Introduction to the Ukulele

Sizes of the ukuleleThe ukulele has 4 common sizes - Soprano, Concert, Tenor and Baritone. The Soprano is the "standard" size or the original size of the ukulele. The bigger the ukulele gets the the louder and and more deep tone the ukulele will have.

Soprano
Scale: 33cm
Total Length: 53cm

Concert
Scale: 38cm
Total Length: 58cm

Tenor
Scale: 43cm
Total Length: 66cm

Baritone
Scale: 48cm
Total Length: 76cm





Tunings of the ukulele
The ukulele has three main types of tuning depending on the size of the ukulele. The "C" Tuning, the "G" Tuning and the "D" Tuning. By tightening the string, the pitch will become higher and when you losen the string, the pitch will be lower. By tightening and loosening the string, you will try to tune the two pitches to sound the same, when they are, they will be in tune.

     The "C" Tuning
This is the most common tuning for most ukuleles but mainly for the sopranos, concert and the tenor types. The strings are tuned gCEA. The g is sometimes tuned as a Low G, this ~~~

     The "G" Tuning
This tuning is mainly used for tenor and baritone ukuleles. The strings are tuned as DGBE so the chords of the ukuleles would be differently played from the "C" Tuning and the "D" Tuning.

     The "D" Tuning
The "D" Tuning is just one step higher than the "C" Tuning, so the chords can be played normally just like the "C" Tuning.


You can tune your ukulele either with a chromatic tuner or by going here.