Guitalele First 3 Chords | Uke Like The Pros | Terry Carter

New to the guitarlele? In this guitalele (or guitarlele) tutorial I'm going to show you the first 3 chords that you learn on the ukulele and how they work on the guitarlele.

When you first pick up the ukulele, the first 3 chords taught are the C, F, and G chords. Not only are these easy to play (the G being the most difficult) but they also make up the I, IV, and V chords in the key of C, which will allow you to play a Blues in C and many early Rock and Roll songs.

Since many people that gravitate towards the guitarlele are ukulele players, I want to show you how to play these chords on the guitalele.

If you are a guitar player coming to the guitarlele then you will recognize the C chord shape as a G chord on the guitar, the F chord shape as the C chord on the guitar, and the G chord shape as the D chord on the guitar.

Yes, the tuning of guitarlele is essentially a 4th up from the guitar.

Now, the guitarlele and the ukulele are tuned exactly the same (from high to low) A - E - C - G but the guitarlele also adds 2 lower strings, the D and the A string.

Although the C and F chords are fairly easy to play on the ukulele, they are a bit more difficult to play on the guitarlele because you have to add an additional finger and because the neck of the guitarlele is wider than the traditional ukulele.

The G chord is identical on both the ukulele and the guitalele.

For this lesson we are going to use a simple D DU D DU pattern.

The progression is going to go C - F - C - G.

Quote of the day: "Never fail because you didn't work hard enough"

Check out Uke Like The Pros at:

Thank you for subscribing.

Enjoy,
Terry

#ukelikethepros #terrycarter #guitalele

[batbblord]

Please make more tutorials on guitalele!! I'm beginner and the way You explain helps me a lot!

[pranyaagrawal]

I finally found a channel that teaches guitalele! Thank you Terri

[alienveluz]

I‘m so confused how you only have like 6400 thousand followers! You should really get more attention.

[aidanhodgemusic]

My baritone guitar is tuned A to A so this series is helping me memorize my chord and note positions. Basically the baritone guitar is a base guitarlele

[haisaikiwi]

I'm an old guitar player and just got a guitalele as a gift from a close friend - your video is so super easy to follow and I was surprised how easy it was to pick up after not really having touched my guitar for over a decade - it was so exciting to strum along at the end with the chord transitions - it brought me joy today :)

[myself]

Thank you so much that really helped me, i bought guitalele as my first music instrument i never played ukulele or guitar in the past, so idk anything about it but your channel helped me a lot ! Hope you have a great day 💕

[rjpvip]

Omg! Way back in December of 2018 when I was deciding Guitarlele or Ukulele. This vide helped me decide to play Guitarlele and take your course! And now in 2020 I'm playing Guitarlele ! Baritone Ukulele! And Tenor ukulele! Thank you! For teaching Guitarlele and Baritone! Please make more Guitarlele and Baritone videos for beginners and intermediate players! Holla!

[pansitologist]

Its like using the circle of fifths where the the fifth note will take the shape of the root chord. Like in the BEADGCF - the G chord will take the shape of a D chords in a normal guitar, and the D chord will take the shape of A chord from the normal guitar chord

[lesliebarry]

I am watching you on YouTube on my TV and also watching you on YouTube on my phone at the same time… Love these cords!

[lessonsfromthetrail]

Juuust got my guitalele today! This video is awesome - super helpful.

[terriup]

wow thanks for sharing your great talent and the ability to thoroughly teach us :) :)

[jillhumphrys]

Terry, I watched your video showing the difference between guitalele and guitar last year. I like your style and personality. So that hooked me. I used to strum chords on guitar years ago. But I stopped and have forgotten everything. Also am not well versed in guitar lingo so I'm learning. I actually used to goof around on a ukulele when I was a kid and knew those 3 chords! I figured out how to play Rudolph the red nosed reindeer when I was about 8. Lol Last week, I received a guitalele for Christmas from my husband! (I bought him a 55 gallon fish tank for his gift!) Anyway, I will be checking in on your lessons here. Thank you so much!

[radiantchristina]

Just got my first guitarlele and ordered your book on amazon..looking forward to learning a new instrument

[debbiebills]

Thank you for that tutorial. Bought my first guitalele today and this has been very helpful. Looking fwd to more tutorials.

[robertfoster]

I bought the Kala. It is confusing at times, but I can't seem to put it down. Love it. Thanks. Definitely worth the money.

[sergiohebling]

Hi, Terry.
Your'e very good in every musical instrumentos that you touch. You makes every think seems to be easy. Congratulations

[sonnylim]

For the G add your thumb on the 6th string 2nd fret to get the B note.

[octavianatimorisa]

hello, I'm new to guitalele and every chord is just challenging and I'm confused about how to play G/B on guitalele also how to play Em in an easier way, perhaps you could help me? thankyou very much! your channel is such a blessing for a beginner like me huhuhu!

[kazevoJB]

A Valencia VC350 guitarele has come up for sale locally. Love playing the uke. But would love a bit more bass depth. Temping to buy.

[beepboop]

Can you play guitar chords on a guitalele like a normal guitar?