Learning to Give an F (chord)

  1. Practice your new chords F and B5 which will come up in your new sheets of music (diagram for B5 will be below).
  2. Make sure to sing loudly and try to keep your jaw open wide to let the sound and air out.
  3. Try to keep your eyes on the music when practicing the note exercises as much as possible. You shouldn't look at your right (strumming/picking) hand at all, and you should look at your left fretting hand seldom, mostly when shifting (which we aren't really doing yet). Remember that your hands are more capable than you're giving them credit for when operating by feel and sound, but you have to learn to trust them to take advantage of that ability.
  4. Write 2-3 new chord progressions incorporating your new chords.
  5. Stick to the fingering in the diagram for your new B5 chord as it will set us up to learn a normal B major chord later.
Baritone Uke B5.jpg