Ukulele Guitar Tabs - Ukulele Guitar Lessons

Ukulele tablature - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

2008-11-27T00:34:00.000-08:00

I have made a version of the Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for ukulele. Here you can here me play the song according to the tabs:

The ukulele tabs to the music you can find here:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Christmas ukulele tabs

Whenever Love Is Changing Hearts - Ukulele solo

2008-10-16T05:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a ukulele solo written by Peter Edvinsson:

Home On The Range - Ukulele solo

2008-10-15T04:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a version of Home On The Range for ukulele solo:

Ukulele Chords - Learn to Play White Christmas With Ukulele Tabs

2008-06-30T13:31:00.000-07:00

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to read easy tab notation. Even if you cannot read sheet music you will be able to read ukulele chords and melodies with this type of tabs. We will use the Christmas song White Christmas as a learning tool. Ukulele lesson

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn To Play Love Me Tender

2008-04-28T00:38:00.001-07:00

Can you play the melody to Love Me Tender on your ukulele? With the help of ukulele tab you can learn to play it in no time. Let's start! Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Jingle Bells

2008-04-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

Many ukulele players use their ukulele for chord playing but you can actually play melodies on this nice little instrument. Let's learn to play Jingle Bells on your uke! Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Happy Birthday To You

2008-04-27T00:24:00.000-07:00

Ukulele Tab: Learn Mary Had A Little Lamb With Ukulele Tab

2008-04-27T00:11:00.000-07:00

Have you ever played a melody on your ukulele? Well, if not let this be the first time! I will show you how to play Mary Had A Little Lamb on two strings on your ukulele. We will use easy ukulele tab so you don't need to know sheet music. Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Tab: Ukulele Tuning For Beginners

2008-04-27T00:09:00.000-07:00

Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

2008-04-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

In order to play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star you need to know three chords. In this ukulele lesson we will sing the song in the key of C. We will start to learn the C-major chord! Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Tabs: Amazing Grace

2008-04-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a version of Amazing Grace for ukulele with ukulele guitar tabs, sheet music melody and chords. Amazing Grace - Ukulele (PDF)

Beginner Ukulele Players - Ten Tips on Getting Started

2008-04-03T03:02:00.000-07:00

Find your free ukulele tabs and ukulele songs at Capotasto Music!

By Alistair Wood

The ukulele is a great instrument to learn. The basics are really easy to pick up. It's particularly suited to young children, with its diminutive size, and will teach a number of skills that translate to other instruments, particularly the guitar. To get you started on your journey, here are ten tips that will kick start your ukulele playing.

1. Record your own playing as often as you can. It's difficult to play and listen at the same time. Quite often just noticing what you're doing wrong is enough to fix the problem.

2. Use your ears. Listen to everything. Work out what you're hearing. Steal anything you like the sound of.

3. Practice so slowly you can't possibly make a mistake. Once you've got a phrase under your fingers, it's easy to speed up. Once you've got a mistake under your fingers, it's nearly impossible to get rid of it.

4. Learn to read ukulele tab. Tablature is a method of showing how to play melodies on the ukulele as well as chords. It's easy to understand - much easier than standard music notation. There is plenty of ukulele tab available on the net and it's a lot of fun to play. Search for 'how to read ukulele tab' on Google and you'll find some helpful articles.

5. Once you've decided you enjoy the ukulele, get a nice one. Almost everyone starts of playing on a very cheap ukulele. These ukes are fine for deciding if playing the ukulele is for you. But once you're into it, get yourself a decent quality ukulele. It'll be easier to play, sound better (so you'll be more pleased with the way you sound), and will give you more impetus to practice.

6. The type of strings you use can make a big different to the sound of your ukulele. The strings you get with your ukulele are likely to be cheap and nasty. It's worth replacing them with higher quality strings such as Worth, Aquila or D'Addario.

7. Don't hold your ukulele too tightly. The ukulele is small and it's very easy to smother the sound out of it. Don't hold it too tightly or you'll lose a lot of volume and tone. Watch how masters like Jake Shimabukuro and hold the uke.

8. Listen to lots of ukulele players. The more you listen, the more you'll get a feel for the ukulele and the way it sounds. It will influence how you play subconsciously.

9. Take the time to tune up properly. Because it's short, it can be quite hard to get the ukulele in tune. But it has to be done. If your ukulele is out of tune, you WILL sound terrible. There are plenty of tools online to help you to do this. My particular favourite is the AP Tuner.

10. Enjoy yourself. The big appeal of the ukulele is that it is the most fun instrument around. People try to denigrate the ukulele as a toy. I think that's a huge compliment. Toys are fun to play with and so is the ukulele.

Al Wood writes about ukulele chords and tabs at Ukulele Hunt and has released a number of ebooks on the ukulele at How To Play the Ukulele.

Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Morning Has Broken

2008-04-01T11:05:00.000-07:00

By Peter Edvinsson

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to play a popular song with chords on your ukulele. I will show you with easy ukulele tablature notation how to play the chords. Let us start with the C-major chord!

First of all, we will use the C-tuning in this ukulele lesson. This means that your first string will be tuned to an A, your second string to an E, the third string to C and the fourth string to G.

The first string is the string with the highest pitch, that is, the bottom string when you play.

I will use a form of ukulele tab notation that tells you how to put your fingers in order to play the chords. Every number pair tells you which fret to press down and which string to play. Here is the C-major chord:

C: 04 03 02 31

These four number pairs indicate where you are to put your fingers on your four strings to strum the C-major chord on your ukulele. 04 means, play the open fourth string. An open string is a string you play without pressing down a fret. 31 means, press down the third fret on the first string.

I will put the chord names in bracket before the syllable where you are to change to the new chord. Time to take a look at the lyrics and start to sing!

You will sing the song in the key of C. In this song it means that the song starts with a C. Play your third string, the C string, to find your starting tone.

Time for the first line of lyrics:

Morning has (C)bro(Dm)ken, (D7)like the first (F)mor(C)ning

As you can see you will need more ukulele chords to sing and play the song. Let us take a look at the D-minor chord:

Dm: 04 23 32 11

Now it is time to take a look at the G7 chord and F-major chord:

G7: 04 23 12 21

F: 24 03 12 01

Let us continue with the song:

(C)Blackbird has (Em)spo(Am)ken, (D7)like the first (G7)bird

Yes, I am sorry, but it is time for three more ukulele chords, E-minor, A-minor and D7:

Em: 04 43 32 21

Am: 24 03 02 01

D7: 24 03 22 01

Now it is time to finish the first verse:

(C)Praise for the (F)singing, (C)praise for the (Am)mor(D7))ning

(G7)Praise for the (C)sprin(F)ging (G7)fresh from the (C)word

I admit that it is a lot of chords to learn on your ukulele and many chord changes. I suggest that you learn the song one line at a time. You can also devout a bit of your practicing time to changing between chords the way they appear in the song. For example:

C - Dm, Dm - G7, G7 - F, F - C and so on!

