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Ukulele Lessons: The C Scale - Variations (Low G) -NEW!

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[MUSIC]
>> All right,

we're gonna do variation
number one with our scale.

We're gonna go up three notes, and
down one, back up three, down one.

So I'll explain for you, here we go.

Now, remember our hand position,
your index is based on the fourth fret,

but you start with your middle.

And we're gonna go up
three notes in the scale.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Then we're gonna go backwards one note,

which means that we're actually gonna
be on the seventh fret of our G string.

>> [MUSIC]
>> And then back up three.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Go down one,

which is the fourth fret of our C string.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Then go back down in pitch.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Shift.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Then go back one note.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Back one note

>> [MUSIC]

>> All right,

let's try it one more time starting
on the fifth fret, here we go.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Back one.

>> [MUSIC]
>> And shift.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Back one.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Now,

let's try doing it without pausing
when we go back, here we go.

>> [MUSIC]

>> Nice, now, let's try going forward

without pauses and go backward, all right.

>> [MUSIC]

>> And now, let's go backwards.

>> [MUSIC]
>> Get ready for the shift to be final.

>> [MUSIC]

>> When you go backwards it's okay if you
need to do a few pauses at first, but,

eventually, you do wanna
not have any pauses at all.

So let me go through it one more
time nice and slow without pausing.

>> [MUSIC]

>> Backward.

>> [MUSIC]

[MUSIC]
All right,

now we're going to do another variation.

We're actually going to
be going up in thirds.

So this one is a lot of fun and
you're gonna end up

having to do a little bit of thinking
ahead when it's time to do your shift.

So we're gonna start on
the same place which is [SOUND]

on the fifth fret of your G string.

So we start here [SOUND] and instead of
going to the second note we're gonna go to

the third note of the scale which is
on the C string on the fourth fret.

[SOUND] All right, so it's the fifth
fret of your G, [SOUND] fourth fret C.

[SOUND] Next, we're actually
gonna go to the second note of

the scale which is on the seventh
fret of the G string.

So lets try those three notes.

[SOUND]
Nice, one more time.

[SOUND] All right, the next one is going
to be on the fifth fret of the C string.

So lets try those four notes.

[SOUND] All right,

after that one, you're going
to have the fourth fret again,

[SOUND] being played, and
then you're gonna go to the seventh fret.

[SOUND] So let's try those.

[MUSIC]
Nice.

Then we're gonna go back to the [SOUND]
fifth fret of the C string.

Now, here's where you're gonna
need to think about your shift.

Cuz you're gonna end up going over
here [SOUND] to this fifth fret.

So,
[MUSIC]

I actually put my index down here.

So, and remember,
right now when I just showed you,

I had my index away just
to make it easier to see.

But you do still wanna have
that nice hold that Craig and

I have been talking about where
it's resting on your index.

All right, so
let's try up to the shifting point.

[MUSIC]
All right, then,

instead of using your pinky
to go back to this note,

you can actually use your
ring finger to go back

to the note on the seventh
fret of the C string.

[SOUND] And
then I actually have it come across,

[SOUND] and you can either lay it down for
that time being or pick it up.

[SOUND] All right,
let's try it up to that point.

[MUSIC]
Then we're gonna down to the fifth fret,

[SOUND] and go to the pinky.

[SOUND] And then to the ring.

[SOUND] And we actually get to
play a note on the A string.

We're gonna jump over here and
just [SOUND] to finish it off,

jump up to the fifth fret of the A [SOUND]
and in with our pinky on the seventh fret.

So let's try that from the top.

[MUSIC]
The A string, pinky.

Nice.

All right we're

gonna go through

it and I'm gonna try to let you
know what I'm doing as I go.

So here we go.

So fifth fret, G string.

[SOUND] Then fourth fret, C.

[SOUND] Seventh, G.

[SOUND] Fifth fret, C.

[SOUND] Fourth.

[SOUND] Seventh.

[SOUND] Fifth.

[SOUND] Then fifth with the shift.

[SOUND] Seventh.

[SOUND] And
then seventh with my finger going flat.

[SOUND] Fifth.

[SOUND] Eighth.

[SOUND] And seven.

[SOUND] A string, fifth fret.

[SOUND] And then pinky landing
[SOUND] on the eighth fret.

All right, let's do it one more time,

this time without me talking.

Here we go.

[MUSIC]
Yeah.

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]
All right, for

this next variation we
are going to be using

Hammer-Ons to help us go up the scale.

So, the first ring, we only have to
worry about one note being hammered on.

So remember, If you go back and
you look at the variations on the high G,

Craig explains to you about Hammer-Ons.

So remember, it's not about
the force at which you hammer,

it's the accuracy at which you hammer.

So, you're only gonna pluck the string
once in all of these, all right?

So I don't want to see
you plucking extra notes.

You're only going to
pluck each string once.

So you're going to start with the fifth
fret of your G string [SOUND], and

then you're going to hammer on your pinky
[SOUND], hammer on your pinky [SOUND].

Nice, let's move on to the C string.

You have three notes to hammer on.

You have the fourth, the fifth.

Sorry, you have two notes to hammer on,
my apologies.

You have the fifth and the seventh fret.

So you'll pluck the fourth, [SOUND]
[MUSIC].

Again.

[MUSIC]
Again.

[MUSIC]
Let´s go back to our G string.

[MUSIC]
Then move over to the C.

[MUSIC]
Nice.

All right, let's look at our E string.

The string again is where we have our
shift, and you're going to do the plucking

of the 5th fret, and then hammer on
the seven, and hammer on the 8th.

So, it will sound like this,
[MUSIC].

Again.

[MUSIC]
All right, let's try to put it together.

So we pluck [SOUND], hammer.

Next string, [SOUND] hammer, hammer.

Next string [SOUND] hammer, hammer.

Let's try it without me talking.

[MUSIC]
There,

one more time.

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]
All right, in this variation I'm going

to actually show you another
way of doing double picking.

In the other lesson just before this,

Craig does the double
picking with his thumb.

And I'm gonna show you guys a way of
doing it with your index, [COUGH] and

your middle.

So for right now,
lets just play the C note on our G string,

which again is that fifth fret.

[SOUND] And I want us to start with
the index, so we'll do index, middle.

[SOUND] And just try to have it even,
[SOUND] amount of time.

We don't wanna have, [SOUND] you wanna
have an even spacing of your notes.

[SOUND] The way that I think about it
is it's almost like walking, right?

So these fingers are just
walking on the string.

[SOUND] That feels pretty good?

All right, let's actually try
to play our scale using this.

And we're just gonna
do the straight scale.

So we have fifth fret,

[SOUND] then the next note is going
to be the seventh fret, [SOUND].

Then move over to the C string, [SOUND]
next note, [SOUND] next note, [SOUND].

And then shift next note, [SOUND] next
note, [SOUND] and then the last note.

[SOUND] Not too bad.

I gave us pause, so
that you could reach it in time.

So now, let's try it without pausing,
all right?

[MUSIC]
Feel

pretty good?

Let's go forward and
then try to go backward.

Here we go.
[MUSIC]

And backward.

[MUSIC]

Nice.

So that's another way that you can do
double picking using these two fingers and

utilizing your skill.

[MUSIC]

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