Ridiculous how this started with a fairly sad sounding song then you go and sound like Jimi hendrix 5 seconds later. I’m constantly amazed at what the uke can do in the right hands.
@@jameshillmusiq It's the demeanor. When you talk to us an an audience, there is this underlying feeling conveyed that you genuinely care about our learning and growth. And most likely comes from the fact that you do, actually, care. 💜
When I heard the Bluesy stuff and closed my eyes, I could have mistaken it for a guitar with heavy distortion applied. Brilliant sound, I've subscribed!
Hello James Hill, 🌞 these examples of tuning a baritone (bEbe) or a tenor/concert/soprano Uke (eAea) are so inspiring - I will try it out and hear where this journey of experimenting with it will go through. Thanks so much for this video and your knowledge you share with us and thanks for showing how much fun it could bring to try something new!!! Kind regards and be blessed from Germany, Bettina
It's so important for ukulele players to not try and play every note of every chord, every time. I love this, James! Going to give EAEA (which is something my son says at bedtime when he's not tired) :D
Amazing. The way you explain every single detail, note, or whatever is great!!! everything seems to be so easy :D. Thanks so much for sharing stuff like this. Love it
This is so cool, James!! I've been wanting to find something to inspire my playing again. This is it. Going to have a lot of fun with it both on my baritone and tenor. Thanks so much. Uke on and stay strong!!
je ne sais pas si je dois te dire merci, j'ai commencé le yuke il y a 11 mois et je trouve déjà que une vie c'est pas assez, j'ai tune mon uke en eaea, un petit freestyle et poulala, c'est chouette, pour l'instant j'ai laissé de coté de côté la rythmique du billy Jean, argh! James, chapeau et merci!
James, you really are amazing. I am on book#3 on beat/off beat. Your lessons have brought much happiness to many people in the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you😁
Nice. I made it through 5 of the 6 books in his online course and would agree that it is quite good. Some sections are a bit challenging but if you are patient with yourself there is a lot of great learning to be had.
Woow, that's mindblowing! I didn't know a ukulele could sound this badass. Thank you :) Could you elaborate on the eAea tuning more in a second video, please? Chords, tricks etc.?... Would be fantastic
Recently Subscribed, loving your videos. I'm a beginner so a lot of things are still above my head, but I find them encouraging. Just started my own channel to document my progress & share tidbits. Love your music!
Hi James. Love this video and this tuning. Initially tried it on an old concert-sized uke I had in low G tuning, but tuning the G down to E and the C down to A made the strings far too floppy. I ended up buying a pack of classical guitar strings and used the guitar D (4th) string for the low A (3rd) string, and the guitar B (2nd) string for the 4th (other "e") in this tuning. The nice thing about this string change is that instead of having to loosen the strings, you tighten them. This really improved the volume and sustain of the laminate top. The "e" strings especially now ring with so much sustain. I am going to keep this uke in eAea tuning. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention!
Sounds amazing James. The chord voicing in this tuning just make me think of the song by Tom Petty Free Fallin. I’m not a uke player. I play guitar. I’ll have to get my daughters uke off the hook and give it a crank. I didn’t realize how good they can sound plugged in and distorted.
Thank you for opening such pretty doors on music, James. This exploration of tunings is SO inspiring. And thank you also for this super electric rock moment! Deep sensation! My hair is up! 😃 😉
It didn't hit me on the baritone but it did on the (concert?) uke - mountain dulcimer! I've been playing banjo tunes on open C ukulele - now it's time for dulcimer tunes! Thanks!
I spent the entire video (fantastic btw) curious if this tuning tweak would work similarly on a GCEA tuning as EAEA. Of course, Jimmy Hill ultimately provided the answer. Expert playing, innovating and instructing (as usual).
Hello James, I am happy that the player of your caliber promotes this alternate tuning. I use the same tuning (in different transposition) on my tenor ukulele. I dare to stretch the thin strings from ea to gc, which gives me the open C tuning GCgc (with low G). I have worked out this tuning first on my fingerpicked and/or frailed tenor banjo where I use open G tuning DGdg (with low D). There are some DGdg tenor banjo videos in my channel and I am inspired to add the GCgc ukulele ones.
