I know all this information but the lady is so pleasant, I can’t stop watching the video

If you put a capo on the 5th fret of a baritone you can play GCEA

You're a very good teacher!

Oh my! You have a Lohanu! I immediately recognized the logo. A Lohanu concert was my FIRST EVER uke, which I bought because I was intrigued with the instrument and it was a great price. I can never find any reviews or even random videos of people playing them. But I LOVE my Lohanu, very well made, and it is a great value. Since then, I have been buying mostly Kalas (tenor, super tenor, baritone), all of which I love and all of which are great values for the quality. These days, I mostly play my Kala baritone, but I still enjoy getting out my little Lohanu concert and singing along with it.

Another reason is the spacing of the frets. I have old, large arthritic hands and it is a lot easier for me to play the baritone uke with with more room for my fingers.

You are an excellent teacher, making clear all these differences ! Thank you for helping clarify my understanding and buying intentions!

I have just purchased a baritone ukulele & your session explained really well the similarities between the acoustic guitar (that I usually play) and the baritone uke. I like your teaching style where you present up close to the camera, each chord position on the different instruments. Well done !!! Cheers, Pat

I love the baritone. It sounds gorgeous and rich. Thank you for explaining the differences. Another wonderful video.

Hi Jodi. I am 73 years old and have played guitar since 1960. However my arthritis has caught up with me and It's too painful for me. I tried the mandolin but it just sounded too harsh. Not too long ago I started on the Guitalele and have two of them . I really like them and have bought a Banjolele like yours. When I saw your video I realized how perfect the Baritone would be for me. Great job. I have ordered the Kala but a regular Baritone otherwise the same model. Just waiting for it to arrive. I'm very excited and can't wait to get it. Thanks for the inspiration.

Just so much better then a lot of reviews out there

I like your presentation and enjoyed your warm ways. Thanks.

I just love the way you explain things...

Brilliant explanation, very useful, thank you!

Best video about baritone and diferences with rest ukeleles. Congrats

I just ordered my baritone uke, but have held off watching any videos about songs since I don't want to jump the gun. But this was a good way to just explain the instrument, and I can get prepared. I am the kid that all the choir teachers told to move my lips and not make a sound, until 2nd grade of Secondary School. I joked that I was born with two left ears until I was 65. And then I bought a digital piano (like my Mom) and have really geeked out on music theory ever since. My daughter loaned me her tenor ukulele, and I then ordered a low G uke and love it. I'm trying to play baroque songs on the uke, but I have to work on my technique. I subbed to your channel and will start watching for tips as soon as it comes in. In the meantime, I'll check out your "normal" videos. Merci.

Hi @GirlMeetsUke, I AM SO HAPPY I CLICKED ON YOUR CHANNEL!!! I LOVE THIS VIDEO! It’s just the information I was searching for & I love your sing along tutorial!!! I just attended a Uke meet up & they handed me a uke to use & we played & sang that Wagon Wheel song among others! NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE searching for my new uke!!! ❤ PS, I love your voice, you can really sing!!! And my favorite is the baritone! I’ve always wanted to learn to play guitar so I am definitely getting the baritone uke at some point! I want all 4 of them!!! 😂

Can't wait to get one! I ordered a kala waterman soprano

Excellent in depth video, thanks

I love the Baritone for its similarity in sound and notes to the guitar. If you like playing along to the Beatles or Buddy Holly it's perfect.

Jodi, I'm really enjoying your videos! Like you, I play my baritone to automatically transpose songs. Not having a wide vocal range, I find that many songs in the standard ukulele repertoire are just too high or too low for me to sing along to by about half an octave. Transposing to another key would be way too much effort for a beginning musician like myself. So for those songs, I just pick up my baritone and using the same chord fingerings I normally would on my concert ukulele, magically, I can sing to them. At this point, I don't even worry about what the new key might be, it's just a key that works for my voice. (In fact, that's what people used to do back in the 1920's and 30's. They frequently didn't read music or even tune to a standard key, they just tuned to a pitch that was easy to sing to.) Then when I want to play with a group, I can simply take my concert ukulele or put a capo on the baritone and play along using the chord fingerings I've already learned for those songs. By the way, I have a Kala SBG solid spruce top mahogany baritone, which is a sister to yours, and I love it! Recently I ordered "Uncle Zac's Bari to Soprano and Back Chord Chart for Ukulele" so when I'm ready I can learn more about transposing between baritones and the other ukuleles.

