How to play: Jason Mraz- I'm Yours on UKULELE!

So first of all, I know that this is kind of a 'tutorial' on how to play Jason Mraz- I'm Yours on the ukulele and I know that tutorials are best as videos but I don't have the time right now to film it; therefore for now I am putting it on my blog however in the next month I will upload a tutorial video onto my YouTube demonstrating how to play it and I will talk you through it properly then. :-)

So just to start off- if you are completely new to the ukulele (or just need reminding)- there are 4 strings on a ukulele, going from the top they are called G,C,E and A. You can remember the string names as Good Children Eat Apples (that's how I remember them!) and your fingers are named 1,2,3 and 4. This is not including your thumb. Another thing you might need to know if you are a beginner is that the little bars that seperate down the ukulele neck (where the strings are) are called frets, which I will refer to! Also if you don't know, a chord is when you play more than one note on the ukulele- and on any instrument for that matter. So when I refer to a chord that is what I mean (however we do have 2 chords in this song which are only 1 note chords, so it is incredibly easy for beginners to pick up!). To play a chord you just play all the strings at once and strum downwards.

For the first chord you are going to play you are going to put your 3rd finger onto the A string (the 4th string down); you will place it 3 frets across, like the picture shows. Think of this picture as the ukulele neck (where the strings go across it) and imagine that is the ukulele, if you then copy where to put your fingers according to where the dots are you should be fine.





Then for the second chord (and don't be scared about this one, even though it looks more difficult it is really easy once you get the hang of it) you are going to place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the A string (the 4th string down), your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the E string (the 3rd string down) and your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the C string (the 2nd string down). When your fingers are in place you will notice that your fingers make a triangle shape- this is how you will know you're doing it right. If you can follow all that I just said then you will learn this in no time!:))


Next for the third chord you are going to place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string (the 1st string downwards).








And for the last chord you will need to play this song you need to place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the E string (the 2nd string down) and your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string (the 1st string downwards).







Now to play this song you are going to strum each chord for 4 seconds each. So I will demonstrate this with the lyrics.


C
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
G
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
Am
I fell right through the cracks, 
F
now I'm trying to get back

To play along at first you can just play each chord once every 4 beats (at the start of each new line of lyrics written above). It is very easy to work out as you play. Make sure you know the lyrics first though if you are planning to sing along, which I would recommend even if its just to yourself. It will help you with timings!


I really hope this has been a helpful blog post. If it hasn't let me know and tell me why then I can improve in the future!

Lots of love Emily x :-)