the guitar and the ukulele are similar in shape and other ways, but they are also different. the ukulele looking like a small guitar. but the guitar has six strings, and the ukulele has just four strings. the six strings in a guitar are tuned: e, b, g, d, a, and e; the four strings in a ukulele are tuned: g, c, e, and a. also, the ukulele comes from hawaii, and the guitar comes from spain.