If you are just getting acquainted with this awesome instrument -- whether you hail from a traditional ukulele background, a guitar background, or are brand new to musical instruments in general -- we’d highly recommend starting your journey with this thoughtful and detailed introduction to the baritone from All For Uke:
If you are a beginner considering purchasing your first baritone, we'd highly recommend either the Makala Baritone ($109) or the Satin Mahogany Baritone ($159) for the best value.
With the instrument in playing position, and counting from the open top string to the open bottom string, it's tuned to D-G-B-E. This is referred to as the
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On the music theory side, the Standard Tuning (GCEA) is 2 ½ steps higher than the Baritone Tuning (DGBE). Practically speaking, this is the equivalent of five frets of difference.
The Baritone Ukulele is also strung in an ascending order of pitch. This means that when strummed from the top down, the open strings ascend from lowest pitch to highest pitch, with the “D” string as the lowest and the “E” string as the highest. This is referred to in music as a
In the Standard Tuning, however, the open strings do not ascend from lowest to highest. Rather, the middle “C” string has the lowest pitch. This is referred to in music as a
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The Baritone Tuning is 2 ½ steps lower than the Standard Tuning, which is the equivalent of 5 frets of difference. With this in mind, there are two quick ways to use your baritone with a standard ukulele tutorial:
By placing a capo on the 5th fret of a baritone, you will directly mimic the Standard Tuning. The capo is an extremely helpful tool for ukulele and guitar players alike to quickly transpose their instrument. Check out our blog on the capo to learn more.
If you do not have a capo, or prefer not to use one, you can achieve the same effect by shifting your chord formations five frets higher on the neck of your baritone and barring your chords. This can be tricky for beginners!
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In the long term, we’d recommend familiarizing yourself with the unique chord voicings of the baritone. This will provide you with greater musical context, flexibility and options for transposition and accompaniment on the instrument.
Baritones have their own string sets unique to their tuning and size. With the rise of popularity for this size, most ukulele string manufacturers now have a variety of offerings for baritone.
Every Kala baritone uke comes stock with the Aquila Super Nylgut Baritone strings. For more variations in tone and texture, check out additional sets like the Aquila Red and Aquila Lava.
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The process of re-stringing here is actually identical to any standard Soprano, Concert, or Tenor ukulele, while adhering instead to the Baritone Tuning (DGBE).
If you use a clip-on tuner or the Kala Ukulele App to assist with your tuning, be sure that your tuner is set to “Chromatic” rather than “Ukulele” or “Standard.” Most tuners do not have a dedicated Baritone Tuning setting.
Similar to the smaller ukulele sizes, anticipate at least 1 week for new strings to settle in, stretch out, and achieve a more desired tension for playing and holding their tune.
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Guitar players may quickly find it to be very familiar: the Baritone Tuning of DGBE is identical to the bottom 4 strings of a guitar’s standard tuning (EADGBE)
For an easy comparison in size, baritones are just a tad smaller than the popular “Baby Taylor” acoustic guitar size. Kala baritones have an average scale length of 20.25, ” making them just about 2” shorter than the Baby Taylor (BT1) (22.75”)
Due to its larger size and lower tuning, the baritone presents a unique playing and tonal experience from the traditional ukulele sizes, with so many avenues for exploration:
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As a lower tuning than the standard ukulele, try using your baritone to accompany other ukuleles by strumming and harmonizing in an ensemble setting or to uniquely contrast and compliment tenor, alto, and soprano vocals.
As a smaller size than guitar, note the additional tonal clarity your baritone is capable of when fulfilling, or complimenting, the warm role of a nylon string guitar in a live or studio mix.
As a similar size to the mandolin and banjo, try exploring the viability of the baritone to provide rhythm and melody support alongside other folk instruments, especially while muting the base of the strings at the bridge of the instrument with your palm. This technique is commonly referred to as “palm muting.”
