How to tune your ukulele
There are multiple ways to tune your ukulele. These are some examples:
- Electronic Tuner
- Piano (or other instrument)
- Ukulele strings can tune each other
- Online Tuner
Electronic Tuner
There are two main types of electronic ukulele tuners.
- The first and easier tuner clips onto the top of your ukulele and when you pluck a string, it tells you whether it is too sharp(too high) or flat(too low).
- The second and slightly harder tuner plays a note and you tune your string (by ear) to the same note.
Piano
Tuning a ukulele off a piano is a very simple operation. The strings are tuned in the middle key and the G string is tuned off the middle G key, the C string is tuned off the middle C key, the E string is tuned off the middle E key and the A string is tuned off the middle A key.
Ukulele Strings
There is a method that you must follow to tune the strings on your ukulele from the strings on your ukulele. This method involves tuning by ear.
You may want to tune the G string after just in case as the strings stretch the fretboard when they are being tuned.
- Tune the G string (you can use any of the above methods to do this!) .
- Place your finger on the G string on the second fret and tune the A string from the G string.
- Place your finger on the E string on the third fret and tune the E string from the G string.
- Place your finger on the C string on the fourth fret and tune the C string from the E string.
You may want to tune the G string after just in case as the strings stretch the fretboard when they are being tuned.
Online Tuner
Unfortunately, we do not have an online tuner available but here are some links that we hope you find helpful:
http://ukutuner.com/
http://www.get-tuned.com/online_ukulele_tuner.php
http://ukebuddy.com/ukulele-tuner
http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulele-tuner/
http://www.ukeschool.com/ukulele/lessons/uke_tuner.html
http://ukutuner.com/
http://www.get-tuned.com/online_ukulele_tuner.php
http://ukebuddy.com/ukulele-tuner
http://www.ukuleletricks.com/ukulele-tuner/
http://www.ukeschool.com/ukulele/lessons/uke_tuner.html
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