What is a Guitalele? | Blog
Find out more about the instrument, why it is special (and unlike its nameakes) as well as how you can get started playing the instrument.
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What is it that makes it different from a Guitar or Ukulele
Similar to the classical guitar as well as the ukulele, the guitar has nylon strings. This makes it a perfect choice for beginning musicians. Unlike the steel string, nylon strings don't hurt your fingers or cause callsuses.
How It's Played
It means, regardless of regardless of whether you're a guitarist or a ukulele player, you'll be able take a guitar for the first time and begin playing straight away. Also, it is possible to learn music for ukulele or guitar through tabs and chord charts that are available on the internet. If you're playing the ukulele it is just a matter of be sure to not play the lowest two strings.
If you're not currently playing guitar or ukulele, learning the guitalele can be very similar as learning guitar. But, there's the option of making a choice. Because the guitalele strings are transposed up, both the guitalele and guitar utilize the same chord patterns however, they create distinct chords. For example, the same shape that creates the G chord on guitar is also used to create the C chord in the guitar. Before you can learn the chords it is important to choose whether you want to learn guitar chords or guitalele chords.
The best choice is contingent on the end goal you're aiming for. If you'd like to eventually be a guitarist then it may be beneficial to master the guitar chords. This way that when you finally make the transition to the guitar, it shouldn't be confusing. In the meantime, when you are playing guitar chords with the guitalele, they will be in a higher note than the original, but they'll sound just right in comparison to one another.
If you'd prefer to remain in the original key, you could also transpose chords. As an example, if a chord chart specifies the chord G in guitar to be played, you can change the chord down to four steps, and use the chord D. It will be shaped as a guitar chord and sound similar to guitar chord G.
If you do not plan to play a standard guitar, you can start learning guitalele chords right from the get go. If you change your mind then you are able to re-learn yourself at a later time. You can also play the guitar with an acapo at the fifth fret, or you can learn how to transpose chords. It is possible the guitar's chords much more readily available online than guitalele chords, so learning to transpose is definitely an important skill to have.
Try the Guitalele for Yourself
No matter if you've had experience playing guitar or ukulele, playing the guitalele is simple, fun, and rewarding.
If you're looking to learn guitalele, but don't have prior experience with similar instruments, your best bet is to sign up for an online course for learning how to play the guitar or ukulele (or the two!) and apply what you learn to the guitar. You'll find that the basic principles are very much similar.
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