I picked up a uke 6yrs ago, after my daughter was born. I found your Bum Diddy article while searching for inspiration and, I gotta say, you've been my hero ever since. :) We, at my home, appreciate all of your work in the arts and education of the arts. My kid is gonna flip when I show her that I figured out the sounds needed for 'She's Still Got It'. ;)
Awesome. I've always been afraid of alternate tunings (due to not knowing what I'm doing!), but this really encouraged me to have a little fun. That's what the uke's all about anyhow, right!? Thanks!
Welcome to the world of Cigar Box Guitar style tunings. They are almost always tuning in power chord tunings like this (though they are usually in GDG as they frequently have only 3 strings). Makes them sound super bluesy. Pick up a slide and have fun, or just play with your fingers. I love power chord tunings. Cheers to this post
I'm working on a cover for "To all of You by Syd Matters" on the Baritone, and a really interesting tuning that helped me compose the song is "Db, Gb, B, Eb". I highly recommend trying this tuning, it's pretty fun!
Thank you so much. I just got back in to the uke and the banjolele. I took this video, and tuning and chords, along with 'my bonny lies over the ocean', and made up a song within a few minutes. Lovely sound. Below in the next reply is a recording of this song I did just an hour ago.
He was shredding on a Ukulele I didn't think that was possible that's awesome
Watch feng e
he is the best
Ridiculous how this started with a fairly sad sounding song then you go and sound like Jimi hendrix 5 seconds later. I’m constantly amazed at what the uke can do in the right hands.
Please suggest if I try on Tenor ukulele... What will be the tuneing...
@@arindam1984 Tenor is usually tuned the same as a Soprano or Concert ukulele. So, GCEA >> EAEA
Ok chill with the Jimi Hendrix comparison buddy
I'm a guitar player and I've never even considered the possibilities of an ukulele plugged into an amp. This, this was beautiful.
That means who haven't seen a ukulele with a pick-up
You feel like Bob Ross of ukulele
Is it the hair? :)
@@jameshillmusiq no...its everything
@@jameshillmusiq It's the demeanor.
When you talk to us an an audience, there is this underlying feeling conveyed that you genuinely care about our learning and growth.
And most likely comes from the fact that you do, actually, care. 💜
Now we're just gonna strum these happy little strings.
Liquid Gold - with a growl
This is literally the BEST ukulele video ever.
This is so cool. I just did this on my concert uke to make EAEA ("yay-yay") tuning!
When I heard the Bluesy stuff and closed my eyes, I could have mistaken it for a guitar with heavy distortion applied. Brilliant sound, I've subscribed!
What a fantastic musician, who can teach too. His 6-books online course is amazing, I learned so much and will do it again later.
6:05 omg that chord is so beaultiful..
Dude you just sold me on ukulele for life. Especially the two "fighting" notes. You can really make that thing howl! Legendary!
I'm freaking out!!!I was literally having this guy in my mind today and I got the notification. BOOM!! IM HERE
same!!!!
he looks like the guy you would meet on a cruise ship and never see him again for 15 years until you stumble upon him in a walmart
r/rareinsults
that’s oddly specific
i feel like this has happened to you..?
that’s really specific but like at the same time it just makes sense
Is there more to this 'story'
Hello James Hill, 🌞 these examples of tuning a baritone (bEbe) or a tenor/concert/soprano Uke (eAea) are so inspiring - I will try it out and hear where this journey of experimenting with it will go through. Thanks so much for this video and your knowledge you share with us and thanks for showing how much fun it could bring to try something new!!! Kind regards and be blessed from Germany, Bettina
It's so important for ukulele players to not try and play every note of every chord, every time. I love this, James! Going to give EAEA (which is something my son says at bedtime when he's not tired) :D
Love it, has a medieval, lutish sort of vibe.
BEBE tuning lets you summon Man Utd's most legendary player ever
Not enough people on this channel will understand the joke but that's such a good call hahaha
Too bad he didnt live upto his potential
Amazing. The way you explain every single detail, note, or whatever is great!!! everything seems to be so easy :D. Thanks so much for sharing stuff like this. Love it
Now I have to go buy a baritone! That sound is just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this with us James!!
