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| Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 08:46 am |
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purpleskullsx Approved
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I just bought a new uke, and when i bought it, it is not tuned. i don't have any electric tuner or something so i found this site: http://www.get-tuned.com/ukulele_tuner.php i tuned my uke here but when i play the song: "I'm Yours by Jason Mraz" it's verrry bad. my chords are: B F# G#m E.. and so on. these chords sounds bad when i play it in a standard tuning (GCAE) just like it the said website above. however, when i tuned my guitar according to: 1. first tune the 3rd string to C 2. press the 3rd string on the 4th fret and tune the 2nd string 3. press the 2nd string on the 5th fret and tune the 1st string 4. press the 4th string on the 5th fret and tune the 4th string based on the 3rd string when i use this kind of tuning, and played the above chords of I'm yours, it really sounds goood. so what is that tuning? if i played other songs like : "I kissed a girl by katy perry" (Am C F chords)... with the 4-step tuning above it sound really bad. check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxIO7E9Nr0 but when i returned the tuning again to a standard GCAE and played Am C F chord of I kissed a girl. it sounds good. now i don't really know the real tuning. please help. thanks a lot!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 04:29 pm |
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hdxtheo Approved
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as far as i know, the standard tuning is supposed to be GCEA instead of GCAE. actually it's the issue of order. some of the south-paws tune their strings totally upside down. in my thinking, when doing accompaniment, GCAE may be ok, but if following the tab to perform melodies, it might be pretty awkward.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16th, 2009 08:51 am |
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clayton56 Approved
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I do better tuning all of them off of the C string. I finger it at the 4th fret to tune the 2nd string, the 7th fret to tune the 4th string, and the 9th fret to tune the first string.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16th, 2009 03:28 pm |
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Will Approved 
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purpleskullsx wrote: I just bought a new uke, and when i bought it, it is not tuned. i don't have any electric tuner or something so i found this site: If you have a soprano uke, the normal tuning should be g-C-E-A (that is, the G string is the string that faces closest to you with uke held in playing position). However, you will get much better tuning results using an electronic chromatic tuner than trying to tune relative to that first G string, for the following reasons: 1) A soprano uke's G string is normally tuned one octave higher than what you would expect on a guitar. (This is known as re-entrant tuning.) 2) Unlike steel strings, new nylon strings take several days to stretch out and stabilize in tuning. The strings may be immediately going out of tune, and trying to tune the other strings relative to an out-of-tune string compounds the tuning accuracy problem. The only way to get the strings to stabilize in tuning is to constantly play and re-tune the strings as they slacken, for a few days. Be sure to get a chromatic tuner, NOT a guitar tuner (which only works for EADGBE tuning; there is little price difference nowadays between the 2 types, and the chromatic tuner is more versatile because it works for any type of instrument). A good affordable chromatic tuner is the Korg CA-30 ($20): http://r.popshops.com/sp/51981/13696241/korg-ca-30-chromatic-tuner  One more thing to note about ukulele tuning... some larger-sized (i.e., tenor) ukuleles use a lower-pitched string on the G, so that it is one octave lower (so-called "low-G" tuning) than the usual re-entrant tuning; in this case, the GCEA tuning is that same as putting a capo on the 5th fret of a guitar (ignoring the low E and A strings, of course). Last edited on Tue Jun 16th, 2009 07:16 pm by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19th, 2009 11:24 pm |
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leakydesk Approved 
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Don't forget there is a tuning section under Tabs/Tutorials on this site that might help a little: http://www.ezfolk.com/uke/Tuning/tuning.html
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28th, 2009 03:12 am |
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abarts Approved 
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I just got a clip-on tuner. Now for the first time my uke is REALLY in tune. It makes a BIG difference. -- Al
____________________ -- Al http://lazyriveruke.blogspot.com/ Learning to play the ukulele - a journey up the Lazy River |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28th, 2009 04:29 am |
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hdxtheo Approved
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abarts: so sorry to bother you. what does it mean clip-on tuner? is it same as what Will recommended? i have a korg.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28th, 2009 05:30 am |
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Will Approved
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The clip-on style tuner is popular nowadays because, in addition to the usual built-in microphone, it also has a built-in transducer that can sense vibrations in the instrument itself, by using a spring-loaded clip that clamps onto the headstock. This makes it useful for tuning in a noisy room, because the transducer "ignores" the sound of other instruments or crowd noise, and only "listens" to the vibrations of th instrument it is attached to: Last edited on Sun Jun 28th, 2009 05:31 am by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29th, 2009 11:08 pm |
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Neal Approved 
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Actually, I think a better question for us to ask is what kind of uke do you have, and how much did you pay... If you went very inexpensive, don't expect much. If not, and you did purchase a real musical instrument, then the question is setup. Then, if the instrument is a good one, setup is taken care of, strings. Nylon strings do take a while to break in, you will constantly tune for a day or two. Are the pegs tight, but not too tight, etc...
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 12:07 am |
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Joe F. Approved
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Hi, I purchased a Pitch Pocket HST clip on tuner for around $30 and I love it. It tunes by vibration or by mic and has modes for guitar, bass and violin. Since I play accoustic guitar as well it's great to have a single tuner. Here are the specs: Pitch Pocket Clip-on Digital Chromatic Tuner Works as a clip-on chromatic tuner OR as a free-standing tuner for guitar, bass, violin and other acoustic insturments. Clip the HST on the instrument headstock, or use it as a convenient free-standing tuner by using the additional "mic" function. Features: Compact size 360 degree rotating display Lighted LCD display Red to Green indicator status light shows when instrument is in tune Pickup "mic" and "clip" Multiple tuning modes Chromatic guitar, bass and violin modes Powered by one #CR2032 Button Battery (included) Pitch Pocket Clip-on Digital Chromatic Tuner Joe Attachment: MHM_HST_LRG.jpg (Downloaded 23 times) Last edited on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 05:15 pm by Joe F. ____________________ Leolani Soprano Uke Pono Tenor PTO-E Uke Indian Scout Acoustic Guitar Dean Key Largo Acoustic Guitar |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 12:09 am |
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Joe F. Approved
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Last edited on Tue Jun 30th, 2009 12:11 am by Joe F. ____________________ Leolani Soprano Uke Pono Tenor PTO-E Uke Indian Scout Acoustic Guitar Dean Key Largo Acoustic Guitar |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30th, 2009 12:27 am |
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hdxtheo Approved
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Hi, Neal: What you said really makes sense. I bought a tenor uke in Jan. It cost me around 75 bucks. To me, it is certainly something. To the musicians like you guys, it might be regarded as a toy. Because what I saw in the musical store might cost the buyer over 400 bucks. No matter what, new nylon strings need to be adjusted often. Actually tuner is important to us novices because of poor ears. As far as I know, many a musician like violinists never ever uses a tuner, just by moving bow on two strings at the same time. Then they know what really happens, soon doing the adjustment. If I do this by my ears, then check the individual string by the tuner, my goodness! The difference is not something + - 5%. Terrible! :=00((
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| Posted: Wed Jul 1st, 2009 02:28 am |
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Neal Approved
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No one would call a uke that intonated and played properly a toy, no matter the cost of the uke. Be proud! Very few have perfect pitch, with a violin, and sometimes using harmonics, you can feel/hear/sense the vibrations coming into sync. Even electronic tuners aren't always the fix in a perfect sense, the nature of a fretted instrument is to be slightly out of tune somewhere, just a matter of your tolerance and perception.
____________________ http://ezfolk.com/audio/NealPaisley http://www.youtube.com/nealpaisley http://www.myspace.com/nealpaisley |
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