A lot of ukulele players tune their instruments with the low G as the fourth string, although the uke traditionally uses a \u201cre-entrant\u201d tuning, with the high G. I don\u2019t know which tuning has the longer pedigree, but I suspect it\u2019s the latter. In any case, I have two inexpensive ukes, a tenor with the low G, and a concert with the re-entrant tuning. The reason I bought the concert uke was the discovery that, with the instrument set up this way, you can adapt traditional, folk, and old-timey music from the banjo repertoire. The old style of banjo playing, known as \u201cclawhammer\u201d or \u201cfrailing\u201d translates pretty well because, like the uke with its high G string, the banjo also uses a high-pitched string at the top. I\u2019ve only been practicing it for a while, and it takes a lot of time to get it under control (it\u2019s still a work in progress), but I got a lot of help from the website eztolk.com<\/a>, where the fellow who runs it, Richard Hefner, has posted some great instructional videos and charts.<\/p>\n Just to help out the cause re clawhammer ukelele, I\u2019ve also done a bunch of charts, including the basic chords, the melody with one verse, staff notation of the uke arrangement, and a tab of the same. I\u2019ve posted them here, and will add to them over time.<\/p>\n Clawhammer is a fussy technique which requires the development of some pretty fine muscular control, and it\u2019s not something most people can achieve without many hours of practice. One person on the internet commented that you\u2019ll only get it if it\u2019s something you really want; most people will likely abandon the project. My two-cents worth: Take your uke and a folding chair out to your nearest park, and just practice a single chord or two, while listening to the birds. Either that or park yourself on a downtown street and watch people. Takes your mind off the endless repetition.<\/p>\n