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badlysketched Approved
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Hi everyone! I was hoping someone could help me. I've been looking up tabs for the ukulele and while there are heaps out there, there are some songs I really want to learn that aren't tabbed! So I was thinking, if I look up guitar tabs (as in just the chords eg C, G etc) do they have the same names as ukulele chords? like, does a ukulele C chord make the same note as a guitar C chord? will A, C, G, A played on a uke sound the same as A, C, G, A on a guitar (except ukey)? or if not is there a way to convert it (eg guitar C chord sounds like ukulele F chord). If anyone gets what I'm saying I'd really appreciate a hand! I need all the help I can get!!! thanks alot Hayley
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fossil Approved 
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A C chord on the guitar may look different to a C chord on the ukulele but they both consist of the same notes. (a major chord consists of the first, third and fifth of the scale - C,E & G in this case). The same principle applies for any other chord. They look different because the notes will be found in different places on the uke because it is tuned differently (unless it's a baritone tuned DGBE). When using guitar tab you just need to play the chord as written (if it says C play a C chord etc) and ignore any tab that shows how the chord is fretted on the guitar. Once again this doesn't apply if you are playing a baritone tuned DGBE as you can use guitar chord tab and just read strings 1 to 4 to see how to fret the chord. Hope this helps.
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ichadwick Approved 
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Well, there's a caveat here. the high G string may provide the right note for a chord, but since it's an octave higher, the chord sounds different. No wrong, just different if you're used to guitar. The difficulty is that some songs written for guitar put a lot of emphasis on those two low strings (bass blues riffs in E, for example). You don't have them on the uke, so you have to try to compensate in some other way if you want to include those sounds. I've had to unlearn several guitar habits, and it can be confusing for a while to get the uke worked out. When I see a C chord named on a music sheet, I still try to make a guitar-C when I really should make a guitar-G (up a fourth, which is five frets which is even more confusing to me at times...). I found it easier to practice playing the guitar chords first - after all it's just a change in key - then once I get used to the changes, transposing them into uke chords. Sometimes I go back to the guitar chords because they're easier or I like the sound better. Another problem I've had is over-reaching. My fingers just want to reach for strings that aren't there. So while that guitar-G is missing the lowest two strings to become the uke-C, my fingers still want to grab for them anyway. And I use my thumb when making a lot of guitar chords like F. I get all messed up when my thumb flaps in the breeze looking for a string to perch on! But it's fun to learn. I'm having a great time trying to get some level of competency. If I work hard enough at it, I may even graduate to adequate!
____________________ Ian ------------------------------------------- Ukulele reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/ukuleles.htm Harmonica reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/harmonicas.htm |
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Will Approved 
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badlysketched wrote: Hi everyone! A guitar is tuned differently (EADGBe), lower than a uke (gCEA), so guitar tabs that show you the fret fingerings as numbers will not help you much, unless you play a baritone uke (tuned like the 4 highest strings of a guitar, DGBE). In other words, the chord "shapes" will differ between a guitar and a uke. A guitar G chord will be displayed as 320003; since there are no bass strings on a uke, that chord shape on a uke will be 0003, a C chord. If you have played guitar before, a capo placed on the 5th fret of a guitar will approximate the tuning (but not quite the sound) of a uke. What you may find more useful than guitar tabs are chord-lyric sheets (sometimes loosely and incorrectly called tabs), commonly posted on the web or may be found in commercially available "fake books" made for piano and keyboard. Fake books usually only show the lyrics and the chord changes, but do not tell you how to strum or play the chords, leaving that up to the individual player; however, most fake books are written in the key of C, the easiest key to play on the uke.
____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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badlysketched Approved
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thanks guys! My guitar experience is limited so it shouldn't get in the way. thats great that i can use guitar tabs (well the chord names written on the tabs) now i just have to learn the ukulele shapes lol  this opens a whole world of possibilities lolthanks again for the info! great stuff! hayley
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ezmember Approved
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If you find some guitar songs you like that show the chords, you can go to UkeFarm and make a chart and wa...laaaa, out comes the Uke chords for that song (same chords...just different shapes). I found the Home page just a little confusing so go to the following page first and off to the right you'll see, "Create Tune". That's where it all starts, but register first. It's got the chord chart to show you what chord names to put in the boxes. You can store all your songs there and print out your chord sheets. http://www.ukefarm.com/chordgen/index.php
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badlysketched Approved
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excellent!!! i shall have a massive repitoire of tabs soon... whether or not i can play them is another story... i better get my bf some earplugs lol hayley
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