Graceelsie
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Hello there folks.
I have been playing uke since Christmas. It started off with me owning an acoustic soprano, then I added an electro-acoustic concert. I thought getting two ukes in such a short space of time was profligate of me but as of this morning and some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, I have three - a Blue Moon baritone joined the family.
I have to confess my music theory knowledge could fit on the back of a postage stamp. I learn the chord shapes and play from songbooks groups post online. I have no idea about low Gs and high Gs and re-entrant this that and the other. I hope to find out more when the Ukulele for Dummies book I have on pre-order from Amazon comes out, but as a chronically ill person and a carer, I feel c**p most of the time and have trouble getting my head round stuff. I just like to pick it up and play.
I guess I had ideas of the baritone fulfilling the following roles: a) playing it in our new little local uke club full of sopranos and concerts it would add something on the low end of the spectrum and b) I could pick "bass lines" on it. I have no idea whether it actually lends itself best to those ideas.. basically I just wanted one! I do want to ask though... bearing in mind what I have said, do I keep it tuned as is, or do I change the tuning? I don't mind learning two sets of names for the various chord shapes, I just want to know which sounds best for what I want it for.
If this makes no sense, please don't laugh, educate me gently, lol
I have been playing uke since Christmas. It started off with me owning an acoustic soprano, then I added an electro-acoustic concert. I thought getting two ukes in such a short space of time was profligate of me but as of this morning and some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, I have three - a Blue Moon baritone joined the family.
I have to confess my music theory knowledge could fit on the back of a postage stamp. I learn the chord shapes and play from songbooks groups post online. I have no idea about low Gs and high Gs and re-entrant this that and the other. I hope to find out more when the Ukulele for Dummies book I have on pre-order from Amazon comes out, but as a chronically ill person and a carer, I feel c**p most of the time and have trouble getting my head round stuff. I just like to pick it up and play.
I guess I had ideas of the baritone fulfilling the following roles: a) playing it in our new little local uke club full of sopranos and concerts it would add something on the low end of the spectrum and b) I could pick "bass lines" on it. I have no idea whether it actually lends itself best to those ideas.. basically I just wanted one! I do want to ask though... bearing in mind what I have said, do I keep it tuned as is, or do I change the tuning? I don't mind learning two sets of names for the various chord shapes, I just want to know which sounds best for what I want it for.
If this makes no sense, please don't laugh, educate me gently, lol