Here are two more verses of the song to practice when you have mastered the first verse:

Sweet the rain's (C)new (Dm)fall, (G7)sunlit from (F)hea(C)ven

Like the first (Em)dew(Am)fall, (D7)on the first (G7)grass

(C)Praise for the (F)sweetness (C)of the wet (Am)gar(D7)den

(G7)Sprung in com(C)plete(F)ness (G7)where his feet (C)pass

Mine is the (C)sun(Dm)light, (G7)mine is the (F)mor(C)ning

Born of the (Em)one (Am)light, (D7)Eden saw (G7)play

(C)Praise with e(F)lation, (C)praise every (Am)mor(D7)ning

(G7)God's recre(C)a(F)tion (G7)of the new (C)day

Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your free ukulele songs at http://www.capotastomusic.com

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Tom Dooley On Your Ukulele

2008-03-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

By Peter Edvinsson

Maybe you play mostly chords on you ukulele? Do you know that you can play melodies with the help of ukulele tab? Let's play Tom Dooley!

Here you have the lyrics to the first verse:

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

Hang down your head and cry

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

Poor boy you're bound to die

You don't have to know sheet music notation to play. Instead we will use a form of tablature.

Tablature is a special form of musical notation that will show you how to place your fingers in order to play a melody on your ukulele. This notation is also called ukulele tab.

On your ukulele you have four strings. The one with the highest pitch is called the first string and is usually tuned to an A.

When you play on your ukulele you will have the first strings nearest your feet.

Before you start to play Tom Dooley let's take a look at the ukulele tab notation. What does the following tab mean?

01

In this type of ukulele tab this means that you play the first open string. An open string is a string you play without pressing down a left hand finger. One more example:

32

The numbers indicate that you shall press down the third fret on the second string.

Now it's time to play the first part of Tom Dooley. Here is the lyrics and corresponding ukulele tab:

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

03 03 03 23 12 01 01

Remember, the first digit tells you which fret to press down and the second which string. Here comes the next ukulele tab:

Hang down your head and cry

03 03 03 23 12 32

This type of ukulele tab doesn't tell you the length of the notes but you will probably find that out by yourself as you already know the melody.

Let's move on!

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley

03 03 03 23 12 32 32

You can use your right hand thumb to play the notes. What about your left hand?

Of course you can play all notes with your left hand index finger. However in the long run you will probably find it easier to play melodies with more of your left hand fingers.

I suggest that you use your left hand index finger to press down the notes on the first fret, your middle finger for the second fret and your ring finger for the notes on the third fret.

Let's continue with the last ukulele tab:

Poor boy you're bound to die

32 32 01 12 23 12

This ukulele tab will also work on a guitar as the first three strings are tuned in the same way on a guitar.

Try to memorize the melody by practicing the ukulele tab one line at a time!

Well, now you can play Tom Dooley on your ukulele so now it's time to play for your friends!

If you have a friend who owns another ukulele and can play chords you can play the melody together with the following two chords:

F major: 24 03 12 01

C7: 04 03 02 11

Start with F until you come to the word cry. When you sing cry change to the chord C7 and play it until you come to the word die where you change back to F again.

It is always nicer to play with friends, isn't it!

Peter Edvinsson invites you to download your free ukulele tabs at http://www.capotastomusic.com

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Tom Dooley On Your Ukulele

2008-03-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Maybe you play mostly chords on you ukulele? Do you know that you can play melodies with the help of ukulele tab? Let's play Tom Dooley! Ukulele lesson

Ukulele guitar tab: Learn To Play Clementine

2008-03-22T03:09:00.000-07:00

In this ukulele lesson you will learn to play an easy American melody. You will not need to know sheet music but instead you will learn to use easy ukulele tab notation. I will show you how to put your fingers on your ukulele! Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele guitar tab: Learn To Play Oh, Susanna

2008-03-19T08:51:00.000-07:00

Oh! Susanna is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1847. In this ukulele lesson you will learn to play the melody on your ukulele with the help of ukulele tablature. I will show you how to place your fingers in order to play the melody. You will also learn to play the chords! Ukulele lesson

Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Amazing Grace With Tablature

2008-02-22T12:16:00.000-08:00

You will learn to sing Amazing Grace with your own ukulele accompaniment in the key of C-major. We will use tabs so you will not need to know sheet music notation.

First you will have to take a look at the way you have tuned your ukulele. Some people don't care how they tune their ukulele as long as the strings are tuned together. It's okay as long as you are not playing together with another instrument. Read more...

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn Mary Had A Little Lamb With Ukulele Tab

2007-12-28T09:28:00.000-08:00

By Peter Edvinsson

Have you ever played a melody on your ukulele guitar? Well, if not let this be the first time! I will show you how to play Mary Had A Little Lamb on two strings on your ukulele. We will use easy ukulele guitar tab so you don't need to know sheet music.

Mary Had A Little Lamb is a popular nursery rhyme. Here is the first verse:

Mary had a little lamb
little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb
its fleece was white as snow

Thomas Edison used this poem in testing his invention of the phonograph in 1877. It became the first audio recording to be successfully made and played back.

Let's start playing the first notes! The melodi you now will play will correspond to the text line:

Mary had a little lamb

0/1 3/2 1/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 0/1

This is my special form of ukulele guitar tab for articles to be sure that they are readable on article sites.

0/1 means that you play the first string with your right hand thumb without pressing down any left hand finger. It is called to play on an open string.

3/2 subsequently means that you press down the third fret on the second string. Now when you understand how to read my ukulele tab notation we will proceed with the next line of lyrics:

little lamb, little lamb

3/2 3/2 3/2 0/1 3/0 3/0

This type of ukulele tab doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guess you hear that the third and sixth note ought to be a little longer than the rest.

Here is the third line of lyrics and the corresponding ukulele guitar tab:

Mary had a little lamb

0/1 3/2 1/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 0/1

Identical with the first line as you can see.

I haven't told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets.

You can of course use your first finger for all the notes. A more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger and the notes on your third fret with your little finger.

It is a little bit tricky at first but as your fingers get used to it it will actually be easier to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers.

Let's complete the song with the last line:

it's fleece was white as snow

0/1 3/2 3/2 0/1 3/2 0/1

I would suggest that you learn the melody by heart. The ukulele guitar tab is a little help in the beginning but it's fun to be able to have a repertoire with songs you can play whenever you want.

If your ukulele is tuned with the first string to A the song will be in the key of F. The chords you will need is F and C7. They are easy on ukulele but a little bit harder on guitar.

The F and C chord written with my type of easy ukulele tab will look like this:

F: 0/1 1/2 0/3 2/4

C7: 1/1 0/2 0/3 0/4

I hope you will find out by yourself where the chords will fit in the melody.

You can use this ukulele tab on a guitar too as the first three strings on a guitar are tuned in the same way but not in the same key as on an ukulele.

Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and ukulele guitar tab at http://www.capotastomusic.com

Ukulele Tab: Ukulele Tuning For Beginners

2007-12-21T10:15:00.000-08:00

By Peter Edvinsson

How can you be in tune with your ukulele? The ukulele guitar is a fantastic little instrument with many possibilities. You can play chords and melodies on it but a requisite is that your ukulele is in tune. Let's tune up!

