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That guitar version sounds awesome. It would be great if you could post the tab on google docs. I could have a look at the Nike swoops for you and also see if I think this is doable on the uke. It looks like he is playing the melody on the upper strings, so you might be able to pull it off on the uke and just lose a bit of the harmony.
Also, listening to that Youtube Video led me to this guy, who has posted all his tabs on Google Docs.
https://www.youtube.com/user/IkuinenOnni/videos
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B52TdvJ24TU6bzJaajBNdWlRSEEWell, since everyone else is showing their collection, here is ours. We have 5 ukes between 2 of us, which means 2.5 ukes each. That’s not UAS, right? Anyway, from left to right – high G soprano, high G concert, low G concert, low G tenor, guitalele. The high g concert is by far our most expensive, best sounding, and easiest to play uke. I should also mentioned that the tenor is currently tuned FBbDG just for fun.
I really should get on with learning Kemp’s Jig. I’m having too much fun practicing Zelda’s Lullaby and Blackbird.
@rickeymike – I didn’t say that. It could be the racket (uke) for all I know. The trouble is I don’t know. In any case, I dare you to play Zelda’s Lullaby on your soprano 😛
Hi Natalie
That’s one of those songs that I’m not likely to attempt because I don’t think I can get enough variation in my voice through the “I know” bits. Tiffany feels the same way. It would be fun to play the uke part while someone else sings though.
Like @miztaken said, beware of Amazon. I have bought all my strings from the following sites.
https://www.stringsbymail.com/ukulele-strings-684/
https://www.ukerepublic.shop/
https://www.danielho.com/physical-shop/premium-ukulele-strings
@mymgb1 – Some low G strings are wound with metal (with a nylon core) and some are not. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. Some require you to buy a full set, and some come as singles. There are advantages and disadvantages to this as well.Hi Ricky,
Sorry I’ve been away for a while. I’ve been run off my feet with tour guide work.
Anyway, it looks like people have given good answers to most of your questions. I’ll just add the following points.
1) There is no set number of frets for each size. They all differ from brand to brand, so you should look at the specifics of the model that you are buying. For example, I have 2 concerts and one has 14 frets, while the other has 15. My tenor has 18 frets. The thing that stays fairly consistent for each size is the distance between the nut and the bridge.
2) Buying a tenor may or may not help you playing up the neck. It might be your technique and it might be the set up, but I really have no idea unless I try to play your ukes. FWIW, I can get Tiffany’s soprano to sound pretty good up to the 12th fret. I’m struggling a bit to get my tenor to sound good at the 17th fret, though.
Well, would a baritone or a ubass allow you to do something that you can’t currently do? If the answer’s yes, then go for it. If it’s no, then I would hesitate. Here my reasoning for not having got either.
Baritone: It might have a few extra frets, but there isn’t much that I could play on a baritone that I can’t play on my tenor. Sure, it would be fun to experiment with a different tuning, but that’s about it, so it’s probably not worth spending extra money. (FWIW, I currently have my tenor tuned to Bb, so I’ve been experimenting with different tuning anyway)
Ubass: This would obviously allow me to do things that I couldn’t otherwise do, but the problem is that any sort of bass is usually an accompaniment for a guitar or uke, and I don’t like to play with others very much, so I wouldn’t get a lot out of it.
I agree with @miztaken. If you have two tenors, I would make one of them low G for a bit of variety. I also play about 50/50.
Also, if you have a baritone, I assume it has linear tuning. If that is the case, you could always just play low G tabs on the baritone. Sure they will be in a different key, but that doesn’t usually matter.
@mfaske – You can buy a complete set, or if you just want to change one string, you can buy a single string like these ones https://cargo.ukerepublic.com/product/fremont-fluorocarbon-ukulele-strings-various-single-low-g-and-sets. I use the Fremont Soloist wound string.
Well, ordinarily I would choose sakura sakura. I love that song. The trouble is I already have a version memorized and I don’t want to get them confused. (The RC101 version is a bit fancier). Anyway, because of that, I think I’ll do Kemp’s Jig.
Hey @joe150 – You need to post the video on a site like Youtube and then post the link. I hope you get it up in time.
