The F-chord is the chord beginning guitar players love to hate. Here are some variations that can be useful in different situations. The “standard” F-chord involves moving an E-chord up one fret using a barre at the first fret. But the barre is difficult for most beginners (and a lot of not-so-beginners) so finding an
Here is a simplified rendition of the song “Red River Valley”. As recounted in the excerpt below there are two significant “Red Rivers” in North America, and this song is associated with both of them. This excerpt is taken from Manitoba History: The True Story of the Song “Red River Valley” “The folk songs of
I asked ChatGPT for a description of the “Island Strum” for Ukulele. This is what I got: “The Ukulele Island Strum is a fun, upbeat strumming pattern commonly used in tropical, Hawaiian-style music and many beginner ukulele songs. The classic Island Strum follows this pattern: Down – Down-Up – Up-Down-Up (or written as: D –
Here is an outline of chords and notes for Ode to Joy in G. On the left it is all chords. On the right some chords are replaced with individual notes. The notes are indicated in lower case, e.g., “b1”. Here I walk thru “Ode to Joy” very slowly to give you a better idea
A lot of new musicians think playing scales over and over again is boring and may seem pointless. But here are 8 good reasons to work on scales every day. First, here’s the obvious stuff: 1. Playing Scales helps improve finger dexterity, strength and speed of your fingering hand. 2. Playing Scales helps improve the