The most common ukulele guitar tuning is the standard C tuning.

It is of course preferable to use a tuner or piano or tuning fork in ukulele guitar tuning but it is not necessary to tune exactly to the concert pitch if you don't play with others.

You can tune the ukulele by ear, using the method outlined below.

The strings on the ukulele guitar are numbered from the highest pitched string. When you hold your ukulele in playing position string number one will be the string nearest your feet.

Now I will show you some steps in ukulele tuning to get your ukulele in tune.

1. Tune your first string to an A or a pitch that sounds okey to you.

2. Press down a finger on the fifth fret on the second string. Tune the second string until the pressed down fret will have the same pitch as the first string.

3. Press down a finger on the fourth fret on the third string. Tune the third string until the pressed down fret will have the same pitch as the second string.

4. Press down a finger on the third fret on the second string. Tune the fourth string until it sounds the same as the pitch of your pressed down fret on the second string.

We can test if your ukulele is in tune by playing the first part of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

The first notes you will play are on the third string without pressing down any finger. I will use a form of ukulele guitar tab with numbers.

The first number indicates the fret. The second number after the slash indicates which string to play:

0/3 0/3

This means: Play two notes on the open third string. Let's play some more ukulele tab:

0/3 0/3 3/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 3/2

Let's explain some of the numbers: 3/2 means press down the third fret on the second string and play the note. 0/1 means that you play the note on the open first string.

Let's play one more part:

1/2 1/2 0/2 0/2 2/3 2/3 0/0

If this sounds like the beginning of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star you can be quite sure that your ukulele guitar tuning is correct.

We haven't used the fourth string in this melody but you can listen to the two notes 3/2 and 0/4. These two notes should have the same pitch if you have tuned the ukulele guitar correctly.

Good luck with your ukulele guitar tuning!

P.S. Why not try to find out the rest of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by ear!

Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and ukulele guitar tab at http://www.capotastomusic.com

Ukulele Chords: Jingle Bells

2007-11-29T00:46:00.000-08:00

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. You will learn the chords to the song and also to play the melody in this ukulele lesson!

I will show you how to play the song by using ukulele tablature. Tablature is a music notational system that shows you where to put your fingers on your ukulele in order to play melodies and chords.

The most common type of tablature notation or tabs uses lines that represent the strings and numbers on the lines to show which frets to press down.

I will use another type of tab notation that I call number tabs.

Why number tabs?

1. Number tabs work better on article sites and will not be distorted if the fonts are changed.

2. Number tabs makes the information accessible to visually impaired readers using braille.

I will not use lines to represent the strings but instead use numbers for both strings and frets this way:

fret/string

This means that the first number will tell you which fret to press down and the number after the slash which string to use. 3/1 for example means: Press down the third fret on the first string!

0/1 means, play the first string without pressing down a fret! This is called to play an open string.

The first string is the bottom string when you play the uke the ordinary way.

Here are the first chord, C-major, that we will use in this song:

C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1

In this chord you can see that the only string to press down is the first string but you will play all four strings together.

When you play this chord you should strum the strings from the fourth down to the first string with your right hand thumb or your index finger or in some other way.

Now we can sing the first line of the song. I have put the chord in brackets before the syllable where you are to start playing it. You can strum the chord in an even pace according to your taste:

(C)Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way

In order to sing the next line and play the chords you will need the chord F-major:

F: 2/4 0/3 1/2 0/1

And here is the next line:

(F)Oh! what fun it (C)is to ride

For the next line we need the chord D7 and G7:

D7: 2/4 0/3 2/2 0/1

G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1

Here is the next line to play:

In a (D7)one-horse open (G7)sleigh

Then you have to sing the lyrics once more with slightly different chords:

(C)Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
(F)Oh! what fun it (C)is to ride
In a (G7)one-horse open (C)sleigh

Here you have the same song with the melody written with ukulele tabs:

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way

0/2 0/2 0/2 0/2 0/2 0/2 0/2 3/2 0/3 2/3 0/2

Oh! what fun it is to ride

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0/2 0/2

In a one-horse open sleigh

0/2 0/2 0/2 2/3 2/3 0/2 2/3 3/2

Then you have to play the melody once more and change the last line to:

In a one-horse open sleigh

0/2 0/2 3/2 3/2 1/2 2/3 0/3

I suggest that you play the notes in the melody that are on the first fret with you index finger, the notes on the second fret with your middle finger and the notes on the third fret with your ring finger.

Ukulele Chords: White Christmas

2007-11-26T06:38:00.000-08:00

The easiest way and most fun way to learn chords on your ukulele is to use a song with interesting chords. We will use the Christmas song White Christmas to help us learn some nice ukulele chords.

White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song that he wrote in early 1940. It has been sung by many artists but was first sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn.

In order to show you how to play the chords I will use a special form of tablature notation that I call number tablature. The notes you are to play on your ukulele are notated with two numbers representing the fret and string to play. Here is an example:

3/1

The number before the slash tells you which fret to press down. The number after the slash which string to play. In other words, press down the third fret on the first string.

The first string on your ukulele are the one at the bottom when you play.

What fingers should you use to press down the frets?

You can try this out for yourself or use the recommendations in brackets after the chords shown below. The numbers represent the fingers on your left hand:

index: 1

middle finger: 2

ring finger: 3

pinkie: 4

Here are the chords we will use in this version of the song:

C: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1 (0 0 0 3)

C7: 0/4 0/3 0/2 1/1 (0 0 0 1)

F: 2/4 0/3 1/2 0/1 (2 0 1 0)

Fm: 1/4 0/3 1/2 3/1 (1 0 2 4)

G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1 (0 2 1 3)

Am: 2/4 0/3 0/2 0/1 (2 0 0 0)

Dm: 2/4 2/3 1/2 0/1

C#dim7: 0/4 1/3 0/2 1/1

You start to sing on the note E (0/2)

The chords are placed in front of the syllable where you are to change chord:

(C)I'm dreaming of a (Dm)white (G7)Christmas
(F)Just like the (G7)ones I used to (C)know
Where the treetops (C7)glisten,
and (F)children (Fm)listen
To (C)hear (Am)sleigh bells in the (Dm)snow (G7)

(C)I'm dreaming of a (Dm)white (G7)Christmas
(F)With every (G7)Christmas card I (C)write
May your (C)days be (C7)merry and (F)bright (Fm)
And may all (C#dim7)your (Dm)Christma(G7)ses be (C)white

I will also notate the chord changes showing the bars. An easy way to understand this notation is:

Strum once on every chord name and once on the same chord for every following slash!

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / G7 / / /

F / / / G7 / / / C / / / C / / /

C / / / C7 / / / F / / / Fm / / /

C / / / Am / / / Dm / / / G7 / / /

C / / / C / / / Dm / / / G7 / / /

F / / / G7 / / / C / / / C / / /

C / / / C7 / / / F / / / Fm / / /

C / C#dim7 / Dm / G7 / C / / / C / / /

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

2007-11-23T10:39:00.000-08:00

Here you have a ukulele guitar tab version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. You can download it for free in PDF-format. Ukulele Guitar Tab

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn Mary Had A Little Lamb

2007-11-13T12:14:00.000-08:00

Have you ever played a melody on your ukulele guitar?

