I have a concert Uke and also a baritone uke. I like both of them for different reasons. I played guitar for years and for the last year I can’t play some of the chords due to severe arthritis in my hands and fingers. I learned the concert because it was easier to play four strings instead of six strings. I loved it but After a year or so I missed the warmer, richer sound of the guitar on certain songs. I bought a baritone and it’s like playing a guitar again! I call it my baby guitar. Now I play both ukes depending on what song I am playing. At 77 years of age I am so glad I can still play music in spite of my arthritis! I love both of my ukes!
I have a concert and am considering buying a baritone, do you think the frets’ size is much bigger? There are some notes i cant play on an electric guitar because I can’t reach some places so I’m afraid I won’t be able to play them on the baritone ukulele!
@@catarinarondao9822 yes, the frets are a little bigger than the concert but not as big as on a guitar. I love mine. I think The best way to see if you would like one is to go to a music store and try one out. The chords are mthe same as on the guitar minus the two top strings.
I was just given a baritone that someone was going to throw away (fully functional just missing two strings), and then this video comes out today. It was providential.
I have a Favilla that is from the late 40's or very early 50's. It is a very mellow old man! It is very much a ukulele in sound and shape. New baritone's that I own are much more like small guitars than big ukes. So happy I found it. Thanks for your tutorials!
I went from the guitar to the baritone uke after my arthritis made reaching some of the guitar chords difficult. I also play the concert uke. Love them both but baritone is my favorite!
I know some basics of guitar but struggle with playing especially rhythm, may be I'm not a inborn talented person however the sound guitar always takes me to some other world. Now due to covid I'm working from home and staying alone, no guitar here so ordered a baritone and waiting for arrival. Hope I will start learning new hobby and keep myself engaged.
77 year old guitar student with new baritone. Love your lesson style. Going through your public lessons with capo 5. Subscribing now. Play about an hour a day. Another hour on RU-vid. Any plans for baritone blues and/or single note rifs? Enjoy the holiday.
My first ukulele was a Kala travel baritone. I play concert mostly, but I’ve pulled this beautiful baritone back out and loving it as well! Works my brain! Thanks!
I don't play ukelele, but I play guitar. If you want a bridge instrument, then a baritone is good, because the highest 4 strings are tuned like a guitar. Chords and scales the same, just don't have the 2 bass strings.
I have a soprano, a concert and a tenor. It was time. I bought a baritone today and it is going to be a bit of an adjustment. From fiddling around a bit though, I can tell it can do things my other ukefriends cannot. I am so very excited to get started. I can say that if you're playing with regular Ikea and you wanna give your bari a similar sound for playing along, capo the 5th fret. I learned that today. 🥳
I own a Kala high G tenor, Kala low G soprano, and today I bought an Ohana baritone. I can't get enough of the different sounds, and tones they produce. I hope to take my baritone playing to the next level from this guy. Mahalo.
I'm 45 years old and I have never played an instrument before. I just bought a baritone ukelele a few days ago (still waiting for it to arrive). I want to use it as a stepping stone to learning guitar someday.
I’m excited to see how many videos you have for the baritone ukulele, a few years ago I purchased a baritone banjo 🪕 ukulele and haven’t been able to find much on learning on line… so I appreciate your enthusiasm and encouragement 🎉
Thanks again for doing baritone. I have 2 Baritone ukuleles. One Kala tuned DGBE one Lanikai that I have tuned like a standard ukulele because so many play along songs on RU-vid are just for standard tuning. I try to do all my songs with baritone tuning if I can. I just like the lower warmer tones. I'll be watching to see what you have planed next.
This was really helpful, thank you! I've been playing soprano/concert uke for years and thinking a lot lately about expanding my skills with a baritone. There's a music store near me going out of business (😢), so lots of sales, and it seems like a good time to take the plunge.
I have just bought a new Kala BA-KE , now l have to learn how to play that beauty. I think l will go with you, even If you don’t have many lessons on baritone ukulele. I appreciate the way you are teaching. For me first time learning an instrument.
Hi Kevin, I have had my baritone for a couple of years now and love it. It is a Kohala. Not as flash as your Kala, which I love. I am looking forward to some Baritone songs to play.
Being a long term guitar player with arthritis in my left hand I am strongly considering buy a baritone Uke. FWIW I started many years ago on my mother’s ukulele.
I started playing a Baritone 55 yrs ago and ended up with a tenor guitar. I now have a Gibson & custom Martin but have a 5 year old Kawai Zebra wood with ele pick up. Sounds great thru a lil gorilla amp.
Thanks for this great video. I identify completely with what you say. I'm about to go full circle. Started playing uke 7 years ago. Quickly moved to a baritone. Then 6 years ago took the plunge to solely play guitar. Have now written many songs. Now, am about to join a group to play baritone uke with them. Yea!
Just got Flight NUB310 and found your channel, very helpful. I have been struggling with playing guitar but comfortable with uke but still not like unwarmed sound from ukes until i found this baritone.Thank you.
Thanks for making baritone content. I started playing uke at the start of the covid mess, picked up a baritone with a birthday voucher from work (the options were bascially hotels, spas or credit at a music store so....), I really love the sound. Your videos have been a huge help.
Glad to help! If you'd like even more learning resources including practice tracks, pdfs and charts, check out my site. All the best - Kevin | www.allforuke.com/memberships
oh cool. i have a tenor uke and was going to get it strung to dgbe but thought why not just get a baritone. i have an electric guitar but its too big for my hands but based on my playing of it i feel like i could cope with a baritone since it'll also be smaller than a guitar
Motorcycling guitar! The smallest actual really decent sounding guitar is 36" (Taylor GS mini) . this size is just right for packing up for motorcycles. Maybe the smaller ones would be better but I really like this size from a guitar player perspective.
