How To Read Ukulele Chords

Most of the tab you will find on the internet is for a ukulele tuned to g c e a tuning.

How to read ukulele chords. These diagrams show proper fingering for various ukulele chords but there are a few prerequisites to master before you can read them. The g string is on the bottom and the a string is on the top. 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. Make sure you know basic ukulele tuning. The wonderful thing about tab is that it is incredibly easy to learn to read.

For example when you see 0232 it represents a g chord. This is mostly used when people try to show you what the rhythm and tempo is. That will reveal the note on the fret. While holding both the frets pluck the string and then drag your ring finger off. Here you can see the following chords.

The parts of the chord diagram are as follows. To read ukulele tabs note that the tab chart has 4 horizontal lines that correspond to the 4 strings on your instrument. 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. The second example in this guide would be. In this guide we will go over basic ukulele chords major and minor and how to read them from chord charts.

If you hold the tab on top of the fretboard in this way the strings will match. F g c am d7 and g7. How to read ukulele tabs. It s important to drag the string as this will amplify the sound of the note. The four horizontal lines on a bar of tab represent the four strings of an ukulele.

Tune your ukulele s fourth string is tuned to g making it the g string the third string to c making it the c string the second string to e making it the e string and the first string is tuned to a making. To visualize it better imagine you set your ukulele down flat on a table strings facing up and headstock to your left. Vertical lines represent the strings of the ukulele starting with the g string on the far left moving to the a string on the far right. If you are new to the ukulele it can be quite overwhelming especially if this is the first instrument you have ever played. So the four numbers refer to each string of the ukulele order.