| String | Note | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | D3 | 146.83 Hz |
| 3 | G3 | 196.00 Hz |
| 2 | B3 | 246.94 Hz |
| 1 | E4 | 329.63 Hz |
Tuning D G B E
Start the tuner, allow the microphone and pluck the D string, the thickest one. The tuner shows D3 and the cents off; turn its peg until the needle rests in the green band in the middle. Then G, B and E. Pluck each string firmly and read the needle while the note is still strong: a fading string gives a murkier reading, and the tuner stops counting it before it guesses.
Why it isn’t G C E A
A standard ukulele’s top string is a re-entrant high G; a baritone’s strings run in order of pitch like a guitar’s, which is why its sound is deeper and fuller. If the tuner says Tune down 5 semitones on the first string, the instrument is probably set to the wrong tuning on this page, or the ukulele was strung for G C E A: check the menu says Baritone (D G B E).
Moving between instruments
Because the notes are the guitar’s D G B E, the guitar tuner in standard tuning shows the same targets on its top four strings. For a soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, open the ukulele tuner instead. The Play button sounds the selected string if you would rather tune by ear: listen for the wobble between the tone and your string, and turn the peg until it stops.