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Even if you never have touched an ukulele before you can today play your first chords. It is a perfect instrument to use when you sing your favorite songs. Let’s take a look at the chords! Here you have the chord C on ukulele: C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1 The number before the slash indicates which fret to press down. The number after the slash tells you which string to play. 3/1 for example means, press down the third fret on the first string. 0/2 means, play the second string without pressing down a fret. We will need two more chords in order to accompany this song. Here is F-major: F: 2/4 0/3 1/2 0/1 The last chord for you to learn is G7: G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1 Here are the lyrics to the first verse: Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found Was blind, but now I see I will black leather guitar strap place the chords in parenthesis immediately before the syllable where you shall play the chord. Let’s take a look at the first line: A-(C)mazing Grace, how (F)sweet the (C)sound One way to play the ukulele chords is to strum the chord once everytime you will see a new chord in the lyrics. This will create a peaceful background to the song. Now it is time for you to play the rest of the song: That (C)saved a wretch like (G7)me I (C)once was lost, but (F)now am (C)found Was (C)blind, but (G7)now I (C)see In this chord version you are playing the song in the key of C assuming that you have tuned your ukulele in C. This means that the strings are tuned in the following pitches: First string: A Second string: E Third string: C Fourth string: G The first string is the string nearest your feet if you play your uke the ordinary way.