Applied Uke Theory pt1

This is my entry for the play it forward ukulele video contest: http://ukulelereview.com

This is part 1 of my breakdown of applied music theory on the ukulele. In the key of C major you have the notes CDEFGABC. The notes C to C give you C major(or Ionian). The notes A to A give you A minor (or Locrian). The notes G to G give you Mixolydian and the notes E to E give you E Phrygian. Don't worry it's all Greek to me too, cause it is Greek I THINK?! ;-)

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• theory
• instructional

[seanreporter]

Really great. I'm going to work on it. Please keep the tutorials coming! You're a great help, and I respect you for taking the time to help other players.

[TokyoUketarist]

Glad you liked it!

[uke5417]

OK, noob question:

So I watch this and I think, OK, if I play a progression in C, I can solo by using this idea. Then I say, wait, what about the F, the Bm and the Dm of the key (C)?

When the progression is on one of those chords do I just solo over that chord using a C scale beginning on F, B or D notes on any given string?

Thank you so, so much for this vid

[TokyoUketarist]

You got it!

[bcrichguitar1st]

4:34 he said g-string:3

[simplyfyuke]

thanks for the tutorial very helpful :D

[smyrna5]

Great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

[504BatteryDrive]

Great tutorial. Found you from UU.

Oh. "...it's all Greek to me too, cause it is Greek I THINK?! ;-) "

It's Latin from medieval monks, FYI. (Like anyone cares.)

[comeonnowu]

Thanks so much you really are making this understandable for us newbies. Any time you can put another tutorial up would be greatly appreciated. You are so talented. I hope you won.

[TokyoUketarist]

I was taught for example to make a C major scale a C minor scale to flat the third and seventh degrees of the scale. To me it's easier to think Cminor Ebmajor as relative to each other(same notes). I don't have to think of fingerings and sharping and flating degrees just one of 12 major scales. K.I.S.S.