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The Tahitian ukulele (ʻukarere or Tahitian banjo) is a short-necked fretted lute with eight nylon strings in four doubled courses, native to Tahiti and played in other regions of Polynesia. This variant of the older Hawaiian ukulele is noted by a higher and thinner sound and an open back, [ 1 ] and is often strummed much faster.
The ukulele was popularized for a stateside audience during the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, held from spring to autumn of 1915 in San Francisco. [19] The Hawaiian Pavilion featured a guitar and ukulele ensemble, George E. K. Awai and his Royal Hawaiian Quartet, [20] along with ukulele maker and player Jonah Kumalae. [21]
English: A chord chart for beginner ukulele players that demonstrates the correct fingerings to play the 36 basic chords. Whereas most chord charts display the fretboard vertically to save space, here the fretboard is intentionally horizontal (as how a ukulele is held) to make it easier for beginners (the target audience of this chart) to use.
The final upstroke is sometimes omitted altering the strumming pattern slightly to d du ud. This pattern is often called "Old Faithful", [7] or when played on ukulele, the "Island Strum". Examples of other strumming patterns include: [8] Single down strum: d d d d . Elvis' "Burning Love" Kathy Mattea's "What Could Have Been" Boom-chicka: d dud du
Hawaii: ukulele [65] String instrument derived from the Portuguese braguinha, from the Hawaiian uku lele, jumping flea, referring to the swift fingerwork the instrument requires chords on a ukulele ⓘ 321.322: Hungary: cimbalom [66] czimbalom, cymbalom, cymbalum, ţambal, tsymbaly, tsimbl, santouri, santur: Chromatic hammered dulcimer with ...
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In Hawaiian ʻūkēkē means to quiver. The instrument nearly went extinct until Mahi La Pierre studies old Hawaiian music and attempted to make one. He was successful in the recreation of the instrument, and the Papahan Kuaola organization is now devoted to preserving the memory of the ʻūkēkē and its effect on the Hawaiian culture.
8 string Tenor Ukulele Hawaii The name comes from "Taropatch Fiddle" an early Hawaiian, slightly derogatory name for all Ukuleles used by the "Landed" Anglo Settlers however it came over to Mainland U.S.A. with the fiddle part dropped to describe an 8 string Ukulele Tembor: 5 strings 3 courses. A A•D•G G China Terzin Kitarra: 6 strings 6 ...