After you've added the strings, it's time to tune your guitar.
The ukulele is a Hawaiian hybrid of the small guitars the Portuguese brought to the islands in the nineteenth century and became a popular instrument throughout the United States in the early 1900s. The name, in the Hawaiian language, has the literal meaning "jumping flea." A ukulele only has four strings, while small guitars have six. If you want to string your small guitar like a ukulele, simply use the four ukulele strings on the highest four tuners and the bridge, or the lowest four tuners. Just be mindful that you might not get the same ukulele tone by using a guitar --- though you still might get an interesting musical tone of its own.
Instructions
1. Set your guitar in your lap, with the strings facing you, and the headstock (where the strings attach to the turning pegs) away from you.
2. Fasten one end of the string to the bridge, using a peg anchor or tie (this will depend on your particular guitar). If you are putting all of the strings on, start with the "G" string, which should go on the leftmost string that you use on your guitar. The order, left to right, is G, C, E and A.
3. Pull the string tight to the proper tuning peg. Give the string about an inch or so past the peg, and cut it using the wire cutter or scissors. Slide the end of the string into the peg, and turn the peg until the string is taut.
4. Repeat this process for the other strings. If you are adding all four strings, move from left to right.
5. Tune the four strings (G, C, E and A) with your ukulele or guitar tuner. You'll need to tune again in about 10 days, as the strings stretch out.
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