What is a Guitalele? 6 String Ukulele?
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- In this 4K video I answer the question, what is a guitalele?
Thanks to KoAloha Ukuleles I'll be able to walk you through this amazing instrument.
Essentially a guitalele (or what I like to say, guitarlele) is an ukulele with 6 strings.
If standard soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone ukuleles have 4 strings, what 2 strings does a guitalele add? The guitalele adds 2 low or bass strings.
The first 4 strings of a guitarlele (strings 1-4) are identical to the soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles. First string is A, second string is E, third string is C, and fourth string is G.
Notice that the fourth string of the guitarlele will always be a low G.
The guitarlele then adds a 5th string which is D and a 6th string which is A.
The benefit of adding 2 extra strings, especially low strings is that it extends the range of the instrument while supplying more bass.
The guitalele does have a wider neck compared to a tenor ukulele to accommodate the 2 extra strings.
The guitarlele that I'm playing is on a tenor ukulele body, which I think is pretty common.
If your guitar player then playing a guitarlele should be simple.
You can use the same chord shapes that you play on the guitar, but all the chords will be different names.
All notes and chords will be transposed up a 4th from the guitar.
If you play the C chord shape on the guitar and play it on the guitalele it become an F chord. Notice a fourth up from C is F.
If you take the G chord shape on the guitar and play it on the guitarlele it becomes a C chord.
You will notice that the C chord on the guitarlele has the same foundation as the easy one finger C chord of the ukulele, but the C chord on the guitarlele will require three fingers because of the extra 2 strings.
I am going to dive into this instrument and starting bringing you some great guitalele tutorials.
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Last April I walked into a music store in Chinatown and it was the first time I laid eyes on a guitarlele, I didn't know anything about the instrument my first impression was that it's a miniature nylon string guitar, so I started playing it like a classical guitar and although I didn't know the name of the strings, the sound I was getting out the guitarlele sounded like I knew how to play it, so now I know the song was just in a different key. Upon leaving the store the owner rushed to me gave me her business card and asked if I was Chinese, I told her no I'm Filipino, she asked me with a big smile on her face, "where did I learned to play the Guitarlele? I told her it was my first time playing it and that my instinct seeing it had 6 nylon strings I simply played it like a Classical guitar. I thanked the kind lady for her compliments and walked away happy because I was able to fill her heart with the joy of music, even if it was only for a brief and fleeting moment. I hear many ukulele players say that the ukulele is the instrument of peace and happiness I believe it is, and now I can say from experience that the Guitarlele has also the same effect.
Thank you for sharing this great story. I agree, although it can be played like a guitar and all the guitar chords work on it, because the strings are different it produces a completely different vibe and energy.
The point of Guitaleles is so that Uke players can get a fuller sound or get a more guitar sound for back up or lead, that's the main point.
Guitar lovers are still guitar lovers, and not much interested in playing smaller instruments.
That's an interesting point you bring up. Yamaha was one of the first to make a guitarlele and if you search youtube most videos are guitar players playing classical pieces on a guitarlele. Studio guitar players, such as myself, can also use the guitarlele to overdub a second guitar part to get different voicings and sounds. But to your point, most of my guitarlele videos will be geared for ukulele players. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Ukuleles are fun toys to me haha. Maybe a bassist would say the same about guitars.
Speak for yourself. I play guitar but didn't like the bassy and loud sound of a classical guitar, but I like the nylon string sound, so a guitalele sounds like a nice option.
im so confused ive never played a ukulele or guitar in my life, i found this guitalele and im confused
me too and i just got mine and now im still confused on how to use it
Rose Tapuyao i got mine about four years ago and never tried playing or using it because i was so confused. it was my very first instrument and the reason why i bought it its bcs i thought it was just a small guitar (ik i was v dumb) and now it’s just sitting there in the corner of my room, untouched. i just wasted money on it. and until now im struggling how this instrument is used.
@@shejustafriend3213 omg been too long, i just bought mine last month, and i kind to try to learn basic like strumming, but i know still not good at it, i just lik the harmony the ukelele produce, so cute gutalele, less tutorial here , now thinking to have a ukelele though
Rose Tapuyao aww keep on going and never give up im sure you’ll master it very soon. i’m just so confused about the basics with this guitalele and i’m trying my best to figure it out rn. i have questions like, can i use guitar chords to a guitalele? if not, what are the chords i can use to cover a song or something because i’ve been searching tutorials in yt all along and it seems like i can barely see any (very limited). i am so slow to follow. if u dont mind me asking, how do u learn this instrument, like do u have a tutor or do u just watch stuffs? (huhu im sorry)
@@shejustafriend3213 i don't have a tutor, just self learning, true tutorials are limited for this instrument so few,
I can see why it would be fairly easy to transition from guitar to guitarlele but what about from ukulele to guitarlele? I tried learning the guitar for about a year with no success. I switched to ukulele and fell in love with the ease and instant gratification!
