Tenor Ukulele DGBE Tuning (Baritone & Guitar)
DGBE is the standard tuning for baritone ukuleles and matches the top four strings of a guitar. It’s a great option for uke players looking for a fuller, lower-register tone or guitarists wanting a compact travel companion. Guitarists can use their familiar top-four-string chord shapes. Ukulele players can also use the shapes they already know — the intervals stay the same, though the actual notes are a perfect fourth lower (your standard C shape now sounds as a G). .042 wound D string .033 wound G string .031 fluorocarbon B string .026 fluorocarbon E string Setup note: We’ll need to slightly widen the bridge slots to fit the wound strings (standard ukulele strings still work fine if you switch back later). Wound strings wear carbon-fiber polycarbonate frets faster than fluorocarbon, so we recommend regular use of fret lubricant to help minimize wear over time.