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Anthology of Alternate Ukulele Tunings

Twelve originals in seven alternate tunings

While Hawaiian slack key guitar masters use a great variety of alternate tunings, ukulele players are usually stuck in major sixth tunings (albeit in differing pitches, and linear or re-entrant). Retuning a couple of strings—or even just one—can help one discover new sonic worlds, makes some elusive voicings possible, and, in general, stimulates inspiration.

In this volume, Choan Gálvez introduces seven alternate tunings you can work on using a regular low G string set.