Ukulele Tunings
Pick a ukulele tuning to see the note and frequency of every string, step-by-step instructions, and tune with your microphone.
Standard GCEA
Standard ukulele tuning is G4 - C4 - E4 - A4, also called "high G" or re-entrant tuning. The 4th string (G) is tuned higher than the 3rd string (C), which gives the ukulele its bright, chimey strum. Soprano, concert and tenor ukuleles all use this tuning.
Open tunerLow G
Low G tuning is G3 - C4 - E4 - A4. It uses the same note names as standard tuning, but the 4th string is tuned a full octave lower. This turns the ukulele into a linear instrument with a deeper bass note, which suits fingerstyle arrangements and melodies that run below middle C.
Open tunerD Tuning (ADF#B)
D tuning is A4 - D4 - F#4 - B4: every string sits one whole step above standard GCEA. It was the common ukulele tuning in the early and mid 20th century, and many vintage songbooks are written for it. The higher tension gives a soprano ukulele a punchier, brighter sound.
Open tunerBaritone DGBE
Baritone ukuleles are tuned D3 - G3 - B3 - E4, the same as the top four strings of a guitar. The tuning is linear (no re-entrant string), so the baritone sounds much deeper than other ukuleles. Guitar players can use their existing chord shapes on the top four strings.
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