Such an inspirational video, James! I will explore this tuning and get more attached to new ways of playing 🔥
Has a beautiful Celtic sound to it. Thank you for sharing! ❤
Incredible! Just tried concert tuning you suggested and I'm amazed! Can't wait to write something with this tuning! Thank you!
This is game changing! Thank you for sharing this.
This is so cool, James!! I've been wanting to find something to inspire my playing again. This is it. Going to have a lot of fun with it both on my baritone and tenor. Thanks so much.
Uke on and stay strong!!
What a great teaching style! And I loved the non-theory descriptive language used.
Love love love alternate tunings! Thank you!!! Would like to explore the ii, iii, and VII dim chords too.
Somehow, I didn't turn this off, thank goodness. I was busy with the video droning away in the background, then 9:25 overdrive! I'm in heaven 😍
Thank you so much james. this gave me so much inspiration and ive created so much with it. thank you thank you thank you!
You get that baritone booming! When you amplify, almost sounds like John Lee Hooker
je ne sais pas si je dois te dire merci, j'ai commencé le yuke il y a 11 mois et je trouve déjà que une vie c'est pas assez, j'ai tune mon uke en eaea, un petit freestyle et poulala, c'est chouette, pour l'instant j'ai laissé de coté de côté la rythmique du billy Jean, argh! James, chapeau et merci!
Awesome info. Really awesome demo!
James, you really are amazing. I am on book#3 on beat/off beat. Your lessons have brought much happiness to many people in the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you😁
can't wait to try this tuning out, sounds beautiful
Nice. I made it through 5 of the 6 books in his online course and would agree that it is quite good. Some sections are a bit challenging but if you are patient with yourself there is a lot of great learning to be had.
Woow, that's mindblowing! I didn't know a ukulele could sound this badass. Thank you :)
Could you elaborate on the eAea tuning more in a second video, please? Chords, tricks etc.?... Would be fantastic
All the tricks would be the same, it's just transposed up a fourth, but all the fingerings are the same
Home - away - somewhere in-between. Most elegant simple explanation of I IV V
An excellent presentation, quite amazing uke alternatives !
That distorted Uke was one request away from playing freebird ;)
So, uh... play freebird! :D
You rock man! Keep it up.
Most enjoyable and encouraging. Thank you, I'll certainly try this.
Great tutorial, thanks James 😁
Thank you James!
Nice, love the tuning! Got yourself a new subscriber!
Recently Subscribed, loving your videos. I'm a beginner so a lot of things are still above my head, but I find them encouraging. Just started my own channel to document my progress & share tidbits. Love your music!
great tuition video James ,,,,
Makes it sound like an acoustic guitar and its so beautiful
Beautiful stuff james 👏👏
This was awesome my friend!!
I'm using BABE turning
Hi James. Love this video and this tuning. Initially tried it on an old concert-sized uke I had in low G tuning, but tuning the G down to E and the C down to A made the strings far too floppy. I ended up buying a pack of classical guitar strings and used the guitar D (4th) string for the low A (3rd) string, and the guitar B (2nd) string for the 4th (other "e") in this tuning. The nice thing about this string change is that instead of having to loosen the strings, you tighten them. This really improved the volume and sustain of the laminate top. The "e" strings especially now ring with so much sustain. I am going to keep this uke in eAea tuning. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention!
Love it. I'm going to try it today.
Thanks for this. Really got me back into my baritone uke, freshened things up.
Thank you. I have been trying to figure this out since the Ukulele Magazine article came out.
Cheers, had a fun morning playing some bonnie variations this morning!
Sounds amazing James. The chord voicing in this tuning just make me think of the song by
Tom Petty Free Fallin. I’m not a uke player. I play guitar. I’ll have to get my daughters uke off the hook and give it a crank. I didn’t realize how good they can sound plugged in and distorted.
I start to play ukulele.... This video help much... Thankyou james.... 😊
Whoa. Dude. That sounds cool. I need me a bari. :)
Will try the eAea tuning on my concert.
Man alive. Been playing the baritone uke for a long time now, but never thought of this. Great show!!
Thank you for opening such pretty doors on music, James. This exploration of tunings is SO inspiring.
