UpdateI didn't realize how popular this post would be. As a result, I'd like to offer everyone a blank chord chart and neck chart for helping me get traffic to the site. Have at it!
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During our monthly jam session and workshop for the North Kansas City Ukesters (NUkesters), a question came up that caught me off guard. Not because I didn't know the answer, but because I didn't think to explain it.
I showed a neck chart with the G min pentatonic scale on it and it met with blank stares. Little did I know that neck charts, which are second nature to me now, were completely foreign to some of my students. Luckily, a quick explanation and we were back on our way.
I felt a little bad about it during the lesson, because this fundamental slipped past. As an instructor, I should have made sure that everyone was on the same page before moving forward. Lesson learned!
With that experience, I thought it best to do a short lesson on two methods of showing information on a the neck of ukuleles and guitars: Chord Grids and Neck Charts.
