So excited to have found this! I'm getting my first ukulele in a week or so and have been searching for lessons on jazz ukulele. The standards are my favorite! You're fantastic!
After I saw this I bought the beginner bundle pack and am glad I did! I'd never seen/heard it explained this way before and I've been practicing all over the neck nonstop since I got it! Thank you!!!
Hi Jacob. WOnderful. Glad you get it and are experimenting and making the patterns your own. They are the basic stuff of jazz. In case you want to know, they are called 2-5-1 patterns
I’m back...having played a “new” King Zephyr Alto sax, Selmer entry level new clarinet, a Clifton Hicks 1917 Banjo ... and harmonicas, falling in love with the Pola brand. I see you are doing A Man and A Woman tutorial. That’s why I’m back. I need to learn that on my little Kala baritone with a heavy guitar string on the bottom. Looking forward to learning again. Rob in St. Thomas, VI ... home of 🎶〰🌴‘no cruise ship no more mon’
Thank you very much ... yes you did say, 'guitar neck, ... but I know where you are coming from. This is an excellent introduction to jazz style playing for uke ... it was a good idea to put the chord diagrams too .. I stopped the video to copy them down. Looking forward to lesson 2 ... thanks again.
Hi Sprouting Seed, You are not wrong. You do indeed see a Bm7b5 chord. Those are the upper four notes of a G9 chord. )Add a G to the bottom and you will see it). It's a typical rootless voicing jazz players use. The chord is also used commonly as a Dm6. Many chords have the same notes. It's the root note that defines them or the context. in this case they are used as part of the most common jazz patterns that jazz players use so the context easily defines it as a G9. If you want to write to me through my web site I will try to explain more to you. The Jazzy Ukulele books study the common jazz patterns that are used to play jazz standards with. jazzyukulele.com
Great Series I will be watching more but I have a Ohana baritone I tuned GCEA aquila strings. when I get my next baritone(a custom spruce house baritone) I will try a DGBE tunings on my Ohana Question,do you have two metal wond strings on DG and nylon on BE Thanks
Having played the ukulele for years I have just bought a tenor guitar, tuned it to DGBE and the Glen Rose lessons have given me plenty to work on. Same fingerings, wonderful sound and as long as I can handle the sore fingers from the steel strings I'm free of the derision heaped on the ukulele player. Sorry...
I'm a jazz standards singer and have only been playing for a year. I have 2 Low G tuned ukes. (I know I'm a rare breed in the uke world; you wouldn't believe the looks and sometimes ugly comments I've gotten). This video has taught me a tremendous amount already! and I can't wait until pay day to get your books! I'm excited!!! Question: I have an old baritone uke....can you get LOW G, C, E, A strings for it? I've never seen or heard of such a thing!! I'd rather not bend my head trying to remember old guitar chords. Thank you so much, Mr. Rose!
Hi Mia, I am sorry I only just saw your question here on the comments page. It's always best to contact me trough my web site because I will see all letters immediately sent there. I hope you got your question sorted out. The short answer is yes but I am guessing you already discovered the GCEA strings for bari.
Great books, amazing users friendly tutorials! Thank you, Glen! Yesterday I was trying to play "I am a fool to want you" in Em key, and there are few killing 5 bars fingers spreads on Em9. Is there any way to avoid it? It takes me 15 seconds just to place my fingers on the spots (((
I see you use Aquila Baritone (AECG) Set, ABUK strings. As far as I can see, these are unavailable in the UK .... at least, I've yet to find anyone who sells them.
