#Uke tabs how to
Sometimes, you’ll find tab written along with the sheet music, and that gives you a good idea of how to play the rhythm, if you understand how to read rhythm on sheet music. Reading tab is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. The rest of the example is pretty self-explanatory. You would then play the third, then second fret of the G string, followed by the open G and C strings. In this example, you would play the open C and E string, followed by playing the fifth, then the third, then the open C string. Sometimes, you will see examples that are typed out like this: When you see a number written on the tab, it refers to the fret that you are supposed to hold down when you pluck a note. So, from bottom to top: the bottom line is G, the second from the bottom line is C, the third line of the tab is E, and the top line of the tab is the top highest string of the ukulele, A. The four lines of the tab represent the four strings, as mentioned, and they are represented from the G string, being the bottom line of the tab, to the A string, being the top line of the tab. If the ukulele is tuned to another tuning, the tab will usually indicate this, as you’ll see that the pitch that each string is tuned to sits directly to the left of the tab. Most of the tab you will find on the internet is for a ukulele tuned to G-C-E-A tuning.
Tab for the ukulele will look like four lines. The wonderful thing about tab is that it is incredibly easy to learn to read.
It actually predates modern sheet music by several hundred years, and most scholars believe it dates back to the development of the lute and early guitar music.
Tab, or tablature, as it is commonly called among string players, is a very old method of notation for stringed instruments.