I've been looking all over for a 8 string use video where someone can actually play it... I have one and play alot of fingerstyle too. I love your rendition thanks!
Hello Jan, could not believe that this would be possible with this 8 String Lanikai Ukulele. This tuning and this old traditional - and I has to say it again - your knowledge and talent, makes music alive! Thanks for sharing your gift with us! 🌱 Take care and be blessed! Kind regards from Germany again, Bettina
@@sprugian Glad you like the 8 String Ukulele. Some renaissance guitars have 4 pairs of strings cause they play the melody on more than one string, and also they're nylon.
beetje late reactie Jan, sorry. Maar het moet me van het hart. kerel, wat speel je lekker, godsamme. En wat klinkt zo'n 8 snarige uke toch mooi. hemels. Groeten uit wormer.
Wow !... I'm blown away : such a beautiful interpretation of Greensleeves !! Is it a tenor or a baritone ukulele ? I'm presently investigating to find the best way to have a ukulele acting as a renaissance guitar, lol. I don't know what you exactly mean by "renaissance tuning" in this very case, but I'd go for something like Gg-CC-EE-A, or Dd-GG-BB-E (if a baritone), keeping the chanterelle single as you do. Thank you so much for the inspiration (and amazing playing skills !!)
Thanks for your comment Bernardine,it's a tenor ukulele,sadly i have no idea about the exact tuning i used,i mean in wich key...it's tuned like an ukulele in the intervalls and i removed all the thicker strings to make them like unison octaves and give that "baroque guitar effect" and yes let the chanterelle so that the main melody stands out more,it was a solution because i could not afford an expensive "Baroque guitar"
@@sprugian Thank you so much for your answer ! I like your way of being "out of the path" : that's where the most interesting things are hiding, aren't they ! 😄😘
Very interesting. I am playing Fingerstyle now for nearly 50 years and have ordered an 8-string bariton kala uke a few days ago. Would be nice if you could explain your "new" tuning. I think its Dd-Gg-Bb-e or?
I replayed many, many times , I thank you , my ears thank you, my soul thanks you. I ordered an 8 strings , should be coming soin; do you have all strings in pairs the same or low G and high G.and what kind of strings are you using. No one better than you .
Thank you ! yes i have all strings in pairs the same,it gives a sort of "chorus" sound,the strings are the original ones the uke came with...i think Aquila strings,i just changed the order of the string placing so to be all doubled and no octaves
Sorprendido por lo parecidos que somos fisicamente. Tu eres un maestro musical, yo un artista plastico del interior de Argentina.... Pero somos clones?
Thanks! i tuned it like a "Renaissance" guitar,it's still like a Uke tuned lower but with groups of double strings,so i just exchanged the octave ones to make groups of unison ones,wich create that beautiful chorus effect,also i removed one of the high strings, this makes the main melody stand out more :) so yes basically like a renaissance guitar,those are crazy expensive that's why i figured out this solution,cool thing i used the strings that came with the Uke,just did the regrouping
i know that the notes are the same,the difference is that regular 8 string ukes have the octaves and another placement in the group wich makes Campanella playing impossible even if the high octave would be on top of the lower one,cause you would still hear it,that's why in Baroque guitars ,renaissance ecc..they use unisons,ahah i played all those instruments,so i know about it, and the very high string is mostly let alone in order to stand out for the melody,it's called "Chanterelle"
@@sprugian I guess it's probably because the Ukulele came from that instrument when some musicians bought it to Hawaii. I'm working on recording Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World arranged by Roger Emerson (Ukulele Part) on my Roosebeck Rennisance Guitar written by IZ (who popularized the Low G Ukulele string) because I wanted to amaze people with what this instrument can actually play
I just have to say that this is the most beautiful rendition of Greensleeves I've ever heard! I was impressed when I heard the harp uke but this truly shows some skill! Is there any way that I could learn this? I would love more than anything, with my 8 string luna, to learn how to play this!
