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Size: 5,072kb, uploaded 7/21/2013 12:11:30 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
What could this possibly have to do with banjo music?... I used my banjo picks. I actually have no idea how to properly and safely operate a ukulele, so I just applied my banjo technique (Scruggs/3-Finger). I also posted a version with a bass part, but I believe that this version can stand on its own. So, when we visited with my dad on the 4th of July holiday, he showed up with a baritone ukulele that he had owned but never mentioned for the past 40 years. Apparently, my mother needed it for some college course, in which she was supposed to play an instrument while singing a song. He had intended for it to be something that the kids could pluck around on, because it is smaller than most guitars, and easier on small fingers. I was somewhat fascinated by it, since I had never even heard of a baritone ukulele, and had no clue how to tune or play such a thing. So we took it back home and it sat in the corner of my office, staring at me for a whole day. Then, I decided that I was going to get some strings and figure out how to make it work. After a few days I had learnt me up this here cowboy song, appropriately entitled "The Cowboy Waltz."
2 comments on “BU-1. The Cowboy Waltz (Baritone Ukulele)”
Fathand Says:
Friday, May 5, 2017 @6:34:46 AM
I am glad to hear that I am not the only person who applies Scruggs and other banjo techniques to Baritone Uke. I leave mine tuned to open G and it is the first thing I grab to work something out or practice more quietly than a 5 string.
5-String Says:
Monday, August 3, 2020 @9:03:42 AM
I should point out that the basic arrangement was from a YouTube video by Aaron Keim, who I just found out (7 years later), is also BHO member ackeim. After I learned his version note for note, and then practiced until I could play it comfortably, I discovered that I could no longer find his original video (or even remember his name), to give him credit. The only thing I remembered was that it looked like he was playing outside on his back porch. I found it again today, and wanted to post a link to it here. I added some things here and there that suited my personal musical sensibilities, ideas that I started hearing in my head as I would play through it over and over. Anyway, thank you Aaron for helping me to learn my 1st baritone ukulele tune.
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