Tiki Music And Design - History, Culture And Trends

Tiki Music And Design - History, Culture And Trends

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A "jumping flea" sounds like something to be avoided, right? Not if you are from Hawaii and love music. You see the "jumping flea" is a nickname for the musical instrument, the ukulele. The ukulele is a four-stringed, guitar-shaped musical instrument with a long history, not only in Hawaii.

To tune a ukulele, the tuning heads at the head of the Ukulele for sale in uk are loosened to lower the pitch and tightened to raise the pitch. It is a good idea to loosen the string below pitch to begin with and gradually tighten the heads until you reach the desired pitch.

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At this stage, knowing some chord theory is useful. Learning the harmonized major scale will mean you can quickly assess whether a chord is likely to be Ukulele major, minor, seventh etc.

The first string on your Ukulele will be tuned to an A4 as we call it. The next string will sound like the piano key E4. The third string will be the note C4. The fourth string will be the note G4.

Now you will learn to interpret this notation. The digit before the slash indicates the fret to press down. The digit after the slash shows you Ukulele for sale which string to play.

These fingerings will help you as you play in many ways. With one finger taking care of one fret each you will not have to look at your fingers as much as you will feel your way around on the fretboard better.

Most people find that when they attempt to add this extra note to the chord for the first time it sends the barre off and the notes aren't ringing clearly again. Try changing your hand around until everything is back again.