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I came to guitalele from guitar so my experience will be a little different than yours. Yes, use the exact same chord shapes. Call the chords by the pitches they make. For example you should call a G chord from the guitar book a C chord; the D chord from the guitar book a G chord; an F chord...

I call it 'add9' because it indicates that there is no 7th in the chord and that the particular A used is the 9th of the G scale. The chord tones are spread out. To me a 'sus2' chord would indicate that the A note should occur in the lower octave next to the root to create a cluster chord...

I call 0230 a 'Gadd9'. Mainly because I use it all the time as a substitue for the G chord. Beginning, ending or mid-song. It can substitue for a G or Gm chord because it has no third. As has been shown, this chord can be called a number of things. I call it a 'Gadd9' because that's how I use...

I'll take a shot at answering this, but the first thing you should know is that there is no universally accepted term for these styles. Ukulele players come from a myriad of backrgrounds, and everyone tends to use the terms that they are familiar with from their background experience so there is...

I've been heavily into the kalimba for almost a year. (This May will be my one year mark!) I mostly play Irish tunes and hymns. My initial goal was to play hymns for the pre-church-service music on the kalimba (while the people are coming in). I usually play hymns on my ukulele for that, but...

Another vote for Blackbird. I love my two Claras!

Here's three that I use frequently when performing on my Clara with a low G string: G9: 4210 (no G note) C13: 3000 BbmM7: 3110 I play G9 to C13 to F as my standard vamp in F most of the time. It sounds great when arpeggiated!

I never think of it as "unlearning". It's always "learning a new way of doing things", and never "unlearning" something. That mindset helps me a lot in how I focus my energy and makes learning fun and not a chore. In fact, I'm addicted to learning new instruments, and new ways of playing...

Like most kids in Hawaii in the 70s, I learned to play the D7-G7-C vamp and the F chord almost by osmosis. Ukes were everywhere and it was just one of those things kids did. I didn't really play or study uke though. I did take to playing the classical guitar though and my uke playing came...

Wow! I love the white streaks! The hibiscus and stag inlays are super nice too. Congrats!

If your only need for a pick-up is for an open mic situation and you want to save money, skip installing a pick-up altogether and use one of the venue's mics instead. I have played 3 hour sets with one microphone pointed at the soundhole and one for vocals and never felt I was lacking for...

My advice: Do not limit yourself by thinking one type of string is better than the other. The truth is that no two ukes are the same, and no specific type of string will make all ukes sound better or play better. It feels nice to think that there's a definitive answer, but it truly is all up...

^This^ The answer.

Very close on the Hawaiian. E kōkua kākou i nā keiki Hawaiʻi. Let's help the children of Hawaii.

I'll be the odd one and say the Blackbird Clara. I already own 2 Claras with Misi pickups, but want one without electronics for the beach.