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  2. Drop D tuning - Wikipedia

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    Drop D tuning is the most basic type of "drop 1" tuning, where the 6th string is tuned down a whole step (a tone). A large number of other "drop 1" tunings can be obtained simply by tuning a guitar to drop D tuning and then tuning all strings down some fixed amount. Examples are Drop D ♭, Drop C, Drop B, Drop B ♭, and Drop A tunings.

  3. Ukulele - Wikipedia

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    Soprano ukulele being played. The ukulele (/ ˌjuːkəˈleɪli / YOO-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ], approximatelyOO-koo-LEH-leh), also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ]

  4. John King (ukulelist) - Wikipedia

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    Upon learning that the ancestor of the modern guitar was tuned similarly to the ukulele, he reacquainted himself with the instrument, commissioning an Italian luthier to make a classical ukulele for him. With it, he revived a guitar-playing technique from the Baroque era: succeeding notes are played on different strings, allowing the previous ...

  5. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UOGB) is a British musical ensemble founded in 1985 by George Hinchliffe and Kitty Lux. The orchestra features ukuleles of various sizes and registers from soprano to bass. The UOGB is best known for performing musically faithful but often tongue-in-cheek covers of popular songs and musical pieces from a ...

  6. Jake Shimabukuro - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.jakeshimabukuro.com. Jake Shimabukuro (born November 3, 1976) is a ukulele virtuoso and composer from Hawaii [ a ] known for his fast and complex finger work. [ 2 ] His music combines elements of jazz, blues, funk, rock, bluegrass, classical, folk, and flamenco. [ 3 ] Shimabukuro has written numerous original compositions ...

  7. Tablature - Wikipedia

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    Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches. Tablature is common for fretted stringed instruments such as the guitar, lute or vihuela, as well as many free reed aerophones such as the harmonica.

  8. Electric ukulele - Wikipedia

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    An electro-acoustic ukulele is a standard acoustic instrument to which a passive pickup has been added, a method similar to that used for an acoustic-electric guitar. Such ukuleles have nylon or gut strings, not the metal strings necessary for ukuleles with magnetic pickups. Electro-acoustic ukuleles may be played either unplugged or plugged ...

  9. Resonator ukulele - Wikipedia

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    A resonator ukulele or "resophonic ukulele" is a ukulele whose sound is produced by one or more spun aluminum cones ( resonators) instead of the wooden soundboard (ukulele top/face). These instruments are sometimes referred to as " Dobro ukuleles," however the term "Dobro" is currently trademarked by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.

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