I’ve heard too many people state matter-of-factly that they can’t sing, but that’s simply not true. The trick is to know which keys are a good fit for your vocal range! With this video, you will learn how to identify the key of a song and how to use my Ukulele Chord Chart to easily change the key. Watch as I play two familiar songs in different keys so you can get the hang of this and start to figure out which keys are a more natural fit for your voice. Sing along as I play “You Are My Sunshine” and “When the Saints Go Marching In,” won’t you?
Some Encouragement for Folks Who Feel Too Timid to Sing
An excerpt from Let’s Play! The Ukulele Handbook for Beginners:
Is it hard for you to sing out loud without dying of embarrassment? That’s okay, but please don’t stop singing! When I first started singing I felt so self-conscious that I’d barely sing loud enough for anyone to hear me. And I would sing the first five or six notes completely off-key before I stumbled onto the melody line. Now I can usually hear the melody by strumming the root chord (aka the 1 chord— watch the video to understand what this means) before I begin a song and I don’t feel the tiniest bit shy about singing in front of strangers. Your voice is like any other instrument—just as your playing can improve, so can your singing.
Play Smarter. Sing Better.
My Ukulele Chord Chart Using the Nashville Number System is the chord chart every beginning ukulele player needs. The clean design makes it easy to read and its unique formatting reveals the patterns behind the chord progressions you’ve been memorizing.
