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Mike is my chord book wacky? It shows a Gm7 and a Bb6 as the same fingering? Don "Mike" wrote: You're very welcome Ken! That Bb6 sounds great on...
Don Thompson
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Mar 2, 2006
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It is the same on uke! Noel ... From: ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Thompson Sent: Wednesday, March...
Noel Tardy
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Mar 2, 2006
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Your chord book is not wrong. Many chords have two names, depending on how you look at them.... The ukulele is tuned to an Am7, or C6 chord. In a 6th chord,...
Dan Scanlan
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Mar 2, 2006
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... wrote: hey done if i wasnt confused before, i am now, having spent a year learning 4 string banjo irish style,it will take a few years yet to absorb all...
magusrelax54
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Mar 5, 2006
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Hello everyone, I rexcently bought a uke at a garage sale. I don't know a lot about ukuleles, but it seems to be decent. It's a Hilo with geared tuning pegs....
MGraves6033@...
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Mar 6, 2006
12:19 pm
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... There are a lot of ukulele web sites, email lists, Yahoo groups, books and videos to be found. Some good - some not so good. Finding the ones that fit your...
Mike
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Mar 6, 2006
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Welcome. It sounds as though you have a soprano Hilo, one that I used for beginning students because it was the only one available in the stores. Ukulele has...
Joyce
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Mar 6, 2006
4:03 pm
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Which part of the info blows your mind? The ukulele has four strings. Each of these strings represent a note or tone when picked independently. When strummed...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 6, 2006
4:36 pm
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Mark, Welcome to the wonderful world of Uke! My advice to any new uke player (young, old or somewhere in between) is to buy a method book (I learned from a...
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Mar 6, 2006
5:40 pm
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On Friday, I received "Understanding Ukulele Chords" from Amazon.com. It explains chord-theory and the elements of ukulele chords in terms of which string is...
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Mar 6, 2006
5:50 pm
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I have Mel Bay's "Fun With The Ukulele" book, but the songs in it are 100 years old. Tavern in the Town, Blue Tail Fly.stuff like that.I'm old myself (54), but...
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Mar 6, 2006
7:01 pm
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Actually, the Mel Bay's "Fun With The Ukulele" does come with a CD. There is also a video that you can buy. Most songs used in teaching are Public Domain and...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 6, 2006
7:52 pm
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Hi Andrew. Long time no hear. You are invited to SA for the festival. What happened to the Armadillos? I receive notices, but ????? Do you play by chord...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 6, 2006
7:57 pm
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hello all, can some one post the chords for new york new york? as in frank sinatra? i found the lyrics on line but cannot find the chords. thanks in advance ....
michaelwhitwick
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Mar 7, 2006
10:44 am
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Hi Micheal, Check out> http://www.chordie.com/ Browse Songs, I do find errors at times in the position of the chords over the correct plave in the measure, but...
Don Thompson
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Mar 7, 2006
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I've been playing a concert uke for a little over a year. I am considering getting a tenor uke. Does the tenor uke use the same chords as the concert or ...
Jan Rogers
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Mar 7, 2006
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thanks don, i found the chords there, as you say maybe needs a slight adjustment. but , i like the facility to be able to transpose to another key. many...
Michael Whitwick
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Mar 7, 2006
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Hi Jan, The soprano, concert, and tenor are usually tuned the same, and the baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar. Some folks tune the tenor...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 7, 2006
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Thanks, Joyce. This info helps a lot. - Jan ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Jan Rogers
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Mar 7, 2006
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Hi Jan Joyce is correct, the tenor is normally tuned the same as a soprano or concert. Many people do opt to have a low g string on a tenor. This does not...
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Mar 7, 2006
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Noel, have you ever heard of anyone tuning a tenor like a baritone?? Sometimes my students come to me from guitar, and many opt for the bari, but one said it...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 7, 2006
6:30 pm
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Hi I have not seen it done. My thinking is that the tension would be too lose for a decent sound. Noel ... From: Joyce Flaugher <ukuleleuniverse@...> ...
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Mar 7, 2006
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Joyce, I have a kids, please don`t try this at home story.A bass player friend of mine that I am helping learn the uke met a fellow uke player that said he was...
Don Thompson
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Mar 7, 2006
7:45 pm
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Using baritone strings. noeltardy@... wrote: Hi I have not seen it done. My thinking is that the tension would be too lose for a decent sound. Noel ...
Joyce Flaugher
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Mar 7, 2006
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I myself came to the ukulele from guitar, and I really had no problems with learning new chord fingerings.As an experiment I did once put classical guitar...
Don Thompson
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Mar 7, 2006
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I think the tension will still be too low as the bari strings have less tension than the tenor strings but would probably be a better choice. It just is not...
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Mar 7, 2006
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Joyce, Still in Austin, don't know what happened to the Armadillos... I missed a few months and then drifted away. I then joined a band "Combo Mahalo" [CD is...
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Mar 7, 2006
9:43 pm
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I tune my tenor uke like a soprano, but with a low G instead of the high G. It uses the same chords but sounds lower. Debbie ... ...
Debbie Bartle
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Mar 8, 2006
1:41 am
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I assume that by "bari tuning" you mean DGBE. It is common on tenor. Lyle Ritz uses this tuning and I believe Jim Beloff does as well. (although I believe ...
Ed Wojtowicz
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Mar 8, 2006
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Most of us have a bunch of old movies, or taped TV shows, sitting around that we don't really watch. I know that I found about 30 in my closet alone. The ...
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