Tuning Your Ukulele by Ear

TwoChordUke shows how to tune your uke by ear.
Match your strings to my four strings:
A (1st) closest to the floor if you are a right handed player
E (2nd)
C (3rd)
G (4th)

[@ashtondesjarlais9992]

Now my ukulele doesn't sound like cats having sex, thanks

[@kaydeehobbs9536]

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[@sammyhetfield5516]

"Oookalady"
Is what it sounds like
I love it

[@erikaleyva6405]

sammy hetfield right 😂

[@cerysmarie6639]

I just wanna be Tyler Joseph already

[@cyborg5777]

relatable

[@ppcaprisun]

Me too

[@zosiaolszewska8547]

Cerys Temby relatable af

[@dragothedragon5782]

mood

[@katies1652]

me rn

[@plenkins]

your voice reminds me of steve carell

[@swampalienz]

I thought the same thing!

[@assyria89]

looool

[@maggiegirard8949]

Jake Bourke YES!

[@cjtrickey5325]

+Jake Bourke oh my god I've been watching The Office

[@The.Artistic.Squirrel]

THSNK YOU!

[@SoCal-Piper]

This video was posted 9 years ago, and today, it is green as can ever. Thank you for posting!!!

[@itsjusteve6957]

I Just Got My Ukulele For Christmas And I Tried To Tune It And I Watched A Video That I Thought Was A Good Video And It Made My Ukulele Worse But I Watched This Video And It Helped ALOT Thanks

[@taylorswiftreal8839]

I got mine for Christmas too, but I'm so confused. the digital tuner says its tuned but it doesn't sound like it.

[@avalongarbutt9275]

ItsEve Bear I'm in the exact same position

[@missmintyblue9836]

ItsEve Bear I got a Ukulele for Christmas too and the video is really helpful

[@rhae8455]

Late reply aha, but your tuner has different settings! I’m not sure how yours is but it’s usually along the lines of “V” for violin, “G” for guitar (that’s what mine was set on) “B” for bass, and finally “U” for ukulele. All you have to do is keep pressing the power button until it’s on U :) (mine is Uc, meaning ukulele chromatic)

[@rhae8455]

MNMeg ^

[@alliegoodricke5396]

Ookulele

[@sevensupergirls49]

lmfao

[@daheekeum3682]

That’s how it’s supposed to be pronounced, but someone decided to change it to yookelele

[@l0upid840]

Dahee Keum ukulele

[@mishimosho1936]

Lol

[@nimnom-chan4127]

Lol

[@danny-qx2wd]

i just bought a ukulele today which happens to be this same one so this was a big help
^^♡ thanks

[@48sunnyside99]

This helped so much! My ukulele was SO out of tune haha

[@nagato018]

+Caitlin O'Neill remember to be realistic - you must do a bit of work whichever plan you use for learning uke I've been studying teaching yourself Ukelele and found a great website at Arthurs Uke Blog (check it out on google)

[@karenthecat1742]

Exactly what I needed to tune my new use. Tried an electronic tuner but yikes it went too fast and no instructions. I knew I needed to hear the tuned string so I could match it. This was so easy to follow and being able to pause and back up was ideal. That g string was making me crazy but not now. Thanks 😘

[@jennawalsh4074]

It took me awhile but it worked well he didn't go on forever explaining everything which made the process much faster thanks

[@AnthonysPs3]

An easy way to tune is also saying "my dog has fleas"

[@aliiskandar449]

Lol

[@frruitloop7488]

true

[@marissathesailor]

I can not get the C string right for the life of me...

[@sarsarsar111]

same

[@motheroforanges3082]

Same

[@liannpascual8136]

there are tuner app you may download on playstore :)

[@mimnorgren8219]

Same;-;

[@sallysally7913]

Same

[@BamboozledMS]

Thank you so much. I couldn't get my C-string in tune for the life of me but now I got it.

[@alwaysme6596]

Please help me guys. I bought one. But the G freakin string is killin me.

[@sab1130]

SAME UGH

[@richelfatimaalambra5811]

Mines C

[@square5686]

Download a ukulele tuner on ur phone, its reqlly easy to use :)

[@square5686]

Oh wait this was posted 6 years ago lol

[@chelsea5328]

OMG THANK YOU THIS HELPED SOOOOO MUCH WITH MY NEW UKULELE!

