Relax. Tuning isn't so difficult, despite how important it is. With our patented Uke Tuner (on the top of every page at UkeSchool), we make tuning as easy as possible to get the hang of and do correctly.

I've laid out the buttons from the uke tuner on a picture of my old, worn-down ukulele at the left, to help you see which peg is applied to which letter. Make sure your strings connect to the same pegs - if they are different, you have something fishy going on. The strings may wrap around the peg either way, so you will have to get used to which direction to turn the keys to move the string higher (tighter) or lower (looser) on your own particular uke.

We'll start with your G string. Click your mouse on the big round "G" button. If you keep your mouse over the button after you click it, the note will play, again and again, once per second until you move your mouse away! This is a great help while you are trying to figure out if you are too high, or too low, and which way to turn the tuning peg to get it right. Go ahead, pluck your g-string and turn the tuning peg. No rush - get comfortable with it. Once you've found exactly the right note, tune up and down and back, just to get the hang of it.

When tuning a stringed intrument, it is always advisable to tune "UP" into the note you want. Why? As you loosen the string, it takes a few tugs for the tension above the neck (between the 'nut' and the 'peg') to equal the tension on the neck, so it will slide down. Try to get used to this: when you're tuning a string "DOWN", tune it a little too far down, and then back "UP" to where it is perfect. Tuning any stringed instrument works out best that way.

Ease your G string up into the G note, exactly as played when you press the G button on the uke tuner.