I love a bass sound so I would consider a guitarlele. The downside is more strings making chord shapes more complex, steel versus nylon strings making it harder on the fingers, learning entirely new shapes, etc. In addition, there is probably very little online as far as charts with chord shapes and songbooks. Aside from a fuller sound, what are the advantages?
Thanks for your input!
Great question and all really good points. Yes, the added strings make the chord shapes harder although some, like the F chord on the guitalele will only add 1 additional finger from the F chord on the ukulele.
Although the neck on the guitalele is wider than a ukulele, I think it's easier than guitar because the size of the body. Since my guitalele is on the body of a tenor, it's much easier to handle than a full size guitar.
My guitalele has all nylon strings, although the 2 new bass strings are wrapped in wire, the core of the string is nylon which makes it easier on the fingers then an all steel string like on acoustic guitars.
As far as the material available for the guitalele, I'm about to change that.
It would actually help ukulele people to move to guitar because someone like me that i cant play guitar for shit because the neck is too wide i can now play this and still have the fuller sound with a small neck
I got one and it has nylon classical strings and my fingers aren’t used to them yet but I find it is easier to pic on this neat little instrument than on my guitar
I'm very late, but wouldn't the shapes be easy to learn by watching guitar vids? Like, it's the same, but the lele is 2 and 1/2 tones higher.
Y'all would be learning guitar, but w a thinner neck (as a guitar player, that's very neat IMO, cuz F*CK the wide neck)
Lovely sounding instrument and I look forward to you lessons on this.
Can't wait to see and hear the one you got.
Just figured out mine is a guitarlele thanks to you. I was struggling to tune it. Thanks a million
I would love to try one of these :)
You would dig it. Sent you a message in IG about our song.
Me tuning it to a guitar
BRO SAME
that's what i plan on doing
But dead ass lmfaooo
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Wise approach
That sounds really nice!
Thanks for the video, I have heard of a Banjolele, but never a guitarlele. It makes sense though and will be a nice addition to my collection.
Right on, it is a great addition. Now when I travel I have to decide to take the guitarlele or the ukulele and for now I the guitarlele is my choice.
I was at a thrift store and that was the first time I saw a guitalele. I thought it was a ukulele at first due to the small form. It’s really banged up with a broken strings and loose pegs, but can’t wait to fix her up.
Sweet what brand is it?
I gave you a thumbs up just because you pronounced Ukulele right.
Haha, thank you. The Hawaiians even pronounce it cooler than me.
I might get one, just to play the Last of Us theme
Woooowww 😘it is so nice information sir about a new type of interesting instrument called 🎸LELE🎶thankssss sir ✌ 😎 🎸♥
Excellent explanation! Thank you for posting!👍👍👍👍👍
Soo cooool 😎
Great info! Thanks!
Thank you, I appreciate the comment.
can you change the tuning (+/-) strings to use it like a guitar?
I am 14 and got one a year ago for Christmas. I only know how to play ukulele so I have been just playing on the first 4 strings. I have tried guitar but it is a lot harder. can I just look up any guitar tutorial on RUclips and be able to play the cords the same on the guitarlele?
Good question and I'm glad your playing the guitarlele. Yes you can look up any guitar tutorial and play it but remember the chords that th tutorials say will be the same shape but will be called different names on the guitarlele. For example a G chord on the guitar is called a C chord on the guitarlele. I will be posting lots of guitarlele videos here so stay tuned.
Thank you for that, how it works.
I reckon Saul Davis would love 1 of these.
hello! i dont play any instruments at all which means i have zero background on guitar/ukelele/guitarlele. today,i just purchased a guitarlele and i really have no idea which chords should i follow on? guitar? ukelele? im so sorry for my dumb question
Great question. I have created a chord chart for this specific question. bit.ly/2PhXTZZ
Is a baritone guitalele tuned the same as a guitar?
i always thought my dad brought me a fake ukulele lol, i just noticed its an guitarlele.
