Ukulele tuning

Traditional Hawaiian (G-C-E-G)

This traditional Hawaiian tuning leaves the ukulele at G-C-E-G, forming an open G major chord. It is an open tuning: strummed without fretting anything, the full chord already sounds.

The tuner opens already preconfigured; you only need to allow microphone access.

Strings and frequencies

How it sounds

It has a sweet, resonant sound, with that open-chord quality that invites strumming and sliding. It is part of the Hawaiian ukulele tradition and works very well for simple, evocative accompaniments.

Styles and genres

Recommended string gauges

Being a variant of C tuning, a standard ukulele set usually works; you only change the first string from A to G, lowering it a tone, with no tension issues.

Tuning tip

Try playing simple melodies while letting the open strings ring below: tuned to a G chord, almost anything you play in the key of G will sound consonant and full.