Yeah, I understand how you're getting e on the 7th fret of the 1st string... but on the 4th string:
open - g 1st - g# 2 - a 3 - a# 4 - b (not e) .. 9 - e I've tried doing melancholy ren songs as blues and haven't gotten it to work yet, lol. > doc - > > i get "e" on the 7th fret by counting cosi: > > open - a > 1st - a# > 2nd -b > 3rd -c > 4th - c# > 5th - d > 6th - d# > 7th - e > > given the ruckus caused by sting and his dowland > recordings and the decidedly "woe is me" content of > his (dowland's) tunes, how about a > carolina/baroque/piedmont-ie/blues-type rendition of > same? > > "woahahwoahcomeheavysleep!" da-dada-dah ... > > olè - bill > > --- Doctor Oakroot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> How are you tuning your uke? On my (standard) uke >> (g-c-e-a), that e is on >> the 9th fret of the 4th string. >> >> > "the star spangled banner," for example, played on >> a >> > ukulele (g-c-e-a) - starting with "g" (2nd string, >> 3rd >> > fret) leaves you with the option of climbing up >> the >> > neck to "e" (1st string, 7th fret) to reach "... >> by >> > the dawn's early light" or switching to the 4th >> > string, 4th fret for the same. my point was that >> the >> > former - imho - leaves you up there with the >> > "tinky-tinks" while the latter has more vibrating >> > length and a fuller sound. >> > >> > re-entrant tuning with bourdon is something of a >> plus >> > and the charango's 5th course is just icing on the >> > cake. >> > >> > - bill >> > >> > --- David Rastall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> On Oct 13, 2006, at 10:00 AM, bill kilpatrick >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > ...my own take on re-entrant tuning is: >> >> > ...you can pursue the high reaches of >> >> > the melody without climbing up the neck >> >> >> >> I don't follow you. Doesn't it work the other >> way? >> >> The highest >> >> pitched string in re-entrant tuning would be >> either >> >> the second or the >> >> third string. If you wanted to get above that >> >> pitch, into the higher >> >> reaches, you would have to move up the neck to do >> >> so. >> >> >> >> David R >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> www.rastallmusic.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > Send instant messages to your online friends >> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >> > >> > >> > >> > To get on or off this list see list information at >> > >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > >> >> >> -- >> http://DoctorOakroot.com - Rough-edged songs on >> homemade GIT-tars. >> >> >> > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? Let our > SpamGuard protect > you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > -- http://DoctorOakroot.com - Rough-edged songs on homemade GIT-tars.
