A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G AbA# C# D# F# G#

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1A

E

C

G

MEMORISE THIS SEQUENCE OF NOTES & HOW TO FIND THEM ON A FRETBOARD

THE UKE FRETBOARD & TUNING FOR EACH STRING(’A’ is furthest from your face when playing)

# = SHARP (1 semi-tone higher) b = FLAT (1 semi-tone lower)

“C7 SHAPE” BAR CHORDS

E7

A

E

C

G

A

E

C

G

C7

A

E

C

G

3FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

D7

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

A

E

C

G

3

1

1

1

1

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

F7

3

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

A

E

C

G

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

G7

3

1

1

1

1

A

E

C

G

A

E

C

G

A

E

C

G

3A7

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

“A7 SHAPE” BAR CHORDS

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

A

E

C

G

B731

1

1

1

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

31

1

1

1

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

31

1

1

1

C7

D7

A

E

C

G

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

31

1

1

1E7

3

C

C / / / C / / /3

C

C / / / C / / /

3

C

C / / /

3

C

C / / /

C / / /

21

3

G

G / / / 21

3

G

G / / /

1

2

F

F / / /

1

2

F

F / / /

F / / /

12-BAR BLUES PROGRESSION

Here is a standard 12-Bar structure in C, using the three chords C, F and G.The same chords can also be played as 7ths ie C7, F7 and G7.The same 3-chord structure applies in other keys eg Key of G (G, C, D), Key of D (D, G, A),Key of A (A, D, E), Key of E (E, A, B) etc.

3

C

3

C

21

3

G

21

3

G

1

2

F

1

C7

1

C7

2

1

3

G7

2

1

3

G7

1

2

F7

3

MAIN BLUES CHORDS FOR 12-BAR BLUES

BLUES IN C

A

1

2 1 2 3

D

1

A7

A

1

2

1

A7

2

1

3

E7

1 11 1

D7

3

BLUES IN A

11 11

3

E

4thfret

A

1

2

1

A7

2

1

3

E7

11 11

3

E

4thfret

1 2 3

D

1 11 1

D7

3

BLUES IN G

21

3

G

2

1

3

G7

1 2 3

D

1 11 1

D7

3

BLUES IN D

BLUES IN E

1 11 1

B7

3

1 1

3

2

B

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

G

E

A 3

3

3

1

1

1O

O

HIGH C(KEY NOTE)

LOWC

BASIC BLUES SCALE IN C

Practice using a “walking” motion backwards & forwardsbetween Finger 1 and Finger 3 as you travel up & down the scale.

= OPEN STRING 1 = FIRST FINGER 3 = THIRD FINGER

FRET 7FRET 5FRET 3FRET 1

G

E

A

OLOW

C

BASIC BLUES SCALE IN C (moving higher up the neck)

31

31

3 21

O

Practice using a “walking” motion backwards & forwardsbetween Finger 1 and Finger 3 as you travel up & down the scale.

You can also slide from Fret 5 to Fret 7 using your second finger.

= OPEN STRING 1 = FIRST FINGER 2 = SECOND FINGER 3 = THIRD FINGER

HIGH C(