pootsie
Well-known member
And like Yoda am I talking.
I'm about 18 months into playing the uke with no previous musical training to speak of (the stuff in grade school did not stick). A couple months ago I decided to dip my toe in the strange waters above the third fret. I found out it's not so bad there.
Of course, having an app (or other reference) with the chord shapes has been necessary to me for this. I have no musical knowledge and so far my uking has been more dedicated to trying to figure out how to play a song rather than theory in the abstract.
But--no surprise--there is a lot more flexibility in phrasing and such. It sounds different, feels different, plays differently.
Now, I know that the joke is that a real ukulele player only needs three frets and anything else is just showboating, but I kinda like it.
I think I'm going to keep exploring up there.
I'm about 18 months into playing the uke with no previous musical training to speak of (the stuff in grade school did not stick). A couple months ago I decided to dip my toe in the strange waters above the third fret. I found out it's not so bad there.
Of course, having an app (or other reference) with the chord shapes has been necessary to me for this. I have no musical knowledge and so far my uking has been more dedicated to trying to figure out how to play a song rather than theory in the abstract.
But--no surprise--there is a lot more flexibility in phrasing and such. It sounds different, feels different, plays differently.
Now, I know that the joke is that a real ukulele player only needs three frets and anything else is just showboating, but I kinda like it.
I think I'm going to keep exploring up there.