Here are the notes as they compare to the tab Each time you shift up a position, you go up to the next white key on the piano (C,D,E,F,G,A,B etc.) ![]() ![]() The dots can appear on the lines or between them. Notes are indicated by the position of the dots: the higher up the stave a dot is, the higher the note. Like tab, there are a bunch of horizontal lines (known as a stave), but that’s where the similarity ends. So I’m just going over how musical notation indicates pitch. There are certain similarities with tab such as rhythms and repeats (there’s a full guide to reading ukulele tab here). I thought I’d knock together a short post in the hope of making all those squiggles and splatters a little more decipherable. For some reason, there are a few ukulele books that use only standard notation (such as the Jumpin’ Jim books and some of the Ukulele Masters series). ![]() Compared to tabs, reading standard notation is a complete pain in the arse.
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