Baritone Ukulele Lesson - Chord Theory
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2012
- theukulelesite.com - Aaron breaks down the CAGED method originated for the guitar by Bill Edwards in his books Fretboard Logic. Here we show it applied to the Baritone Ukulele lesson. Aaron called this a beginner lesson but I think it goes into the intermediate and even advanced side of theory. These ideas can be worked on for years. Enjoy!
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What a great lesson! Learning the chords in root position without the first finger is very helpful. Thanks so much.
nicely presented, Aaron!
but... the first time I remember the fretboard being organized using what we now call the CAGED system was in 1983 by florida guitar teacher Bill Edwards. That's a lot of years before the excellent roadmaps series appeared...Anyway, Bill wrote a book called "Fretboard Logic".... don't know if it's still available but it's worth trying to find... it covers chords and pentatonic scales in all 5 shapes...
I enjoy watching you and Corey teach and make music.
thanks,
Mike
THANK YOU! What an instructional and simple video. Congrats!
I'm coming to baritone ukulele having played the guitar in my youth. So I can barre across the fretboard. Very good conceptional lesson, probably not for beginners.
Excellent lesson! Thanks Aaron!
I really appreciate this video. I’ve finally started to learn music theory after all these years and this video is now making sense 😂
Awesome baritone uke lesson!!
THANK YOU! The BEST explained CAGE theory for guitar OR ukulele! If you re-do this please put the chord diagrams on the vid. But this is totally useful! Mahalo!
I agree the chord diagrams on the vid would be very helpful.
Unlike other ukes the Baritone uke is tuned DGBE. Aaron is tuned and chording appropriately for the baritone. G on a baritone is a C on standard ukes. Chord shapes are the same but the key will be different. The heading does say that it is a Baritone Ukulele lesson. Thanks Aaron. Great video.
Thank you so much
amazing and brilliant video and teacher
Hello Aaron and Hawaii Music Supply. Thanks for producing excellent videos and a big Mahalo for putting this one together for the baritone ukulele player. I have been doing a blog of all things bari for over two years now. Posted your video on "Humble Baritonics" and put a link in the "Best of" section. Jeff
Love the lessons, keep them coming, jus need to get a ukulele now : )
this guy is awesome. oh, and that ukulele sounds incredible.
I made my own baritone by replacing the nut on a first act guitar (student model) from walmart toy section with a bass guitar nut and drilling the bridge 2 holes one btween a+d and second hole b+g. The zero fret on fretboard made it simple. And it sounds like your uke. Removal of bridge plate was needed to drill but ive been a tech for 30+ yrs now im thinkin bout buildin one of the kits from stew-mac
Thanks Jeff!
oh man, very helpful! can you demonstrate the same concepts with other scale types or modes?
Okay, I love my concert Uku, but this video makes me want a baritone. I play guitar and wonder if a baritone Uku would be too similar to the guitar to bother. I think the challenge of learning the new chords would be fun enough to justify getting one. Research is in order to make the decision.
Just wanted to note to all frustrated viewers trying to play along that he is about a half step out of tune. This is a great informative tutorial but this could've have been much more helpful if he took a few seconds to tune up. Love the videos in general and they are a great company to deal with too.
That explains it. I was totally confused. Also, it's challenging to see where he is placing his fingers.
Great teaching although I found it quite confusing as the lesson went on! I think I will have to watch it 2 or 3 times more in order to try and understand it properly!
Oh yeah! I can't believe I forgot that. We used to sell the Fretboard Logic books. Thanks Mike!
Great lesson Aaron! Can you recommend a printed version of what you just taught? I might be able to keep up better if I can see it in tab or some other illustration.
Thanks you are brilliant
good job
That was totally wicked.
thank you brother
Don't see how this got unlike. Good advice on this video 👍
MAHALO great info!!
Greetings, Thanks.
Clear as mud!
Aaron would you please give the link you refer to on the CAGED system, (TABS), because I looked all over the HMS site and can't find it anywhere.
Much Mahalo's
That Pono sounds nice
kool ; please add chord chart. Ukulele Atlanta Holly
Question: are these the same fingerings as for a tenor ukulele and do the fingerings correspond musically to each other? like if I play one chord on my tenor then, using the same fingering on my baritone ukulele, would I get the same chord but lower? Is the only difference pitch?
Is the Baritone harder to play or different to play than other sizes? I'm trying to decide which size is best for me. Thank you
Aw why haven't I watched this sooner.
how do you think a baritone would sound in cgbd tuning?
what scale is that saddle to nut pls?
What brand/model of baritone ukulele are you playing in this video? Thank you!
I play by ear and bought my baritone years ago my guitars and ukuleles were passed down from generations. What confuses me is the alphabet letters and scales you refer too as I failed music class I just couldn’t get it. Looking to buy a new one how much is that Pono baritone?
What ukulele tuning are you in in this video?
Baritone ukulele chords shapes are a fifth below standard uke tuning. I’ve yet to see any baritone tutorial that mentions this, rather just reteaches chord shapes from the ground up. It’s a painfully easy transition for anyone that knows their circle of fifths. Not knocking the ukulele at all, it’s my second instrument, but the fact that so many baritone videos fail to mention this is a testament to the type of people that pick up the ukulele, folks that know nothing about music whatsoever. It really is a great instrument to start with, as there are a few keys with fairly easy chords shapes, but a basic understanding of theory will do anyone a world of good. I challenge anyone learning ukulele to learn all their major and minor keys rather than just two or three. Don’t sell yourself short, put in the work to be the best you can be. I guarantee you will surprise yourself with what you are really capable of. Don’t be another cliche 4 chord strummer.
