Next size up from the Concert ukulele is the Tenor ukulele. A tenor ukulele typically has 17 to 19 frets. The most common tuning for a tenor ukulele is G C E A, or 'C' Tuning. The same as the Soprano and Concert ukulele.
12 October 2025
Next size up from the Concert ukulele is the Tenor ukulele.
The Tenor ukulele sized in between the smaller Concert ukulele and the larger Baritone ukulele.
Specs
- 17in(432mm) to 19in(482mm) Scale Length
- 14 to 17 frets
Several manufactures and builders have variations where a 19in(482mm) scale neck is placed on a Tenor body for a "Super Concert". The 19in scale is close to a Baritone scale length.
Next size up from the Concert ukulele is the Tenor ukulele.
The Tenor ukulele sized in between the smaller Concert ukulele and the larger Baritone ukulele.
Specs
- 17in(432mm) to 19in(482mm) Scale Length
- 14 to 17 frets
Several manufactures and builders have variations where a 19in(482mm) scale neck is placed on a Tenor body for a "Super Concert". The 19in scale is close to a Baritone scale length.
Tenor `Ukuleles
Tunings
The tuning for the Tenor is most commonly G C E A, or 'C' Tuning. The same as the Soprano and Concert ukulele.
This tuning is a re-entrant tuning. A reentrant tuning is a tuning the strings are not ordered from the lowest pitch to the highest pitch.
High G, C Tuning
A variation for Tenor ukulele is for string four to be a low "G".
Low G, C Tuning
Note: There are variation of concerts ukulele with a tenor ukulele scale length. Using the proper strings a tenor ukulele can also be tuned d G B E, a G tuning with a high D. See the Baritone Ukulele page for more details on this tuning.
Here is a chart of the each note in Standard Music Notation for C Tuning , high or low G.
See the Ukulele Tunings page for additional tunings.
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A `Ukulele is: Light Weight, Affordable and Portable | Four Strings and Four Fingers | Less Need for Strumming Accuracy | There is nott a lot expected from a ukulele player. The 'Ukulele (pronounced oo-koo-lele) comes in four standard sizes: Soprano (sometimes called Standard), Concert, Tenor and Baritone.
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