Well, if not let this be the first time! I will show you how to play Mary Had A Little Lamb on two strings on your ukulele. We will use easy ukulele tab so you don't need to know sheet music.

Mary Had A Little Lamb is a popular nursery rhyme. Here is the first verse:

Mary had a little lamb

little lamb, little lamb

Mary had a little lamb

its fleece was white as snow

Thomas Edison used this poem in testing his invention of the phonograph in 1877. It became the first audio recording to be successfully made and played back.

Let's start playing the first notes! The melodi you now will play will correspond to the text line:

Mary had a little lamb

0/1 3/2 1/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 0/1

This is my special form of ukulele guitar tab for articles to be sure that they are readable on article sites.

0/1 means that you play the first string with your right hand thumb without pressing down any left hand finger. It is called to play on an open string.

3/2 subsequently means that you press down the third fret on the second string. Now when you understand how to read my ukulele tab notation we will proceed with the next line of lyrics:

little lamb, little lamb

3/2 3/2 3/2 0/1 3/0 3/0

This type of ukulele guitar tab doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guess you hear that the third and sixth note ought to be a little longer than the rest.

Here is the third line of lyrics and the corresponding ukulele tab:

Mary had a little lamb

0/1 3/2 1/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 0/1

Identical with the first line as you can see.

I haven't told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets.

You can of course use your first finger for all the notes. A more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger and the notes on your third fret with your little finger.

It is a little bit tricky at first but as your fingers get used to it it will actually be easier to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers.

Let's complete the song with the last line:

it's fleece was white as snow

0/1 3/2 3/2 0/1 3/2 0/1

I would suggest that you learn the melody by heart. The ukulele tab is a little help in the beginning but it's fun to be able to have a repertoire with songs you can play whenever you want.

If your ukulele guitar is tuned with the first string to A the song will be in the key of F. The chords you will need is F and C7. They are easy on ukulele but a little bit harder on guitar.

The F and C chord written with my type of easy ukulele tab will look like this:

F: 0/1 1/2 0/3 2/4

C7: 1/1 0/2 0/3 0/4

I hope you will find out by yourself where the chords will fit in the melody.

You can use this ukulele guitar tab on a guitar too as the first three strings on a guitar are tuned in the same way but not in the same key as on an ukulele.

You are invited to download your free sheet music and ukulele guitar tabs at Capotasto Music!

Ukulele Tab: Love Me Tender

2007-11-09T09:47:00.000-08:00

Here you have a melody version of Love Me Tender for ukulele:

Love me tender, Love me sweet

1. ----------------------------------
2. -------1---0---1---3--------3---
3. ---0--------------------2--------
4. ----------------------------------

Never let me go

1. -------------------------
2. ---1---0--------0---1---
3. ------------2------------
4. -------------------------

You have made my life complete

1. ----------------------------------
2. -------1---0---1---3--------3---
3. ---0--------------------2--------
4. ----------------------------------

And I love you so

1. -------------------------
2. ---1---0--------0---1---
3. ------------2------------
4. -------------------------

Love me tender, Love me true

1. ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
2. ----------------------------------
3. ----------------------------------
4. ----------------------------------

All my dreams fulfil

1. ---0---------------0---
2. -------3---1---3-------
3. ------------------------
4. ------------------------

For my darlin I love you

1. ---0---0---1---0---------------
2. --------------------3-------3---
3. ------------------------2-------
4. --------------------------------

And I always will

1. -------------------------
2. ---1---0--------0---1---
3. ------------2------------
4. -------------------------

Find more ukulele tabs on my site with free sheet music

Ukulele Guitar Chords - Some nice sounding uke chords

2007-10-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

Here are some nice variations of the progression F, Bb and C.

1. ---3---3---3---
2. ---1---1---0---
3. ---0---2---0---
4. ---2---3---3---

You can find ukulele guitar tablature melodies on my site with free sheet music

Ukulele guitar tab: Learn To Play Ode To Joy

2007-09-25T22:28:00.000-07:00

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In this ukulele lesson we will use the uke to play a melody. Not many people can play Beethoven on their ukulele but soon you will be one of them. Let's start!

Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele guitar chord progression

2007-09-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

Just a little ukulele guitar chord progression in the key of G:

1. ---2---0---0---0---
2. ---3---2---0---2---
3. ---2---2---0---2---
4. ---0---0---0---0---

The chords could be spelled G, D/G, Am7, D/G

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Ukulele Tab: Ukulele Tuning For Beginners

2007-09-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

By Peter Edvinsson

How can you be in tune with your ukulele? The ukulele is a fantastic little instrument with many possibilities. You can play chords and melodies on it but a requisite is that your ukulele is in tune. Let's tune up!

The most common ukulele tuning is the standard C tuning.

It is of course preferable to use a tuner or piano or tuning fork in ukulele tuning but it is not necessary to tune exactly to the concert pitch if you don't play with others.

You can tune the ukulele by ear, using the method outlined below.

The strings on the ukulele is numbered from the highest pitched string. When you hold your ukulele in playing position string number one will be the string nearest your feet.

Now I will show you some steps in ukulele tuning to get your ukulele in tune.

1. Tune your first string to an A or a pitch that sounds okey to you.

2. Press down a finger on the fifth fret on the second string. Tune the second string until the pressed down fret will have the same pitch as the first string.

3. Press down a finger on the fourth fret on the third string. Tune the third string until the pressed down fret will have the same pitch as the second string.

4. Press down a finger on the third fret on the second string. Tune the fourth string until it sounds the same as the pitch of your pressed down fret on the second string.

We can test if your ukulele is in tune by playing the first part of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

The first notes you will play are on the third string without pressing down any finger. I will use a form of ukulele tab with numbers.

The first number indicates the fret. The second number after the slash indicates which string to play:

0/3 0/3

This means: Play two notes on the open third string. Let's play some more ukulele tab:

0/3 0/3 3/2 3/2 0/1 0/1 3/2

Let's explain some of the numbers: 3/2 means press down the third fret on the second string and play the note. 0/1 means that you play the note on the open first string.

Let's play one more part:

1/2 1/2 0/2 0/2 2/3 2/3 0/0

If this sounds like the beginning of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star you can be quite sure that your ukulele tuning is correct.

We haven't used the fourth string in this melody but you can listen to the two notes 3/2 and 0/4. These two notes should have the same pitch if you have tuned the ukulele correctly.

Good luck with your ukulele tuning!

P.S. Why not try to find out the rest of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by ear!

Using The Fourth String

2007-09-08T10:34:00.001-07:00

When you play melodies on your ukulele you will maybe feel a little bit uncomfortable with the fourth string and the odd tuning. But you can actually use this string to create many fun tricks!

First you have to take a look at the note G on the fourth string and where you can find it on the second string:

1. ----------
2. --3-------
3. ----------
4. --0-------

This means that when you use the G on the second string you can replace it with the G on the fourth string. We will start with playing a little C-major scale the ordinary way.

