1. Three-finger method:
In ukulele playing, the thumb is usually used to pluck the fourth and third strings, the index finger is responsible for the second string, and the middle finger is responsible for the first string, that is Three-finger method. Beginners are recommended to start learning with the three-finger method.
2. Two-finger method:
The thumb is responsible for the third and fourth strings, and the index finger is responsible for the first and second strings.
3. One-finger method:
The thumb is responsible for plucking the four strings.
Like the guitar, the ukulele can strum, break up chord accompaniment, and fingerstyle solos. Unlike the six strings of the guitar, the pressing and fingering methods of the ukulele are also somewhat different.
In the process of learning the piano, finger exercises are indispensable. The right hand plucking exercises - the corresponding left hand chord pressing exercises, the left hand pressing string exercises, the basic training of climbing grids, It must be practiced over and over again, and attention must be paid to the accuracy of rhythm and beat. Extended information
Basic exercises for the left hand of the ukulele:
The left hand mainly uses the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger, which correspond to each fret of each string, such as Strings 1st fret to 4th fret. While holding down the frets of the strings with your left hand, pluck the strings with your right hand. Next, when learning the chord part, there is also the arrangement of the left-hand chord fingering.
When pressing the strings with your left fingers, you use the fingertip part, which is at a perpendicular angle to the fingerboard. The position of pressing the strings may be slightly different for each person, but the basic pressing method and area are the same. When a scholar starts to press the strings, his fingers will have indentations and pain. This is normal. This is a necessary process of practice and requires continuous practice.