Thank you 🙏 very informative

Hi Jodi! Thank you for this video! This is hands down the best explanation of the similarities and differences between regular ukulele, baritone ukulele, and guitar I have seen. I wish I would have seen it when I was baritone shopping. I remember being really confused when trying to figure out if everything I knew about ukulele would translate to the baritone. I went ahead and bought one because I loved the sound so much that I was willing to risk having to learn new chords ;)

Good info, thanks!

Thanks just ordered a baritone. Im a guitar player aswell btw.

That was a lot of great info about baritones, most of which I didn't know. I have a feeling it will be a long time before I consider adding one to my uke family. My dwindling number of neurons has a hard time remembering standard uke chords :)

Ive also learned that you can put a capo on the 5th fret to bring the baritone uke to a standard uke tuning

Thank you so much.

Hi Madam, I am from India, after watching your video I got full idea of the Ukulele. Thanks

First of all, I'm really enjoying your channel and this is a great topic. You explain it very well. I do want to get a baritone, but I would use a gcea tuning. I just love the way it sounds tuned that way. I don't have any interest in playing the guitar, though. None at all. That being said, I love stringed instruments and I wouldn't be surprised if I changed my mind one day, lol. Thanks again! Great video!

Charming video. love your singing and playing style.

Thank you for this awesome tutorial!! I’m getting a baritone so I can play easier guitar bar chords 🙂 I’ll subscribe for more of your hints. Also looking for a 5 or 6 stringed tenor cause it sounds so heavenly.

This was really helpful, thank you! I've played soprano/concert ukes for years and I've been thinking I'd like to add baritone. A music store chain near me is going out of business (😢) and everything is on sale. After watching this, I definitely feel like it's time to take the plunge!

Hi GirlMeetsUke, an excellent Presentation, that all viewers appreciate.!! ... Many viewers, may wish to use the same chord shape on all Uke's. including the Baritone, it's an age/memory thing where all Uke chord shapes can be used including the Baritone by Re-tuning at the time their Uke is received, to GCEA, as long as 2 strings are Wound, & 2 are just Normal not Wound.!! Cheers Geoff

G'day i luv my Tenor, & had it for 20 years, i also like the deeper tones, so i bought a AUS$100 Bari, it came with 2 wound & 2 nylon strings, So i just , tuned it to GCEA with my Tuner.!!, No Problems.!! ... Now I'm lookin' to buy a Bari Size Bass, with the Rubber or Plastic strings.!! There appears to be a couple on the market, again i like the Low Notes, i'll try Gumtree.!! Cheers Geoff

Great explanation of the baritone ukulele Jodi! Can we expect you playing a song on it that has slide?

When I was a small child, my dad played the guitar and I wanted to learn but my hand was too small to reach across even a standard guitar neck so I started learning on a baritone uke because the tuning was the same as the bottom four strings of a guitar. I think young guitar students should be taught initially on a baritone uke

My favorite IS the baritone. I am a classical guitarist and the baritone is the closest one to a guitar as far as size, sound, and tuning.

Hi Jodi, I love your channel! Very informative! I am wondering if you bought your Baritone from Amazon and if so did you have to take it in to be set up? I'm curious what strings come on it, you mentioned your D and G or both wound. I do own a Baritone that I received from a patron, it was in bad condition and I had it repaired and now it's beautiful but I'm not sure what it is. He bought it in the late 60's or early 70's so it's super warm and mellow.

I love you channel🥰. I bought a Nice Baritone Ukulele and had it restrung like a tenor as I the space between the strings but now find that strings are quite tight and hurts the fingers. I feel now I should have left it like a Baritone and bought a nice tenor. Any advice?

Brilliant video and thank you for sharing. I'm looking into the Bari and have a concert at present. I am a beginner and love the size of the Baritone however I am conscious the chord shapes are the same. Would this mean I could still play along with videos etc using those chord shapes but just in a lower key (still sounding in rhythms/tune) and still be creating a good tune? Or would I need to be able to actually read music and change the chords altogether? See the way I currently see it is that I could follow play along Uke vids following the diagrams but realising I am not actually playing a G but a D in my mind.. really nice video but I'm so attracted to Baritone.. always wanted to play guitar but think I can learn both lots of chords with a challenge.. subscribed! Thnx in advance.. great vids

I would have thought that you might have mentioned how valuable it can be to have a capo for your baritone uke. Not only can you capo the 5th fret and be playing your chord patterns in the standard uke patterns and key, but you also have the ability to drop your key down by up to four 1/2 steps if needed for your vocals. It's like having multiple ukes in one! You did kind of allude to this when you illustrated the similar tunings on baritone 5th fret vs tenor, concert & soprano, fair enough, but try using a capo (5th fret baritone) and you'll make some amazing discoveries. I would recommend the baritone for any beginner, BECAUSE they can capo the 5th and learn standard uke chord patterns just as easily. I did enjoy your video though, and will definitely watch a few more. Thanks for taking the time to put them out.