Thank you !! very kind,it depends how your 8 string Uke is tuned....i did a change to mine string wise,instead of having groups of octaves i made all unison,and removed the very high string,the idea is to make it sound like a "renaissance guitar" no modification is needed only regrouping the strings..sadly i don't know how to write tabs....all the best Jan :)
it's in fact the exact same tuning like an Ukulele just the whole thing tuned lower,from low to high: E double strings (like the high e on regular guitar) than A double strings (same as A second fret third string on guitar) than C sharp double strings(as second fret second string on guitar) and finally F sharp single string (as second fret first string on guitar) so basically E A C sharpF sharp,first 3 are double strings tuned exactly the same and the high single string is to bring out the melody playing out better,anyway you can play the same tune on a regular uke also since the positions are exactly the same
@@sprugian I love the sound. Your playing technique is refreshing . No disrespect to the multitude of talented ukulele players but I’m not a fan of too much strumming on the ukulele ( guitar is better for that ) and do like it when people fingerpick the strings . Not only is one of the best versions of greens sleeves it’s one of the best demonstrations of what can be achieved on this small instrument. I think the hurdy Gurdy has a chanterelle as well ?
@@sprugian Ive looked at renaissance tunings - seem like some variations. can I ask which one you are using? Is It a re-entrant and are your strings in unison or an octave apart.? Thank you
@@sprugian Thank you - very helpful. As a mandolin player I do not like the octave strings . I was looking at purchasing a baritone tuned DGBE in unison -pairs . They are hard to source so I am considering the tenor strung the same as your one. I am assuming you have a low G pair (GCEA) ? To be honest I have been uninspired by the tenor until I came across your video and that changed my thinking completely . I need scale length longer than a mandolin up to 20 inches / 50cm max
This is one of the most musical obscure instrument demos I've seen on youtube, and I watch a lot of them.
I've been looking all over for a 8 string use video where someone can actually play it... I have one and play alot of fingerstyle too. I love your rendition thanks!
I love the slotted headstock. Looks like a mini classical.
Jan, I have seen that you come from a higher, finer realm than us mortals. Thank you for living among us.
Hello Jan, could not believe that this would be possible with this 8 String Lanikai Ukulele. This tuning and this old traditional - and I has to say it again - your knowledge and talent, makes music alive! Thanks for sharing your gift with us! 🌱 Take care and be blessed! Kind regards from Germany again, Bettina
wow,thanks very much for your kind words !!
@@sprugian Glad you like the 8 String Ukulele. Some renaissance guitars have 4 pairs of strings cause they play the melody on more than one string, and also they're nylon.
Agreed huge sound artful playing Beautiful Music...
Merry Christ mas
Very nice. One of my all time favorite songs. Loved it on 8-strings. Thanks.
Masterfully played! Nice that you're keeping this instrument! SWEET tone!
Thank you!!
Das ist mit Abstand die wundervollste Version von Greensleeves auf der Ukulele bei TH-cam. Hier ist ein Meister der Musik am Werke.
Vielen Dank Tom :)
Beautiful! That 8-string ukulele has a very full sound. I have a 4-string tuned to low G and am considering getting either a 5-string or 8-string.
beetje late reactie Jan, sorry. Maar het moet me van het hart. kerel, wat speel je lekker, godsamme. En wat klinkt zo'n 8 snarige uke toch mooi. hemels. Groeten uit wormer.
Nice style of playing great picking.👍😊
Great playing and great sound, love to see you play like this!
🎸Absolutely Beautiful! It doesn't even sound like your playing a ukulele. It sounds more like a cross between a lute & 12 string guitar 🎸
Thanks,yes that was mi intention :)
V nice. One of my favourite tunes
That was really good. Brought back memories of playing Fantasia on Greensleeves in highschool concert band for a christmas concert. Good times.
Please tell me more about this instrument.
Is this eight strings in four courses? How is it tuned?
This is beautiful, and I would love to learn more.
Enjoyed that soooooo much I nearly forgot the thumb up😮.
