When the pitches are matching, the warbly sound will be gone and the two sounds will ring smoother against each other like this:. This will allow you to follow along with me. Learning to play ukulele is going to feel awkward at first, so embrace it and press through it.
You can do this! If that is the case, then, you will need to re-string your strings in the opposite order and tune accordingly. Do not flip the ukulele around or play it upside down. Baritone tuning is used on baritone ukuleles and sometimes even on tenor ukuleles.
This ukulele tuning is equivalent to the tuning of the last four strings on a guitar. If you have a baritone ukulele and wish to follow along with my lessons, follow this guide here. This tuning is popular for soprano ukuleles or banjoleles. Some find this tuning to be a bit sweeter in tone. Canadian tuning is nearly identical to English tuning except you tune the top a-string down an octave. This tuning is popular for concert and tenor ukuleles. As a general rule of thumb, plan to change your ukulele strings every three months or so with regular daily playing.
Old ukulele strings begin to sound duller and not as lively. Every ukulele responds differently to different strings, so I recommend to experiment and have fun with it! See which strings sound best on your ukulele. Discover how to make music on the ukulele even if you've never played an instrument in your life with the free Learn To Play Ukulele Today video lesson course. Join the course and get four lessons with 14 step-by-step videos that have helped thousands make music for the first time.
Enter your details:. I like the low G sound on it too much, although sometimes I wish I had a concert or soprano uke for that reentrant sound. I set my pitch at instead of on all strings so I get on the A string. Do I have to get a different G string?
Keith, most people find that a different G string works a lot better. I have a wound G string verses a nylon string. This helps keep tension on the string.
The best thing to do is tune your G all the way down an octave and give it a try. Hope this helps! All the ukes and guitars and pianos are using it.
Newbie question. Also, do they ever stop stretching? I just keep cranking them back into tune. I think I have seen some string sets out there that are created for a whole step up, but they seem to be hard to track down.
Strings will always stretch and change a little bit depending on the temperature and humidity. For me, I always like to tune my ukulele before I pick it up and play it, even though my ukulele holds pretty good tune.
I always tune my Makala before playing also. Seems to work pretty well. The stock strings seem to have an infinite amount of stretch, but they seem to stay in relative tune fairly well. Thanks again for you reply! As you might have guessed I am totally new to this!
Hey Danielle, ahhh yes, sometimes tuning can make you break a string. Especially drastic tuning like a low G tuning. The best thing to do is to get a special low G tuning string set. The chord positions will be the same for English tuning, but the pitch will sound a whole step up, because you are tuned up a whole step. Does that make sense? Good stuff, as ever! Hence the fact that so many ukulele chords are the same shape as guitar chords without the lowest two strings….
You talk about being able to have a ukelele in tune with itself — I have a makala soprano? Is this a generic fault with the makala, or have I got a bad one? My daughter is playing it, I have close to perfect pitch, and the out of tune chords are driving me crazy.
I imagine that this is an intonation issue with the Makala ukulele. Some cheaper ukuleles have these sorts of issues. If you have a decent year, this will drive you crazy. Whenever I have an intonation issue, sometimes I hold down the strings at the 3rd fret and tune those, since usually you notice these intonation issues when you are playing chords and holding down notes.
Best of luck! Hey Alisa, you might try putting new strings to see if that helps with the tuning. Hi, I have a question regarding tuning but can not find an answer, so I give it a try here… My ukulele is tuned in the English A,D,F ,G,B But why do no one tune up the F into a G, then you will have the same tuning as a guitar except the E-strings.
I found this easier since I have played guitar before. Is there anything that is wrong with this? I say tune it that way and see what you think! Hi, thanks for your quick replay. Yes, my idea is to tune up the F half step to G than I can play the chord pattern in the same way as on the guitar except the high and low E. I will give it a try.
Thank you! You can use my free online ukulele tuner to tune your baritone ukulele. If you can, I recommend purchasing a set of strings in standard tuning designed for baritone ukuleles. Warren, thanks for the comment! I have never used pitch pipes to tune my ukulele.
I prefer the ease and accuracy of a chromatic tuner. Say I do change to low G, then some of the chords will actually be inverted, eg. Does that make much difference?
Clearly the uke would have a lower range, but some of the chords would also sound slightly different in their bass note as well. If I had a concert, I would probably keep it in standard tuning, but this is because I have a tenor ukulele right now. I did end up switching my tenor back to standard because I found that some chord shapes sounded weird because they were inverted chords.
After a couple weeks, give the standard string set a try and see which one you like better. As a guitar player, who just received a ukulele for his birthday, I am wondering what the main disadvantages to tuning the strings like a guitar would be. Does the ukulele sound worse with this tuning? Does it increase strain on the strings or on the neck of the ukulele? You might try a pair of baritone ukulele strings though, since a baritone ukulele is tuned like the bottom four strings of a guitar.
That tuning will give you the best sound out of your ukulele. Quick question — i bought a soprano and want to play with someone who has a baritone. The easiest thing to do is buy a capo and have the baritone player capo to the 5th fret. This will put him in the same tuning and pitch as you so he can use the same chord positions as you.
I am having a terrible time with the E string keeping its tune. Any suggestions??? Hey Brett! Am I doing something wrong? Thanks a lot! Hey Ben, that sounds really odd. What kind of strings did you buy? Are they designated on the packaging as a gCEA or standard tuning string set? I have a tenor ukelele and I want to tune it like a baritone. Do I understand correctly, from the previous discussions that all I need to do is buy a set of baritone strings and put them on my tenor?
Will there be any problems with doing that, such a strain on the instrument? So if I have a harmonica in the key of C and I am considering getting a uke to play with it, am I right in thinking that a baritone uke would be the best to keep the tuning together?
Hey Dave, you can use any ukulele you want with a harmonica in the key of C major. Tuning to standard tuning is definitely helpful gCEA. You can experiment with different strings to see if you can find a set that has a real bright sound.
Hey Joliena, I recommend downloading my free ukulele lesson book on the right side bar! In this short article, I'll take a look at which instrument is easier to learn and play for beginners. The ukulele and guitar have a number of big differences, but they have more in common than you might think.
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These are the standard string notes for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles so when you tune your ukulele these are the notes you want to hear! If you are playing a regular ukulele left handed, the order of the strings will be reversed.
This can be hard to play and add extra difficulty to learning, so we recommend you pick up a ukulele designed for lefties! While standard tuning is a very common way to tune the open string notes, the G string is on the same octave as the other strings. This is also referred to as low G tuning. In standard reentrant tuning high G , the g- string is one octave above middle C, meaning that the g-string is actually a higher pitch than the c-string. High G tuning is in large part the reason ukes have the bright, charming sound they do!
We dive into more detail on high G, low G, and baritone tuning in our guide to tuning ukuleles. This means that the thickest string on the ukulele is normally the C string. If you are playing in Low G tuning, it will be the g-string. And chances are that Aquila will win that poll by a landslide margin. They developed the most recent game-changing technological advancement in the industry: a patented material known as Nylgut ….
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