![]() ![]() If you don’t (yet) have a clip-on ukulele tuner, grab one from here, the Amazon Affiliates shopfront, with lots of other ukuleles and accessories to choose from. In the interests of transparency, we are part of the amazon referral scheme so if hundreds or thousands of you buy based on links you clicked via us, we may make a few pence. It works by detecting the frequency of vibrations of your ukulele to tell you which note it is and is usually accurate, so long as the batteries are charged. The ukulele is a very social instrument, so I recommend you get a clip-on ukulele tuner. I mean, you can get a free app on your phone to help you to find which note each string is tuned to, but they aren’t great if you’re in a noisy environment or with other ukulele players. I recommend you get a clip-on ukulele tuner. In short, it works better in noisy environments and tends to be more accurate. If you’re new to music, you’ll probably need assistance. Tuning your ukulele using a tuning device: This is true for different sizes of ukulele including (smallest to the largest size, more on size later) sopranino, soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles, which are all tuned in this way using these notes. Standard ukulele tuning is known as ‘re-entrant tuning’, which means it re-enters the scale again on the G-string (da dum tss), so doesn’t move lower in pitch from knees to nose. Played ‘open’ (that means not pressing your fingers down on any strings) and strumming, these notes make either the chord of C6 or Am7. Not so with the ukulele, which has what’s known as ‘re-entrant tuning’. ![]() This will feel odd if you’ve not heard it before, as we grow up listening to the guitar, and the guitar strings (from knees to nose) get lower in pitch. If that makes no sense, the C note is the lowest. If you play piano, C = middle C, and the others are the ones above middle C in that octave. All ukuleles (except for baritones) strings are tuned to the notes (from nose to knees) G, C, E, A.
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