Ukulele
quick start guide
Ukulele
QUICK START
GUIDE
Here’s your Quick Start Guide for the Ukulele. This guide will help you tune and restring your uke, so you can get big sound out of a cool little instrument!
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
Did you know that the ukulele was brought to Hawaii from Portugal more than a hundred years ago? The Hawaiian people called it ukulele, which means “jumping flea” and it became very popular in the islands. Then lots of other people started playing it, like you! Today, the ukulele is heard in many styles of music, including pop, reggae, and traditional Hawaiian music.
Happy playing!
TUNING YOUR UKULELE
Ukulele Standard Tuning:
NOTE | G | C | E | A |
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Ukuleles have four strings (usually tuned to G, C, E, and A).
Here are two ways to tune:
1.Tune to another instrument:
You can use a piano or keyboard to tune. Play the piano keys one at a time, and tune each guitar string to match the sound of the note.
2.Use an electronic tuner
An electronic tuner tells you if the pitch is too high or too low, which helps you tune up.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
SOUND HOLE
SADDLE
BRIDGE
HEADSTOCK 
TUNING POSTS
NUTS
FRETS
TUNING PEGS
POSITION MARKERS
BODY
