They can be tuned anyway you wish. The most common tuning today is G'CEA, where the C is the lowest note.
A C tuned ukulele (gCEA) will produce a C6 chord when strummed with open strings.
The notes are going to be the same, but getting them will be different! The strings are different notes then a guitar. If you play the baritone guitar, the strings are normally tuned to the same as the bottom 4 strings of the guitar, so that could be played the same way.There are 4 strings on the ukelele and six on the guitar so it would be different.
Ukulele strings for the appropriate sized ukulele. Sets of strings are made by companies such as Aquilla, Martin, Gibson, D'Addario and others with the correct sizing.
The ukulele is not designed to have steel strings. The stress required to tune the steel strings may very well damage the instrument. And the resulting sound will not match that of a traditional ukulele.
You can. A Tenor ukulele is a bit bigger than a standard ukulele, so it might be harder to get the strings to the correct tuning, but it shouldn't be a problem.
There are four strings on an ukulele. So you would have four notes.
A C tuned ukulele (gCEA) will produce a C6 chord when strummed with open strings.
The notes are going to be the same, but getting them will be different! The strings are different notes then a guitar. If you play the baritone guitar, the strings are normally tuned to the same as the bottom 4 strings of the guitar, so that could be played the same way.There are 4 strings on the ukelele and six on the guitar so it would be different.
An ukulele has four strings. Each string makes a separate note when plucked without pressing a fret.
No. There are 4 open notes. Open notes are played on strings without the use of your left hand to change the pitch. G, D, A, and E strings can all be open Notes.
The standard ukulele has 4 strings. You can get them with up to eight strings.
Ukulele strings for the appropriate sized ukulele. Sets of strings are made by companies such as Aquilla, Martin, Gibson, D'Addario and others with the correct sizing.
The ukulele is not designed to have steel strings. The stress required to tune the steel strings may very well damage the instrument. And the resulting sound will not match that of a traditional ukulele.
You can. A Tenor ukulele is a bit bigger than a standard ukulele, so it might be harder to get the strings to the correct tuning, but it shouldn't be a problem.
Strings
No, the strings are plucked or strummed.
They are both members of the plucked lute family of instruments. It is the vibration of the strings that creates the notes. The soundboards amplify the sound.