I CAN TUNE MY UKULELE!

Every time you play your ukulele, you need to tune your ukulele. What does tuning mean? It means tightening or loosening the strings on your ukulele until they play the correct pitch. The reason you need to tune every time is because ukulele strings are made of nylon and they stretch due to being played or temperature and humidity changes. It can be tricky at first to learn how to tune, but don’t give up!

What do I need?

• Clip-on tuner - OR - use any free tuning app on a smart device

• Listening ears to hear the notes your strings play

What should I know?

• Your strings need to play the notes: G (green), C (cats), E (eat), and A (ants) 

• When holding your ukulele in playing position (left hand holding the neck), the string closest to the ceiling is G - the next one down is C, then E, then A

• Listen to how these notes sound at this website: https://ukuleletricks.com/ukulele-tuner/ 

How do I tune?

• Continuously pluck each string while turning the tuning peg that it’s connected to

• When you wind the string to be tighter, the note will sound higher

• When you unwind the string to be looser, the note will sound lower

• Keep plucking the string and turning the peg until the string plays the correct note 

• Watch the video tutorial below on how to tune

How To Read A Chord Diagram

• • Search for a song by artist name or song title.

  • If needed, you can use the "transposer" (screen shot below) to change the number until you see chords that you know. Keep in mind, if you transpose a song, you won't be able to play along with the original version of the song because you'll be in a different key.