Ukuleles

fadesthesun · 22-07-2009, 11:16 PM

Does anybody else here own/play one? I've had one gathering dust in my room for months but pretty much have no idea where to start with it.

Tuesday · 22-07-2009, 11:17 PM

Youtube. (Y)

fadesthesun · 22-07-2009, 11:21 PM

I will try yt, thanks. Do you play?

sobriquet · 22-07-2009, 11:22 PM

My brother plays the ukulele. It sounds much better now than when he started and it was just the same chord over and over and over again.

I guess the first step is to learn some chords/notes then find some music/tab online to a simple song. You can build it up from there. Next time I speak to my brother I'll ask him if he has any advice or links.

Good luck!

griddlebone · 22-07-2009, 11:24 PM

At the school I worked at all kids aged 7-8 learned the ukulele....they had pink and blue ones!xx

fadesthesun · 22-07-2009, 11:24 PM

Thanks! Thats how it sounds when I try to play it, every note sounds the same!

fadesthesun · 22-07-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by griddlebone

At the school I worked at all kids aged 7-8 learned the ukulele....they had pink and blue ones!xx

I have a pink one also! I think it may be a kid's one. but I didn't know that when I ordered it.

Bellatrix · 22-07-2009, 11:25 PM

I LOVE my uke!

I struggle playing it as it's really old and needs tuning repeatedly (including half way through song). Still... tis my darling.

All This Time · 22-07-2009, 11:29 PM

sounds fun to play.

Dicky T · 22-07-2009, 11:29 PM

I've been dying to get one for years now. I do have a mandolin but no ukulele and I probably would never really learn it properly so I never bothered buying one.

I shall stick with my guitar I think.

Dicky!

J.K · 22-07-2009, 11:30 PM

I'd like to get one at some stage actually.

linder surprise · 22-07-2009, 11:33 PM

i think cat (lungs_something_something) has one but i may have made that up.

lungs locked lips locked · 23-07-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by fadesthesun

I've had one gathering dust in my room for months but pretty much have no idea where to start with it.

Ditto, mines pretty and purple =]
If I could learn how to tune it myself, and then strum, I think it's not too dificult, but of course, I'm yet to get past the basics.

lungs locked lips locked · 23-07-2009, 12:47 AM

lungs_something_something. Cheers for that Linda =p
I might as well embrace the fact that no one will ever have the energy to type out my full screen name. Ho hum.

Tuesday · 23-07-2009, 01:00 AM

I don't play uke, but when it generally helps me to work on simple songs after learning my first few notes/chords on other instruments.

Dicky T · 23-07-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuesday

I don't play uke, but when it generally helps me to work on simple songs after learning my first few notes/chords on other instruments.

I have to be honest, I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here.

Dicky!