If you’re a complete beginner to playing the ukulele, you’re probably wondering how many chords you need to know before you can accompany yourself to a song. Did you know, there are songs with one chord in it? You can play the one-fingered C major chord for “Frère Jacques” (same tune as “Are You Sleeping, Brother John”) and “Row, row, row your boat.”
Of course, knowing a second chord will expand your horizons.
After you get your first ukulele (whether you borrowed, rented, or bought), the next thing you need to do is to learn how to strum. This is the rhythm section.
However, it’s nearly impossible to write about strumming without showing it, so you’ll have to come to one of my ukulele workshops, especially the one called “Different Strokes for Different Folks.” For now, I am going to answer your question about what to do with the other hand: which chords should you learn first.
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