[@kidsguitar3]

You're welcome! Good luck learning to play, this is an awesome instrument!

[@natalot3772]

I just got a ukulele and this was very helpful when I had to tune it!

[@Nigh1shad3]

THANK YOU!!! My dad is great at music but he tuned my uku with the piano and I don't know if it's because the the strings stretched, the new uku relaxed, or just because he tuned it to "guitar", but now my ukulele actually sounds like an ukulele, I was going crazy wondering why I couldn't play anything and just thought I was terrible!!!

[@Ray-gr9ef]

OH MY GOD THANK U SO MUCH I didn't know how to tune my ukulele I almost gave up but this is the only vid that helped me thank u again!

[@keylasanuwu5167]

I think its because am not tuning right, but my ukulele literally sounds just like a mini guitar

[@whirledtravelers]

Thanks for this helpful video!

[@dotvix9432]

Thanks for showing us this important information Michael Scott from The Office

[@emeliac9912]

This was sooo helpful

[@dodgytramp7203]

This really helped me :D

[@annahoinka8338]

It helped me a lot! 😁

[@jakerambow4540]

Thank you so much my 9 yr old daughter decided to learn how to play so I'm learning with her !

[@ellebelleza4312]

OMG. Thank you so much, this is the only video that is really accurate for my uke. Thanks!! ☺️😊

[@marcforsyth101]

G-STRING AAAAYYYY!!!!

[@kaija9035]

marcforsyth101 AYYYEEE!

[@kyra1712]

marcforsyth101 YAS

[@amirorfiana4531]

LMAO

[@mell1063]

Lmao go home

[@polinauklaina4844]

marcforsyth101 oml hahaaaaa ayeee

[@marbless3197]

I can’t get get the C string right on my Ookalele

[@audreysnothome691]

thank you this helped me so much

[@matejzloselit8721]

THANK YOU !!!! :33

[@zombiekidskill7646]

Omg thank you so much 💕💕💕💕💕

[@hahaeggplanet12]

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!

[@kwilson24]

It really helped, Thanks.

[@sarsarsar111]

hello fellow crybaby

[@kwilson24]

Phan is love, phan is life Hi

[@shukdoog902]

thank you so much this helped alot

[@IdkFarahAZ]

Thank you so much you saved my life

[@natcycle3051]

thank you it really helped

[@Stalinshounds]

My man!

[@Kai-zd8oo]

Where did u get your ukulele ? I love it and thanks for helping me 🤗

[@hey-yq8bj]

thanks so much it helped me

[@theliightseeker]

THANKS SO MUCH!!!

[@FerreneMachine]

do u still play

[@WolferzRealm]

My god thank you so much, I was so excited I called my whole family to tell them . . .

[@ilysefood]

Very useful

[@justjessie8968]

Thanks! I had lost my tuner and freaked out before preforming at school

[@LD95687]

THANKS SO MUCH

[@itsmoefoo8717]

TwoChordUke: *OOKALAYLEE*

[@katieandkaylee7200]

Ookulele. Cool😂😂

[@jyeo3663]

Lol

[@yhz21]

Thank you for the video I use it ever time to tune my uke for class. I’m too lazy to use my piano to tune it

[@DelicateGoods]

Thank you !

[@imapersonhi.9182]

THANK YOU OMGGGG

[@wolfiebun5842]

Why is my A low af even when i tune it HEEEELLLPPP

[@abigailmilnes5422]

Thank you.

[@cheyanneflowers9867]

Thank you, the tuner that came with my ukulele is such shit, I’m so lucky I found this

[@lexi1778]

I’ve been using this for literal years

[@nini2990]

THANKYOU. IT REALLY HELP A LOT! I WANNA HUG YOU RIGHT NOW~

[@ramz249]

10 years and I haven't learned how to tune my uke but I'm still here! WOO

[@TwoChordUke]

sorry for the late reply, hope you've progressed!

[@api2088]

I just bought one from Hawaii and the strings are like plastic but yours are metal? Wouldn't it sound different ? And I've never tuned anything before so idk how to make it sound deeper or louder. I need help lol

[@leonidasmisitzis6904]

+I am Api their plastic. no metal..

