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| Baritone ukulele songs? | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22nd, 2008 09:03 pm |
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Brandonn Approved
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So im looking for baritone ukulele songs, and all i have been able to find is church hyms and old songs i cant even recognize, so i was wondering if anyone knows of a site or how i can play songs i know on my baritone? and is the proper tuning for a baritone ukulele G C E A?
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 01:14 am |
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Dave Alexander Approved 
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Actually, just about any basic guitar song is available as a tab, or chord and lyric sheet online. Just get a Bari uke chord chart, and you're off to the races. I'd suggest Dr. Ukes site (google is your friend with this kinda thing.) Of course he likes songs like Camptown Races and Yankee Doodle...s you might no like it. There are tons of serious guitar tab sites...just be aware that the chords are called by the same name, but lots of them are formed differently. The chords which use the lower four strings on a guitar (nearest your knee) are mostly the same as on the bari uke -- since we usually tune the 4 bari uke strings like these strings on the guitar. Of course musicians (I think) call these the higher or upper strings. There are a million reasons why the baritone uke is a great instrument...good tone...ease of playing...one to one ratio between fingers and strings. Just jump on the guitar sites and go to it.
____________________ "My ukulele playing IS entertaining. Just not always to others." -- Dave Alexander |
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 06:59 am |
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Will Approved 
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You don't really need to find "baritone uke songs"; any song that can be played on a guitar can also be played on a baritone uke. A baritone uke is tuned DGBE, just like the 4 highest strings of a guitar (which is EADGBE). For that reason, any guitar song can be played on the baritone uke, except the chords are simpler, because the 2 bass strings that a guitar has are missing.
____________________ 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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| Posted: Sun Nov 23rd, 2008 10:43 am |
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Dave Alexander Approved
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See, I told you those musician guys call them the higher strings. Guess 'cause they sound higher. 
____________________ "My ukulele playing IS entertaining. Just not always to others." -- Dave Alexander |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24th, 2008 12:12 am |
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Brandonn Approved
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whenever i try the dgbe tunning the strings get really really right and feel as if there going to snap. im guessing im just doing it wrong, but what should i do.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25th, 2008 02:19 pm |
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Will Approved
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Brandonn wrote: whenever i try the dgbe tunning the strings get really really right and feel as if there going to snap. Give those nylon strings a chance to stretch or they won't stay in tune. You will need an electronic tuner to make sure you are targeting the correct notes to tune the strings up to. Your uke strings are unlikely to break unless you mistakenly try to tune them an octave higher than normal. If you are completely new to the process of tuning the baritone uke strings, you should find a guitar (your baritone uke should be tuned the same as the 4 highest guitar strings, DGBE), perhaps at your local music store.
____________________ 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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| Posted: Wed Nov 26th, 2008 06:54 pm |
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Dave Alexander Approved
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Try this out website out , but make sure you have "standard tuning" chosen, and skip the first 2 strings. http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/ Have fun. Don't panic. Dave
____________________ "My ukulele playing IS entertaining. Just not always to others." -- Dave Alexander |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 12:06 am |
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Brandonn Approved
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maybe its my uke actually? like i get to around be and it gets harder to turn the peg. then it made a loud cracking sound.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 12:06 am |
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Brandonn Approved
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maybe its my uke actually? like i get to around b and it gets harder to turn the peg. then it made a loud cracking sound.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 02:33 am |
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Dave Alexander Approved
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New baritone uke? Or older one? Are you hearing a cracking from the tuning peg? Or is the bridge about to pull away from the uke? I've heard older ukes creak a bit when youre moving the tuning peg. It wouldn't sound like wood splitting/cracking. Your tuning pegs have a tension adjustment (small screw) and the peg actually could be really, really hard to move because it's too tight. I have to hope that the string would break before the uke would, but I'd take this to any music store and show a good guitar guy what you've got. Did you keep the reciept?
____________________ "My ukulele playing IS entertaining. Just not always to others." -- Dave Alexander |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 01:38 pm |
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affenfritz Approved
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One readily available source of music would be the Hal Leonard "Easy Guitar with Notes and Tab" series. These are easy guitar fingerstyle arrangements which means that most of the notes are on the top 4 strings--hence, immediate translation to baritone uke or to a low-G tuned uke (keys obviously transposed). If you are a strummer, the chords with fingerings are also included. There are a wide variety of titles including rock, jazz, blues, Christmas, etc. Some representative titles are: Selections from 100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll VH1; Blues Classics; Jazz Standards; and for the current season Christmas Hits, Christmas Classics, and Christmas Favorites. Hope this helps.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 06:45 pm |
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Brandonn Approved
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its a brand new uke and i actually threw the recipt away. =[
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28th, 2008 03:21 am |
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Will Approved
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Brandonn wrote: maybe its my uke actually? What kind of tuning pegs does your baritone uke have? If the metal posts stick out towards the back of the headstock, they are friction tuners and the "tightness" is adjustable with a set screw at the center of the tuning knob. If the metal posts stick out sideways from the headstock, as they do on a guitar, they you have geared tuners which may be lubricated with a drop of light machine oil where the gears come together (provided the gears are exposed and not sealed).
____________________ 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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| Posted: Fri Nov 28th, 2008 03:46 am |
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Brandonn Approved
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well the geared tuners, and there pointing outwards =/
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28th, 2008 03:54 am |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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I'd make sure I wasn't trying to tune an octave higher than the instrument is designed to be tuned to. Check your strings against a source (piano, etc.) to make sure you're in the correct octave.
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