Thank you for making this video, I just got my tenor ukulele today. I didn’t know how it was supposed to sound, and my tuners wouldn’t give me the g on the g string. This at least got me started. Thank you, now I can play songs I think would sound better on my tenor, than my concert or soprano
I found an old letter from Martin & Co. from Feb. 1963. It reads "Here at the factory we tune the Tenor model DGBE, the same as a Baritone uke, except that the D or fourth string is thin nylon tuned an octave higher than the wound fourth string of the Baritone model."
Yes, this is the High D tuning. I have a dedicated video for it. ruclips.net/video/zyqhKsdltbE/видео.html Usually this tuning is used for Baritone ukuleles but works well for Tenors too. Thanks for sharing this info !
@@sanddab Great! I did develop an online ukulele tuner with 12 alternate and standard ukulele tunings for all ukulele types. ukesong.com/online-ukulele-tuner/. You can save this link on your mobile or PC and use it as a reference tool /tuner/ whenever you need to tune your uke or try an alternate tuning.
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I am tuning my tenor uke and I feel like they are almost the same, just slightly off and I can’t get it no matter how much I fool with it🥴 I’m assuming it’s because I’ve never played an instrument before and I don’t have the ear for it, but I’m wanting to play- if it’s out of tune!😭😂
Your strings are probably stretching, which sets them out of tune. They will eventually settle down or you can pre stretch them. Look for a youtube video on changing strings.
I broke one of my tenor ukulele strings trying to tune it to this frequency. My tenor ukulele won't go this high. Need help, sorry if this is a stupid question.
@@ukesong it was g, sorry for the negative comment. I found out that when my ukulele was stringed someone made the Knott too far up the strings. My bad!
Hi, G4-C4-E4-A4 is a soprano/tenor tuning. Typical soprano tunings are G4-C4-E4-A4 or G3-C4-E4-A4 or A4-D4-F#4-B4 But you can tune tenor in many ways too and G4-C4-E4-A4 is one of them. G3-C4-E4-A4 or G4-C4-E4-A4 or A4-D4-F#4-B4 or D4-G3-B3-E4. Hope this helps. You can read more about different tuning types here ukesong.com/online-ukulele-tuner/
Thanks! Just built a Tenor Uke and this was super helpful, as my guitar tuner broke and I didn't wanna drive an hour to the nearest music store.
Glad it helped!
1:34 Tenor Low G Tuning
Thank you for making this video, I just got my tenor ukulele today. I didn’t know how it was supposed to sound, and my tuners wouldn’t give me the g on the g string. This at least got me started. Thank you, now I can play songs I think would sound better on my tenor, than my concert or soprano
I found an old letter from Martin & Co. from Feb. 1963. It reads "Here at the factory we tune the Tenor model DGBE, the same as a Baritone uke, except that the D or fourth string is thin nylon tuned an octave higher than the wound fourth string of the Baritone model."
Yes, this is the High D tuning. I have a dedicated video for it. ruclips.net/video/zyqhKsdltbE/видео.html Usually this tuning is used for Baritone ukuleles but works well for Tenors too. Thanks for sharing this info !
@@ukesong Thank you! I just bought a 1960's Martin tenor uke and wanted to know the proper tuning.
@@sanddab Great! I did develop an online ukulele tuner with 12 alternate and standard ukulele tunings for all ukulele types. ukesong.com/online-ukulele-tuner/. You can save this link on your mobile or PC and use it as a reference tool /tuner/ whenever you need to tune your uke or try an alternate tuning.
@@ukesong Martin got back to me and said they currently tune their tenor ukes to GCEA.
@@sanddab Yes, The Low G (GCEA) and standard (gCEA) work perfectly for tenors.
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📌 How to play D, Dm, D7, Dmaj7, Dmin7, Ddim, Ddim7, Daug, Daug7 Video lesson bit.ly/31i4Yyq
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📌 How to play A, Am, A7, Amaj7, Amin7, Adim, Adim7, Aaug, Aaug7 Video lesson bit.ly/37lxAL9
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I will buy the real most-favourite Kala Tenor Ukulele (High-G)!
I am tuning my tenor uke and I feel like they are almost the same, just slightly off and I can’t get it no matter how much I fool with it🥴 I’m assuming it’s because I’ve never played an instrument before and I don’t have the ear for it, but I’m wanting to play- if it’s out of tune!😭😂
Your strings are probably stretching, which sets them out of tune. They will eventually settle down or you can pre stretch them. Look for a youtube video on changing strings.
Thank you so much!
My pleasure ;)
I broke one of my tenor ukulele strings trying to tune it to this frequency. My tenor ukulele won't go this high. Need help, sorry if this is a stupid question.
Hi, sorry to hear this, did the string break while tuning? Which string was that G or C or E or A?
@@ukesong it was g, sorry for the negative comment. I found out that when my ukulele was stringed someone made the Knott too far up the strings. My bad!
@@Nicholas_King Ok, glad you solved the issue. Good luck ;)
thanks!
Thank you! :D
My pleasure;)
soprano no tenor
Hi,
G4-C4-E4-A4 is a soprano/tenor tuning. Typical soprano tunings are
G4-C4-E4-A4
or
G3-C4-E4-A4
or
A4-D4-F#4-B4
But you can tune tenor in many ways too and G4-C4-E4-A4 is one of them.
G3-C4-E4-A4
or
G4-C4-E4-A4
or
A4-D4-F#4-B4
or
D4-G3-B3-E4.
Hope this helps.
You can read more about different tuning types here ukesong.com/online-ukulele-tuner/