The chord shapes on the baritone to match the key on the smaller Ukeleles are generally not madly difficult although some are almost impossible but can be avoided but the sound is just great and as you some songs even better in the key G. Using the same chord shapes you would use on the Tenor ,concert, and soprano. Cheers

For a beginner, should I purchase baritone ukelele? I long to learn guitar later. I thought it would be easier to learn baritone ukele compared with guitar.

Scenario: Dude has a C-tuned harmonica. If you have a simple song that begins with a C-chord, you can slap the capo on the 5th fret and play the chords you already know, as if you were playing a standard ukulele. If he has a G-tuned harmonica, you can take the capo off and play the chords you already know, as if you were playing a standard ukulele. And so on. I’ve been playing baritone for years and never bothered to learn the new chord names... although it wouldn’t hurt to do so.

Very informative, thank you! I’ve only been playing ukulele for a couple months, and I recently purchased a baritone because I love the sound. I knew the tuning would be different, and as you suggested, I may set it aside for awhile until I’m more proficient at my standard ukuleles (I have a concert and a tenor). My 56 year old brain can only handle so much! LOL. I think the Baritone Boot Camp lessons from Uke Like The Pros should be very helpful when the time comes. Stay well!

As a septuagenarian, with no musical training, I like to pick out tunes I recall from anywhere in my life. If a song is written in "C" it will be "C" on my tenor and "G" on my baritone using the same strings. Since I don't read music very well, I get help with the rhythum from KZfaq.

Can you capo at 5th fret and use the same fingerings as a tenor uke? I'm a guitarist wanting to learn uke.

Hey! I have a concert and am considering buying a baritone, do you think the frets’ size is much bigger? There are some notes i cant play on an electric guitar so I’m afraid I won’t be able to play them on the baritone ukulele!

Those who know a little music theory--the 1 - 4 - 5 concept of chord progression, can think of it this way: When playing the Uke, go 5 note chord progressions up (example a Uke C chord going up 5 note chords (C.D.E.F.G), is the same chord shape as a Baritone's G chord). You can remember that by thinking, ah, a Ukulele is small so go up 5 chord steps. When playing the Baritone, go up only 4 note chord progressions (a G chord going up only 4 note chord progressions becomes a C (G.A.B.C) and is the same chord shape as a Ukulele's C chord. You can remember that by thinking, ah, a Baritone goes down in size compared to the Ukulele. In this way, you. can instantly transpose because you know the 4 and the 5 in every key.

hello mam i want to learn guitar but i think it's gonna be tough so should i start with baritone... and do i have to search guitar chords if i want to play baritone on any song

I have a kala ka-b arriving shortly. Is it going to have steel springs ? I was under the impression all the uses didn’t ! 😱

Hi! I want to know where did you get that Tenor ukulele…

Hello there, this may be a stupid question. I have 2 guitars and arthritis has caught up with me. Can I take off the two bottom 2 strings and play it like a Baritone?? lol

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I gave up standard uke for Baritone. Took me a year to learn fret board..

I love my Baritone, I just wish the authentic pros would stand out and be counted, instead of it just being a transition to the guitar.

Increase the volume please. Thank you.

Why not just re-tune your Baritone, as Supplied to GCEA. ??????

Kg

I love the sound of bari Ukuleles but then people are going to expect me to play guitar and I have zero interest in guitar

Please! The relative tone spacing between strings on a baritone are EXACTLY the same as 'standard' ukes, meaning ALL THE UKE CHORD SHAPES WORK, they're just a 4th lower on the baritone. So your C is now a G, your A minor is now an E minor, so on. When you say, "all the chords are different", you SCARE most uke players away from this instrument. Makes me really sad. If you know a dozen uke chords, then you already know a dozen baritone uke chords. OK, enough.

You're kinda losin' me with all the rambling...I dig you though. Pretty awesome. This is the first I've watched you, going to scamper and look for tutorials for baritone, I got one three days ago...I'm a little confused. Guitar players always say it's exactly the same but it isn't.