1. -----------------0--2--3--
2. --------0--1--3-----------
3. --0--2--------------------
4. --------------------------

Now we can replace the second string G with the fourth string G:

1. -----------------0--2--3--
2. --------0--1--------------
3. --0--2--------------------
4. --------------0-----------

If you use your right hand thumb to play the fourth string and the index, middle finger and ring finger to play the other strings you can create ringing and interesting patterns by using the fourth string G. Here you have an example:

The symbol h means hammer-on and p pull-off.

1. --------------0------0---------------
2. -----------1------------1-------------
3. --0--h--2-----------------2--p--0--
4. ------------------0------------------

Well, now it's time for you to create your own licks!

Wikipedia information:

Hammer-on is a stringed instrument playing technique performed (especially on guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound. This technique is the opposite of the pull-off. Passages in which a large proportion of the notes are performed as hammer-ons and pull-offs instead of being plucked or picked in the normal fashion are known in classical guitar terminology as legato phrases. The sound is more smooth and connected than in a normally picked phrase. The technique also facilitates very fast playing because the picking hand does not have to move at such a high rate, and coordination between the hands only has to be achieved at certain points. Multiple hammer-ons and pull-offs together are sometimes also referred to colloquially as "rolls," a reference to the fluid sound of the technique. A rapid series of hammer-ons and pull-offs between a single pair of notes is called a trill.

Ukulele history

2007-09-07T11:09:00.000-07:00

Read what Wikipedia has to say about the ukulele:

The ukulele is commonly associated with music from Hawaii, where the name roughly translates as "jumping flea", and was developed there in the 1880s is gay combination of the Madeiran braguinha and rajão. A braguinha is an instrument similar to a cavaquinho, built in the city of Braga and named after it; the Portuguese cavaquinho is usually tuned in D-G-B-D, a G-major chord. The Madeira rajão is tuned D-G-C-E-A. The D and G strings are both re-entrant, i.e., tuned an octave higher than expected in the normal low-to-high course of strings. The GCEA strings of the rajão are the source of the re-entrant tuning of the modern ukulele.

Ukulele tab: Tom Dooley

2007-09-06T23:48:00.000-07:00

Download a free version of the song Tom Dooley as an ukulele guitar tab melody. Download ukelele tab

Ukulele Tab: Morning Has Broken

2007-09-05T11:56:00.000-07:00

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Here you can download a simple version of Morning Has Broken for ukelele guitar solo. Download ukulele guitar solo

Ukulele Chords is an ukulele guitar chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included. This book can be used with either the soprano ukulele guitar or tenor ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning. 32 pages. Ukulele Chords

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Ode To Joy

2007-09-05T01:32:00.000-07:00

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By Peter Edvinsson

In this ukulele guitar lesson we will use the uke to play a melody. Not many people can play Beethoven on their ukulele but soon you will be one of them. Let's start!

"To Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet Friedrich Schiller. It is commonly referred to as Ode To Joy. The musical setting is by Beethoven in the fourth and final movement of his Ninth Symphony.

We will now take a look at the ukulele guitar tablature notation we will use.

The string with the highest pitch on the ukulele guitar is usually an A and is called the first string. This is the string nearest your feet when you play. In the ukulele guitar tablature notation we will use a staff with three lines representing the three first strings on your ukulele guitar.

I have numbered the lines to help you spot the first string on the tab staff.

1. ----------------------------
2. ----------------------------
3. ----------------------------

Let's play the first notes of the song using the tablature staff:

1. --0--0--1--3--3--1--0--------------0--0--------
2. -----------------------3--1--1--3--------3--3--
3. -----------------------------------------------

The numbers we will place on this tab staff indicates which fret you are to press down as you play the string.

We will not dicuss how to play with you right hand. I suggest that you play the notes with your right hand thumb but do as you like.

This type of ukulele tab doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I leave it up to you to figure out the length of the notes.

Let's play the next ukulele tab:

1. --0--0--1--3--3--1--0--------------0-----------
2. -----------------------3--1--1--3-----3--1--1--
3. -----------------------------------------------

I haven't so far told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets on your ukulele.

You can of course use your first finger for all the notes.

A more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.

It might be difficult at first but if you practice it will be actually be easier for you to find the right notes with these fingerings. You don't even have to look at your fingers to find the right fret if you get used to this way of playing.

Time for the next tablature staff:

1. --------0--------0--1--0--------0--1--0--------------
2. --3--3-----1--3-----------1--3-----------3--1--3-----
3. --------------------------------------------------0--

Actually you can play this melody with the use of the above ukulele tab notation on a guitar also. The first three strings on a guitar are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

The last ukulele guitar tab comes now:

1. --0--0--1--3--3--1--0--------------0-----------
2. -----------------------3--1--1--3-----3--1--1--
3. -----------------------------------------------

Now you can play Ode To Joy by Beethoven on your ukulele with ukulele tab!

I suggest that you learn the melody by heart rather than looking on the ukulele tablature notation so you can play it anytime and anywhere!

Ukulele Chords is an ukulele guitar chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included. This book can be used with either the soprano ukulele guitar or tenor ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning. 32 pages. Ukulele Chords

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Jingle Bells

2007-09-04T03:52:00.000-07:00

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by Peter Edvinsson

Many ukulele players use their ukulele for chord playing but you can actually play melodies on this nice little instrument. Let's learn to play Jingle Bells on your uke!

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. The most played part of the song is the refrain which we will concentrate on in this ukulele tab lesson.

Here is the first line of lyrics and the corresponding ukulele tab:

Jingle bells, jingle bells

1. --0--0--0--0--0--0--
2. --------------------
3. --------------------

The number 0 on line one means that you play the first string with your right hand thumb without pressing down any left hand finger. It is called to play on an open string.

The ukulele tab above means that you play six notes on the open first string. This type of ukulele tab doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guess you hear that the third and sixth note ought to be a little longer than the rest.

Let's play some more of Jingle Bells:

Jingle all the way!

1. --0--3--------0--
2. --------1--3-----
3. -----------------

The number three on line one means that you press down a left hand finger on the third fret of the first string. I haven't told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets on your ukulele guitar so far.

You can of course use your first finger for all the notes. A more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger and the notes on the third fret with your ring finger.

You might find this difficult at first but as your ring finger gets used to it it will actually be easier to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers to find the right fret if you get accustomed to this way of playing.

Let's play the next tab staff:

O what fun it is to ride

1. --1--1--1--1--1--0--0--
2. -----------------------
3. -----------------------

I don't need to explain the ukulele tablature notation above as you by now know what it's all about.

The last tablature staff comes here:

In a one-horse open sleigh

1. --0--0--0-----------0-----3--
2. -----------3--3--3-----3-----
3. -----------------------------

The refrain in sung twice so it's time to play the melody from the beginning again but the second time you'll play the last line a little bit different:

In a one-horse open sleigh

1. --0--0--3--3--1--------
2. -----------------3--1--
3. -----------------------

Now you can play a Christmas melody on your ukulele! The ukulele guitar tab notation I have used is good for finding the notes but I recommend you to learn the melody by heart so you can play it anywhere without the need to read on a piece of paper you will not find anyway!