Aaron, nice. A little bit past 'beginner' level but very good theory piece. Only one minor issue. If you teach 'E' as index finger first fret third string, middle finger second fret fourth string, anybody who moves on to a guitar is going to have to unlearn that 'E' chord. Ring finger second fret fourth string please . . .
And I love my new instrument
what strings do you use?
What's the name of that particular model?
too good man
What exact model ukulele is he playing?
It's a Pono baritone ukulele.
Whats your tuning? sounds like the first string is way too low?
I just got a baritone ukulele I just learned 2 chords on on the ukulele
I'm a guitar player who borrowed a soprano uke from a friend and it's just too small for fingers. This baritone seams a breeze to learn if someone already plays guitar right? Is the Baritone the best choice for guitar players?
LindieLee Like most instruments it is up to personal preference. The baritone is the most versatile of the uke. It is tuned to standard guitar so if you are still guitar orientated it is a good choice. However if you want to go full uke, I would recommend the Tenor as it is traditional uke tuning which means uke chords and is the second largest uke.
This is all very interesting and great for beginners but one of us is out of tune and it isn't me. You are in tune relative to yourself ie you have the correct pitch difference between strings but you seem to be in a different key to me and to the chords you are naming... That is to say, the chords you are producing with those fingerings are not actually those chords you claim because your tuning is non-standard. Baritone tuning is most commonly D-g-b-e same as the highest 4 strings of the guitar or sometimes d-g-b-e with a high d. I believe you can get string sets that allow a baritone to be tuned to G-c-e-a or even g-c-e-a but not only is this uncommon but then your chord names would be wrong. I don't know what your tuned to but it's not D-g-b-e!! Perhaps the tutorial would be more helpful for people if you stated what your tuning was before you begin and/or used a standard tuning. As it stands, I think it may confuse beginners a great deal, especially those new to music.
And THAT is why I always read the comments from previous viewers of a post. If I had sat down to this with my ukulele and tried to follow along, I'd have been confused at first, then frustrated. My first baritone ukulele is due to be delivered tomorrow, so I thought I'd get a head start and watch some instructional material today. LOL... At least I'll know starting out that to get the benefit from this one I'll have to tune down.
well I like half step down better. but for a lesson it is quite confusing
What are you tuned to? im in standard and i sound higher pitched than you, are you half step? That should be at the top of the video, always point out the tuning :)
HeiniSchplitzen He's a half step down, they should have tuned it to standard.
What a handsome soul!
Can i tune my baritone GCEA like my tenor? I don't really want to learn to transpose.
this is not DGBE tuning for a baritone uke... o.O
DIFFICULT SEEING WHERE YOU FINGER ARE
It would be useful to have the text of this lesson so that we can go over what you teach slowly because, for me at least, you cover so much ground so fast that I cannot take it in properly.
Transitioning from one shape to another needs to be done slower; it is difficult to determine which fingers are going where after you do the original demo of each chord. When you start moving down the fretboard I need an instructor to go a bit slower. Thanks, tho,,,,
My tuning is all different then yours mine is dgbe
pretty sure he is tuned to DGBE, considering that he played the G chord as you would if you were using this tuning, which btw, is standard tuning for the top 4 strings of a guitar.
Ive recently started tuning my baritone to "taro patch" tuning (Open G) for slack key playing.
He's a half a step down. I just checked it with a tuner.
Willem Tensen thanks Willem
I think you are tune a note lower D#
Good, but you go way too fast. You could stretch this out to a 30 or 45 minute lesson and take your time and make sure things stick.
Set to a slow motion will help you.
It makes total sense if you have been playing awhile. There are many beginner vids, start with those. This is an important concept and if you keep watching it makes sense.
@@christygordon7660 This was the most condescending message I have received in a while.
@@skeeveskeeve I did not mean it that way, honestly. Looking at it I can see how it sounded condescending and I'm sorry, it truly was not meant to be. For me personally, it was a very good video because most videos are too basic and if you are familiar with the concepts and have been playing for a long time he wasn't going too fast, that's all I meant. I shouldn't have said start with beginning videos, I have no idea how you play so I apologize for that. Like the other comments here suggest, it is not a beginner lesson.
@@christygordon7660 I forgive you and retract my criticism. It's hard to find beginner videos that focused on specifically a baritone ukulele caged system. This is one of the few and it just moves a little more quickly than I would like it to move. This isn't my first time watching this video, I've come back to it a couple of times over the last two years. And I'm still left wanting just a little bit more.
Your a half note flat. Could you please redo in 440 pitch
Very interesing! But too complex for us absolute beginners. Thanks, but sorry.
one shouldn't be sorry for not knowing or naturally getting something.
The C looks like a C on a guitar without the top two strings removed...
A baritone ukulele is tuned like the bottom 4 strings of a guitar so it stands to reason why it would look the same
he'a not using the standard tuning and gives no warning that he is doing so. FYI everybody
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confussing
Totally not in tune!!! What is happening?
Brandon Zimmer wondering about this myself
Brandon Zimmer they're half a step down, just means theyre tuned down to sound deeper. Shouldve been in the title, but its no biggie
CAGED on 4 strings. Just doesn't match up. Your video is confusing. You should have started of with the pitch of each of the 4 strings.
not beginner at all
why is he a half step down?!?! send help
Hey Aaron, I just wasted 20 minutes trying to figure out why we're out of tune, and in the comments I see you're in a different tuning rather than the standard. HEY! how about a heads up? what the heck are you thinking? How about letting people know before you post a video...how frustrating is this!