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Soprano ukulele being played. The ukulele ( / ˌjuːkəˈleɪli / YOO-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ], approximatelyOO-koo-LEH-leh ), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings.
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Apr 22, 2019 · Most baritone ukuleles will have 18 to 21 frets, compared to a common ukulele’s 12 to 15 frets. Baritone ukuleles typically have a tonal range of D 3 –A♯ 5 (C♯ 6) which means they can’t hit some of the highest notes of a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele. However, they can reach much lower notes.
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Nov 15, 2022 · This is referred to as the Standard Ukulele Tuning. On the music theory side, the Standard Tuning (GCEA) is 2 ½ steps higher than the Baritone Tuning (DGBE). Practically speaking, this is the equivalent of five frets of difference. The Baritone Ukulele is also strung in an ascending order of pitch. This means that when strummed from the top ...
Jun 1, 2020 · While working on the baritone version of the Daily Ukulele: Leap Year Edition last year, I had a chance to test drive the bari with all kinds of popular songs from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, and beyond. The chords in pop songs get more exotic in the late 1960s and 1970s and it was interesting to hear how they sounded in DGBE tuning.
The baritone ukulele arrived in the 1940s and there is some dispute over the exact origins of this unique ukulele variant. Some attribute the invention of the baritone ukulele to Herk Favilla, an instrument maker of Favilla Guitar Inc in New York City, who reportedly wanted to create an instrument that would lend itself to beginner guitar players.
Mar 22, 2017 · The two names most closely associated with the origin of the baritone uke are Arthur Godfrey and Herk Favilla. Godfrey was an avid musician, radio personality, and early television star of several programs including Arthur Godfrey and His Friends and Arthur Godfrey and His Ukulele. Hercules “Herk” Favilla was a third-generation luthier and ...
Pick any string to play on and begin by playing that string open. That means you won’t have any frets held down. Next, place a finger on the fret closest to the head and play the string again. Then, move the finger along the string to the next fret, then the next, then the next, and so on. Listen as you do this.