One-Take Tutorial -- DGBE Baritone tips for GCEA-Brained Ukulele Players

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February 2, 2022
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00:00 An awkward moment
00:20 What even is this video?
01:15 What kind of player is this tutorial for?
01:28 High G/Low G/Baritone
02:57 Shapes vs. Chords
03:23 Playing Solo and "Automatic Transposition"
06:07 Playing with other people
08:05 The musical alphabet
09:17 The "Count up 4" rule to find your shape in GCEA "language" and related chart
Errata: at 11:09 I say "just remember it's a Bb, not a C" but what I meant to say was "just remember it's a Bb, not a B." Sorry!
11:39 Example of a mnemonic device to memorize this shape transposition
14:24 Working from a GCEA shape to find out what chord I'm playing on my DGBE baritone: "Count up 5" or read the chart backward.
15:35 Demo and review with "The 59th Street Bridge Song"
Errata: at 17:14 I say the alphabet wrong and get confused. Enjoy!
19:53 In conclusion
20:54 An awkward moment

Bonus: how about these rhyming rules of thumb I just thought of?

** Count Up 4 to Join the Corps -- this is your rule if you're playing with a mostly GCEA group and they don't have any baritone chord sheets for you. Count up 4 to find the GCEA shape you should play. Be sure to add the 7/m/sus/etc. if there is one. If they're all playing C, you need to count C D E F and play the GCEA "F shape" to play a true DGBE C chord.

** Count Up 5 to Keep Truth Alive -- this is your rule if you're playing a GCEA shape that you know but you don't know what the Baritone equivalent is. If you're playing the GCEA G shape, you can count G A B C D and know you are actually playing a DGBE D chord.

Clear as mud? :)