HAHA, cool, your dad is hip
Hello therem thank you for amazing video.
Which tuner is good to tune gutarlele like ukulele ? 6 strings
Hey Terry
Is it okay if I tuned guitalele strings just like guitar strings and use it as a small guitar?
Thinking of making a 6 string dean ukulele ML so I can play pantera songs
Edit: make it with skateboards
HAHA, steel strings will help with Pantera. Skateboards might work, to me it seems like the wood is too thick and you won't get good resonance, but who knows, maybe your onto something.
I would probably just tune it EADGBE. I'm a guitar player; so that's what I'm comfortable with. It's just a simple matter of using a string tension calculator and choosing string weights accordingly.
If you put a capo on 5th fret of guitar its the same notes, same chord shapes just different voicings,
I have the Yamaha. Lotsa fun.
Those are cool, they been around for a while.
Hello Terry!
I don't paly any instrument I was looking for an Ukulele to buy and then I saw your video and I'm confused because this guitarlele sounds much more pleasant than the Ukulele so what are you suggestions
Thanks!
Nice video, thanks
Thank you. Do you own a guitalele?
you're welcome! yes I do, a Yamaha GL1. I'm looking forward to see your tutorials!
Awesome, more coming and the course will be ready soon as well.
I play fingerpicking style on guitar using tab sheet music. Could I use the same sheet music and just ignore the fact that the strings are different notes than a guitar? Would that work?
Normally, I wouldn't bother a You Tuber with a parts questions but you seem to know more about small stringed instruments than anyone else on the planet. So, I am in need of a bridge, saddle, nut kit for a guitalele but after an exhaustive search, I came up with bupkis.
Any idea's ?
Hi Terry, not sure if you will reply this as this video been sometime. Would like to know if this guitarlele is a D-VI or a D-IV written in the caption? Aside which pickup is being used for this? Thanks...
Do you recommend a particular model and what guitalele do you used here ? A lot people choose yamaha but i don’t really like the look, a bit too simple and classical...
i know this is an old video, but i am curious about one thing. What string do you use on your guitalele? it sounds fantastic, i am planning to get a new string on my guitalele
I just bought a guitalele and I am wondering the same thing.
I am using a mini guitar so idk how mine works
Me: “I have small hands and want to play guitar”
RUclips:
Thanks this was a lot of help. You haven’t done Tracey Chapman Give Me One Reason on guitalele have you?
I don’t get it,my ukulele doesn’t make those sounds
So how would it work for transposing songs on lets say ultimate guitar, from the standard guitar shapes to guitalele shapes. +1 or - 1 what exactly? Plus, I got your guitalele book yesterday along with my Oscar Schmidt guitalele. Good stuff for sure. This how ever I was unclear on. ULTP Rules!!!!!
I’ve got a question
For like half a year I’ve been playing the uke but i find this to be a really cool instrument, is it a good idea to jump over to this? Keep in mind that I’ve never played the guitar
I really like the guitarlele as it provides an extended range and more possibilities than the ukulele because of the 2 extra strings. Plus it's much easier to play than a guitar because of the small body and length of the neck (both the same size as a tenor ukulele). The neck of the guitarlele is about 1/2 inch wider than a tenor ukulele which is actually not that much.
Have you grab the free chord chart I have up? bit.ly/2PhXTZZ
I have some great new guitarlele content coming soon.
Here is a cool demonstration of a guitarlele that is up at my store bit.ly/2zny40M
I play ukulele and I saw this in a music video woa
I don't understand why would you change names of the chords
Great question. Are you referring to the chords name from the guitar to the guitarlele? If so, it's because the guitarlele has a different tuning. The guitarlele (from high to low strings) is A - E - C - G - D - A. The guitar (from high to low strings) is E - B - G - D - A - E. So even though you can play the same chord shapes they will be called different names.
This scares me.
can it be used as just a small guitar?
so it’s just a small guitar tuned 4 steps up
Basically yes but small guitars usually have bigger bodies. I think of this as a Tenor Ukulele with 6 strings tuned A to A (a 4th up from guitar tuning)
Is this not a requinto?
How many price guitarlele?
Cant you just tune it to EADGBE
Are you playing a real song there? Or just something you made up? Greetings, tony.
It's just a guitar but smaller bruh!?
Ukulele is a guitar with 4 strings
Wish I could get free guitarlele or ukulele from you😢😢
its a djent ukele