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The split stroke is a style of playing the ukulele which is peculiar to the George Formby style of playing. [1] It is a syncopated rhythm where the player will strike all of the strings, and then on the return, catch the first string, and then before starting again hit the last string: (Example is the chord 'C') 3..3 0 0 0..-..0
A modern ukulele. The Hawaiian ukulele also has four strings and a shape similar to the cavaquinho, [ 8 ] although tuned differently – usually G C E A . The ukulele is an iconic element of Hawaiian popular music, which spread to the continental United States in the early 20th century. [ 9 ]
This is a list of ukulele players. These musicians and bands are well known for playing the ukulele as their primary instrument and have an associated linked Wikipedia article. It is not intended for everyone that can play the instrument.
The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
A guitalele is the size of a ukulele, and is commonly played like a guitar transposed up to “A” (that is, up a 4th, or like a guitar with a capo on the fifth fret). This gives it tuning of ADGCEA, with the top four strings tuned like a low G ukulele. [ 6 ]
Equal chords are subtended by equal angles from the center of the circle. A chord that passes through the center of a circle is called a diameter and is the longest chord of that specific circle. If the line extensions (secant lines) of chords AB and CD intersect at a point P, then their lengths satisfy AP·PB = CP·PD (power of a point theorem).
Chord progressions also often move between chords whose roots are related by perfect fifth, making the circle of fifths useful in illustrating the "harmonic distance" between chords. Major 7th progressing on umbilic torus surface. The circle of fifths is used to organize and describe the harmonic or tonal function of chords. [2]
The baritone voice is typically written in the range from the second G below middle C to the G above middle C (G 2 –G 4) although it can be extended at either end.However, the baritone voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of the typical tenor voice.