A tablature is essentially: “a form of music sheets for stringed instruments,” like the ukulele. For short, they are commonly called tabs. Ukulele tabs are significantly more straightforward to read than other types of music sheets because they’re more descriptive on where you should put your fingers and what you …
It’s not something that new ukuleleists tend to think about, until it comes to them wanting to try a pick out. How do you choose one? Surely one pick can do just as well as the next?
Well not quite. Surprisingly, there are a number of different styles of pick, and which you choose will depend on the sound you want, your budget and more.
So today we’ll look into how to choose a ukulele pick that’s right for you.
Tuning your ukulele to low G allows you to take a deeper dive into the ukulele’s potential. It gives a significantly different sound from a standard high G tuning and it seems to become more and more popular by the day. Tuning to low G is not a complicated process …
Fingerpicking a ukulele is when you pluck strings individually as opposed to strumming. Fingerpicking is relaxing, and it allows you to hear the harmony clearly. Whether you’ve learned ukulele strumming or not, that does not affect your ability to learn fingerpicking. They are completely different ways to play the ukulele, …
To the untrained eye, ukuleles and guitars can look nearly identical at first. Many models of each instrument have a classic figure-8 shape, a long neck, and strings over an open hole. However, on closer inspection, you can see many differences in the ukulele vs. guitar comparison. Here’s what you should know about the differences between them.
No doubt tuning the ukulele will make a world of difference if you are a beginner. Even if you are making a big progress with the techniques and you are putting a lot of effort into learning your chords, if you don’t keep in mind tuning your ukulele, your songs …
Even if your ukelele is of high quality, like all instruments, you need to care for it. You might be thinking you don’t really expose your ukulele to any haphazard. Still, the truth is, just playing it and allowing all the oils from your fingers to get in contact with …