Understanding chordsĪ chord is made up of at least 3 notes being played at the same time. You might find that the range of notes in the key of G works better for your voice. To solve this problem, You can use a capo to bring the key up or down by a tone and see how the new range feels for your voice.Īlternatively, if the song is in the key of C, you can transpose (change keys) to G. When learning to sing a song, you might find that the original key of the singer is too high for you to sing comfortably. How this relates to singing with a ukulele? most people can’t differentiate a C from a G note (unless you see the note being played), but almost everyone can hear the relationships between notes and recognize a major scale or the notes of a song. Our minds will identify the distance between the notes, rather than hear the specific notes themselves (unless you have perfect pitch). To the ear, it will sound identical to the C major scale, because it has the same arrangement of intervals. Now, if you take the note G and use the major scale intervals T-T-S-T-T-T-S. This sequence of intervals is common to each major scale: T-T-S-T-T-T-S. If there is no black note, then it’s a semitone (S). It’s easy to visualize this on the piano, where if there’s a black note between the white notes, it means the distance is a tone (T). Once you know the names of the 4 strings on the ukulele, you can figure out the note names by counting the semitones (it helps to use a piano). What makes this sequence of notes recognizable to the ear is the distance between the notes. The major scale in the key of C is: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C (these notes make up the key of C major). There are many types of scales, but the major scale is the most important and commonly used one, so we’ll start there. * Exercise: Find a keyboard and experiment with figuring out your vocal range. You’ll know you’ve found the limits of your range when the low or high notes start to sound forced. An easy example to illustrate this is to think of how men generally have a lower singing range than women. Keys are important for singingĮach singer has a unique tonal range, meaning they can only comfortably sing a specific range of high and low notes. For ex, there is a key for C, C#, D, D# etc. Keys are made of scales that contain 7 different notes. Essentially, there is a key for each note. Many popular songs are written in the key of C, while others are in the Key of G or F and so on. What is a key in music and why is it important? This is important, because if you are interested in singing or performing with singers, then it is essential to know how to change keys. The benefit of understanding ukulele music theory is that it will allow you to understand the concept of keys. The purpose of this article is for ukulele players to understand the basics of music theory.
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