I have both a concert and a tenor ukulele, and I am curious about the baritone. I'm not new to stringed instruments, I have a full sized guitar but I had troubles playing it, now I want to go back and try to hear and feel the sound of a guitar in a smaller scale :)
U planned everything, Kevin.☺️ I really wanna watch this video though I hardly want a baritone uke. 1st reason-It's a uke 2nd reason-you are playing a baritone uke Love u sm Hello from Russia Have a nice day, Kevin
Haha I just bought one and am traveling with it right now! Play guitar and this little thing is so awesome. So glad I'll have it when I'm board in my hotel room but I know this little guy will be used frequently. Great videos thanks!
If you know the standard ukulele chords, playing a baritone ukulele and using a capo is like having a transpose knob. If you have a lower voice some songs (at least in the easiest chord shapes) are a bit too high to sing along with comfortably. Play that song on a baritone, without even thinking of what the chords really are and you’ve simply transposed the song down a fourth. Add a capo and you can transpose to anything in between. After all playing a baritone with the capo on the fifth fret is like playing a low G tenor.
I have UAS…Ukulele Acquisition Syndrome; 3 tenors: high “g”, low “g” and 5 string, baritone, soprano, concert, and a u-bass. Each has its place in the ukulele musical universe. I’m thinking seriously of another baritone strung as a low “g” Uke which I suspect would sound really good.
I am learning the Baritone I have a Cordoba maple leaf I prefer it for the size but I am struggling with some chords especially the f chord but yes the baritone is a beautiful instrument.
Kevin, I have a Kmise brand baritone. Cheap chinese, tuned to the standard ukulele. I'm 70 year old, no musical talent, but I've made considerable progress. I like the lower tones. I'm a family member and your lessons have helped a lot. Should I stay with what I have or get some baritone strings. That's all I need....right??
Hey Stan - are you sure what you have is a baritone? Can you compare it to a tenor size? If it’s a baritone, you’d just need a set of baritone strings, yes.
I love my Baritone-- And my Tenor and I play each one differently . the Baritone because it sounds better than an acoustic guitar in my opinion, it's so mellow and comfortable, I just pick up and play, don't even need a strap
Oh no !!!!! I've got two concert e!ectric ones high low G, two concert accoustic ones high and low G, two banjoleles ,concert size which and low G , one soprano and a tenor ......I spend most of my time travelling in my showman's wagon (posh caravan) and I haven't got any more room to hang them up !!!
I am a mezo soprano and a standard uke is perfect for my voice. I know music well enough to transpose and I have a capo. I do want to play rock guitar as well, just using basic chords now for classic rock but want to play hard rock. If I transpose, will the baritone uke go with my voice? I need a hard rock video/book with tablature. Please guide me in the right direction.
Hello Kevin- does the capo on the Kala site work with a baritone uke and would it be the one that you would recommend? I have watched many youtube uke videos and I must say, your uke instruction is so superior to all the others. Thanks for being there for us uke novices.
I am definitely for baritone, sond is for me absolutely best of all. I already have bought one, but now I am surprised, that, most of music is written for tuning of tenor, concert... so what to do with it? as a beginer, I do not want to transpose everything... so put tenor strings on baritone? I degrade it. And if I will change bari to tenor (with strings), and memorize cords, I will not go back to baritone tuning.. so I am perplexed.. :-( can you help me somebody? many thanks.
Soundwise I prefer the baritone, but as a started; would it be easy to use the normal tabs and books? Or do you need specific books for baritone ukelele?
Had the tenor no humming got the baritone for the sweet sound until it started a humming sound 🤦♀️ can’t stand that. Is there a fix. It came with a tool that I have no idea what it is for. It’s from Amazon Kmise. Had good reviews but now I’m worried. Got it today. Any idea what is going on?
I'm a long-time bass player; I picked up a tenor 2 years ago and immediately put a low G on it, primarily for doing short riffs and run ups. I'm having a blast with it. Never played chords in my life; my wife loves hearing me practice now because she can recognize the songs that I'm playing. My neighbor just loaned me her baritone for the Summer and I'm enjoying playing in the lower register, plus I have a goal this year to do more riffs and solo's so reason #5 is resonating (pun intended) with me. There is a learning curve going from tenor to bari and I'm just getting started, BUT, to answer your question, I'd start with a Tenor and a high G string since you're a newbie. Either way you should have a blast with it! Most songs can be done with 5 or 6 chords; if you sing, then learn the chords within your vocal range first. If you don't sing, but want to, then learn BOTH at the same time. I didn't and its a b*tch re-learning to play and sing at the same time. Hope this helps. Buona Fortuna!
I have a concert and am considering buying a baritone, do you think the frets’ size is much bigger? There are some notes i cant play on an electric guitar so I’m afraid I won’t be able to play them on the baritone ukulele!
I like the Kala Mahogany baritone as a nice budget friendly but great sounding instrument. I actually just got one for my brother as a bday gift. You already know the shapes, you'll just have to learn the new chord names which takes a little time. I think you'll enjoy the warm sound! - Kevin | allforuke.com/shop
Either is a fine choice depending on what you're looking for. Baritone has a warmer sound and larger fret spacing, whereas tenor/concert/soprano will be smaller and tuned differently. I play both, but I would maybe start with standard tuning since the majority of tutorials tailored to standard tuning. Best - Kevin | allforuke.com/lessons
I really dont understand the size reasons. Kids play basses and big men play mandolins. takes some getting used to but its learnable. So 10 reasons why one would need a bariton is not size because if you already have a tenor than just practice! Dont buy a bariton just because your fingers a a bit bigger, that is not a valid reason...If you want to play uke and already play guitar starting off with baritone to get into ukes now see that is a valid reason (your nr.7)
