C tuning is commonly used by ukulele players.
A ukulele can be tuned using another instrument, such as a guitar, as a reference. The strings of the ukulele are tuned until the open note matches the reference pitch. Guitars do not use the same tuning as ukuleles. A guitar capo can be used to hold down the correct reference, not for the ukulele note. The most common ukulele tuning is C tuning.
Instructions
1. Capos are placed on a guitar in the same fashion as the index finger is used to bar a fret.
Place the guitar capo just above the third fret of the guitar. It pinches directly onto the guitar neck. The capo should run across the fret in the same way your finger would if you barred all six strings.
2. Play the 6 string of the guitar. This is the G3 note that corresponds to the 4 string of a ukulele in C tuning.
3. Tune the 4 string of the ukulele until its pitch matches the G3 note on the guitar. Turn the tuning key of this string to change the pitch of the string. Test the ukulele against the guitar every time you turn the tuning key.
4. Play the 5 string on the guitar. This is the C3 note that corresponds to the 3 string of a ukulele.
5. Tune the 3 string of the ukulele to match the C3 note on the guitar.
6. Remove the capo from the guitar.
7. Play the 6 string of the guitar. This is the E3 note that corresponds to the 2 string of a ukulele in C tuning.
8. Tune the 2 string of the ukulele to match the E3 note on the guitar.
9. Play the 5 string of the guitar. This is the A3 note that corresponds to the 1 string of a ukulele.
10. Tune the 1 string of the ukulele to match the A3 note on the guitar. The ukulele should now be in the standard C tuning.
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