| An ukulele can be used to play chords when you | | | | you hear that the first two notes are short and |
| sing but you can also play melodies. It's fun and | | | | the last note long.Let's play the next line:Happy |
| quite easy to learn melodies on your uke with | | | | birthday to you,0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 3/2 1/23/2 |
| ukulele tab. Let's learn to play Happy Birthday To | | | | means that you press down a left hand finger on |
| You!As many people know "Happy Birthday to | | | | the third fret of the second string. I haven't told |
| You" is a song which is sung to celebrate a | | | | you anything about which left hand finger to press |
| person's birth. According to the Guinness Book of | | | | down on the frets on your ukulele.You can use |
| World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is the | | | | your first finger for all the notes but a more |
| most popular song in the English language.Here is | | | | professional approach is to play the notes on the |
| the most common lyrics. "Peter" is to be replaced | | | | first fret with your first finger, the notes on the |
| by the name of the celebrating person.Happy | | | | second fret with your long finger and the notes |
| birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happy | | | | on your third fret with your ring finger.Maybe it's |
| birthday dear "Peter",Happy birthday to you.I use | | | | difficult at first but with practice it will be easier |
| my own form of ukulele tab for articles like this | | | | for you to find the right notes. You don't even |
| to be sure that the tabs are readable on article | | | | have to look at your fingers to find the right fret |
| sites. The more common ukulele tab staff | | | | if you get accustomed to this way of playing.The |
| notation can be found on my site with ukulele | | | | next line comes now:Happy birthday dear |
| tabs and free sheet music.The string with the | | | | "Peter",0/3 0/3 3/1 0/1 1/2 0/2 2/3You know |
| highest pitch is usually an A and is called the first | | | | what the ukulele tab above tells you by now.The |
| string. The first string is the string nearest your | | | | last line comes here:Happy birthday to you.1/1 1/1 |
| feet when you play your uke.The first notes in | | | | 0/1 1/2 3/2 1/2Now you can play Happy Birthday |
| the song are on the third string.The first number | | | | To You on your ukulele and you are prepared for |
| indicates the fret. The second number after the | | | | the next birthday party!Actually you can play this |
| slash tells you which string to play. Here is the | | | | melody with the use of the above ukulele tab |
| first line of lyrics and the ukulele tab:Happy | | | | notation on a guitar also. The first three strings |
| birthday to you,0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 1/2 0/20/3 | | | | are tuned the same way but not in the same |
| indicates that you play the third string with your | | | | pitch.The ukulele tab notation I have used is good |
| right hand thumb for example without pressing | | | | for finding the notes but I recommend you to |
| down any left hand finger. It is called to play on | | | | learn the melody by heart so you can play it |
| the open third string.This type of ukulele tab | | | | anytime and anywhere!Peter Edvinsson is a |
| doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guess | | | | musician, composer and music teacher. |