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Tenor ukulele tabs and chords are, for the most part, exactly the same as soprano ukulele chords and tabs. Both are usually tuned GCEA with the G string being re-entrant (i.e. higher than the C string). That means you can take chords and tabs written for soprano or concert ukulele and play them on the tenor ukulele without any need to adapt them at all.

You might have noticed I used words like ‘for the most part’ and ‘usually’ rather a lot in the last paragraph. That’s because it’s not always that simple. It’s much more common for tenor ukuleles to have a G string which is lower than the C string (Low-G tuning). This means that soprano ukulele tabs will not necessarily work on the low-G ukulele. It will be possible to adapt it somewhat so it does work.

However, this does not apply to low-G tenor ukulele chords. What matters with the chords is the overall harmony rather than the specific notes. So chords for soprano ukulele should work on the tenor ukulele (even if it is tuned to low-G).

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