Official Ukulele Thread

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Official Ukulele Thread

Unread post by carter29 » Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:51 pm

I did a search and found 2 old threads, but wanted to start a new one for all ukulele inquiries.

I just bought a new one yesterday, having fun messing with it. I never owned any guitar before, this is the first stringed instrument I tried to learn.

any tabs out there or advise for uke players?
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Unread post by Kahn » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:23 pm

what is a uke tuned to?

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Unread post by carter29 » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:52 pm

GCEA from everything I find, however I have a book that says ADF#B

I go with the GCEA...hard to tune, I have to use my shitty keyboard
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Unread post by 6_strings_for_life » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:09 am

well you could just tune it to DGBE and play it just like the bottom 4 strings of a guitar, all tabs and shit would apply then....
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Unread post by violenticecream88 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:52 am

ADF#B would be the same thing, cept like a raised B, or baritone
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Unread post by carter29 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:30 pm

violenticecream88 wrote:ADF#B would be the same thing, cept like a raised B, or baritone
ok thanks, I am still getting fimiliar with tuning and chords and such. I didnt really realize that would be the same.

I didnt realize the strings dont go from lowest to highest (top string to bottom) on a ukulele either
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Unread post by yourheadesplode » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:55 pm

someone tab the arrested development theme 8-)

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Unread post by bassman462 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:15 pm

bassman462 wrote:bass is better.
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Unread post by carter29 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:51 am

bassman462 wrote:
bassman462 wrote:bass is better.
ukulele's price is better
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Unread post by carter29 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:51 pm

I heard American Baby on the radio and made me realize I could learn Boyd's picking parts on songs like that and 2step, warehouse...any tabs out there?
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Unread post by bassman462 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:25 pm

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Unread post by carter29 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:17 pm

bassman462 wrote:learn something by paul mccartney
I've been finding lots of beatles tabs for the uke on the net

any suggestions. Keep in mind I am very new at uke/guitar. I am not very good and changing from chord to chord yet and my pinky is weaker than a newborn baby

any practice tips from the guitarists?
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Unread post by carter29 » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:12 pm

spare my ignorance and tell me what it means when i read a tab and the number has brackets

i know hammer on is shown like 7h9. and slide can be 7/9 but when i see...3 5 (5) 7what does the brackets mean? to let it ring or to sticato it and not let it ring, is it a bend, im just not sure

i repeat spare my ignorance :) i have only been reading tabs for about 2 days
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Unread post by yourheadesplode » Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:05 pm

(5) means it is sometimes played, not in every measure but occasionally

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