good video but I'm not seeing how (7:26) a B, F, A, and D notes could be a G9 chord. You omit the root? Looks more like Bm7b5 to me. (Bm7b5/F if you are using a high G string instead of a low one)
From : AlanSturgess I see you use Aquila Baritone (AECG) Set, ABUK strings. As far as I can see, these are unavailable in the UK .... at least, I've yet to find anyone who sells them. Hi Alan, Actually I am using normal Aquila strings that are available from any music store. I have a GCEA set on my bari. They are longer strings than tenor or soprano ukulele strings. I make a low G set up by simply re-arranging the order of the string set by thickness. The thickest becomes my low G string. You can see more detail about this on my jazzyukulele.com web site. Glen
Hi Alan, Actually I am using normal Aquila strings that are available from any music store. I have a GCEA set on my bari. They are longer strings than tenor or soprano ukulele strings. I make a low G set up by simply re-arranging the order of the string set by thickness. The thickest becomes my low G string. You can see more detail about this on my jazzyukulele.com web site. Glen
+Glen Rose remember to be realistic - you will need to put in a bit of work whichever system you use for learning to play the Ukelele I have spent months studying how to play Ukelele and found a fantastic resource at Arthurs Uke Blog (check it out on google)
Glen, I have always called the 4555 chord a Dm6 when it follows a Dm7 and a G9 when it's substituted for a G7. Since I'm self taught, the rules for when to use what names are kinda vague to me. Since I started on the guitar and most of my rhythm chords use strings 2, 3, 4 and 6, I have been switching the 6th string positions to the first string of the uke with some exceptions. (Ma7 played 3x443x on the guitar, becomes 5432 on the uke instead of 4433. I most often use a re-entrant uke, so the same notes in the same octaves are produced.) *I just realized that "self taught" is really not an accurate term. I have learned things from friends, from watching others, from records, from books and articles in magazines, so just because I haven't had a formal teacher doesn't mean I'm self taught. I also took accordion lessons from ages seven to ten and still apply things I learned from my accordion teacher.
You are actually not wrong but there is more to the story. 4555 is both G9 and Dm6. The chords share the same notes if the root is left off of the G9. If you get Jazz Ukulele Workbook One from the website you will see all of the chord tones written and I think you will enjoy understanding the why and how of some chords sharing the same tones.
hi Steven, All ebooks at this point. But you can put them on a flash and take then to a photocopy place and print them with a nice cover. B&W is cheapest.
Low G optimises the sounds of the jazz chords, you say here. I guess so, if you're using the uke as a cut-down guitar. It defeats what makes the ukulele a unique and distinctive instrument though - the high G drone string. So many youtube channels devoted to this instrument and seems most of them use low G.
what you surmise is probably true if you are enjoying playing Hawaiian music.. About 90% of uke lessons and books are devoted to Hawaiian. If you want to play pop, blues or jazz then low G is the way to go.
just close your eyes, click your heels 3 times, get Jazzy Ukulele book and, viola! You are playing jazz chords and progressions. Now go write some jazzy songs!
@@glenrose7925 .... and a very fine instrument too. As an elderly arthritic former guitarist, the reduction in string count, easy fretting and the standard DGBE tuning of the Baritone Uke really suit my needs. My friend (a dedicated uke player) prefers the specialised gCEA long-scale sets that match his accustomed fingering.
This is a wonderful class. Thanks so much. Will help me get to the next level. I’ve only been playing for 2 years.
Glad to hear you like it.
Glen, your cord melody instruction material are excellent. I have been struggling with how to do it and you are showing me the way. Thank you
Glad things are making sense for you with getting the chords and melodies together. What instrument are you on?
Your the best teacher on jazz ukulele,thanks love your tutorials
This is the funniest way to play a uke by far, thanks glen. Jazzy uke totally calls to me
So excited to have found this! I'm getting my first ukulele in a week or so and have been searching for lessons on jazz ukulele. The standards are my favorite! You're fantastic!
Thanks Bri. Glad you like my teaching style. You'll get lots of standards in the Jazzy Ukulele books.
Thank you - you are a wonderful teacher. I have the book but the video really helped.
Thank you Linda. So glad it adds to your playing. You might enjoy this video lessons on the subject also, ua-cam.com/video/g3QhsyHGdQA/v-deo.html
After I saw this I bought the beginner bundle pack and am glad I did! I'd never seen/heard it explained this way before and I've been practicing all over the neck nonstop since I got it! Thank you!!!
Hi Jacob. WOnderful. Glad you get it and are experimenting and making the patterns your own. They are the basic stuff of jazz. In case you want to know, they are called 2-5-1 patterns
You're an awesome teacher! I'm buying your book right now.
Thanks!!!! It's great thing with this jazz progression! It's really easy to learn. From Russia with love.
This is so amazng and so helpful; not to embarass you, but you are the best ukulele teacher I have yet to find on the web
Simple, concise, clear. Great lesson.
Fabulous, thank you! Trying it on my Cordoba Tenor with low G.
Well,I learnt something this morning. Been playing those 9th chords without really knowing their names for a while now. Thanks.
I’m back...having played a “new” King Zephyr Alto sax, Selmer entry level new clarinet, a Clifton Hicks 1917 Banjo ... and harmonicas, falling in love with the Pola brand.