Good luck with your ukulele playing and Merry Christmas! (Sooner or later it's here!

Ukulele Chords is an ukulele guitar chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included. This book can be used with either the soprano ukulele guitar or tenor ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning. 32 pages. Ukulele Chords

Ukulele tabs - Au Clair De La Lune

2007-09-02T23:26:00.000-07:00

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Today I would like to present a French melody, Au Clair De La Lune, written with ukulele guitar tablature notation. It is downloadable in PDF format with tabs and chords. Download free ukulele tab

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Morning Has Broken On Your Ukulele

2007-08-31T11:51:00.000-07:00

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An ukulele is used mostly to play chords to songs. But you can also play melodies. Today you will learn to play Morning Has Broken on your ukulele.

"Morning Has Broken" is a Christian hymn. It has often been erroneously attributed to Cat Stevens, who recorded a popular version of the song.

Here is the first verse:

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the world

You don't need to read sheet music to play this song on your ukulele. Instead we will use tablature.

Tablature is a form of musical notation, often with numbers and letters, which tells the player where to place their fingers on a particular instrument rather than which pitches to play. Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Chords is an ukulele guitar chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included. This book can be used with either the soprano ukulele guitar or tenor ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning. 32 pages. Ukulele Chords

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn To Play Ode To Joy

2007-08-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

Free ukulele guitar tabs

In this ukulele guitar lesson we will use the uke to play a melody. Not many people can play Beethoven on their ukulele guitar but soon you will be one of them. Let's start!

"To Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet Friedrich Schiller. It is commonly referred to as Ode To Joy. The musical setting is by Beethoven in the fourth and final movement of his Ninth Symphony. Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn To Play Scarborough Fair

2007-08-30T03:27:00.000-07:00

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In this ukulele guitar lesson we will use the uke to play Scarborough Fair as a melody. You don't need to know sheet music at all so let's start!

Scarborough Fair is an English ballad and dates back to late medieval times. Scarborough was a host to a huge forty-five day fair. Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Guitar Tab: Learn To Play Love Me Tender

2007-08-29T12:01:00.000-07:00

Can you play the melody to Love Me Tender on your ukulele guitar? With the help of ukulele guitar tab you can learn to play it in no time. Let's start!

Love Me Tender is a song sung by Elvis Presley, to the tune of Aura Lee, a Civil War song by George R. Poulton. Elvis originally performed it in the movie Love Me Tender.

I will use my own form of ukulele tab to be sure that the tabs are readable on article sites.

You can find the more common ukulele guitar tab staff on my site with ukulele tab, guitar tablature and free sheet music. Ukulele guitar lesson

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Jingle Bells

2007-08-29T11:59:00.000-07:00

Many ukulele players use their ukulele for chord playing but you can actually play melodies on this nice little instrument. Let's learn to play Jingle Bells on your uke!

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. The most played part of the song is the refrain which we will concentrate on in this ukulele tab lesson. Ukulele lesson

Ukulele Tab: Learn Mary Had A Little Lamb With Ukulele Tab

2007-08-29T11:55:00.000-07:00

Ukulele Tab: Ukulele Tuning For Beginners

2007-08-29T11:53:00.000-07:00

How can you be in tune with your ukulele? The ukulele is a fantastic little instrument with many possibilities. You can play chords and melodies on it but a requisite is that your ukulele is in tune. Let's tune up!

The most common ukulele tuning is the standard C tuning.

It is of course preferable to use a tuner or piano or tuning fork in ukulele tuning but it is not necessary to tune exactly to the concert pitch if you don't play with others.

You can tune the ukulele by ear, using the method outlined below.

The strings on the ukulele is numbered from the highest pitched string. When you hold your ukulele in playing position string number one will be the string nearest your feet. Ukulele lesson

Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Scarborough Fair

2007-08-29T04:31:00.000-07:00

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By Peter Edvinsson

In this ukulele lesson we will use the uke to play Scarborough Fair as a melody. You don't need to know sheet music at all so let's start!

Scarborough Fair is an English ballad and dates back to late medieval times. Scarborough was a host to a huge forty-five day fair.

The name Scarborough Fair is now used for a music festival held every year in Scarborough.

The first verse has the lyrics:

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine

We will only use the three first strings on your ukulele for the melodi and for this we will only use three lines int the tablature staff. Here is the first part of the melody with ukulele tab:

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

1. --------0-----0--------------
2. -----------3-----0--1--0-----
3. --2--2--------------------2--

The ukulele tab notation doesn't tell you the length of the notes. I leave it up to you to figure this out.

Let's play the next ukulele tab:

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

1. --0--3--5--3--0--2-----0--
2. --------------------3-----
3. --------------------------

I haven't told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets on your ukulele yet.

You can of course use your first finger for all the notes but the best way to use your left hand fingers is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.

It might be difficult at first but if you practice this fingerings it will actually be easier for you to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers to find the right fret if you get used to this way of playing.

The notes on the fifth fret can be played with your ring finger as well.

Here comes the next ukulele tab and lyrics:

Remember me to one who lives there

1. --5--5--5--3--0--0--------------
2. --------------------3--1--0-----
3. -----------------------------0--

The last ukulele tab and lyrics comes now:

She once was a true love of mine

1. -----0--------------------
2. --------3--1--0-----------
3. --2--------------2--0--2--

Now you can play Scarborough Fair on your ukulele with ukulele tab!

Actually you can play this melody with the use of the above ukulele tab notation on a guitar also. The first three strings on a guitar are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

The best way to learn this melody is to take one line at a time and learn it by heart.

When you know the melody by heart you have the pleasure of being able to play the melody anytime and anywhere!

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Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Happy Birthday To You

2007-08-28T03:30:00.000-07:00

In today's ukulele lesson we will take a look at the art of playing melodies on the ukulele. We will use tablature notation so you don't need to know sheet music notation.

Peter Edvinsson

Ukulele lesson: Learn to play Happy Birthday To You

An ukulele can be used to play chords when you sing but you can also play melodies. It's fun and quite easy to learn melodies on your uke with ukulele tab. Let's learn to play Happy Birthday To You!

As many people know "Happy Birthday to You" is a song which is sung to celebrate a person's birth. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the most popular song in the English language.

Here is the most common lyrics. "Peter" is to be replaced by the name of the celebrating person.

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear "Peter"
Happy birthday to you

We will only use the first three strings on your ukulele so the tab staff will only have three lines representing the first strings. The line with the number one is the first string with the highest pitch.

1. ----------------------------------
2. ----------------------------------
3. ----------------------------------

Here is the first line of lyrics and the ukulele tab:

Happy birthday to you

1. -----------------------
2. ----------------1--0--
3. --0--0--2--0---------

The ukulele tab doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guess you hear that the first two notes are short and the last note long.

