lama wrote "As I recall, Joni learned to play a baritone ukulele first because it was more affordable than a guitar."
joni first studied piano before playing the uke, then she took up guitar & she learned some chords from a pete seeger songbook...she switched to alt tunings because of her polio, it was hard to form standard tuning chords with her hands... my guess is once she started using these alt chords, she just fooled around with what sounded interesting to her...that has been my experience with alt tunings...that is the beauty of these tunings...it frees you up to go places where you might not ordinarily go musically... ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ********************************************
