Published:
2014-10-18
Updated:
2019-04-12
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Tenor `Ukuleles
Next size up from the Concert ukulele is the Tenor ukulele. A tenor ukulele typically has 17 to 19 frets. The most common tuning for a tenor ukulele is G C E A, or 'C' Tuning. The same as the Soprano and Concert ukulele.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL128-tenor
Main Category: Gear Main Instrument: Ukulele
Categories: Chords, Gear, Tuning, Instruments
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Next size up from the Concert ukulele is the Tenor ukulele.
The Tenor ukulele sized in between the smaller Concert ukulele and the larger Baritone ukulele.
Specs
- 17in(432mm) to 19in(482mm) Scale Length
- 14 to 17 frets
Several manufactures and builders have variations where a 19in(482mm) scale neck is placed on a Tenor body for a "Super Concert". The 19in scale is close to a Baritone scale length.
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Tunings
The tuning for the Tenor is most commonly G C E A, or 'C' Tuning. The same as the Soprano and Concert ukulele.
This tuning is a re-entrant tuning . A reentrant tuning is a tuning the strings are not ordered from the lowest pitch to the highest pitch.
High G, C Tuning
A variation for Tenor ukulele is for string four to be a low "G".
Low G, C Tuning
Note: There are variation of concerts ukulele with a tenor ukulele scale length. Using the proper strings a tenor ukulele can also be tuned d G B E, a G tuning with a high D. See the Baritone Ukulele page for more details on this tuning.
Here is a chart of the each note in Standard Music Notation for C Tuning , high or low G.
See the Ukulele Tunings page for additional tunings.
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