Chord Tips & Tricks

Here are all of the great playukulelenow.com chord tips and tricks!

Each link leads to the lesson.

Before you start...

It will be helpful to refer to these charts and have them handy for all of the lessons.

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About the chord book

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD ALL MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES HARMONIZED WITH CHORDS HERE

How to harmonizing scales with chords

Additional Chord Charts (add to the Free Chord Book - these are for Patreon members):

Minor 11

Minor 9

6/9

Major 9

6

Major 9 #11

Dominant 9

On Simplifying Chords

CHECK OUT MY BOOK: Ukulele Chord Tricks: Simplify Any Chord (Charters available separately - if you don't want the whole book).

Easy E; Em; D; D7 and B7: 5 Hardest Ukulele Chords Made Easy (6 videos)

Easy E: The 'Real' Easy E chord (video)

Easy D: The Easy Way to Play The D Chord (Video)

Ukulele chords and how to use them (Extended Chords)

In this series we look at embellished (extended) chords and learn how to substitute them for more basic chords.

I make it easy for you to start using these beautiful chords right away.

Embellishments for the I (or IV) chord are:

• 6 (major 6 chord) - Happy and relaxing - Used for endings
• Major 9 - Relaxing and restful
• 6/9 (major chord) - Warm, sweet and mellow
• Major 9 #11 - Floating, pleasing, slightly unresolved

Embellishments for the ii (iii, or vi) chord are:

• Minor 7b5 - Enchanting and beautifully balanced (half diminished chord but not used here as one)
• Minor 9 - Slightly dissonant, but bluesy and sophisticated sound
• Minor 11 - Sophisticated, soulful 'rainy day' sound

(Dominant only) Embellishments for the V (a dominant chord may be subbed for any chord):

• Dominant 9 - An exciting feeling of movement
• Dominant 13

Take this to the next level with my "Secrets of the Chord Chain"  books (learn how to create beautiful chord progressions in any key).

Chord Substitution Tricks

In the following lessons we look at chord substitution, borrowing chords, adding chords, etc...

Learn how to harmonize a scale with chords: Where so Chord Progressions Come From (with Video) 

Any Chord can be A Dominant: Chord Substitution Tricks: Any Chord can be a Dominant (with video) 

5 Most common EASY subs: 5 Easy Chord Substitution Tricks (with video)

Reharmonizing with Jazz Chords: How to 'Jazz up'  any progression (with video)

Secondary Dominants: Spice up your Ukulele Chord Progressions with Secondary Dominants

 
Chord Family Subs: Chord Substitution Tricks: Chord Families - How to substitute any chord for a completely different one

Chord Families and Functions with basic chords and 7 chords: Easy Chord Substitution Tricks - Chord Families with Basic Chords and 7 Chords (VIDEO)

Tritone Subs: Chord Substitution Tricks: How to use the Tritone Substitute - Super easy and they sound amazing! (with video)

'Borrowed Chords' from a parallel minor: The Beatles used this 'Borrowed Chord' in 47 Songs - How to 'Borrow Chords' from a Parallel Minor

5 Ways to use Diminished chords: Create Drama and Suspense with these Amazing Chords

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