The smoothest fretting-hand movement from chord to chord in ukulele playing relies on the most logical fingerings of chords. Since most chords can be fingered in more than one way, players have to be open to using alternate and sometimes unconventional fingerings.
These alternate tunings will reward you with fresh sounds
Ukulelezaza (Remco Houtman-Janssen) wrote “Downhill” in 2007 while improvising on a Martin Style 2 taropatch he had just acquired. The taropatch is long gone, but “Downhill” is in every set Ukulelezaza plays. Enjoy the TAB and notation below.
As a second-generation member of “The Wrecking Crew,” Michael Anthony's strings appeared on many memorable recordings, including ukulele on Burt Bacharach's “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head."
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The tuning is spelled F C F G; the high fourth string functions similarly to the banjo’s fifth string and acts as a drone throughout the piece
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