OK I am not entirely sure if this particular forum is the right place for this question but I don't know where else to put it so here goes.
My little sister plays guitar and we like to jam quite frequently; I usually write up arrangements for us to play and we have a lot of fun. HOWEVER. Today I was trying to figure out a good way for us to play a song called Hell on Heels (by the Pistol Annies) and I was trying to figure out the strumming pattern on my uke compared to a YouTube video of a guitar and it sounded completely different. The guitar chords say to put a capo on the fourth fret, and so I am thinking this is why it sounded so off? I did a bit of searching around on the internets and I've been reading up on keys and transposing and all that stuff and I am, I must tell you, completely, utterly confused.
I guess my main question is how are you 'supposed' to play along with other instruments that are not ukuleles? I know that a standard-tuned uke is in the key of C, and also that a standard-tuned guitar is in the key of D, so when you're playing together, how do you make that work? Do you just toss all of your cares to the wind and play in seperate keys?
What if I am trying to learn a song and am working off of guitar chords that are supposed to have a capo on the fourth fret? Do I try transposing all of the chords for me to play on my ukulele?
And when it comes right down to it, how do I know which key a song is in in the first place?
I'm sorry if this all sounds a little crazy, and thanks in advance for reading this!!
-Kelsey
My little sister plays guitar and we like to jam quite frequently; I usually write up arrangements for us to play and we have a lot of fun. HOWEVER. Today I was trying to figure out a good way for us to play a song called Hell on Heels (by the Pistol Annies) and I was trying to figure out the strumming pattern on my uke compared to a YouTube video of a guitar and it sounded completely different. The guitar chords say to put a capo on the fourth fret, and so I am thinking this is why it sounded so off? I did a bit of searching around on the internets and I've been reading up on keys and transposing and all that stuff and I am, I must tell you, completely, utterly confused.
I guess my main question is how are you 'supposed' to play along with other instruments that are not ukuleles? I know that a standard-tuned uke is in the key of C, and also that a standard-tuned guitar is in the key of D, so when you're playing together, how do you make that work? Do you just toss all of your cares to the wind and play in seperate keys?
What if I am trying to learn a song and am working off of guitar chords that are supposed to have a capo on the fourth fret? Do I try transposing all of the chords for me to play on my ukulele?
And when it comes right down to it, how do I know which key a song is in in the first place?
I'm sorry if this all sounds a little crazy, and thanks in advance for reading this!!
-Kelsey