Lovely trilling 🔥🌹🔥
Thanks for the beautiful tone, Keep it up with 8 strings. Looking forward to seeing more from you 🤘🤘🤘
Thank you :)
@@sprugian Shaka bruh! 🤘
excelent, bravoooo. you will have the tab??
Thanks,sorry i don't know how to write tabs...
Fantastic work 😊
Wow !... I'm blown away : such a beautiful interpretation of Greensleeves !! Is it a tenor or a baritone ukulele ? I'm presently investigating to find the best way to have a ukulele acting as a renaissance guitar, lol. I don't know what you exactly mean by "renaissance tuning" in this very case, but I'd go for something like Gg-CC-EE-A, or Dd-GG-BB-E (if a baritone), keeping the chanterelle single as you do. Thank you so much for the inspiration (and amazing playing skills !!)
Thanks for your comment Bernardine,it's a tenor ukulele,sadly i have no idea about the exact tuning i used,i mean in wich key...it's tuned like an ukulele in the intervalls and i removed all the thicker strings to make them like unison octaves and give that "baroque guitar effect" and yes let the chanterelle so that the main melody stands out more,it was a solution because i could not afford an expensive "Baroque guitar"
@@sprugian Thank you so much for your answer ! I like your way of being "out of the path" : that's where the most interesting things are hiding, aren't they ! 😄😘
Nice sound sirrr...keep on playinggg....
Inspiring technique.
Wish I could play like you. 👍👍👍
amazing and beautifull sound!!
Very interesting. I am playing Fingerstyle now for nearly 50 years and have ordered an 8-string bariton kala uke a few days ago. Would be nice if you could explain your "new" tuning. I think its Dd-Gg-Bb-e or?
Id love to learn this 😅😊😅
Beautiful! Do you use two sets of normal uke strings or are there 8 string sets available easily?
thank you!! they are the originals that came with the uke,i never changed them so i'm not shure...but they are "Aquila" strings,and yes just double...
@@sprugian Awesome, thank you!
Einfach nur wunderschön!
Beautiful!
Очень приятно слышать эту музыку.спасибо ,музыкант🌞
Ab so bloody mazing...!
Mickey Rourke tocando el Ukelele!🤔 Qué pasada!
Lucio Dalla would be impressed . Good cover
I replayed many, many times , I thank you , my ears thank you, my soul thanks you.
I ordered an 8 strings , should be coming soin; do you have all strings in pairs the same or low G and high G.and what kind of strings are you using.
No one better than you .
Thank you ! yes i have all strings in pairs the same,it gives a sort of "chorus" sound,the strings are the original ones the uke came with...i think Aquila strings,i just changed the order of the string placing so to be all doubled and no octaves
Wow! Wonderful!
Sorprendido por lo parecidos que somos fisicamente. Tu eres un maestro musical, yo un artista plastico del interior de Argentina.... Pero somos clones?
Fantastic Jan
Well this is fantastic.
Man i love your stuff. Great Version of a great Classic. Played with the right Feel and with Taste. Short but great Version. Nailed it! :)
This is incredible ❤❤❤
Thanks :)
What is the tuning? You play great
Thanks! i tuned it like a "Renaissance" guitar,it's still like a Uke tuned lower but with groups of double strings,so i just exchanged the octave ones to make groups of unison ones,wich create that beautiful chorus effect,also i removed one of the high strings, this makes the main melody stand out more :) so yes basically like a renaissance guitar,those are crazy expensive that's why i figured out this solution,cool thing i used the strings that came with the Uke,just did the regrouping
That's pretty good. The Renissance Guitar and Standard Ukulele have the same tuning only that 3 of the strings (sometimes all of them) are doubled.
yes i know that
i know that the notes are the same,the difference is that regular 8 string ukes have the octaves and another placement in the group wich makes Campanella playing impossible even if the high octave would be on top of the lower one,cause you would still hear it,that's why in Baroque guitars ,renaissance ecc..they use unisons,ahah i played all those instruments,so i know about it, and the very high string is mostly let alone in order to stand out for the melody,it's called "Chanterelle"
@@sprugian I guess it's probably because the Ukulele came from that instrument when some musicians bought it to Hawaii. I'm working on recording Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World arranged by Roger Emerson (Ukulele Part) on my Roosebeck Rennisance Guitar written by IZ (who popularized the Low G Ukulele string) because I wanted to amaze people with what this instrument can actually play
@@sprugian It's akin to the Chanter on a Bagpipe hence the English name "Melody string"
@@RockStarOscarStern634 yes the history of the uke is very interesting :) have fun whit your arrangement :)
Damn Amazing!
