![]() ![]() If you are interested in learning to play baritone ukulele you shoule check out Terry Carter’s baritone video course over at Uke Like The Pros. Why not give it a try – it’s a challenge. I’ve done a couple of comparisons between a concert and baritone uke in the video, to give you and idea of sound comparison. The dreaded E chord for example is the same shape as the easy A chord on a soprano/concert/tenor. Something else that might come as a relief to some, is that certain chords are much easier to play on baritone, than other ukes. If you play with other ukulele players, the addition of a baritone uke in the mix adds a lot of warmth to the overall sound. On my baritone I have replaced the two bass strings which were metal wound with nylon strings, which are much nicer on the fingers and give the whole instrument a uniform feel. I find the baritone very good for finger picking. The tone of a baritone ukulele is much lower and mellower, which it makes it very good for playing ballads on, especially if you finger pick. Reasons You Might Play A Baritone Ukulele For Some Music ![]() From thumb to little finger, brings you to E or the fifth chord. If you count on your fingers from thumb to ring finger, from A you get D (ignore sharps/flats). So if you are familiar with the 12 bar blues which much of popular music stems from, then the root note (or key of the tune) is the first chord, commonly shown in Roman numerals as I, the second chord in the sequence is IV(fourth), and the last chord is V(5th) Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. You might begin to see a pattern here, the soprano/concert/tenor uke chord is a fourth higher than the baritone chord. Browse our 19 arrangements of 'Me and Bobby McGee.' Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 18 others with 9 scorings and 5 notations in 15 genres. This means that the chord shapes for the baritone are same as other ukes, it’s just the chord they sound is different. If you place a capo on the 5th fret of a baritone ukulele, the open strings are G C E A, in other words the tuning for a soprano/concert/tenor uke. Baritone Tuning in Comparison To Other Ukulele Scales Me And Bobby Mcgee Chords by Kris Kristofferson 1,303 views, added to favorites 64 times A really beginning friendly version of this classic when you use the simplify feature. Hence baritone chords are very similar to guitar chords, just missing the 2 bass strings. Strings 1 to 4 of a guitar are D G B E, then on top of that you add two bass strings A and E to give E A D G B E bass to treble. If you, like me you play guitar, the tuning of a baritone ukulele offers no fears. ![]() the D string is the lowest string, not as in the Soprano/Concert/Tenor uke a re-entrant tuning, where the G string of G C E A stringing is a high note. It is also normally a linear tuning, i.e. So you’ve got a good grasp of your ukulele, but have wondered what it’s like to play the Big Daddy of ukuleles? – a Baritone ukulele.Ī baritone ukulele is tuned D G B E in it’s standard tuning. ![]()
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