Tyler Austenfeld

Day 3 - Power of the G String - #ChordMelodyChallenge (Patreon)

Published:

2020-09-03 15:53:31

Imported:

2024-03

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Chord Melody Chord Melody Challenge Pre-Intermediate

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1. The first is interesting chord voicing, you can use the G string and play it open against a fretted note on the ukulele to get chord fragments, or two note chords. When I play the open G and the 5th fret of the A string, it sounds like someone is singing a D note over a G chord. This is great for people who found barre chords off putting or difficult.

2. The other way is actual melody. It is also great in terms of adding variety and interest to your melody. Not only is it fun to play a melody that goes from an open A to an open G to an open A by alternating on the outside strings of the Ukulele, it is also pulls out the personality of the ukulele when you do so. Later on we will look at how to move these ideas up the fretboard and do so some really cool results.

Will improve

Moving your melody up the fretboard

Implying chords with the G string

Writing melodies using the G String

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#ChordMelodyChallenge - Day 3 - Power of the G String

Day 3 of our #ChordMelodyChallenge is here and we are going to talk about the G string, and why having a high G string is actually a blessing a not a curse. When people come over from other instruments, with the exception of the banjo, the are kind of shocked to see that the G string is not the bass note, because guitar, bass, mandolin, violin, most other stringed instruments just go in order from lowest to highest and the reentrant tuning can be a little bit confusing at first, but it is a blessing! Not a curse! Today we are going to show you to ways to use that G string that make your chord melodies fun and interesting. 1. The first is interesting chord voicing, you can use the G string and play it open against a fretted note on the ukulele to get chord fragments, or two note chords. When I play the open G and the 5th fret of the A string, it sounds like someone is singing a D note over a G chord. This is great for people who found barre chords off putting or difficult. 2. The other way is actual melody. It is also great in terms of adding variety and interest to your melody. Not only is it fun to play a melody that goes from an open A to an open G to an open A by alternating on the outside strings of the Ukulele, it is also pulls out the personality of the ukulele when you do so. Later on we will look at how to move these ideas up the fretboard and do so some really cool results. To enter to win go to instagram, film yourself playing the challenge, upload it and tag us @Tenthumbspro and @KalaBrandMusic with the hashtag #ChordMelodyChallenge. You have to do all 10 days, if you complete all 10 days your name gets entered into a raffle on October 1st where you can win a bran new Ukulele from Kala or 1 of 3 other cool Kala packs. If you don't have instragram you can upload your video to youtube, or to Facebook and put it in the group "10 Thumbs Challenges." LINKS Let's see you play it! https://www.instagram.com/tenthumbspro/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenthumbspro... Website: https://www.tenthumbspro.com/ Private Lessons Inquiries: email tenthumbsproductions@gmail.com T-Shirts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/tenthumbspro #ChordMelodyChallenge - Day 3 - Power of the G String