Let's play the next line:

Happy birthday to you

1. -----------------------
2. ----------------3--1--
3. --0--0--2--0---------

I haven't told you anything about which left hand finger to press down on the frets on your ukulele.

You can use your first finger for all the notes but a more professional approach is to play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.

Maybe it's difficult at first but with practice it will be easier for you to find the right notes. You don't even have to look at your fingers to find the right fret if you get accustomed to this way of playing.

The next line comes now:

Happy birthday dear "Peter"

1. ---------3--0-------------
2. ----------------1--0------
3. --0--0----------------2--

The last line comes here:

Happy birthday to you

1. --1--1--0------------
2. ------------1--3--1--
3. ----------------------

Now you can play Happy Birthday To You on your ukulele and you are prepared for the next birthday party!

Actually you can play this melody with the use of the above ukulele tab notation on a guitar also. The first three strings are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

The ukulele tab notation I have used is good for finding the notes but I recommend you to learn the melody by heart so you can play it anytime and anywhere!

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Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Christian Favorite Song Amazing Grace

2007-08-27T09:35:00.000-07:00

By Peter Edvinsson

Ukulele is a fantastic little instrument. You can play chords on it as you sing but you can even play melodies. With the help of ukulele tab notation you can learn to play Amazing Grace in a few minutes. Let's start!

Amazing Grace is one of the most well-known Christian hymns. The words were written by John Newton. Here are the lyrics to the first verse:

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found

Was blind, but now I see

You don't need to know sheet music notation on your ukulele. Instead we will use a form of notation known as ukulele tab.

The ukulele tab notation I will use is my own form of tabs that are readable on article sites. You will find the more common ukulele tab notation on my own site with ukulele tab and free sheet music.

When you hold your ukulele in playing position you will have the first string nearest your feet. It is the string with the highest pitch and it is usually an A.

Here comes an example on how to ukulele tab:

01 11 31 11 01

The first digit in the pair tells you what fret to press down. The second digit what string to play. 01 means that you play the first string without pressing down a left hand finger. In other words you play on the open first string.

11 means that you press down a left hand finger on the first fret on the first string and play. Now you can play the easy ukulele tab above.

Let's play the first part of Amazing Grace:

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound

03 12 01 12 01 32 12 23 03

03 means that you play the third open string. Play the notes with your right hand thumb or in some other way you like.

The length of the notes is not indicated with this type of ukulele tab notation. I guess you will find out how to play the notes by your self.

Let's play the next line:

That saved a wretch like me!

03 12 01 12 01 32 01 31

What left hand finger should you use when you play?

Even if it can be a little bit difficult at first I suggest that you play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.

Of course, you can play all notes with your first finger but when your left hand fingers get used to playing the way I suggested it will actually become easier to find the right notes.

The next ukulele tab comes here:

I once was lost, but now am found

01 31 01 12 01 32 12 23 03

You know how to read this ukulele tab by now so I don't need to help you!

The last line with lyrics and ukulele tab follows:

Was blind, but now I see

03 12 01 12 01 32 12

Now the melody is complete and you can play Amazing Grace with ukulele tab!

This melody can be played on guitar too with the use of the above ukulele tab notation! The first three strings on a guitar are tuned in the same way but in a different pitch.

May I recommend you to take one ukulele tab line at a time and practice it until you know the whole song by heart. It is fun to have a repertoire with songs to play anywhere and anytime!

You Can Teach Yourself Uke

2007-08-26T12:30:00.000-07:00

A wonderfully easy, entertaining way to learn the uke! Based on C tuning, this text presents strum-along/sing-alongs in the keys of C, G, D, F, and B flat. The book will teach you in a step-by-step manner, and provide hours of fun and enjoyment! You will learn 58 great, all-time favorite uke songs including Peg O' My Heart and Fascination. 96 pages.

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Ukulele tab - Happy Birthday To You

2007-08-26T11:26:00.000-07:00

Play Happy Birthday To You as a melody on your ukulele. Easy melody in PDF-format with ukulele tablature. Download Happy Birthday To You

Ukulele Tab - Learn To Play Amazing Grace

2007-08-25T03:21:00.000-07:00

By Peter Edvinsson

Do you know that you can play melodies on your ukulele? Amazing Grace is a popular christian hymn. It doesn't contain many notes and it is quite easy to play on ukulele with the help of ukulele tab notation. Let's learn Amazing Grace!

Here is the lyrics to the first verse:

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see

An ukulele can be tuned in many ways. I usually tune my ukulele this way:

G C E A

This tuning is very common and is called C-tuning. A is on the first string with the highest pitch.

We will start by playing the first part of the melody with these lyrics:

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound

1. --------0-----0--------------
2. -----1-----1-----3--1--------
3. --0--------------------2--0--

This ukulele tab notation doesn't indicate the rhythm of the song. As you know the melody and maybe can sing it I guess you will feel how long the notes should be.

Let's continue with the next part of the melody and the song lyrics:

That saved a wretch like me

1. --------0-----0-----0--3--
2. -----1-----1-----3--------
3. --0-----------------------

What fingers should you use with your left hand? Well, it's a little bit up to you, of course!

However, I recommend that you use your first finger for the notes on the first fret, the middle finger for the notes on the second fret and, you guessed right!, the ring finger for the notes on the third fret.

These fingerings will help you as you play in many ways. With one finger taking care of one fret each you will not have to look at your fingers as much as you will feel your way around on the fretboard better.

Another reason is that you can keep your hand in the same position as you only need to move your fingers and not your left hand. This will help you a lot when you start to play more difficult melodies.

Using your ring finger might feel awkward at first but with persistence you will get used to playing this way and you will benefit from it even when you play melodies on a guitar.

Let's look at the next ukulele tab:

I once was lost, but now am found

1. --0--3--0-----0--------------
2. -----------1-----3--1--------
3. -----------------------2--0--

We will now complete this ukulele tab melody:

Was blind, but now I see

1. --------0-----0--------
2. -----1-----1-----3--1--
3. --0--------------------

I hope you will enjoy playing this melody on your ukulele! I recommend that you learn the melody by heart by practicing one little part of the melody at a time.

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Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Love Me Tender

2007-08-23T02:49:00.000-07:00

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By Peter Edvinsson

Can you play the melody to Love Me Tender on your ukulele? With the help of ukulele tab you can learn to play it in no time. Let's start!

Love Me Tender is a song sung by Elvis Presley, to the tune of Aura Lee, a Civil War song by George R. Poulton. Elvis originally performed it in the movie Love Me Tender.

I will use my own form of ukulele tab to be sure that the tabs are readable on article sites.

You can find the more common ukulele tab staff on my site with ukulele tab, guitar tablature and free sheet music.

The string with the highest pitch on the ukulele is usually an A and is called the first string. This will be the bottom string when you hold your ukulele in playing position.

The first number indicates the fret. The second number tells you which string to play. Here is the first part of Love Me Tender with ukulele tab:

03 12 02 12 32 23 32 12 02 23 02 12

03 indicates that you play the third string without pressing down a left hand finger. We call this to play on an open string.

12 means that you press down a left hand finger on the first fret on the second string.

