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and A being the bottom string.
If you have a digital chromatic tuner, you can easily use that to tune your ukulele, especially if it has a Ukulele
mode. For a good visual and audio reference, we recommend
www.ukutuner.com
, which gives you the pitch
of each string, as well as a nice representation of the headstock.
To help you get started playing your ukulele, above are some of the more common chords that you’ll want to
learn. In the diagrams, the vertical lines represent the four strings of the ukulele (the leftmost being the top
string when you are playing, the rightmost being the bottom string), and the circles tell you where to put your
fingers. The open circles at the top of the diagram indicates an open (unfretted) string.
Using just these chords, you can play a large number of both traditional and popular songs, from folk to coun-
try to rock and pop. You should be able to follow along with any printed or online sheet music or tablature that
shows the guitar chords. There are many sites online that present tablature and chords for popular songs,
such as
www.ultimate-guitar.com
and others.
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Play Resources
There are many online resources for how to play the ukulele, including a growing library of video how-to les-
sons over at
. C. B. Gitty also sells a How to Play the Ukulele book that includes an
. You can also search on YouTube for “ukulele lessons” and
find a wealth of free how-to info.
Closing
We hope that you’ve enjoyed this process of building yourself an awesome ukulele from this kit, and
that you’ll have many years of enjoyment playing this instrument. But your instrument-building career
doesn’t have to stop here!
C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply offers a variety of musical instrument kits featur-
ing cigar boxes and other reclaimed materials, from the simplest one-string diddley-bows to 4-string cigar box
We also have a huge variety of parts and accessories that you can use to branch out and build your own cus-
tom instruments.
www.CBGitty.com/CigarBoxGuitarParts
Want to share your new Ukulele with the biggest community of homemade instrument builders? Head
over to
and share your build and customizations, and see what the
community is working on!
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