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Questions tagged [ukulele]

One of a family of small four-string chordophones with nylon or gut strings, originating in Hawaii.

"Ukulele" is Hawaiian for "jumping flea", describing the motion of the fingers in fretting the notes, and strumming and plucking the strings. The instrument is based on the Portuguese cavaquinho.

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Do I need to learn music theory to play the ukulele?

Is it necessary to have music theory knowledge to play the ukulele?
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What things to look for when buying my first ukulele?

I want to buy an ukulele, and I have no idea of what to expect or what to look for. Which brands have a good quality-price ratio? What types of ukuleles are there? What do I want to avoid? What to look for?
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How do we decide whether to use soprano ukulele or concert ukulele?

There are many types of ukulele available like soprano ukulele and concert ukulele. How do we decide which type of ukulele will be suitable for us?
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Ukulele note repetition

I've been getting into ukulele lately and I noticed that a 12-fret soprano ukulele with standard GCEA tuning has almost two octaves. To play a C4 major scale, you have several options, playing it an octave higher is not possible, since A5 is the…
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Are some pop songs not able to be played on the ukulele?

Since the ukulele has only 4 strings, which is less than the guitar, does that mean that some pop songs are not able to be played on the ukulele?
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Is the body of the ukulele structured for right-handed people?

Is the body of the ukulele structured for right-handed people? Can left-handed people play the ukulele without discomfort?
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I need to learn some songs on ukulele for a school play, which are the easiest to begin with?

The school play is in a month, but we'll have a rehearsal soon, so I would like to learn the most common chord for the show. I got the suggestion for the soprano tuned in high-G, but I'm new to this, need your advice.
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Kala U bass going from newer round wound to thunderstruck strings

Can u remove the round wound strings , save them for later and throw on thunderstruck black strings to see what they sound like . I just dont want to waste the round wounds.
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Lifting my fingers off the fretboard

Ive been learning uke for about 2 weeks (a long time, I know) but I only bought my first one today. I find that whenever I lift my finger(s) off the fretboard, it makes a noise, like I've strummed. Is there any way to stop this? Am I doing something…
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Does it matter which direction the tuning pegs turn on a ukulele?

Does it matter which direction the strings on my [older, Harmony] baritone ukulele? Three are are wound around the pegs clockwise (as you look at the headstock) and one is wound counter-clockwise. There is a history to this, if you want to read…
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