I bought a ukulele
It was looking increasingly like that I was going to buy a uke. After I tried out Dave’s I had trouble putting it down. So I headed out online. Checked out Buy Ukulele and read about where to buy a ukulele.
In the end I went on to eBay and bought one. I didn’t go for the cheapest around but I didn’t spend that much either. But she’s a cutie. I ended up getting a Lanikai tenor ukulele. I figured that being a guitar player I’d be more comfortable playing the larger sized instrument. Dave has a soprano and my fingers felt really squished together on it. Besides, I prefer the sound of a tenor. I was shaped in my decision by watching IZ doing Somewhere Over The Rainbow. I’ve read that’s a low-G ukulele, so I might have to restring it.
Playing the ukulele is dead simple if you’re a guitar player. It’s like have a guitar capoed at the fifth fret (minus the bottom two strings of course). That means that all the chord shapes are exactly the same. You don’t really have to learn anything at all. Technically the chords have different names, but you don’t really need to learn them off by heart.
I can’t wait to get it. There’s something about getting a new instrument that really kicks my songwriting into gear. The new sound and the new possibilities always inspire me to get a new song done. I’m sure the new uke is going to be no different. It’s such a fun little instrument the songs I write on it will probably be a whole lot more jaunty than my usual stuff.
If you want my advice, you’ll check out the ukuleles for sale and get yourself one of them quick sharp.