When people start playing the ukulele they can get a little intimidated by the difficulty of some of the chords they have to play. But there are plenty of easy ukulele chords out there - ones that can often be substituted for those that are a little two difficult to be played for a beginner.

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The first benefit of learning ukulele is its size. Many small children struggle with larger instruments such as guitar. While guitars can be purchased in sizes as small as a quarter of the size of a regular-sized guitar, they are often still too big for kids who are 5-10 years old. Ukulele, on the other hand, is small enough to be handled easily by someone in this age range. The body of the instrument is small and easy to hold. The neck is also thin with narrow frets, which makes it easy to play basic chords.

As you can see this chord is the same chord as a D major on a guitar. A little bit confusing if you also play guitar but I guess you will get used to it.

The Ukulele resembles a small guitar with a fretted fingerboard and four strings that are picked or strummed. There are four common sizes. The soprano or standard size is the smallest and was developed first. The The concert ukulele was developed in the 1920's and it is slightly larger and louder with a more deeper Uke tone than the soprano. The tenor Ukulele with its increased size, greater volume and deeper bass tone was developed shortly after. In the 1940's the largest size called the baritone was developed. Some less common ukuleles are the sopranino and bass.

Now you will learn to interpret this notation. The digit before the slash indicates the fret to press down. The digit after the slash shows you Ukulele for sale which string to play.

A ukulele only has four strings as compared to a guitar which has six. Just like the guitar, it is also made from wood although, there are versions made out of plastic. These are sold worldwide and not just in Hawaii or in the USA. However, the quality of ukulele music depends on the type of wood used. That is why makers do not stop looking for new wood that will help the ukulele produce a cleaner sound.

Since the ukulele only has 4 strings, it is easy to learn how to use it. There are teachers who prefer to teach this musical instrument to their students. In fact, students who were taught learn to love it and never stopped playing ever since. They say that learning to play the ukulele is incomparable to other musical instruments. The ukulele is a great way to learn and love music.