| How can you be in tune with your ukulele? The ukulele | | | | string. |
| is a fantastic little instrument with many possibilities. | | | | We can test if your ukulele is in tune by playing the |
| You can play chords and melodies on it but a requisite | | | | first part of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. |
| is that your ukulele is in tune. Let's tune up! | | | | The first notes you will play are on the third string |
| The most common ukulele tuning is the standard C | | | | without pressing down any finger. I will use a form of |
| tuning. | | | | ukulele tab with numbers. |
| It is of course preferable to use a tuner or piano or | | | | The first number indicates the fret. The second |
| tuning fork in ukulele tuning but it is not necessary to | | | | number after the slash indicates which string to play: |
| tune exactly to the concert pitch if you don't play with | | | | 0/3 0/3 |
| others. | | | | This means: Play two notes on the open third string. |
| You can tune the ukulele by ear, using the method | | | | Let's play some more ukulele tab: |
| outlined below. | | | | 0/3 0/3 3/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 3/2 |
| The strings on the ukulele is numbered from the | | | | Let's explain some of the numbers: 3/2 means press |
| highest pitched string. When you hold your ukulele in | | | | down the third fret on the second string and play the |
| playing position string number one will be the string | | | | note. 0/1 means that you play the note on the open |
| nearest your feet. | | | | first string. |
| Now I will show you some steps in ukulele tuning to get | | | | Let's play one more part: |
| your ukulele in tune. | | | | 1/2 1/2 0/2 0/2 2/3 2/3 0/0 |
| 1. Tune your first string to an A or a pitch that sounds | | | | If this sounds like the beginning of Twinkle, Twinkle Little |
| okey to you. | | | | Star you can be quite sure that your ukulele tuning is |
| 2. Press down a finger on the fifth fret on the second | | | | correct. |
| string. Tune the second string until the pressed down | | | | We haven't used the fourth string in this melody but |
| fret will have the same pitch as the first string. | | | | you can listen to the two notes 3/2 and 0/4. These |
| 3. Press down a finger on the fourth fret on the third | | | | two notes should have the same pitch if you have |
| string. Tune the third string until the pressed down fret | | | | tuned the ukulele correctly. |
| will have the same pitch as the second string. | | | | Good luck with your ukulele tuning! |
| 4. Press down a finger on the third fret on the second | | | | P.S. Why not try to find out the rest of Twinkle, |
| string. Tune the fourth string until it sounds the same as | | | | Twinkle Little Star by ear! |
| the pitch of your pressed down fret on the second | | | | |