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Learning Ukulele with Curt
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Blues
The Blues or Minor Pentatonic is one of six essential scales for ALL ukulele players. One octave scale fingering solutions for strings four and three and any finger with the Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. Sample chord progressions for practice are included. Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Code: QS1UKES-BLUES
Main Category: Scales Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Blues, Fingering, Improvisation, Scales, Quickstart, Beginner, Intermediate
24 June 2026
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- Product Code: QS1UKES-BLUES
- Author(s): Curt Sheller
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- Published: 24 November 2009
- Updated: 20 March 2024
- ISBN-13: 978-1-60321-026-3
- Size*: Book ANSI A (8.5 x 11 in), PDF A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- Pages: 38
- Hard Copy Price: $12.95
- PDF Price: $9.00
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The Blues or Minor Pentatonic is one of six essential scales for ALL ukulele players. One octave scale fingering solutions for strings four and three and any finger with the Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. Sample chord progressions for practice are included. Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA).
One octave scale fingering solutions for strings four and three and any finger with the Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. Sample chord progressions for practice are included.
Tunings: C Tuning with Low or High G – (GCEA or gCEA).
This book includes access to four studio recorded backing tracks for exploring the scale and improvisation in a variety of settings. Tracks are also great for practicing your chords against.
- Forward
- Introduction
- Getting Beyond Shapes
- Common Fingering Systems
- Basic Requirements for a FIngering System
- The Solution to Set FIngering Systems
- Using Fingering Motion Principles
- Fingering Principles
- Finger 1, String Four
- Finger 2, String Four
- Finger 3, String Four
- Finger 4, String Four
- Finger 1, String Three
- Finger 2, String Three
- Finger 3, String Three
- Finger 4, String Three
- One Octave Summaries
- Blues Chord Scale Chart
- Additional Fingerings
- Example Chord Progressions / Play-along Tracks
- Progression 16, Latin Rock
- Progression 17, Reggae Shuffle
- Progression 18, Double Time
- Progression 19, Slow Shuffle
- Practice Tips
- Final Thoughts
Learning The Blues Scale on `Ukulele
Learn the Blues ( Minor Pentatonic ) and Pentatonic ( Major Pentatonic ) scales on ukulele. A practical approach to learning theses two essential scales using the Blues. These five note scales, the Major Pentatonic and the Blues or Minor Pentatonic scales are two of the most common scales used in contemporary music.