Ukulele - the mini guitar - General

Hello fellow facepunchers! This Christmas I got a Ukulele, I think it's a sopranukulele (the small one), I really want to learn to play this instrument, but I have none experience. So I wonder if you guys got any useful tips. I also guess it's many helpful videos on youtube. Does anyone know about a good video taking care of the basics of ukulele playing?

Ukuleles are guitars, casinos are guitars, GD is erupting into MADNESS

You want us to give you tips on playing the ukulele? Good luck.

My friend from school is insane at the ukelele. That is all.

Ukuleles are badass. Hopefully that you should be enough motivation to learn to play it. Since they are pretty badass.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVo-S9ns2_A[/media] Ukulele duet for inspiration. :rock:

If you want simple stuff that sounds good you could always just use power chords.

guitars are better.

Aw hell yes, I actually have a ukulele back at home. The music it makes sounds like pure sex.

Should've got balalaika instead [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pZO4zIP4t0[/media]

How much does an average ukulele cost? I just looked some up now and the prices look a hell of a lot less than I thought they would be...

I might buy a ukulele and try and teach myself to play. I can't play any instruments nor read music. Is this a good idea?

[QUOTE=Doozle;27073452]Is this a good idea?[/QUOTE] Hell yeah

My friend I knew in high school could play it really well. Then again, he was very Hawaiian.

[QUOTE=Doozle;27073452]I might buy a ukulele and try and teach myself to play. I can't play any instruments nor read music. Is this a good idea?[/QUOTE] Reading music is easy to learn, so I don't see why not.

Didn't elvis play one of those?

[QUOTE=R3allybored;27073137]If you want simple stuff that sounds good you could always just use power chords.[/QUOTE] Ukuleles aren't tuned the same as guitars.

[QUOTE=Bytecry;27073156]guitars are better.[/QUOTE] Guitars are sound polution.

[QUOTE=General_Xing;27073668]Guitars are sound polution.[/QUOTE] depends on the player.

[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5718552/Photo0078.jpg[/img_thumb] I built this one in the summer, took about 3 hours, half the parts came from a kit. It's terrible.

[QUOTE=T-Bag-T;27074024][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5718552/Photo0078.jpg[/img_thumb] I built this one in the summer, took about 3 hours, half the parts came from a kit. It's terrible.[/QUOTE] Looks good though.

REAL MEN PLAY BALALAIKAS [img]http://www.musicwithease.com/balalaika-1.gif[/img]

[url]http://ukuleleunderground.com/[/url] is a good resource if you want to learn. I wish I'd known about it when I taught myself ukulele a few years ago.

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I play the uke, i just learned from video tutorials off youtube and tabs, its a very easy instrument to play as its only 4 strings and 12 fretts.

Just strum really really quickly and hit random chords.

[QUOTE=BloodStream;27074785]Just strum really really quickly and hit random chords.[/QUOTE] dont forget to say a bunch of rhyming gibberish with a lot of "aka" words. laka maka leia! shaka laka leia doot doot doot doot

Be prepared to get Chris Drew references.

[QUOTE=Bytecry;27073156]guitars are better.[/QUOTE] Real men play guitars. Anyone who disagrees is a nerd who wants to pretend to be a bard from the middle ages.

Ukelele - Hipster guitar