Tap the play button next to the cooresponding string you wish to tune. You may select a different tuning or sound reference below.
For full instruction on how to tune your ukulele, first, read the ultimate ukulele tuning guide.
To tune your ukulele by ear, listen to the pitches as a point of reference for tuning your ukulele. If you have a standard set of ukulele strings, make sure Standard Tuning (gCEA) is selected on the tuner.
Let's tune the ukulele's top string first or the 4th string. Click the "Play" button under the "g" note to hear the pitch.
As the sound is playing (as long as the "Play" button is activated the sound will keep looping), first, hum the note and get it in your head. Once you're certain you've heard the pitch, pluck the top string, or the g-string (4th string), on your ukulele. Now, get this pitch in your head.
If the pitch of the plucked string is higher than the pitch of the sound playing on the tuner, that means the string on your ukulele is sharp.
If the pitch of the plucked string is lower than the pitch of the sound playing on the tuner, that means the strings on your ukulele is flat.
As the pitch of the reference note and the pitch of the string are ringing, turn your tuning peg on the ukulele to match the reference pitch. When the pitches aren't matching, at the initial attack of the two sounds, you'll hear "warbly" or "wobbly" sound between the two pitches like this:
When the pitches match, the warbly sound will be gone and the two sounds will ring out "smoother" against each other like this:
If you hear the pitches sound like this, then, that means you're in tune!
Follow the above steps for the other strings.
For more help with tuning, check out our in-depth ukulele tuning guide to explore how a ukulele is tuned and the different types of tunings.
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