I frequently get asked for tabs to accompany my videos but the reality is that most of the time they are improvised chord melody solos. In this lesson I'll introduce you to how I think about harmonizing melodies through the lens of Barry Harris' 6 diminished scale and how you can start using it today in your own ukulele playing.

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This is a fundamental concept to start playing jazz on ukulele and understanding, as well as manipulating, harmony to find your own voice. While we'll use many fancy chords in this lesson we'll see how they are built off of two fundamental chords from one simple scale. You don't need a million chords - simply how to use use the ones you already know.

In this ukulele lesson we'll learn how these concepts work and how to apply them over the beautiful introductory verse to 'Tea for Two'

Over on the Magic Ukulele Club you can put these shapes to use over dozens of other songs and dive into countless other chordal exercises.

Don't know where to start your ukulele jazz journey? Begin with the Fundamentals of Swing Ukulele course