ichadwick
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Bought a copy of Six MAgic Chords for Ukulele on eBay. It's a 1965 work that offers basic lessons in playing the uke, tuning, and a couple of dozen songs using no more than six chords (the songs only have two to four in neach).
These are G, D7, G7, C, F and A7 (for ADF#B tuning - would be F, G7, F7, Bb, Eb and A7 for those in C tuning). No minor chords.
Not a great songbook, but it's an interesting idea - to compile a book with songs using only a very few chords. Anyone know of any others like this?
So if you were to write such a book, how many chords would you choose? And what would they be?
What is the minimal number of chords you think a uke player needs to learn to get started playing?
These are G, D7, G7, C, F and A7 (for ADF#B tuning - would be F, G7, F7, Bb, Eb and A7 for those in C tuning). No minor chords.
Not a great songbook, but it's an interesting idea - to compile a book with songs using only a very few chords. Anyone know of any others like this?
So if you were to write such a book, how many chords would you choose? And what would they be?
What is the minimal number of chords you think a uke player needs to learn to get started playing?