General question. Using the re-entrant string often

As I get better and my skill level increases, I find that I can pick up an arrangement pretty quickly these days. Often I can learn a song in 1-2 sittings. Here's my question phrased in an example:

I can play what sounds like the song... but that's because i'm hitting all of the right melody notes, which is most often the A string note. Following a tab from let's say Dominator, I'm not plucking the re-entrant G string as often as is tabbed, but it still sounds more or less the same song. At this stage I need to start hitting those strings to get my speed and coordination up but I can't necessarily HEAR the string being plucked all of the time. Its sounds like more like filling in the blanks, but I need fellow uke players to break it down for me, so in the future when i make my own arrangements I can use the G string appropriately.

aehalt said:

but I can't necessarily HEAR the string being plucked all of the time... Its sounds like more like filling in the blanks

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That's pretty much it, Adam. They're called ghost notes for just that reason; filling in the space between the main melody or strumming.

Actually ghost notes are “filler notes” – they add an extra element to your picking or finger-picking and fill up empty space without making you have to think too much. Many ukulele players use the open high G string for their ghost notes, but you can pretty much use whatever string you think sounds good. Check out the episode to find out more!

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People like Troy Fernandez utilize it for more that just ghost notes though.

Excellent reply Ryan. The Fernandez clip is a ton of fun. The other thing that I run across for the high G is the campanela http://ukulelehunt.com/2010/03/31/campanella-ukulele/ or dig around http://ukulelesecrets.org/category/tabs/on Tim's site for some great campanela examples.