you're absolutely right ... i was looking at my 5c. charango, thinking 4 string uke.
have you tried paraphrasing the lyrics? i've taken a rather stilted translation of an 8th cent. arab ditty and come up with this: one hour with you will last a lìfetime although i live to be old as old noah. looses something in print alone but works ok as an olde worlde warble. ciao - bill --- Doctor Oakroot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > ___________________________________________________________ All New Yahoo! Mail Tired of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
