I've just started playing the uke yesterday and I have a few questions:
1: How hars should I have to push to fret a note. Perhaps It's just cuz I'm not used to playing uke or any stringed instrument but I feel like that to fret a note in a chord I really have to push otherwise my attempt at fretting the note only diminishes the sound of the strings of the chord and it sounds terrible. Is this normal.
2. On that note I'm having trouble barring strings in chords where I need to fret multiple notes on the same fret. As with my earlier question it's just making the note quieter. Is there some way to remedy this or does it come with time?
3: I am a lefty and I am currently playing upside down (AECG, top->bottom). Currently, I've been learning chords this way but, I feel that perhaps as I progress I will find that doing this will make for harder playing. So, my question is, would it be better to restring and is that something I can do myself....
To those who help, Mahalo!
1: How hars should I have to push to fret a note. Perhaps It's just cuz I'm not used to playing uke or any stringed instrument but I feel like that to fret a note in a chord I really have to push otherwise my attempt at fretting the note only diminishes the sound of the strings of the chord and it sounds terrible. Is this normal.
2. On that note I'm having trouble barring strings in chords where I need to fret multiple notes on the same fret. As with my earlier question it's just making the note quieter. Is there some way to remedy this or does it come with time?
3: I am a lefty and I am currently playing upside down (AECG, top->bottom). Currently, I've been learning chords this way but, I feel that perhaps as I progress I will find that doing this will make for harder playing. So, my question is, would it be better to restring and is that something I can do myself....
To those who help, Mahalo!
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