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<h2>Learn To Play Tom Dooley With Ukulele Chords</h2> <p> This song can be played with two chords on your ukulele. You will learn this song in a few minutes time without the interference of sheet music. Here are the chords!<br /> <br /> The first chord we will learn is C-major:<br /> <br /> C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1<br /> <br /> I have to explain how to read this tablature notation. 3/1 means that you press down the third fret on the first string.<br /> <br /> What then is the first string?<br /> <br /> The first string is the string nearest the floor when you hold your ukulele the ordinary way.<br /> <br /> The first string should be tuned to an A for the chord names to be correct.<br /> <br /> The tuning of the ukulele will be:<br /> <br /> First string: A<br /> Second string: E<br /> Third string: C<br /> Fourth string: G<br /> <br /> The next chord to learn is G7:<br /> <br /> G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1<br /> <br /> Now it is time to take a look at the lyrics of the first verse:<br /> <br /> Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> Hang down your head and cry<br /> Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /> <br /> I will put the chords in parenthesis before the word you shall play the chord or change to a new chord.<br /> <br /> Here are the lyrics with the chords attached:<br /> <br /> (C)Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> <br /> Hang down your head and (G7)cry<br /> <br /> Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> <br /> Poor boy, you're bound to (C)die<br /> <br /> This song was not too hard to play, I guess. With these chords you will start the melody as you sing on the note G. It is on 3/2 on your ukulele but maybe not in the same octave.<br /> <br /> Maybe you feel that the song is a little bit low pitched. Some people like to sing in a low key because it can be comfortable if you are not a professional singer.<br /> <br /> We will now transpose the whole song to a higher pitch. Let us try the key of F. Here are the chords to use:<br /> <br /> F: 2/4 0/0 1/2 0/1<br /> <br /> C7: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1<br /> <br /> The song will start on the note C(0/3)<br /> <br /> Here are the song in the key of F:<br /> <br /> (F)Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> <br /> Hang down your head and (C7)cry<br /> <br /> Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br /> <br /> Poor boy, you're bound to (F)die<br /> <br /> The hardest thing is not to hold the chords. The difficult part is to change chords without losing the tempo. For example practice strumming four times on C and four times on G7 and start over again. Strum in an even but slow pace trying to change chords without losing tempo.<br /> <br /> Another thing that can help you change chords is to use a left hand fingering that will help you shift between the chords smoothly. Here is a suggestion for the chords C and G7:<br /> <br /> C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1(ring finger)<br /> <br /> G7: 0/4 2/3(middle finger) 1/2(index) 2/1(ring finger)<br /> <br /> To change chords from C to G7 just slide your ring finger from fret 3 on the first string to fret 2 and then place the rest of the fingers in place. <p style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top:5pt"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 10pt">Article Source: <a href="http://www.ArticlesMaker.com">ArticlesMaker.com</a></font></p> <h3>About the Author</h3> Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your <a href="http://www.capotastomusic.com" target="_blank">free ukulele sheet music</a>, ukulele tabs, ebooks, music lessons and read his <a href="http://capotastomusic.blogspot.com" target="_blank">music blog</a> at Capotasto Music.

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