Week 19 of 24
Goal: You learn the full G major chord with three fingers and play an evening song.
Review
Play the 12-bar blues in C once – chords or riff.
Step by step
- G: index finger on the C string at fret 2, middle finger on the A string at fret 2, ring finger on the E string at fret 3. Chart: G.
- G looks like a little triangle – like G7 but the other way round. G sounds firmer and more “finished” than G7.
- Check each string. The open G string at the top must ring too.
- Changing C ↔ G: the ring finger moves from the A string (fret 3) to the E string (fret 3) – it stays at the same fret.
Time to make music: your piece
“Der Mond ist aufgegangen” with C, G and F – calmly picked or gently strummed. More cheerful: “Ein Vogel wollte Hochzeit machen”.
Homework for next time
Five days, about ten minutes each:
- Fret G, check each string – five times.
- C ↔ G: ring finger stays at fret 3.
- “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” with the backing.
- Fun: play it in the evening as a goodnight song.
Done when …
- all four strings ring with G
- you accompany all of “Der Mond ist aufgegangen”
If you get stuck
- Your fingers get in each other’s way? Place the ring finger first, then index and middle.
- The A string buzzes? Your middle finger needs to be close to the fret wire.
For teachers: lesson plan
- ≈ 10 min Warm-up: play G7 and G – which wants to move on, which has arrived?
- ≈ 15 min Practice: C ↔ G in time, four strums each, then two. Partners check the G string.
- ≈ 20 min Song together: “Ein Vogel wollte Hochzeit machen” – a different child leads each verse.
Differentiation: those who are confident play the piece with down-up or help a partner; those who need more time strum only on beat one of each bar.
For the board: openstring.de/ukulele/en/lesson/19/