Hello fellow bloggers!

For my EDCI 306 class, I will be learning the Ukulele. My goal by the end of this learning journey is to have learned “Riptide” by Vance Joy and “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz.

My first step to learning my first song “Riptide” is to learn the three chords needed which are Am, C, and G. I have absolutely no music background and do not even know what these chords sound like, so I decided to look it up on Youtube. The video is posted at the bottom of this blog post.

I found it very difficult to do the G cord. For the C and Am cord, it is simply one finger. For the G chord, on the other hand, 3 fingers are needed and it is a very awkward position. I had to ensure I had proper posture, my thumb was gripping the back of my Ukulele correctly, and that I was hugging the Ukulele with my right arm. Otherwise, I had no angle to do the G chord correctly. After about 30 minutes of practicing, I finally got the three chords down. I did get frustrated a few times as I could not get the hang of the G chord but after a few times, it started to get easy.  I find the Am the easiest to do however, I find that the G chord is the one that sounds the best. I can not wait to put these chords together!

Laurence

Here is the Youtube video that helped me practice the Am, C, and G chords.