How to Tune Your Ukulele Using a Free App

In this video, I will teach you how to tune your ukulele using the free app, GuitarTuna.

↓ COURSE, SONGBOOK & STRUM PATTERNS ↓

UKULELE BEGINNER COURSE

SONGBOOK

CHORDS

In all of my hundreds of tutorial videos, I stick to just four basic chords:

C Am F G
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STRUMMING PATTERNS

In an effort to keep things simple and avoid overwhelming beginners, I don’t put the strumming patterns in my videos. If you are just getting started, I’d recommend sticking with a simple downstrum once per chord.

After learning a few songs, having some fun, and gaining confidence, feel free to expand from there, but there’s no need to go overboard. To this day, I stick with just three simple strum patterns that create enough variety to avoid sounding monotonous:

1. Downstrum Strum Pattern (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ). I use this strum pattern for the mellower parts of songs. It can be done at a low-intensity with one strum per chord/measure (↓ ), at a medium-intensity with two strums per measure (↓ ↓ ), or at a high-intensity with four strums per measure (↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ).

2. Upstrum Strum Pattern ( ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑). I use this strum pattern for happy, carefree songs that remind me of reggae like any song from Bob Marley.

3. Upbeat Strum Pattern (↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑). I use this strum pattern during the high-energy parts of a song. If a chord lasts for more than one measure, I’ll carry out the ↑↓↑ part of the strum pattern until I switch to the next chord (↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑ ↑↓↑ ↑↓↑...). If a chord only lasts for half a measure, I’ll cut the strum pattern in half (↓ ↓↑). And if a chord lasts for a single measure, I will play it in the standard fashion (↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑).

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[mackalpha]

Dude. I send out your video to ALL my students. Personally, I think this video is the best one and most informative video out there. It's easy to follow, the sound to very clear and easy to hear how much adjustment the string needs. Also, awesome job putting the phone screen so that it's easy for the kids or adults to follow. All around amazing video and videos in the channel. Keep it up man.

[peril.]

This app actually helped me tune my ukulele!! I’m so excited to actually play this thing after months, thank you!😁👍

[taval]

The "Auto" option stays on for only G string...I cant seem to tune others

[euniceng]

Hi I tune many times but can't tune the E key correctly and I using this app also, can anyone teach me how tq

[swethasrinivasan]

Why doesn’t the app let me tune for the other strings? It just corrects all my strings to C. Btw I’m tuning my ukelele for the first time meaning it’s a new one.

[Dehradun.aquarist]

you look like kristoff from frozen but with short hair and no reindeer!

[tommoore]

It doesn’t look like the app is free anymore. It gives a free week, but will auto renew unless cancelled

[khandajalal]

Don’t you have a ukulele how does it work with a ukulele?

[anissafiyasahrilakmal]

you just saved my money from buying a tuner. thanks!

[sathurgoona]

Thank u. Save me a penny and now u deserve a S-U-B from me.