Another issue that might cause your ukulele to sound bad is where you place your fingers on the fretboard. If you are playing them too close to the frets (the metal lines on the neck), the strings will almost certainly buzz. This is a super simple fix. For your next practice session, have it in your mind to check how close you are to the frets.
But there are several LESS HARD ways to play and still get a great sound. Try this version of the ukulele E chord and give your fingers a break! Ukulele is that easy.
The ukulele is a fantastic learning tool for classroom music but is also perfect for extra-curricular clubs and performing groups. The fact that it continues to be resurgent in popular culture only enhances its value anywhere in a school music program. And so far, it is still the most affordable instrument that is as versatile as it is.
That ukulele is Low G, but you are totally right. If you tried to tune a high G ukulele to low G, you would have a lot of slack on the string. Matt talks about this more in depth in Ukulele Webcam Sessions (Ep.43) – High G vs. Low G.
Inherent buzzing on an ukulele is usually caused by a high fret. If one of the fret wires push up from the fretboard (this can happen over time) or was never properly leveled from the factory, it will inhibit the string from ringing cleanly.
By playing clean I mean that notes are pure and buzzes are at a minimum.
In order to produce a note on the ukulele without buzzing, your fretting hand must push down into the fret a moment before your picking hand strikes the string. On the other end, if you release your fretting hand before you finish the pick, you will similarly encounter buzzing or muting.
Keeping the top G-string from ringing – This is controversial, but you can use the tip of your thumb to keep the G-string quiet when playing. Right Hand Muting is great for: Palm muting – By placing the fleshy side of your hand of the bridge you can shorten the ringing duration of all notes and create a tighter sound.
To see what you need to improve on physically, you need to go slow. Actually, to do pretty much anything on the ukulele you should go slow first. You can always go slower and you can always play slow for longer. You’re not hurting anything by working on a tune at 60 BPM for an hour.
Keep picking and slowly release your fretting hand, passing back into a slight buzz. Once you reach that first sign of a buzz, add a little pressure once more to bring the note back to full clarity. This is the amount of pressure you should aim for using on every note you fret, no more.
An action with seven steps takes a blink of an eye to play. To me, that’s amazing. We can quantify those above that are physical motions. Mental speed all amounts to how well you know the ukulele’s fretboard, how well you know the song, things like that. But physical motions can be broken down and performed in slow motion.
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