The rest of the section reads 3-4-3-1-0 on the first (A) string, then the 3rd fret of the second string. The hashtag signs (#) in the staff mean the note is played ‘natural’ – without sharps or flats, but this doesn’t matter to the tab since the exact position on the fretboard is shown.
#Ukulele tabs full#
As you can see in the tab line, this is played as the full chord 0111 (open fourth string and barre across the first to third strings on the first fret). Let’s look at another section:Īgain you see the chord at the top: Bbm6. This means play the third fret on the second (E) string then the first (A) string open, then the third of the second again. Reading from left to right you see the numbers 3-0-3 on the top two lines. But in tabs you don’t play the notes not shown, so don’t play it as 2010 – just as 201x. Since 201 translates to the notes A-C-F, it is a full F chord, although inverted, with the F at the top, not the bottom. So 201 as shown is an F chord played without the first (A) string. The numbers represent the frets where you place a finger on that string. For soprano, concert and tenor ukes, these four strings are G-C-E-A respectively. Tabs read from the lowest (fourth or G) string on the bottom to the first at the top (A). In the tab line at the bottom, Mike shows 201. Now turn that diagram 90 degrees counterclockwise and you’ll see how tabs work. If a string should be dampened or not played, it is usually marked with an X. For those of us with re-entrant tuning (high G), the A on the fourth string is actually an octave too high for the note shown in the staff. These are the notes A-C-F-A, reading left to right (fourth to first strings). This is also written out as 2010 which identifies the strings and frets, reading from the fourth string (leftmost) to the first.Ģ010 means: put a finger on the second fret of the fourth string, and another on the first fret of the second string, and play the other two strings open (0). The F chord on the ukulele looks like the diagram on the right. Quite often the first chord is also the song’s key, as it is here. The first chord, shown above the staff, is F. What does this tell us? The music staff at the top left tells us this song is in the key of F (one flat – the ‘b’ sign) and is in 4/4 time. Let’s take a look at some of the parts of this song. Mike links the music notes on the staff with the string/frets on the tab with a vertical line – this can be helpful if you’re trying to learn to read music. You can also see the chord names above the staff. Not all arrangers include the actual music.
#Ukulele tabs plus#
Mike’s tabs are more comprehensive than some: he includes both the music staff and the tab, below, plus the words. I’ll discuss chord melody techniques in another post, but what you learn here works with them, too. This lovely piece is from his Ukulele Solo Instrumentals book, a collection of 52 songs. Mike offers a number of ebooks for sale on his site, as well as online ukulele lessons.
#Ukulele tabs pdf#
you can click on the image of page one at the upper right and download the PDF from his site. For this exercise, I’m going to use Charlie Chaplin’s song Smile, tabbed for ukulele by Mike Lynch. The name is often used for that purpose, although it’s not really a tab in the proper sense.įirst you’ll need a properly tabbed song to work with. It’s worth learning to read tabs because it gives you the ability to play melodies and solo pieces without having to read music.ĭon’t be confused when you see a piece labelled “tab” but only showing the lyrics and chords. In this post I’ve give you some pointers so you can practice on your own.
#Ukulele tabs how to#
One of the things I want to discuss in my upcoming ukulele workshop is how to read tab sheet music.
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