[Dixielandjazz] While my ukulele gently weeps

Bill Gunter jazzboard at hotmail.com
Wed Feb 1 12:55:00 PST 2006


Hi all,

A bit more on the Baritone Ukulele . . .

I mentioned earlier that it was tuned like a standard guitar. Some players, 
however, will tune the 4th string up an octave (giving it the traditional 
"My Dog Has Fleas" tuning). This give the baritone ukulele a "brighter" tone 
and may offer some advantages when picking melodies.

I think this is the tuning used by Jake Shimabukuru in the video clip.

http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/

Respectfully submitted,

Bill "Aloha" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com





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