Hello all,
I'm a total newbie. I just got a cheap tenson soprano ukulele from a local music shop. The guy at the shop played it for me and it sounded ok enough.
I took it home and tuned it with clear tune and I'm having fun with it. BUT, for some reason, both G7 and G major chords sound terrible. When I strum all 4 strings, it sounds like one of the notes in the chord is off key.
I've checked the tuning and double checked. I've tuned it in regular GCEA. I'm using clear tune on my ipad to tune it.
I thought maybe the strings were bad, so I restringed it to D'addario J65. The problem remains... When I fingerpick the string, I can't quite tell which one is causing the problem. But when I strum down, it definitely sounds yuk. The other chords I've tried sound ok (Am, C, F...). I've double checked my finger position, I think I'm doing it right (but who knows).
Any idea what the problem could be? I might be doing something wrong, but what?
Could it be that there is something wrong with the instrument? It's under warranty for a year so I could try and take it back to the shop to ask them... but it's an hour drive away... will they complain that I have changed the strings?
Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Claire
I'm a total newbie. I just got a cheap tenson soprano ukulele from a local music shop. The guy at the shop played it for me and it sounded ok enough.
I took it home and tuned it with clear tune and I'm having fun with it. BUT, for some reason, both G7 and G major chords sound terrible. When I strum all 4 strings, it sounds like one of the notes in the chord is off key.
I've checked the tuning and double checked. I've tuned it in regular GCEA. I'm using clear tune on my ipad to tune it.
I thought maybe the strings were bad, so I restringed it to D'addario J65. The problem remains... When I fingerpick the string, I can't quite tell which one is causing the problem. But when I strum down, it definitely sounds yuk. The other chords I've tried sound ok (Am, C, F...). I've double checked my finger position, I think I'm doing it right (but who knows).
Any idea what the problem could be? I might be doing something wrong, but what?
Could it be that there is something wrong with the instrument? It's under warranty for a year so I could try and take it back to the shop to ask them... but it's an hour drive away... will they complain that I have changed the strings?
Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Claire