
Let’s be honest. While memorizing scales and patterns is an excellent exercise for your mind, that process can be quite boring and monotonous. I’m not going to try to tell you otherwise. (How’s that for some motivation?!) However, we don’t learn scales because they are so fun. We learn scales because they equip us to play music that we might have s...
For these lessons on scales, we’re starting with a C major scale because it is the only major scale without any sharps or flats. If you’re at all familiar with a piano, this means the C major scale is only played on the white keys (no black keys). There are only seven different notes in a C major scale. The C major scale uses the notes: C, D, E, F,...
Now that we know how a major scale is built, we can apply this structure to playing any scale. As I mentioned, we want to start learning the C major scale because it has no sharps or flats. If we know the C major scale, we can use this as a starting point for easily learning other scales.
Learning the pattern of these five different positions is actually really easy with a little bit of practice. You’ll find that these patterns are easy to remember and not that difficult to play in the long run. The biggest challenge is remembering the individual note names. So as you practice, it’s important to say out loud the note you are frettin...
The last thing I want to quickly mention is about the ukulele tuning. Because the top string of the ukulele is tuned higher than the middle two strings, when you’re playing these positions, it’ll sound a little weird if you’re starting on the top string, because the notes being played in succession are not in ascending order. If this throws you off...
C major scale in position #3 spans the 5th to 8th frets. For the fretting hand, this means you assign the index finger (represented by the number 1) to the 5th fret, middle finger to the 6th fret (represented by the number 2), ring finger to the 7th fret (represented by the number 3), and little finger to the 8th fret (represented by the number ...
Here you can learn how to play the Major Scale in the key of C on the Ukulele. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the C Major Scale, where available we also provide suggested Ukulele fingerings. In the Ukulele view below, you can display the notes of the C Major Scale mapped out onto the Ukulele fretboard and switch between the ...
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Feb 8, 2024 · Scales probably make the most sense for learning the fingerboard because you are learning notes anyways. Just like the C scale familiarizes most people with the natural notes inside the first 3 frets, any other scale can teach you the notes that live in between and higher up the neck. Here is a tab of major scales and a page of video lessons ...
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