Ukulele Tab: Learn To Play Happy Birthday To You

An ukulele can be used to play chords when youyou hear that the first two notes are short and
sing but you can also play melodies. It's fun andthe last note long.Let's play the next line:Happy
quite easy to learn melodies on your uke withbirthday to you,0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 3/2 1/23/2
ukulele tab. Let's learn to play Happy Birthday Tomeans that you press down a left hand finger on
You!As many people know "Happy Birthday tothe third fret of the second string. I haven't told
You" is a song which is sung to celebrate ayou anything about which left hand finger to press
person's birth. According to the Guinness Book ofdown on the frets on your ukulele.You can use
World Records, "Happy Birthday to You" is theyour first finger for all the notes but a more
most popular song in the English language.Here isprofessional approach is to play the notes on the
the most common lyrics. "Peter" is to be replacedfirst fret with your first finger, the notes on the
by the name of the celebrating person.Happysecond fret with your long finger and the notes
birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happyon your third fret with your ring finger.Maybe it's
birthday dear "Peter",Happy birthday to you.I usedifficult at first but with practice it will be easier
my own form of ukulele tab for articles like thisfor you to find the right notes. You don't even
to be sure that the tabs are readable on articlehave to look at your fingers to find the right fret
sites. The more common ukulele tab staffif you get accustomed to this way of playing.The
notation can be found on my site with ukulelenext 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 firstwhat the ukulele tab above tells you by now.The
string. The first string is the string nearest yourlast line comes here:Happy birthday to you.1/1 1/1
feet when you play your uke.The first notes in0/1 1/2 3/2 1/2Now you can play Happy Birthday
the song are on the third string.The first numberTo You on your ukulele and you are prepared for
indicates the fret. The second number after thethe next birthday party!Actually you can play this
slash tells you which string to play. Here is themelody with the use of the above ukulele tab
first line of lyrics and the ukulele tab:Happynotation on a guitar also. The first three strings
birthday to you,0/3 0/3 2/3 0/3 1/2 0/20/3are tuned the same way but not in the same
indicates that you play the third string with yourpitch.The ukulele tab notation I have used is good
right hand thumb for example without pressingfor finding the notes but I recommend you to
down any left hand finger. It is called to play onlearn the melody by heart so you can play it
the open third string.This type of ukulele tabanytime and anywhere!Peter Edvinsson is a
doesn't indicate the length of the notes. I guessmusician, composer and music teacher.