[@leonidasmisitzis6904]

hahahhahaha joking

[@Hi-rc3ib]

Api all ukelele strings are nylon, its probably the lighting in the video

[@glittercats457]

Api his aren’t metal they just have a glare to them

[@MadisonMarshaii]

thank you

[@gurunish]

so helpful

[@TwoChordUke]

Thank you, have fun!

[@michaelking4578]

Thank you

[@weniefaithvictorama805]

i hope it will work for my UKE ^^ thankss :*

[@anoodle]

thanks!

[@JSB103]

Almost like a cuatro!!

[@JJECKLE13]

Thanks Hun

[@vashy3556]

Thanks😊😊😊😊😊

[@jeylelugo8431]

this actually helped lol

[@mikaelaysabel5407]

Now my uke is in tune

[@rhil5291]

THANK YOU!! Finally got my ukulele tuned for my talent show in 2 months!! :-D

[@thatgirllikeme1553]

Im scared to do the first one its so tight advice?

[@cindybaetadeaton7593]

thanks :)

[@kitzkotz]

thx for making this vid this helped so much now my ukulele doesn't sound like one cat getting electrocuted while having sex with another one

[@bmn]

I put my snark tuner up to the speaker and it said it was a *tiny* bit out of tune.

[@rhea7309]

Time stamps:
G string: 0:11
C string: 0:26
E string: 0:42
A string: 1:01

[@peach_tea3984]

Dodie Clark here I come!!

[@lake-o]

0 0 F BIG M 0 0 D

[@gabbyurbas]

The a string is so hard to tune :(

[@taylorswiftreal8839]

I'm so confused. How do you know what string is which and what way you hold it to where its the right strings. I need major help.

[@hope_r4010]

SwaggyBling if you're a righty then you hold it with the tuning part on the left and play with your right hand

[@taylorswiftreal8839]

+Candy Eater k

[@jahnaelumba7466]

May i ask what kind of ukulele is that, mine is bigger and more echos T T

[@TwoChordUke]

Mine is a concert style. Bigger ukes would be a tenor and then a baritone

[@michaelabruen5425]

😲 omg 👍

[@annaquinn5285]

thx

[@AAAASMAR]

Thank you ‘-

[@wellotz8935]

nice..

[@willowweeps9278]

Not me tuning my moms old Ukulele at 3 am-

[@giancarlotubal5985]

Sir what to do if i can't tune the a4 anymore bcoz the knob is already at Maximum cant stretch it anymore

[@TwoChordUke]

Hard to say without seeing it. Take it to a music store or find a ukulele player to see if they can help. It may need to be restrung or there may be a problem with the tuner.

[@GhettoFabulous670]

yeah thanks i subscibe

[@laurenmcg8826]

What type of strings are you using?

[@kidsguitar3]

D'Addario

[@gghostburr]

wait-
im holding the same exact uke

[@Ray.36963]

Yup I get the joke , nice one buddy 👍🏻

[@grcparis]

Oohkulele..... I'm done😂

[@b_rremains550]

U sound like Micheal from the office 😳

[@chocossongi]

I HAVE THE SAME UKE AHA

[@notfrnkiero725]

I just cant get it

[@zoeenos7915]

Does anyone else have the problem of not being able to get the E string in tune like no matter what i do

[@lauracracker5]

is this a soprano ukulele?

[@lila.1441]

???

[@MsMaggyW]

Laura Hernandez I always find it hard to say when it's not irl but judging from the size of his hand by comparison my guess would be that it is. And yes Lila, there are different types of ukes, sopranos, tenors, concerts... was a valid question.

[@LocxlEddHead]

yeah.. before this video my OOOooookulele really sounded terrible.

[@danicamagallanes9744]

very proud of my 10 yr self doing dis

[@hardbargains]

g string uwu

[@slayingkeke5118]

I'm honestly confused all he did was show notes how do i get this thing to sound better

[@caeley5767]

Slaying Keke Lmao you turn the tuning pegs (the things that stick out at the top of the uke) until the strings sound the same as his 😂

[@thatonegirl9843]

LMFAO

[@onedown9936]

He said g string 😂😂😂😂

[@epicster2530]

My A string of my ukelele sounds different anyone have the same prob if yes can you tell me how to fix it pls

[@TwoChordUke]

Hard to say without seeing it or hearing it. Would suggest using an electronic tuner or asking someone with musical experience for help.