Comments on: Ukulele Tuning Notes

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:19:40 +0000

I have a baritone uke, which has both wound wire and nylon strings. Would it cause a stress problem to the neck if I switched to all wound wire strings?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:58:34 +0000

I was given a concert ukulele and want to string it DGBE since I play banjo in this tuning. Can I do that without causing stress to the neck or creating other problems? If so, what strings should I buy? Thanks for any help, could save a marriage…

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:29:57 +0000

Beka Boo: Yep, that’s the tuning with the numbers referring to the strings.

By: Beka Boo

Beka Boo — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:34:20 +0000

Heya, this is probably explained somewhere and I’ve just completely missed it, but at the top of every tab sheet is the numbers 1,2,3,4 all circled and a letter next to them…is that the tuning to the finger or strings numbers or nothing to do with it!?? Thanks, love the site =]

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:23:28 +0000

Luke: I started a few months ago and I was really satisfied with the GCEA tuning since a lot of the chords you find on the internet is in this tuning.

Then a question for everybody:
I just got some Aquila strings which are “regular – key of D” as it says. So I guess they are made for D-tuning but I actually just want to continue with the C-tuning as I have it now.
Is it possible to tune the strings in C anyways?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:08:12 +0000

I’m thinking of buying my first ukulele. Does it matter too much which tuning i start with?

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:13:31 +0000

mike, the chord SHAPES are the same, but they will be a 4th (seven half steps) lower. For example, a C (major) chord on the soprano is simply one finger at the third fret on the highest pitch (A) string (correct?). That same shape becomes a G (major) chord on the baritone. And the G shape on the soprano becomes a D on the baritone. Etc. So you have to get used to the transposition. If this is too bothersome, perhaps a tenor uke would be a better choice for you?

By: mike

mike — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:53:12 +0000

I play saprano, (G tuning) but now have a new baritone uke. Chords are diiferent and I’m a slow learner. What woul be the effect or outcome of playing saprano chords on a baritone uke? Would it sound right or would it be totaly off?? HELP!!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:23:08 +0000

Thanks Woodshed. It’s not the chord shapes that would bother me, it’s a whole new set of names as well. Your tabs page and instruction books appear first rate, so I’m not going to rule out simply going with traditional tenor tuning. The piece I’m looking at looks like that’s how it’s set up.
But… if I were to pursue baritone tuning on a tenor, what kind, i.e., size, strings would I look for?

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:51:21 +0000

Mark: You would need different strings. Standard strings would be too loose. It’s not all that hard to switch from guitar to standard tuned ukulele. It’s the same chord shapes, you just have to get used to the new names.