Some tuners have guitar, uke, and chromatic modes. The guitar and uke modes limit the display range, only showing those notes in the tuning. This means if your G-string is at an F# note, the tuner shows “G,” which is the closest in pitch. To me this is confusing, which is why ...
Chances are if you tune it down an octave with a regular nylon G string the string will be really loose and won’t hold a tune very well. I think Aquila makes a “Low G” string set for this if you wanted to stick to that brand. The best thing to do is tune your G all the ...
Well, they had a beautiful F hole ukulele for sale and on whim I placed a bid for $1.04 and gave Ebay the authority to bid for me up to $28.00 Next morning I got a congratulations email saying I had bought the Uke for $20.50. Then I found you. I’ll order your course when I ...
Hold your strumming hand in a “pistol” shape and “let the air out of it” so that yourindexfinger curls in to a loose 90 degree angle to the rest of your hand and the thumb rests (lightly) on the index finger’s 1st knuckle. This is the default ukulele strumming position. Two ...
Over time, the strings will "settle" and begin to consistently hold their pitches. Want to Pack Some Hawaiian Punch Into Your ‘Uke Skills? Grab a MasterClass Annual Membership, stretch out those fingers, and get your strum on with a little help from the Jimi Hendrix of ‘ukulele, Jake ...
a ukulele as a birthday present to myself and taught myself how to play. It has not only been life giving to me but has touched and given life back to others around me. Playing my uke has been a way to help me unwind and de-stress after long emotion filled days and a way to ...
The line that appears at the top of the tab represents the string (a string) that is closest to the floor as you hold your ukulele (like you’re playing it). This may seem a little counter-intuitive (the top line being the bottom string) to begin with but you’ll soon get used to...
click of each measure is met with silence from the uke. Again, slow practice with the metronome should help you approach this pattern with competence, as will playing it with a constant down-up strum, even when you’re not striking the strings—see Daniel Ward’s strumming lesson to learn...
Because of when I learned uke and (finally) felt comfortable performing in front of a storytime audience, I’ve only done two in-person ukulele outreach storytimes (30 minutes). Everything else has been virtual — which means I’ve had the ability to tape a chord sheet above the computer...
You’ve learned how to tune a ukulele!Tune A Ukulele Using A Smartphone AppEven if you’ve got a clip on tuner I’d highly recommend grabbing an app for your smartphone (assuming you have one). You never know when someone will hand you a uke and ask you to bust out a tune, ...