I see you are doing A Man and A Woman tutorial. That’s why I’m back. I need to learn that on my little Kala baritone with a heavy guitar string on the bottom. Looking forward to learning again. Rob in St. Thomas, VI ... home of 🎶〰🌴‘no cruise ship no more mon’
Thank you very much ... yes you did say, 'guitar neck, ... but I know where you are coming from. This is an excellent introduction to jazz style playing for uke ... it was a good idea to put the chord diagrams too .. I stopped the video to copy them down. Looking forward to lesson 2 ... thanks again.
Wow, this is a great video. Super easy to follow along with so far (as an ok player myself).
Thanks!
What a great lesson! Thanks!!
I definitely need to buy your Jazzy Ukulele Bundle.
Hi Sprouting Seed,
You are not wrong. You do indeed see a Bm7b5 chord. Those are the upper four notes of a G9 chord. )Add a G to the bottom and you will see it). It's a typical rootless voicing jazz players use. The chord is also used commonly as a Dm6. Many chords have the same notes. It's the root note that defines them or the context. in this case they are used as part of the most common jazz patterns that jazz players use so the context easily defines it as a G9. If you want to write to me through my web site I will try to explain more to you. The Jazzy Ukulele books study the common jazz patterns that are used to play jazz standards with. jazzyukulele.com
BRILLIANT instruction, Glen!
Looking forward to your return to California to teach.
Doug
San Francisco, CA
i'm from Brasil Glen, thanks for everything.
Thank you!! Had some AHA!! moments. Can't put off the barre chords anymore.....
I really enjoyed this lesson very cool
Great Series
I will be watching more but I have a Ohana baritone I tuned GCEA aquila strings.
when I get my next baritone(a custom spruce house baritone) I will try a DGBE tunings on my Ohana
Question,do you have two metal wond strings on DG and nylon on BE
Thanks
I have low G on soprano tuned in 4ths. EADG.
interesting..🥱
@@glenrose7925 Wrong tuning in comment. GCFA#. Better for me than 5ths.
Having played the ukulele for years I have just bought a tenor guitar, tuned it to DGBE and the Glen Rose lessons have given me plenty to work on. Same fingerings, wonderful sound and as long as I can handle the sore fingers from the steel strings I'm free of the derision heaped on the ukulele player. Sorry...
Ironic how I come upon this video and I live in a town called Glen Rose. Very good, by the way!!!
I'm a jazz standards singer and have only been playing for a year. I have 2 Low G tuned ukes. (I know I'm a rare breed in the uke world; you wouldn't believe the looks and sometimes ugly comments I've gotten). This video has taught me a tremendous amount already! and I can't wait until pay day to get your books! I'm excited!!!
Question: I have an old baritone uke....can you get LOW G, C, E, A strings for it? I've never seen or heard of such a thing!! I'd rather not bend my head trying to remember old guitar chords. Thank you so much, Mr. Rose!
Hi Mia, I am sorry I only just saw your question here on the comments page. It's always best to contact me trough my web site because I will see all letters immediately sent there. I hope you got your question sorted out. The short answer is yes but I am guessing you already discovered the GCEA strings for bari.
Great books, amazing users friendly tutorials!
Thank you, Glen!
Yesterday I was trying to play "I am a fool to want you" in Em key, and there are few killing 5 bars fingers spreads on Em9. Is there any way to avoid it?
It takes me 15 seconds just to place my fingers on the spots (((
Write to my email and I can suggest a couple of things. For starter you can make a beautiful Em9 with mostly open strings.
I see you use Aquila Baritone (AECG) Set, ABUK strings. As far as I can see, these are unavailable in the UK .... at least, I've yet to find anyone who sells them.
good video but I'm not seeing how (7:26) a B, F, A, and D notes could be a G9 chord. You omit the root? Looks more like Bm7b5 to me.
(Bm7b5/F if you are using a high G string instead of a low one)
Awesome stuff … what Uke is he playing?
The links to your website don't work.
Really interesting! Great!
Fantastic thank you 🤩🙏
From : AlanSturgess
I see you use Aquila Baritone (AECG) Set, ABUK strings. As far as I can see, these are unavailable in the UK .... at least, I've yet to find anyone who sells them.
