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Hi Tony! You have have to compare it against it’s parent scale, which would be A Major. A Major contains 3 #’s:
A (1) B (2) C# (3) D (4) E (5) F# (6) G# (7)
Now apply the minor formula to above to get A minor:
A (1) C (b3) E (5)
This is why C# becomes natural.
This is covered in a few spots, including the pdf eBook from the songwriting course. And a more step-by-step (better for beginner) explanation in module one of the theory course.
@deadbuggy – Tasteful variations, as always Sara! Sounds super cute on that uke too. Only critique I have is to smooth out some of the rough transitions. But awesome overall! Great start to the month 🙂
Just talked to Matt, we’ll tackle this for July’s live lesson 🙂
I feel you, it used to confuse me too. Keep working at it. I’ll talk to Matt about doing a live lesson on this subject. I think it would be a good one for him to cover.
My pleasure! And yes, I understand what you are saying. Give that lesson a go, and if you need extra help, I’d recommend a Skype lesson with Stephen. He’ll be able to clear any confusion you may have.
Hi Betsy, what you want to do is count and handclap rhythms alongside the metronome. This should always be done before playing, as it helps ingrain the rhythm. Our beginner lesson, which teaches this method and explains rhythms, can be found here.
In the video tutorial (at 13:34 into it), I use this method to work through all 11 exercises with you. I would recommend doing it with me, and then trying it on your own with the on-screen tab viewer, with the metronome activated. Count and clap, and when you feel comfortable with that, count and play the rhythm (which is only the open A string) on ukulele.
The above lesson is a great start, but if you really want to develop rhythm and timing, the best way is by learning to read notation.
@joe150 – Check out this thread, I broke down the rhythm and shot a video suggesting an easier way to play it.
Well this is hard to answer, b/c everyone does it diff. As long as you are playing the rhythm correct (8th note triplet), any finger combo works.
For example, here are 3 diff ways but each end at the same result.
“Be” starts on the & of 4 in measure 7. “Long” occurs over the 2 hits in bar 8: 1 &.
So one word over 2 bars and 3 notes. Tricky!
No missing note. Sounds like some unwanted feedback briefly before the last hit in the measure (2 on string 1).
