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ezFolk Forums > Ukulele > Baritone Uke > Is it OK to play a Baritone Uke as a Baritone Uke? (kidding) |
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Dave Alexander Approved
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With all the questions about changing the bari uke sound with capo, tuning and different strings, I thought I'd add a thread about how cool this thing is: 1) Smaller than a guitar -- but produces terrific sound. Play it in the car, and you still won't hit anyone with the head. (I always wanted a travel guitar. Now I have one. A bari uke.) 2) Lots of room on the fretboard for stubby fingers. Like mine. 3) Lots of cool music on the internet. Just get the guitar chords for a song, look at the bari uke chord chart and wammo! you're playing. 4) A decent sounding untrument won't cost an arm and a leg. (Has anyone noticed the prices drop lately. Guitar stores (the decent ones) have good sounding ukes under 90-dollars. 5) Number of fingers on my left hand = number of strings. Feel free to add your own ideas.
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Will Approved 
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Dave Alexander wrote: With all the questions about changing the bari uke sound with capo, tuning and different strings, I thought I'd add a thread about how cool this thing is: 6) The baritone uke is a great training instrument for beginning players who want to eventually play guitar. With the same tuning, but with fewer strings, generous fretboard spacing between the strings, and a smaller neck and body, learning the chord shapes and muscle memory is easier than learning it first on a guitar.
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Dave Alexander Approved
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7) When you pick up a guitar, people expect James Taylor or Jimi Hendricks. When you pick up a ukulele, people still think of Tiny Tim. Even I can beat those expectations.
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FolkFreak Approved 
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I bought my first ukulele from my Boss, and Before that I played only guitar. I had my Baritone tuned D G B E (with the G and octave lower than guitar tuning). You can pretty much play any guitar-specific song if you're creative enough. I think the baritone is great for guitarists as a gateway instrument over to ukulele. But that's just me.
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