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divrom Approved
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I'm sorry if this questions been asked before, but is it possible to take a Baritone uke and tune it to the usual GCEA? I much prefer the size of a Baritone, but as I've learnt on a soprano I'd like to be able to keep the tuning and chords that I know.
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Will Approved 
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divrom wrote: I'm sorry if this questions been asked before, but is it possible to take a Baritone uke and tune it to the usual GCEA? It is possible to tune a baritone uke to GCEA, but ONLY with special gauge strings specifically designed for that purpose. Do NOT attempt to tune regular baritone strings from DGBE up to gCEA or horrible things will happen to the uke (torn bridge, torn top, warped neck, busted strings, ruined instrument, etc.). Aquila makes special gauge Nylgut strings designed to give gCEA tuning (high-G) for baritones. If you prefer low-G tuning, you will have to make your own set, by first installing the new string set, removing the high-G string, and substituting the second lowest string from a standard baritone string set. I have done just that on my Amigo AMB-7 baritone 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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Philiprob Approved
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Will, or anyone. Have the chords for The Good, the Bad and, The Ugly, as played by Uke Orchestra of GB. Transposing from tenor uke to baritone, can you help with chords: Believe Dm is Am, Gm is Dm, C is G, Bb is F, Am is Em, G is D, F is C, Em is Bm; but what for G# and A? Have been trying to use Sheep Entertainment Chord Finder site for help. Any comments or suggestions appreciated.
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Will Approved
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I assume that you're learning the baritone chord shapes in terms of the tenor (GCEA) uke chord shapes. G# would transpose to D#, and A major would transpose to E major. Philiprob wrote: Will, or anyone. Have the chords for The Good, the Bad and, The Ugly, as played by Uke Orchestra of GB. Transposing from tenor uke to baritone, can you help with chords: Believe Dm is Am, Gm is Dm, C is G, Bb is F, Am is Em, G is D, F is C, Em is Bm; but what for G# and A? Have been trying to use Sheep Entertainment Chord Finder site for help. Any comments or suggestions appreciated.
____________________ 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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Philiprob Approved
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Baritone is tuned to DGBE and chord shapes are same as guitar. I just want to use uke music sheet and apply corresponding guitar chords to to it. Good, Bad and Ugly uses the uke chords I mentioned above. Thanks.
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amancalledG Approved
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Hi, I have recently bought and Soprano Uke and am in the opposite circumstance. I want to tune to DGBE, will this mess up my Uke? I notice that the strings are different sizes, should I buy different strings? thanks!
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Will Approved
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amancalledG wrote: Hi, I have recently bought and Soprano Uke and am in the opposite circumstance. I want to tune to DGBE, will this mess up my Uke? I notice that the strings are different sizes, should I buy different strings? I've never heard of anyone trying to play DGBE tuning on a soprano, and I'm not sure if it would sound good, because the soprano body size is so small. In any case, I do not know of any proper gauge strings readily available to obtain this tuning. Sorry, but it looks like you will need to buy a baritone uke to play in baritone tuning.
____________________ 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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amancalledG Approved
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oh really, never mind. Thanks for your response! I tried it and it sounded pretty good but I could tell it would put strain on the strings.......I will just have to learn the different tuning (I am a guitar player at heart!)
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ichadwick Approved 
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amancalledG wrote: I will just have to learn the different tuning (I am a guitar player at heart!) I don't think you'll have any problem. I am also a guitar player coming to the uke new after 40+ years of playing guitar. It was a remarkably smooth transition because the strings are basically the same as the high four on a guitar. Change in pitch doesn't mean a change in chord patterns or fingering - although the high-g string can make things interesting and sometimes challenging when picking. I often find playing the guitar-tabbed chords sounds better on many songs than playing the transposed uke chords. Try it.
____________________ Ian ------------------------------------------- Ukulele reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/ukuleles.htm Harmonica reviews: http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/harmonicas.htm |
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amancalledG Approved
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Thanks for the reply. I noticed that a lot of sites suggest that for say example a G chord, that you should use the pattern for what on guitar would be a D chord. Do you suggest this isn't the best way to play chords on a uke? I also have difficulty tuning the C string, any suggestions? thanks
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Will Approved
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amancalledG wrote: Thanks for the reply. I noticed that a lot of sites suggest that for say example a G chord, that you should use the pattern for what on guitar would be a D chord. Do you suggest this isn't the best way to play chords on a uke? I also have difficulty tuning the C string, any suggestions? A uke is tuned GCEA, like a guitar's highest 4 strings, capoed at the 5th fret. So, the D guitar chord shape comes out as a G uke chord. Because the 2 bass strings are missing on the uke, some guitar chord shapes have to be modified on the uke. For example, the G guitar chord shape (D on the uke) is simplified to 0003, because the 2 bass strings that are normally fretted on a guitar (320003) are missing on the uke. Also, some chords, such as the uke D7, are commonly played with a different shape (2223) than its guitar-shape equivalent (A7, which is normally X02020). The 2020 chord on the uke is sometimes called the "Hawaiian D7 chord." What particular difficulty are you having tuning the C string on the uke? Are you using an electronic tuner to tune the C string? Electronic tuners are much less expensive than 10 or 15 years ago, when I bought a Seiko chromatic tuner for $80; a unit today that does the same thing costs about $20. Last edited on Fri May 30th, 2008 07:30 pm by Will ____________________ 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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