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Ukulele for the Complete Beginner by Faye Hicks Lesson 5 1 Welcome to the last class of UKULELE for THE (not so) COMPLETE BEGINNER Go ahead and get tuned up while you wait… Then please start on your finger warmup. The plan for today… Week 1: Let’s just start playing… Ukulele basics Tuning your ukulele 2 easy chords – F and C7 Easy strum patterns 2 chord songs using F and C7 Week 2: the key of C 2 new chords – C and G7 New songs using C, F, and G7 Week 3: the key of D 3 new chords – D, G, and A7 New songs using D, G, and A7 Week 4: getting fancier – more chords 2 new chords: Am and D7 + new songs Week 5: using what you know… 2 new chords – A and Dm + new songs All the chord in all the keys – well, many of them… Going forward from here…

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Ukulele for the Complete Beginnerby Faye Hicks

Lesson 5

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Welcome to the last class of

UKULELEfor

THE (not so) COMPLETE BEGINNER

Go ahead and get tuned up while you wait…Then please start on your finger warm‐up.

The plan for today…• Week 1: Let’s just start playing…

Ukulele basics

Tuning your ukulele

2 easy chords – F and C7

Easy strum patterns 

2 chord songs using F and C7

• Week 2: the key of C

2 new chords – C and G7

New songs using C, F, and G7

• Week 3: the key of D

3 new chords – D, G, and A7

New songs using D, G, and A7

• Week 4: getting fancier – more chords

2 new chords: Am and D7 + new songs

• Week 5: using what you know…

2 new chords – A and Dm + new songs

All the chord in all the keys – well, many of them…

Going forward from here…

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WOW! These are the chords we have covered so far…

Let’s use them to do some review of our songs to date… AND try a couple new ones!

Week 1 Skip to My Lou – key of F – 4/4 – 160 BPM

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Week 2Amazing Grace – key of C – ¾ – 90 BPM

C                                  F                 CA‐mazing grace, how sweet the sound,

G7That saved, a wretch, like me…

C                                F              CI once was lost, but now am found,

G7      CWas blind, but now, I see.

Red River Valley – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 140 BPMWeek 2

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Home on the Range – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 105 BPMWeek 2

Tom Dooley – key of D – 4/4 – 126 BPMWeek 3

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You Are My Sunshine – key of D – 4/4 ‐ 90 BPM

Week 3

Repeat Chorus…

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean – key of C – 4/4 – 140 BPM

Week 3

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Tiny Bubbles – key of C – 4/4 – 110 BPMWeek 4

Repeat the verse…

Farewell to Nova Scotia – key of C – 4/4 – 190 BPM

Week 4

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Jingle Bells – key of G – 4/4 – 120 BPMWeek 4

Silent Night – key of G – 3/4 – 90 BPM 

This is a good song for finger‐picking!

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Scarborough Fair – 3/4 – 120 BPM

This Land is Your Land – key of C – 4/4 ‐ 127 BPM

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New Chords!

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Song for the Mira – key of G – 3/4 ‐ 135 BPM

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Four Strong Winds– key of C – 4/4 – 100 BPM 

Other chords – and changing keys …

See the handout for a more detailed version…

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Most of the chords you’ll ever need…

This chart is in the back of your Christmas Book – it’s also on the page I just handed around…

• Course notes and complete song sheets (all verses) for the new songs are posted on the course website.

• You can find additional new songs online – I have put some links on the web site for these.  Hints for finding more songs are provided in the Christmas book. 

• I would appreciate feedback on the course – please email me your comments and suggestions to improve the course. 

• If you would like to get together to play along with other ukulele enthusiasts – there is a group that gets together every 2 weeks at the Bill Johnston Memorial Centre. Contact Joyce O’Neil ([email protected]).

• I hope you continue playing and have fun!

Going forward…