Ukulele, << `yoo` kuh LAY lee, >> is a four-stringed musical instrument related to the guitar. A player strums the ukulele with the fingers of one hand. With the fingers of the other hand, the player picks out chords on the finger board along the neck of the instrument. Most written ukulele music consists of chord symbols that indicate finger positions instead of notes. Thus, the player need not know how to read music.
The ukulele was developed from a small guitar brought to Hawaii by the Portuguese in the late 1800’s. The ukulele is used mainly to accompany folk and popular singing.
