Hi, dose any one know how clill was tuning his uke. When I ear it, it looks verry low !
Matohota Active member Joined May 1, 2011 Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Jan 10, 2012 #1 Hi, dose any one know how clill was tuning his uke. When I ear it, it looks verry low !
Ambient Doughnut Well-known member Joined Feb 16, 2011 Messages 1,049 Reaction score 5 Location Southern England Jan 10, 2012 #2 Often Bflat. Sometime even lower (A) Have a read here: http://www.southcoastukes.com/stringuide_files/hvuke.htm
Often Bflat. Sometime even lower (A) Have a read here: http://www.southcoastukes.com/stringuide_files/hvuke.htm
OP OP Matohota Active member Joined May 1, 2011 Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Jan 10, 2012 #3 Thank you for the answear, do you know if he used a low g ?
Ukuleleblues Well-known member Joined Aug 28, 2008 Messages 1,867 Reaction score 9 Location Coastal SC Jan 10, 2012 #4 About 1/2 of his songs in this book are tuned to Bb
OP OP Matohota Active member Joined May 1, 2011 Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Jan 10, 2012 #5 Exact, I have this book too but didn't look to the tuning he recommand !
Ambient Doughnut Well-known member Joined Feb 16, 2011 Messages 1,049 Reaction score 5 Location Southern England Jan 10, 2012 #6 I don't think he'd have used a low 'G' (or a low F rather). I could be wrong but I think the low G string thing is a more recent development. Last edited: Jan 26, 2021
I don't think he'd have used a low 'G' (or a low F rather). I could be wrong but I think the low G string thing is a more recent development.
T tim_mantis Member Joined Jul 24, 2011 Messages 14 Reaction score 8 Jan 26, 2021 #7 The Cliff Edwards trick for tenor ukulele is to play in Bb or C tuning with 1st and 4th strings an octave lower than 'standard' re-entrant. More details here: https://forum.ukuleleunderground.co...-Edwards-ukulele-tuning-the-definitive-answer!
The Cliff Edwards trick for tenor ukulele is to play in Bb or C tuning with 1st and 4th strings an octave lower than 'standard' re-entrant. More details here: https://forum.ukuleleunderground.co...-Edwards-ukulele-tuning-the-definitive-answer!
Mike $ Well-known member Joined Aug 31, 2020 Messages 1,223 Reaction score 3,180 Location Planet Earth Jan 26, 2021 #8 Shouldn't they call Cliff's tuning either De-entrant or maybe Re-exit tuning?