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For some inspiration, we recommend checking out some of the incredible Kala Artists that champion this instrument, including dodie, mxmtoon, Ari Chi, Boris Mogilevski, Vana Liya, Hula Hi-Fi and Cyrille Aimée
With its growing following and broadening musical application, the baritone’s presence has grown in our instrument catalog significantly to where it is today. With over 10 instrument offerings in this size, Kala is the primary designer and builder for baritone ukuleles globally.
The Makala and Satin Mahogany baritones represent the most classic and economic options available anywhere. One of the ukulele’s most traditionally used woods, the mahogany body provides a soft and balanced tone that pairs nicely with this larger size, at an affordable price.
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For lovers of a gloss finish, the Gloss Mahogany, Ziricote, and Solid Cedar Acacia Baritone represent a wide variety of woods all united by a signature high-gloss sheen. The Solid Cedar Acacia 8-String Baritone is its own unique world for players too; you can learn more about this instrument in our 6 and 8 string ukulele blog here.
For those interested in being able to plug in and play, whether for a practice amp or an onstage gig, the Satin Mahogany Baritone w/ EQ and Solid Spruce Ebony Baritone Cutaway w/ EQ are both acoustic-electric baritone ukuleles that come pre-outfitted with an on-board tuner and pickup for amplified play.
The Solid Acacia Baritone is the cream of the crop for the serious player: an all-solid acacia wood build with beautiful natural figuring and a crystal clear tone.
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New to the Kala Baritone family are the unique and affordable Teak Baritone (available with EQ and without), the smooth Satin Koa model (pictured below), and the top-of-the-line Kala Metropolitan™ All Solid Cedar Trembesi Cutaway (also pictured below).It has a larger body and longer neck than other ukulele sizes, which gives it a more resonant sound and a wider tonal range.
The baritone ukulele can be thought of either as a smaller version of the guitar, or a larger version of the ukulele. Unlike regular ukuleles which are tuned to GCEA, the four strings of the bari are tuned a fourth down to DGBE (Fig. 1.), the same as the top four strings of a guitar.
Because of this tuning, some players consider the baritone ukulele to be a miniature guitar, while others prefer to tune it back up to the regular GCEA tuning in order to attain a more classic ukulele sound.
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The baritone ukulele was first created by Hawaiian instrument makers in the 1800s to emulate a Portugese machete. It was later sold commercially in the United States around 1950, and the credit for the American design is contested between guitarists Arthur Godfrey or Herk Favilla, both of whom developed the instrument around the same time. Godfrey commissioned another musician named Eddie Connor to design a larger, lower pitched ukulele. The resulting uke was put into production in the late 1950s in Massachusetts.
Herk also developed his own ukulele in the 1940s. His design was intended to be a smaller version of the guitar for beginners. He began selling them through his family’s guitar store in the 1950s.
All ukuleles consist of a tuning mechanism, the neck and fretboard, and the body. While some baris are made from manufactured materials such as metal or plastic, most are made from timber. Ukuleles with faces made up of whole pieces of solid wood timber are more expensive and less durable, but have a more resonant sound. Other ukuleles used laminated wood for the sides and back end but still use a solid piece for the top, since this side has the most effect on the tone quality of the instrument.
Baritone Ukulele Tuning
The type of timber used can vary greatly. Koa is a wood native to Hawaii, making it the traditional choice. Koa has a balanced and rich sound. Spruce, Mahogany, and Cedar are other common choices, and each alter the sound of the uke from bright to warm to sweet and mellow.
The construction of baritone ukuleles can vary, but the ukulele used for the creation of the following spectra (fig. 2.) has these characteristics:
The ukulele is part of the lute family. Lutes consist of a resonating body with a light, resonant shell and a soundboard. The soundboard has a hole in it called the sound hole which effectively radiates lower resonances. The strings of a ukulele are stretched across the neck and are connected to the bridge, which is connected to the body. Once plucked, energy is input into the string, which causes the string to vibrate with a particular harmonic spectrum depending on the shape of the string (fig 3.1). The energy is then transferred via the bridge to the body, or
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