Common `Ukulele Tunings

Any tuning is possible on a ukulele, as long as the ukulele’s construction supports it and a string is available.

Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL101

Main Category: Tunings Main Instrument: Ukulele

Subjects: Chords

2012-04-11

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Any tuning is possible on a ukulele, as long as the ukulele’s construction supports it and a string is available.

There are three somewhat common tunings in popular use today, C, D and G tuning - with C tuning the most popular.

Tune string one down a whole step and you have a Banjo like tuning.

The standard mandolin tuning is tuned in Perfect Fifths G D A E. Aquila has a set of strings available to tune your ukulele like a mandolin.

Any tuning is possible on a ukulele as long as the ukulele's construction supports it and a string is available.