This Video Inspired Me to Play the Ukulele
The Uke is Played by Young and Old Alike
Why Did I Start Playing the Ukulele?
A few years ago, I decided that I was going to learn a new instrument. I was planning on guitar but found that learning guitar would be much too time consuming and that it would be too much time, effort, and money in the event that I would get lessons. After researching guitars, I came across the video on YouTube of Jake Shimabukuro playing his ukulele rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by the Beatles and was amazed to say the least.
I began to research the ukulele and found that it would be the perfect instrument to learn. The ukulele only has four strings and 13-19 frets depending on size. The guitar has six strings and 19-24 frets. The ukulele is a much easier instrument to play on account of this. The ukulele is initially an excellent instrument based on its ease of play and its portability.
The Different Sizes of the Ukulele:
- Soprano: 13 Frets
- Concert: 15 Frets
- Tenor: 17 Frets
- Baritone: 19 Frets
There are plenty of ukulele sites and blogs throughout the internet that will help you teach yourself to play the ukulele. These sites include plenty of the tabs and chords of your favorite songs and will get you started in no time.
Some of the sites include:
The ukulele is easy to pick up and the G C E A string tuning makes it very easy to learn the finger placement for chords. The ukulele has a beautiful resonating sound that is soft enough to play a lullaby, yet diverse enough to play rock. If you are worried about the uke not being loud enough for you to play with your friend's band, you can get an electric one that can be amplified. The ukulele is very cheap compared to most other instruments because of its portable size.The ukulele is a diverse instrument that can easily be learned and sounds excellent.
Starting to play the ukulele was an awesome decision! I would advise that you do the same!
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