So you've left your chromatic tuner on another continent and you have a lousy ear for music? No problem!
If you have an internet connection and a working microphone for your computer, you can tune a ukulele to perfection. Some fantastic human being (whom I've never met) created a free online tuner!
The link is: http://www.seventhstring.com/tuner/tuner.html.
The strings should be: G4, C4, E4, A4.
The tuning doesn't have to be perfect--unless you're one of those lucky people with perfect pitch, in which case you won't need a tuner anyway, right? If you get each note within +/- 2 cents, that should be close enough.
**Note: If ever in doubt, just don't over-tighten and break your strings!**
If you then pluck the strings one at a time from top to bottom (4th string G, 3rd string C, 2nd string E, 1st string A), you should hear the tune "My Dog Has Fleas."
Got it? Congrats! Now you should treat yourself to a brilliant performance by a master of this humble instrument to find your inspiration. I would recommend Jake Shimabukuro's rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody."
...or, if the process of turning the pegs to adjust the pitch wasn't obvious enough, leave me a message and I'll hopefully get back to you soon.
If you have an internet connection and a working microphone for your computer, you can tune a ukulele to perfection. Some fantastic human being (whom I've never met) created a free online tuner!
The link is: http://www.seventhstring.com/tuner/tuner.html.
The strings should be: G4, C4, E4, A4.
The tuning doesn't have to be perfect--unless you're one of those lucky people with perfect pitch, in which case you won't need a tuner anyway, right? If you get each note within +/- 2 cents, that should be close enough.
**Note: If ever in doubt, just don't over-tighten and break your strings!**
If you then pluck the strings one at a time from top to bottom (4th string G, 3rd string C, 2nd string E, 1st string A), you should hear the tune "My Dog Has Fleas."
Got it? Congrats! Now you should treat yourself to a brilliant performance by a master of this humble instrument to find your inspiration. I would recommend Jake Shimabukuro's rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody."
...or, if the process of turning the pegs to adjust the pitch wasn't obvious enough, leave me a message and I'll hopefully get back to you soon.
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