Hi Alan,
Actually I am using normal Aquila strings that are available from any music store. I have a GCEA set on my bari. They are longer strings than tenor or soprano ukulele strings. I make a low G set up by simply re-arranging the order of the string set by thickness. The thickest becomes my low G string. You can see more detail about this on my jazzyukulele.com web site.
Glen
Hi Alan,
Actually I am using normal Aquila strings that are available from any music store. I have a GCEA set on my bari. They are longer strings than tenor or soprano ukulele strings. I make a low G set up by simply re-arranging the order of the string set by thickness. The thickest becomes my low G string. You can see more detail about this on my jazzyukulele.com web site.
Glen
+Glen Rose remember to be realistic - you will need to put in a bit of work whichever system you use for learning to play the Ukelele I have spent months studying how to play Ukelele and found a fantastic resource at Arthurs Uke Blog (check it out on google)
Glen, I have always called the 4555 chord a Dm6 when it follows a Dm7 and a G9 when it's substituted for a G7. Since I'm self taught, the rules for when to use what names are kinda vague to me.
Since I started on the guitar and most of my rhythm chords use strings 2, 3, 4 and 6, I have been switching the 6th string positions to the first string of the uke with some exceptions. (Ma7 played 3x443x on the guitar, becomes 5432 on the uke instead of 4433. I most often use a re-entrant uke, so the same notes in the same octaves are produced.)
*I just realized that "self taught" is really not an accurate term. I have learned things from friends, from watching others, from records, from books and articles in magazines, so just because I haven't had a formal teacher doesn't mean I'm self taught.
I also took accordion lessons from ages seven to ten and still apply things I learned from my accordion teacher.
You are actually not wrong but there is more to the story. 4555 is both G9 and Dm6. The chords share the same notes if the root is left off of the G9. If you get Jazz Ukulele Workbook One from the website you will see all of the chord tones written and I think you will enjoy understanding the why and how of some chords sharing the same tones.
Hi Glen,
Do you have hard copies of lesson books or are they just electronic downloads?
hi Steven, All ebooks at this point. But you can put them on a flash and take then to a photocopy place and print them with a nice cover. B&W is cheapest.
@@glenrose7925
Thank you for the quick response.
And your teaching is awesome...
Did you replace the g string with a thicker string or just tune a skinny string an octave lower ?
@Earth Jam 5000 - the G string is fatter. Often sold in sets as the "Low G" option, and sometimes written "GCEA" rather than gCEA". HTH
Glen...What kind of ukulele is best for jazz playing? Soprano, concert or tenor?
They are all good. The sound is a little bigger as the instrument gets bigger.
hey man :O did you buy your ukulele like that or you change the first string by yourself ??!! Special Jazzy Ukulele ??
Low G optimises the sounds of the jazz chords, you say here. I guess so, if you're using the uke as a cut-down guitar. It defeats what makes the ukulele a unique and distinctive instrument though - the high G drone string. So many youtube channels devoted to this instrument and seems most of them use low G.
what you surmise is probably true if you are enjoying playing Hawaiian music.. About 90% of uke lessons and books are devoted to Hawaiian. If you want to play pop, blues or jazz then low G is the way to go.
is concert ukulele or tenor?
Thank you. I learned a lot from your youtube.
why does this Uke look so big? tenor or Baritone?
I play my baritone on the song Aspettami a Pink Martini cover here on You tube
Thanks again
OOps- I did say guitar neck, didn't I?
thank you, wonderful
Hi DeRoy,
I'm playing a bari but it is strung GCEA like a tenor. Come to my web site to see how I go about it if you like. jazzyukulele.com
I loose flat pics all the time. Don't worry you will eventually find it. I know from experience I always eventually do.
that does look like my wife's kala..
referred by mentee Ukulele Mike Facebook page
Glen, you said guitar neck. I knew it.
I am now embarrassed at thinking jazz is beyond my grasp! 🤩
just close your eyes, click your heels 3 times, get Jazzy Ukulele book and, viola! You are playing jazz chords and progressions. Now go write some jazzy songs!
oh i thought you played the baritone sorry about that you can relax.
It's a bari tuned like a tenor. GCEA
@@glenrose7925 .... and a very fine instrument too. As an elderly arthritic former guitarist, the reduction in string count, easy fretting and the standard DGBE tuning of the Baritone Uke really suit my needs. My friend (a dedicated uke player) prefers the specialised gCEA long-scale sets that match his accustomed fingering.
But he ain't no Glen Ross
But I have used my uke in may karate battles.
Might as well use a guitar