Play the notes with your right hand thumb or in some other way you like.

The length of the notes is not indicated with this type of ukulele tab notation. I guess you will find out this by yourself.

Let's play the next part of the song:

03 12 02 12 32 23 32 12 02 23 02 12

A repetition of the first melody as you can see.

What left hand finger should you use when you play? I suggest that you play the notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your long finger and the notes on your third fret with your ring finger.

It can be a little bit difficult to play like this at first but don't give up!

When your left hand fingers get used to this way of playing it will actually become easier for you to find the right notes.

When you get used to this way of playing you don't even have to look at your fingers when you play.

The next part of the melody with ukulele tab looks like this:

01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 32 12 32 01

I guess that you hear that the seventh note should be a little bit longer than the rest.

01 01 11 01 32 23 32 12 02 23 02 12

In this last ukulele tab the seventh note should also be a little bit longer.

Now the melody is complete!

I guess this means that you can play Love Me Tender on your ukulele. Congratulations!

This melody can be played on guitar too with the use of the above ukulele tab notation! The first three strings on a guitar are tuned the same way but not in the same pitch.

I suggest that you take one melody line at a time and learn it by heart so you can play it anywhere and anytime!

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Ukulele Chords - Learn To Play Amazing Grace With Tablature

2007-08-22T10:07:00.000-07:00

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By Peter Edvinsson

You will learn to sing Amazing Grace with your own ukulele accompaniment in the key of C-major. We will use tabs so you will not need to know sheet music notation.

First you will have to take a look at the way you have tuned your ukulele. Some people don't care how they tune their ukulele as long as the strings are tuned together. It's okay as long as you are not playing together with another instrument.

But, in order to play the chords in C-major we presupposes that the you first string is tuned to an A. If you can find middle C on a piano you can play the notes up to A. C D E F G A. Right, there it is!

We will first take a look at the C-major chord. With the tab notation we will use it will look like this:

C-major: 0/4 0/3 0/2 3/1

Now you will learn to interpret this notation. The digit before the slash indicates the fret to press down. The digit after the slash shows you which string to play.

3/1 means, press down the third fret on string one. To play the chords to the first line of lyrics you will have to learn one more chord. Here is F-major:

F-major: 2/4 0/3 1/2 0/1

With these two chords we can play the first line of lyrics:

A-(C)mazing Grace, how (F)sweet the (C)sound

The chords to play are written before the syllable in the text where you are to strum it. Another way to notate the chord progression to play will look like this:

C / / C / / F / / C / /

Strum once on every chord name and once more on the same chord for every following slash.

For the next line we need a third chord. Here is G7:

G7: 0/4 2/3 1/2 2/1

Time for the next line:

That (C)saved a wretch like (G7)me

or written like a chord progression:

C / / C / / G7 / / G7 / /

We will take the two last lines together as you now know how to read the chords:

I (C)once was lost, but (F)now am (C)found

Was (C)blind, but (G7)now I (C)see

And in ordinary chord notation:

C / / C / / F / / C / /

C / / G7 / / C / / C / /

To make music of the song with ukulele accompaniment it is important to be able to change between chords smoothly. I suggest that you work on the art of changing from one chord to another by choosing for exampel C and F.

Strum once on every chord and change to the next one until your fingers obey your command. To change from C to G7 I suppose that you play the C chord with your left hand ring finger. To get to G7 you can slide your ring finger to fret two on the first string.

After that you only have to place your left hand middle finger on the third string and your index on your second string.

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Guide to the Types and Styles of the Ukulele

2007-08-22T09:55:00.000-07:00

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By Chris Robertson

The ukulele is a very small guitar that originated from an island in Portugal called Madeira. This instrument was called "braguinha" in Portuguese. In 1879, travelers took a ship from the island of Madeira to Hawaii. Craftsmen who witnessed this instrument being played were fascinated and began producing it for Hawaiians. The instrument was nicknamed "ukulele," which actually means, "jumping flea." It is also called "uke" for short.

Ukes are different from guitars in several ways. They are usually very lightweight and easy to carry. Original style ukes are easier to learn to play because they have fewer strings. They are also easier on the fingers. Ukes are, however, limited in the range of notes that can be played. They are great for musicians who want simplicity!

Today this instrument is still very popular in Hawaii and is being shipped to music lovers around the world. Let's take a look at the types and styles of ukuleles.

Four Types of Ukuleles

There are four standard types of ukuleles, which are concert, soprano, tenor, and baritone. The most commonly used type is the soprano ukulele. Each type, except the baritone, is tuned using the well-known tune/phrase "my dog has fleas!" This involves hitting the keys G, C, E and then A. The tenor type is one octave down from soprano. The baritone's tuning is accomplished using this order of keys: E, B, G, D.

There are also hybrid ukuleles being produced today, such as the banjulele (banjo body), taropatch (eight-stringed instrument) and ukelin. These specialty instruments are usually developed by individuals or specialty musical instrument companies. Some are even highly collectible today.

The soprano uke is the smallest at about 21 inches long. The concert uke is about 23 inches long. The baritone uke is 30 inches long, and the tenor uke is 26 inches long. The baritone and tenor ukes are more similar to regular-sized guitars, only with just four strings.

Styles of Ukuleles

Ukuleles may also come in a variety of styles, colors, and shapes to reflect the personality of the musician. Some examples of style variety are the Bushman ukuleles, which come in styles such as Jenny Soprano, Jenny Pineapple, Jenny Concert, Jenny Tenor, and Jenny Baritone.

A ukulele maker might use a variety of high-quality woods to produce the instruments such as Mahogany to give the instrument a brilliant finish. The shapes of the instrument may vary as well. Some resemble the regular guitar shape while others might be completely oval-shaped, similar to a pineapple shape, or have a piece "cut away" at the neck.

With prices ranging from $169 and up, anyone can own a ukulele. They can be ordered online for music fans that live in areas where the ukulele is not readily available locally. There is also a wide variety of ukulele strings and accessories such as felt picks, tuners, amplifiers, shoulder straps, strap buttons, tuning machines, ukulele humidifiers, and more. Whether one wants a cheap ukulele to keep around the house for fun or an expensive one for professional concerts, it's easy to find just the right style online.

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular [http://www.majon.com]internet marketing companies on the web.
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Ukulele tab: Amazing Grace

2007-08-21T04:13:00.000-07:00

Even if you never have played melodies on your ukulele before the time has come now! You will learn to play ukulele tab and a very popular melody even if you do not know sheet music notation. Pick up your ukulele and let's start! Ukulele lesson

Ukelele tab: Mary Had A Little Lamb

2007-08-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

In this ukulele lesson you will use the first two strings on your ukulele and play a popular song as a melody. I have written the lyrics and the corresponding melody with tablature.

Mary had a little lamb

1. --0-----------0--0--0--
2. -----3--1--3------------

little lamb, little lamb

1. ------------0--3--3--
2. --3--3--3------------

Mary had a little lamb

1. --0-----------0--0--0--
2. -----3--1--3------------

It's fleece was white as snow

1. --0--------0--------
2. -----3--3-----3--1--

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