Is a Ukulele in the key of C?

Flizank
Flizank Posts: 59
edited November 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
I'm wondering because I'm starting to play, and I'm wondering if I can just play all the guitar songs I know the same chords (i.e. if I can still play G-D-F-G for Hide your Love Away) on a Uke, or if I'm going to have to do any Transcribing. I seem to recall hearing a Uke is in Db, but I'm not sure. *hopes its in C*

btw I'm playing GCEA tunning.
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  • rickp
    rickp Posts: 219
    it depends on the type of uke you have. i'm not sure of the rest of the tunings but a tenor uke is GCEA and is what ed uses.
  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    When I learned tenor uke in school, we tuned it as follows:

    A D F# B

    I just did a search and found this site (go to the "Tuning the Tiple" part).

    http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag98/QandA98.shtml

    The one I learned is apparently the "old-style" tuning, and the G C E A tuning is the "modern" one.
  • iamjacksukulele
    iamjacksukulele Posts: 24
    Ed says in the uke magazine he has the GCEA tuning-- "My dog has fleas"

    It is the standard ukulele tuning. Yep, yep.
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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,633
    Anyone know what kind of ukes ed uses?
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  • rickp
    rickp Posts: 219
    brand wise, he's got a handful of martins and a Tululele

    they're all Tenor ukes.
  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,633
    thanks. I appreciate it!
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