In this 4K ukulele tutorial you'll learn how to the play the A major chord on the uke. Free Strumming Mastery Ukulele Course [ Ссылка ]

The A chord on the ukulele is a super popular chord and it is what we call an open position chord. Open position simply means that at least one of the strings is open, or no finger on it.

Even though the A major chord is an open position chord, as you move it up the neck to different chords, it turns into a bar chord. Yikes. But, I'll get to the bar chords on the uke in a minute.

The fingering for the A major chord is:
+ 2nd finger on the 4th string 2nd fret
+ 1st finger on the 3rd string 1st fret
+ Open 2nd string
+ Open 1st string

You might notice that the A major chord and the A minor chord are very similar on the ukulele. The only difference between the 2 chords is that the A minor chord does not use the 1st finger and keeps the 3rd string open.

Major chords sound bright and happy while minor chords sound dark and sad.

The notes in the A major triad are A - C# - E. These notes come directly from the A major scale which is A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A. You might notice that the notes of the A chord, A - C# - E are the 1st, 3rd, and 5th degrees of the A major scale.

In order to move this chord up and down the ukulele neck and play any major chord you will need to know where the root is.

The root in this chord is either on the 4th string or the 1st string. You will notice that for the A chord both the 4th string and the 1st string are A notes.

This means that if you move the chord up the uke neck whatever finger you have on the 4th or the 1st string is the name of the new chord.

Don't forgot as you move your 1st and 2nd fingers up the neck you also need to account for the open strings. As your fingers move up, so must open strings. That is why the open position A chord becomes a bar chord as you move it up the ukulele fretboard. You also have to change the fingering to adjust for the bar chord.

For example, if you move the A chord up 2 frets you now get the B chord, which is a bar chord.

The fingering for the B chord are:
+ 3rd finger, 4th string, 4th fret
+ 2nd finger, 3rd string, 3rd fret
+ 1st finger, 2nd string, 2nd fret
+ 1st finger, 1st string, 2nd fret

Notice that the first finger covers both the 1st and the 2nd string at the 2nd fret and thus creates a bar chord.

You can continue to move this shape up and down the fretboard and change the chord name according to what fret you finger is on for the 4th and 1st string.

Alright, that's a lot, but all really useful information.

Remember to push yourself and learn something new everyday. Don't just be satisfied with learning a few chords and strumming a few songs. Don't limit yourself of limit the possibilities of this wonderful instrument, the ukulele.

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