Press down a finger on the fifth fret on the second string. Tune the second string until the pressed down fret will have the same pitch as the first string.

Ukulele for sale in uk I began and ended my search at a music store 52 miles north of my first purchase 6 years earlier. I traded my beloved Corvette for a shiny flash in the pan called the Vox Starstream. It had every gadget imaginable from built-in Wahwah, distortion…something called Repeat which I had never seen before or since and even a tuner.

Ukulele for sale In rock music, C to F is one of the most common chord changes there is. You’ll hear it over and over in all sorts of genres from country to blues to pop to metal.

There are only four strings on the ukulele, so there’s a tendency amongst ukulele players to make sure that every one counts. Most guitarists are quite happy with three-note major and minor chords. Since I started playing the ukulele my knowledge of how chords are formed and how they can be manipulated to create new and interesting sounds.

The standard tuning for soprano, concert and tenor ukuleles is C tuning which means the four strings will be associated with the pitch of G C E A. The 4th string is G, 3rd string is C, the 2nd string is E, the 1st string is A. That is when you strike the open string it sounds those notes. The G is tuned to the G above middle C on the piano, an octave higher than you might think. The baritone ukulele is tuned to D G B E with the sound going from low to high.

The Soprano is the smallest and has the most traditional sound. Most cheap Ukulele are usually Sopranos. The Soprano measures around 21 inches. Because of the size, this Ukulele is good for children and people with small hands.

If you cannot find a teacher or a friend handy that plays the ukulele and can help you learn, remember that there are many music books with CD’s and DVD’s enclosed so that you can have your own teacher right there on the disc ready whenever you are. Before long you will be sounding good just like your ukulele teacher.