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    Ukuleles

    Mrs. D000hg is interested in getting one to do music with at school (reception children) but neither of us know anything about them. I play guitar so I imagine I could easily pick it up and teach her a few chords, but what should be getting? Only want something cheap and cheerful but someone told me/her there were different types, like how you can get tenor recorders and so on.

    Any idiots' guide style tips would be nice - at our low-end do we just buy any old thing or are there still choices to make? And is it as easy to transfer guitar strumming to ukulele as I imagine?
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    Mrs. D000hg is interested in getting one to do music with at school (reception children) but neither of us know anything about them. I play guitar so I imagine I could easily pick it up and teach her a few chords, but what should be getting? Only want something cheap and cheerful but someone told me/her there were different types, like how you can get tenor recorders and so on.

    Any idiots' guide style tips would be nice - at our low-end do we just buy any old thing or are there still choices to make? And is it as easy to transfer guitar strumming to ukulele as I imagine?
    Watch some George Formby (seriously), what a right hand, I've never had a bash on a Uke but I'd imagine a strong right hand technique to be vital to get something out of it otherwise it sounds a bit weedy....

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      #3
      Cojak would be the one to ask. I've seen her play open mic a few times.
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        #4
        Originally posted by d000hg View Post
        Mrs. D000hg is interested in getting one to do music with at school (reception children) but neither of us know anything about them. I play guitar so I imagine I could easily pick it up and teach her a few chords, but what should be getting? Only want something cheap and cheerful but someone told me/her there were different types, like how you can get tenor recorders and so on.

        Any idiots' guide style tips would be nice - at our low-end do we just buy any old thing or are there still choices to make? And is it as easy to transfer guitar strumming to ukulele as I imagine?
        Don't know about different types of ukes, but someone in the pub showed me a couple of chord shapes on one once and they are the same shapes as a lot of open guitar chords, although not for the same chords (if you see what i mean) !! Like, E and A shapes were used, but they weren't E and A

        I'm sure you'll get chord charts off the net easily enough though.
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          #5
          Originally posted by Netraider View Post
          Cojak would be the one to ask. I've seen her play open mic a few times.
          WNRS ( but I have only seen her on you tube).

          Send Cojak a PM.
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            #6
            Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
            Don't know about different types of ukes, but someone in the pub showed me a couple of chord shapes on one once and they are the same shapes as a lot of open guitar chords, although not for the same chords (if you see what i mean) !! Like, E and A shapes were used, but they weren't E and A
            That's no great surprise, just means the strings are tuned to the same intervals as a guitar but at a different pitch. Similar to using a capo on a guitar, same chord shapes, different pitch chords.

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              #7
              The strings on a uke are tuned to the same as the bottom four on a standard E tuned guitar i.e. GDAE. You can play a naff sounding version of ukelele based songs on the bottom four of a guitar.

              Don't know much about different types, though don't confuse a ukelele with a banjolele, with the former looking like a small guitar whilst the latter being a banjo drum with a ukelele neck, much like GF used most of the time. Ukes can be had from £20 or so for a crumby one whilst banjoleles are much more expensive.

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                #8
                Originally posted by ChrisPackit View Post
                The strings on a uke are tuned to the same as the bottom four on a standard E tuned guitar i.e. GDAE. You can play a naff sounding version of ukelele based songs on the bottom four of a guitar.

                Don't know much about different types, though don't confuse a ukelele with a banjolele, with the former looking like a small guitar whilst the latter being a banjo drum with a ukelele neck, much like GF used most of the time. Ukes can be had from £20 or so for a crumby one whilst banjoleles are much more expensive.
                You've just described anything ever played on a uke.
                When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
                  You've just described anything ever played on a uke.
                  Don't worry Cojak will be along later to take her revenge.

                  While you wait here is MF playing his favourite song

                  merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by eek View Post
                    Don't worry Cojak will be along later to take her revenge.
                    Do you think she knows the difference between a Uke and an Onion ?
                    When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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