Ukulele Tunings

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Common Ukulele Tunings

Many tuning are possible. Here are the common tunings.

Any tuning is possible on a ukulele as long as the construction supports it and a string is available.

Here are the most common tunings for the Ukulele shown in concert pitch.

To finally memorize the names of the notes on the ukulele fingerboard. Check out my book Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard below.

C Tunings

C Tuning

C Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. The same as the higher four strings of a standard tuned guitar with a capo at the fifth fret with string four "G" one octave higher.

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C Tuning, Low "G"

Key of "C" Low 'G' Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. Same as Key of "C" Tuning but with string four one octave lower. This is the same as placing a capo at the fifth fret of a standard tuned guitar.

D Tunings

D Tuning

Key "D" Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. The same as the higher four strings of a standard tuned guitar with a capo at the seventh fret with string four "A" one octave higher.

D Tuning, Low "A"

Key "D" Tuning , Low 'A' Tuning - For Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukulele. The same as the higher four strings of a standard tuned guitar with a capo at the seventh fret.

G Tuning

G Tuning

Key of "G" Tuning - For Baritone and Tenor ukulele. The same as the higher four strings of a standard tuned guitar. So you already know how to play the Baritone and Tenor Ukulele.

String 4 can also be tuned up one octave. A tuning that the great jazz ukulele player Lyle Ritz favors.

More Tuning Information

 

Here are the tuning recommendations of several prominent ukulele musicians:

Byron Yasui's recommend ukulele tunings:
  • Soprano - A D F# B
  • Concert (Alto) - G C E A
  • Tenor - F Bb D G
  • Baritone - Eb Ab C F
Joel Eckhaus's recommend ukulele tunings:
  • Soprano - A D F# B
  • Concert (Alto) - G C E A
  • Tenor - E A C# F#
  • Baritone - D G B E

Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard

Finally learn the ukulele fingerboard

It is absolutely amazing the number of guitar players and ukulele players that do not know the names of the notes (each fret) on their own instruments. This is a phenomenon not found on most other instruments.

Knowing the names of the notes of the fingerboard is not the same as reading standard music notation. Each fret on each string has at least one name and a music symbol associated with it. Just knowing at least one of the possible names of the frets is quite liberating.

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Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard

Finally learn names of the notes of the ukulele fingerboard. Learning the notes of your own instrument allows you the flexibility of having to remember so many shapes. There are way too many chord, scale and notes patterns to remember all the shapes.

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Here is a series of UkuleleLessons for learning the ukulele fingerboard.

Standard Music Notation - C Tuning

This tuning is common for Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukuleles.

Standard Music Notation - D Tuning

This tuning is common for Soprano, Concert and Tenor ukuleles.

Standard Music Notation - G Tuning

This tuning is common for Tenor and Baritone ukuleles.

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