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When searching for ukulele-related questions to write posts about, one which turned up is “What Key is a Ukulele in?” This question can be looked at in two ways: 1 .”What key is the ukulele tuned in?” or 2. “What key is the ukulele played in?” What Key is the Ukulele Tuned in? Most ukuleles …
So you’ve bought the big kahuna of all ukuleles, the Baritone, and now you need to figure out how to tune the darned thing? Well you’ve come to the right place. How are Baritone Ukuleles Tuned? Baritone Ukuleles are traditionally tuned in the key of G with the notes D G B E. The D, …
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So you got a new ukulele and you’re trying to learn how to play it, but you can’t read tabs and chord charts? Well you’ve come to the right place. How to Read Ukulele Tabs When searching for music arrangements on the Internet you’ll often find them in tab (or tablature or tabulature) form. Tabs …
In this article, we will attempt to cover every possible subject involved in the tuning of a Banjo Ukulele. This includes soprano, concert, tenor as well as baritone Banjo ukes; tuning by ear or with electric tuner; and any other related topic someone might be looking for. So grab your banjolele, do your best imitation …
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The ukulele can be a very simple, relaxing instrument. You can learn a handful of chords and be able to play enough songs to be set for life. But if you want to challenge yourself and take your playing to a more intermediate level, here are a few steps you can take: 1. Learn Music …
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For this lesson, we’ll only deal with re-entrant GCEA tuning. If you don’t know what this means, don’t worry. Basically, there are different ways to tune the uke, but re-entrant GCEA is the most popular, so we’ll only deal with it for now. For more information on re-entrant tuning and low-g Tuning, check out our …
When looking for topics to write about, I’ve discovered that people sometimes search for what the notes on a ukulele are. This is actually a somewhat ambiguous question, as the “notes” on a ukulele could refer to either A: the tuning notes, which are the pitches used when tuning the strings of the ukulele, or …
Since it’s the Christmas season, I figured it might be nice to put up some chords to Christmas music. Here’s the first one, “Silent Night”. It uses a basic I-IV-V7 progression, so it’s great for beginners. I’ll include four of the most common keys of C, G, F, and D so readers can play in …
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