How To Read Ukulele Music

Meaning once you get the hang of it you will be reading it like you would read a book.

How to read ukulele music. 2 4 two quarter notes to a measure. 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. Learning how to read ukulele sheet music you will realize that uke players usually use the treble clef to read music. This is also known as common time and sometimes denoted by a c symbol. It s a collection of lines numbers and symbols that looks confusing at first but is actually very simple to understand.

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. 3 4 waltz time three quarter notes to a measure. To read ukulele tabs note that the tab chart has 4 horizontal lines that correspond to the 4 strings on your instrument. F g c am d7 and g7. The top number tells you how many beats are in each measure and the bottom number indicates the rhythmic value of each beat 4 quarter note 8 eighth note 2 half note etc.

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. A beginner s guide by matthew driscoll. This is mostly used when people try to show you what the rhythm and tempo is.