TAB for ukulele - hi G (string 4) tuning
Hi, newbie here
is it possible to assign the ukulele TAB for a uke with string G (string 4) tuned hi?
The standard uke TAB for musicscore shows all notes on the G string (string 4) as zero.
I have managed to lower the tuning of string 4 by an octave for the TAB line but still this doesn't fix my issue for a hi tuned string G
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See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/tablature#edit-string-data
If I understand well the use case: the default (when entering the note in standard staff) is to display 0/not fourth but first (it's by convention) open string indeed.
If you want to display the same note on the fourth string/fret 2, you have to enter the fret number, so via the TAB staff.
But afterwards (if the notes are entered in standard staff), you can select them: right-click -> select -> more -> same pitch/same string/same staff if needed-> Ok, and use Ctrl+Down arrow to change the location.
oops my apologies, I mean't string G (string 4) tuned hi. I have now edited the original post
I've not had enough coffee this morning .. gasp
In reply to oops my apologies, I mean't… by nigel6
Well, I'm not so sure I understand your question anymore.
Let's try it though: in the score creation wizard, when searching for "ukulele", you have the choice between "ukulele" (it's the default instrument, with standard "re-entrant" tuning, and the fourth string G, just one tone below the first empty string, A).
The Ukelele (tablature) is with standard tuning too.
And the Ukulele (Low-G) which, as its name suggests, has a fourth string one octave lower, and therefore the whole - and this fourth string especially - will sound like a guitar with a Capo 5. The choice is yours.
In reply to Well, I'm not so sure I… by cadiz1
thanks Cadiz1
my version of musescore is 3.0.1
I do not get the Low G option.
this screen shot shows the options I have selected.
then when I try and enter the music I get the following. Notes below low C are in red on the stave and they appear as zero on the TAB line
In reply to thanks Cadiz1 my version of… by nigel6
type "Ukulele" into the search filed at the bottom of that dialog. The one you are searching is not in the Common set
In reply to type "Ukulele" into the… by Jojo-Schmitz
" Notes below low C are in red on the stave and they appear as zero on the TAB line"
Indeed, because you are using the default instrument/standard tuning. With it, the lower pitch is C4 (open third string). When entering lower B or A, you are outside the usable pitch range of the instrument, hence these red squares/red notes.
So, you need here to choose Ukulele (Low G). You find it by typing "uku" in the search box in the wizard (below the instruments list), or by clicking on "All instruments" tab, not "Common" default tab, above this list, as shown on your image.
See a template: template low g.mscz