![]() ![]() What I hear most commonly from people who are reluctant to try alternative keys is that they 'don't want to learn a whole new bunch of chords' or 'i'm still struggling with this tuning'. Understanding what those chord shapes then become is key to unlocking the ease of working with ANY other relative tuning. Of course, the shape you play will then play a different chord to the chord you get in C tuning, but they still work as chord shapes. What does that mean? Well for a new player, the most important thing to bear in mind is that because that relationship between the strings is the same in C, D or G tuning (or any other that has the same relationship), the chord SHAPES themselves will still work no matter what tuning you use. That is to say, they are effectively the same tunings but just in different keys either a bit up or a bit down in pitch. So no, GCEA is only the standard of common convention TODAY.Īnd what is common between all these other tunings is that they have the individual strings in the same interval relationship to each other. It gets more complicated when you realise that years ago the original tuning for tenor ukuleles was actually G tuning yet today most people go with C tuning and many Baritone players today go for C tuning. In fact, many banjolele players today will still use that D tuning as they prefer the sound and string tension. But that actually misses some pretty important aspects aside from it just not being true.įirstly, some years ago the more common tuning for the soprano ukulele was actually D tuning (which is ADF#B) and of course the most common tuning for the Baritone tends to be in G tuning (or DGBE). People think that IS the way to tune a ukulele, or more particularly, the ONLY way to tune them. Thought it was therefore about time to look at this in a little more detail.įirst up, one of the most common myths you will see written about the ukulele is that standard tuning is GCEA (or rather gCEA with a small g to signify that re-entrant G, or GCEA if you are using low G). Then I seemed to get a flurry of questions on email from readers who were experimenting with new tunings on their musical instruments. Something I realised I hadn't written about in my ukulele beginners tips sectionĪnd that of using alternative tunings on the ukulele. ![]()
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