What are the names of the strings in Renaissance tuning?
I just have to say that this is the most beautiful rendition of Greensleeves I've ever heard! I was impressed when I heard the harp uke but this truly shows some skill! Is there any way that I could learn this? I would love more than anything, with my 8 string luna, to learn how to play this!
Thank you !! very kind,it depends how your 8 string Uke is tuned....i did a change to mine string wise,instead of having groups of octaves i made all unison,and removed the very high string,the idea is to make it sound like a "renaissance guitar" no modification is needed only regrouping the strings..sadly i don't know how to write tabs....all the best Jan :)
@@sprugian By removing very high string you mean removing one of A string? So you are left with one A string, right? ☺️
@@MaxSkilZZ yes exactly,i just left one string on the high pair...it makes the "melody" stand out more...
@@sprugian Oooh nice idea! ☺️
And you've got 2 low g?
@@MaxSkilZZ no high g otherwise i could not play the "campanella stuff"
Please, help me out. What is the tuning?
What is tunning?
it's in fact the exact same tuning like an Ukulele just the whole thing tuned lower,from low to high: E double strings (like the high e on regular guitar) than A double strings (same as A second fret third string on guitar) than C sharp double strings(as second fret second string on guitar) and finally F sharp single string (as second fret first string on guitar) so basically E A C sharpF sharp,first 3 are double strings tuned exactly the same and the high single string is to bring out the melody playing out better,anyway you can play the same tune on a regular uke also since the positions are exactly the same
What model is this Lanikai?
My friend. What tuning is this in? Gg Cc Aa dd?
that's really nice :)
Beautiful- would you share the music or chord chart?
I just play by ear,sorry :)
@@sprugian your music is beautiful and soulful. Thank you for sharing
@@carmenwalker3018 thank you
Is that a tenor electro uke? May I ask the make /model ? Great video and musicality
Hi,yes it's tenor 8 string ukulele by "Lanikai" it has a pickup on board,nothing expensive but does the job..
@@sprugian I love the sound. Your playing technique is refreshing . No disrespect to the multitude of talented ukulele players but I’m not a fan of too much strumming on the ukulele ( guitar is better for that ) and do like it when people fingerpick the strings . Not only is one of the best versions of greens sleeves it’s one of the best demonstrations of what can be achieved on this small instrument. I think the hurdy Gurdy has a chanterelle as well ?
@@sprugian Ive looked at renaissance tunings - seem like some variations. can I ask which one you are using? Is It a re-entrant and are your strings in unison or an octave apart.? Thank you
@@georgefenning4844 Hi they are unison,so no octaves and the high string is left alone so that the melody stands out more
@@sprugian Thank you - very helpful. As a mandolin player I do not like the octave strings . I was looking at purchasing a baritone tuned DGBE in unison -pairs . They are hard to source so I am considering the tenor strung the same as your one. I am assuming you have a low G pair (GCEA) ? To be honest I have been uninspired by the tenor until I came across your video and that changed my thinking completely . I need scale length longer than a mandolin up to 20 inches / 50cm max
Wow!
How is it tuned??
Wie ist es gestimmt?
Hallo ich weiss es leider nicht mehr,war so ne art experiment,jedenfalls wie eine ukulele aber tiefer gestimmt
🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Try it in little Charango ?🤔😳🥴
badass, brother - DONT sell that thing!
Thanks :)
Your lucky King Henry 9th dead because you smitten him with you music and hair and then and then it’s off with your head