D Tuning Ukulele Tuner

D tuning raises every string one whole step above standard, to A D F# B. It was the common tuning for much of the 20th century.

D tuning notes

This is the tuning behind the "My Dog Has Fleas" rhyme. Every chord shape you know still works, but each chord sounds a whole step higher. A C shape plays a D chord.

Is D tuning safe for my ukulele?

It suits soprano ukuleles well. On concert and tenor instruments the extra tension can be high with standard strings, so many players keep D tuning for sopranos. If a string feels very tight, go back to standard G C E A tuning.

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