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So let's say you've learned the A minor pentatonic scale but you only practice the notes in order, maybe you have trouble making it sound musical? Maybe you have trouble playing the notes out of order? Sound familiar? Well this lessons is made just for you, these are 9 exercises that are going to help you go from being able to play the scale in order to actually mastering it, being able to play any note and being able to go from note to note with ease.  

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Fretboard knowledge

The A Minor Pentatonic 

Playing the scale out of order

Hammer Ons

Pull offs

Triplets

16th Notes

Mixing Swing and Straight Rhythm

Large Interval Leaps

Skipping Note

Skipping Strings

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How to Master Scales on the Ukulele - Ukulele Scale Tutorial

New Ukulele Tutorials every Wednesday and Saturday, subscribe and learn! Playing knowing scales is vital to being a rounded and complete musician. The best scale to learn first is the A minor pentatonic. Not only is it the most commonly used scale but it fits perfectly across the fretboard. All 5 shapes of the A minor pentatonic scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBURg0RYij4 Once you learn all 5 shapes of that scale you have actually learned all 5 shapes of every minor pentatonic scale, you just have to learn how to transpose them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ehtXuK9dY8 So know you can move those 5 shapes up and down to jam on in any key. Up this this point you are prepared to jam in minor in any keys, but what about the major keys? There is a concept called relative majors and minors, and by knowing how to play all the minor pentatonics in all the minor keys, you are also able to play all the major pentatonic in all its shapes too! Tabs for all our tutorials here: https://www.patreon.com/TenThumbsPro Let's see you play it! https://www.instagram.com/tenthumbspro/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbsproductions/ Website: https://www.tenthumbspro.com/ Private Lessons Inquiries: email tenthumbsproductions@gmail.com T-Shirts: etsy.com/shop/tenthumbspro #Ukulele #Tenthumbs How to Master Scales on the Ukulele - Ukulele Scale Tutorial

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Debbie G

Hi Tyler, I tuned down to a low G but my uke needed constant retuning. Do you use a different uke when you are playing with a low G, and is it a heavier string? Thanks, Debbie