For the bored intermediate/advanced ukulele players
Trust me one time. This isn't a bullshit post.You will learn a lot from this trust me.
I am an ukulele player for 5 years now. In the past year, I was playing very little ukulele because I got very bored of it. As a result, I started classical guitar and I loved it. Now I am 1 1/2 years into classical guitar and I can play Clair de Lune .
Don't leave yet, the good part comes soon
I had to change my tuning in Clair de Lune in order to play it. This got me into alternate tunings.
No, this isn't a low g post
I was messing around with alternate tunings, and then I finally found the perfect tuning. The more I played it, the more useful I realized it was. It made more sense than the original GCEA tuning.
I introduce to you: The Minor 3rd tuning!!!
The tuning goes like this:
Instead of GCEA, the tuning is ACD#F#
What are the pros and cons of this tuning?
First, use the only website that is alternate tuning friendly http://ukulelehelper.com/
(You can change the tuning by clicking on the letters on the tuning pegs)
Pros
1. Scales are much easier to learn
2. The fretboard is easy to memorize
3. You can play most of the 6th, 7th and sus chords with ease.
4. You can play the ukulele in a new, unique way.
5. Jazz chords
6. Symmetrical
7. Patterns
8. Tuning by minor thirds. Notice on the picture above that the third fret on each string is the same as the consecutive open string
Cons
1. The major and minor chords are now in really weird shapes. You can still manage it, but it shouldn't matter because you are probably bored of major chords by now anyways
2.A whole new setup can be confusing.
3. Works best with low g
Thats all. I am sure this will spark your passion for ukulele again
Jam out!!! You will find you ukulele has a whole new sound and feel to it.
Here is a video of me making a mysterious song out of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ3UY5uJFBY
*I used a low g ukulele, which makes the chords sound better, but this should work with regular g ukuleles.
Trust me one time. This isn't a bullshit post.You will learn a lot from this trust me.
I am an ukulele player for 5 years now. In the past year, I was playing very little ukulele because I got very bored of it. As a result, I started classical guitar and I loved it. Now I am 1 1/2 years into classical guitar and I can play Clair de Lune .
Don't leave yet, the good part comes soon
I had to change my tuning in Clair de Lune in order to play it. This got me into alternate tunings.
No, this isn't a low g post
I was messing around with alternate tunings, and then I finally found the perfect tuning. The more I played it, the more useful I realized it was. It made more sense than the original GCEA tuning.
I introduce to you: The Minor 3rd tuning!!!
The tuning goes like this:
Instead of GCEA, the tuning is ACD#F#
What are the pros and cons of this tuning?
First, use the only website that is alternate tuning friendly http://ukulelehelper.com/
(You can change the tuning by clicking on the letters on the tuning pegs)
Pros
1. Scales are much easier to learn
2. The fretboard is easy to memorize
3. You can play most of the 6th, 7th and sus chords with ease.
4. You can play the ukulele in a new, unique way.
5. Jazz chords
6. Symmetrical
7. Patterns
8. Tuning by minor thirds. Notice on the picture above that the third fret on each string is the same as the consecutive open string
Cons
1. The major and minor chords are now in really weird shapes. You can still manage it, but it shouldn't matter because you are probably bored of major chords by now anyways
2.A whole new setup can be confusing.
3. Works best with low g
Thats all. I am sure this will spark your passion for ukulele again
Jam out!!! You will find you ukulele has a whole new sound and feel to it.
Here is a video of me making a mysterious song out of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ3UY5uJFBY
*I used a low g ukulele, which makes the chords sound better, but this should work with regular g ukuleles.
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