How To Read Ukulele Music

3 4 waltz time three quarter notes to a measure.

How to read ukulele music. This is also known as common time and sometimes denoted by a c symbol. How to read ukulele tabs one of the most common and easiest ways of learning to play songs on the ukulele is by reading tablature. When you hold your ukelele up to your body the g string will be the closest to your head and the a string will be closest to your waist but on your tab chart a is at the top and g is at the bottom. An explanation on how to read notes on the treble clef for the ukulele from the book square one ukulele. Here you can see the following chords.

This is mostly used when people try to show you what the rhythm and tempo is. A beginner s guide by matthew driscoll. Instruments with a lower range use the bass clef while piano musicians will see the bass clef below the treble clef in their sheet music. To read ukulele tabs note that the tab chart has 4 horizontal lines that correspond to the 4 strings on your instrument. 2 4 two quarter notes to a measure.

You ll most often encounter ukulele music written in 4 4 time four quarter notes per measure also known as common time sometimes expressed with a c symbol. Meaning once you get the hang of it you will be reading it like you would read a book. 6 8 six eighth notes to a measure journey s lights is in 6 8 sometimes 4 4 is shown with a c for common time and sometimes 2 4 is shown as for cut time. Learning how to read ukulele sheet music you will realize that uke players usually use the treble clef to read music. For the most part you ll come across ukulele music written in four quarter notes per measure 4 4 time.

When there s a vertical line cutting through the symbol that appears as a c that expresses cut time which means two notes every bar a meter taken for the quicker tempos. It s a collection of lines numbers and symbols that looks confusing at first but is actually very simple to understand. Xa 0 2 3 0 3 2 xe 1 3 0 0 2 1 xc 0 2 0 0 2 2 xg 2 0 0 2 2 0.