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Thread #161679 Message #3844608
Posted By: Johnny J
13-Mar-17 - 05:57 AM
Thread Name: So, if I were to buy a Ukulele....
Subject: RE: So, if I were to buy a Ukulele....
Of course, if you already have a guitar, you can "Capo" the fifth fret and just play the four higher strings which will give you the same tuning as a soprano or concert ukulele.
;-)
However, the sound will be different unless you are using gut strings.
There is actually a lot of interesting things you can do with a UKE and it's not all just communal strumming and sing songs.
There is a lot of scope for finger picking patterns, Campanela effect, melody playing and much more. Being able to play guitar helps a great deal both with theory and the actual playing. And vice versa....after all the ukulele is very portable... and you can also transfer what you have learned to the guitar later.
Playing other melody instruments such as mandolin or fiddle also helps although you have to remember that the tuning intervals are different.