And thank you also for this super electric rock moment! Deep sensation! My hair is up! 😃 😉
I love alternate tunings ! I'm presently digging the dotara tuning (EBEA or DADG), but I will definitely give the bEbe a try !
brilliant - finding the beauty in simplicity!!!
very interesting stuff!! youre a good musician !
Finally some love for the baritone!! 🥺 it's my primary uke for gigs haha! :)
Very interesting tuning, thanks for this video 👍
Thank for your inspiration. It is awesome👍👍👍
This tune is superb.. Awesome! 👏
votre travail est très bon, félicitations pour encourager la créativité.
love this, great idea thanks! also your voice reminds me of the Mountain Goats, love it
It didn't hit me on the baritone but it did on the (concert?) uke - mountain dulcimer! I've been playing banjo tunes on open C ukulele - now it's time for dulcimer tunes! Thanks!
I went right upstairs and tuned my concert to eAea. Super neat-o!
Wow!! Who knew you could make a baritone uke sound like that!!!! I'm going to try this alternative on my soprano uke with the eAea...
This is inspiring, love it
Oh that is *GORGEOUS*
I spent the entire video (fantastic btw) curious if this tuning tweak would work similarly on a GCEA tuning as EAEA. Of course, Jimmy Hill ultimately provided the answer. Expert playing, innovating and instructing (as usual).
i discovered this on my tenor uke, but i used the tuning DGDG. absolutely love it
Oh yeah, I messed with this on my original soprano uke, before I got my current concert instrument. It sounds really interesting.
such a great video!!!!
I’ve been using EAEa on my tenor for years; it’s really good for various traditions of folk music
Hello James, I am happy that the player of your caliber promotes this alternate tuning. I use the same tuning (in different transposition) on my tenor ukulele. I dare to stretch the thin strings from ea to gc, which gives me the open C tuning GCgc (with low G). I have worked out this tuning first on my fingerpicked and/or frailed tenor banjo where I use open G tuning DGdg (with low D). There are some DGdg tenor banjo videos in my channel and I am inspired to add the GCgc ukulele ones.
stretching your strings thin? just grab a whisker!
ua-cam.com/video/_FyJyurljoM/v-deo.html
I picked up a uke 6yrs ago, after my daughter was born. I found your Bum Diddy article while searching for inspiration and, I gotta say, you've been my hero ever since. :)
We, at my home, appreciate all of your work in the arts and education of the arts.
My kid is gonna flip when I show her that I figured out the sounds needed for 'She's Still Got It'. ;)
Awesome. I've always been afraid of alternate tunings (due to not knowing what I'm doing!), but this really encouraged me to have a little fun. That's what the uke's all about anyhow, right!? Thanks!
Fun video and ideas for the baritone players out here. Thanks
Beautiful ! Thanks
Welcome to the world of Cigar Box Guitar style tunings. They are almost always tuning in power chord tunings like this (though they are usually in GDG as they frequently have only 3 strings). Makes them sound super bluesy. Pick up a slide and have fun, or just play with your fingers.
I love power chord tunings.
Cheers to this post
Shredding the Baritone Uke so good! Go big Go loud and electric!
Nice sound!
it sounds medieval tome for some reason, will try this tuning for sure !
I'm working on a cover for "To all of You by Syd Matters" on the Baritone, and a really interesting tuning that helped me compose the song is "Db, Gb, B, Eb". I highly recommend trying this tuning, it's pretty fun!
James! This is really cool video! Thank you from Russia! Can't wait to try eaea tuning!
This has hippie guitar vibes and I LOVE IT
Gotta try this. A traditional E has been hurting my ring finger joint, but I never thought of alt tunings as an option.
Amazing!
Game changing!
Love it!!!
Thank you so much. I just got back in to the uke and the banjolele. I took this video, and tuning and chords, along with 'my bonny lies over the ocean', and made up a song within a few minutes. Lovely sound. Below in the next reply is a recording of this song I did just an hour ago.
ua-cam.com/video/rCKAkV6QorQ/v-deo.html
Amazinggg thanks man!
Wow! I was told to try GDGD on my bazouki - I was amazed what one could do with it.
This tuning gives me medieval folk song vibes
its this kind of stuff that made me want to take up the uke, after years of guitar. Wonderful.
Great!
James that is way COOOOL! Rock it Bebe!!!!