Play Ukulele Songs

• 1). Grasp the neck of the ukulele in one hand while supporting the body of the instrument under your strumming arm. Your chording hand is responsible for depressing chords on the ukulele's fretboard, while your strumming hand will strike the instrument's four strings.
  
  
• 2). Read tablature for a ukulele song. Ukulele tablature is a written method using ASCII characters and numbers that provides a visual representation of the instrument's fretboard. Numbers show where to fret the strings, and the lines represent each string.
  
  
• 3). Strum and chord the ukulele according to the tablature. Read the tablature from left to right to play the correct notes, similar to how you would read sheet music.
  
  
• 4). Improvise a simple three-chord ukulele song. On a soprano ukulele for instance, press down the second fret of the C and A strings while pressing down the third fret of the E string to create a G chord. Next, press down the second fret of the G, C and E strings to create a D chord. Finally, press down the third fret of the A string to create a C chord. Repeat the pattern.