In this lesson you will learn to play Amazing Grace on your ukulele. I will instruct you on how to play the melody and you will also learn to use an easy form of ukulele tablature.

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I will also use an easy form of tablature notation that will help you find your way around your ukulele guitar. Guitar tablature or guitar tab is very common on the internet. It is a notational system with six lines representing the strings on a guitar and numbers on the lines indicating which frets to press down.

People using the last approach usually rest the finger on the adjacent string after having played a string. This means, if you pluck string number one with your index finger it will slide to the second string and rest there. This is called a support stroke and requires another article to explain fully!

You can learn to play the Ukulele as soon as you learn the notes. You are probably better off to start with a four stringed instrument as it will be easier to learn the Ukulele four notes instead of six. A ukulele is similar to a guitar, but a bit easier to play. You pluck the strings and learn chords, but because the instrument is smaller, there are less chords and fewer strings. This means you can easily start playing once you have learned the notes.

Actually you can play this melody with the use of the above Ukulele for sale tab notation on a guitar also. The first three strings are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

If you do not take the time to tune the ukulele, you will not have a good sound on your instrument. There are two different ways to tune your ukulele. You can do it the old fashioned way, which is by ear. Or you can use a tuner which will allow you to get a more accurate tuning.

Once you are comfortable with holding the instrument, high in your arms, and plucking the strings with your thumb or felt pick, you are able to take lessons and learn how to really play the instrument and make some good music.