GP5 on uke?

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Hello uke lovers!
So i have a question, is there are any programs like Guitar Pro 5 for ukulele? Or maybe there is any way to transform GP5 to Ukulele Pro 5? :confused:
And is there any web site where i could find tabs with notes..
 
I use Guitar Pro 5, and you can adjust it for ukulele. There is a setting where you can set the number of strings, and what tuning you want. The default settings for C tuning are off though. The G string is in the wrong octave. I believe the settings should be G4, C4, E4, A4. It works pretty nicely for ukulele.

Here are a couple of tab sites with musical notation included. Scroll down and look on the right for more tabs.
http://www.microshare.net/tabulearn/?page_id=453

A nice german songbook of beginning solo ukulele pieces– classical and folk
http://ukulelehunt.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/solobuch.pdf

Vintage songbooks with notation and chord charts, no tabs.
http://www.ianchadwick.com/essays/musicbooks.htm

Have fun!
–Lori
 
I don't want to buy..i need a chords with tabs or something like that..
 
Another option would be Powertab. You can find the download here and view a tutorial as welll. Dominator also uses Powertab.
 
thanks, i will try that program. oh, and one question, what does mean low G?
 
what Lori said works, she helped me and I like GP5.
There is a freebie called TUXGuitar. It works like GP5 and can be set-up for uke.
I like the output from GP5 it is a little prettier.
I installed Tux on my office pc and can create some tabs during lunch, save them as GP5 and fininsh them at home.
Good Luck
 
so what is low G chords? and what more chords are? how i can know which chords should i play?
 
Hi G Low G., the chords are the same.
The difference is an octave. In GCEA tuning the C is middle C. Low G is the G below.
The uke will sound different when strumming, but the chords are still the same. Low G is nice for playing melody since you have some notes lower than C.
 
The low G tuning will not effect your chords. Low G just means that the G string is one octave lower than standard tuning. It will give your chords a fuller bottom end than standard tuning. It only becomes an issue if you are fingerpicking melodies. The standard tuning is called reentrant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reentrant_tuning
In that method you have a higher pitched string strummed before the other strings. The "my dog has fleas" notes illustrate this. This is similar to 5-string banjo tuning.
When you play in low G tuning, it is more like a guitar, where you start out with a low open string, and each successive string is pitched higher. It gives the ukulele a wider range of notes to play. The traditional ukulele sound is considered high G reentrant tuning.

Hope that helps.
–Lori
 
I use powertab as well, and like it very much. Its easily customized to Uke friendly status which is nice
 
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