![]() The ukulele’s sound can be described as soft, sweet, and happy. So, just like with a five-string banjo, ukuleles start high before going from low to high. Starting from the fourth string, the tuning is G, C, E, A. While there are plenty of different tunings used on ukuleles, the most common tuning is C. They also don’t use the same tuning as a guitar. Ukuleles use nylon strings, similar to classical guitars. This alone arguably makes them easier to learn than guitar. But ukuleles also only have four strings as opposed to the six found on guitars. Obviously, the main difference is the smaller size of a ukulele compared to a guitar. It has a similar body shape and fretboard to an acoustic guitar. The ukulele is quite similar to the guitar, often being called a mini guitar. It is based on other small, Portuguese guitar-like instruments like the machete and cavaquinho. Perhaps the only other guitar-like instrument as famous as the banjo, the ukulele is a small stringed instrument from Hawaii. But the most famous group recently that featured banjo prominently is probably Mumford and Sons. The Banjo has also been used by plenty of rock bands like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and The Who. Combined with the design of its body, this gives the banjo its recognizable thin, twangy, almost tinny sound. Banjo players usually favor open tunings like open G (G, D, G, B, D).īanjo strings are also much lighter than guitar strings. ![]() Instead of going from lowest to highest, the fourth to first strings are tuned low to high, with the fifth string being tuned the highest.īanjos are also not tuned to the same E, A, D, G, B, E as guitars. The five-string banjo also has the unique feature of having the fifth string starting at the fifth fret instead of going all the way to the headstock.įive-string banjos are also tuned differently. ![]() A banjo’s body is round and features a plastic, sometimes animal skin, or a membrane stretched over a resonator.Īnd instead of the normal six strings of a guitar, banjos often only have four or five strings. These days it is perhaps more associated with genres like bluegrass and country.Īlthough the banjo is quite similar to the guitar, there are several significant differences. First created by African slaves in the Caribbean and North America, the banjo was originally a folk instrument. The banjo is perhaps the most well-known and recognizable guitar-like instrument. ![]()
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