Ghostbusters (Tab) Duet Midi Uke 1 Midi Uke 2 Midi This record is, as far as I remember, the third record I ever bought – after Chas ‘n’ Dave’s Snooker Loopy and Van Halen’s Why Can’t This Be Love (yeah, I was one of the cool kids). It might just be the nostalgia, but I […]

The Gothic Archies – Freakshow (Chords) I could let Halloween season pass without revisiting the Gothic Archies. The chords are fairly simple (so long as you’ve got the hang of playing Bb). The biggest challenge is keeping a straight face and a deadpan voice while singing lines like, “Real people question how someone took a […]

Stephin Merrit’s second song for Volvo (I’m In A Lonely Way) is up on YouTube. No ukulele on this one. But plenty of ukulele videos right here.

GUGUG Rawhide (Played on a TV Pal Plastic Ukulele) California Sun Exodus Man in the Street Tequila Keonepax – Yellow Bird Honey & Bosko – Girl from Ipenema Lauren Beller & Band A fun loving little trio Laughing Will Smith & Stefan Raab (Germany Interview / Comedy) Claudia Goddard, Rush Kress Patsy Monteleone, Gio Gaynor […]

This week, The Guardian ran a story about the ukulele viciously murdering the recorder in schools. It’s run similar stories before but, for some reason, this one took hold and was picked up by BBC TV and radio, The Telegraph and even made it’s way across the Atlantic to the hipsters at Idolator. Kudos goes […]

If you find that the pink Mahalos just aren’t camp enough, you might treat yourself to a Tiki King designed Cowboy Fluke. Those with more refined tastes might prefer a Curly Mango Fluke (complete with pickup). Oh Kala, how you tempt me with your good looks and affordable price tag.

The Misfits – Dig Up Her Bones (Chords) This track is from the later, and some would say crappier, non-Danzig version of The Misfits. But I quite like this song and, with a capo at the first fret, the chords are similar to those used in Halloween. Download Dig Up Her Bones on Amazon

This is my go to riff whenever something spooky (or just vaguely coincidental) happens. For once, it sounds great when you use a guitar pick to play it. The pick gives it a harsh, piercing tone. If you want to recreate it with fingers, use you nails and pick close to the bridge. Buy Favorite […]

Addams Family (Chords) The tune itself is so non-scary that The Wiggles would have rejected it as a little pedestrian. If you really want to scare people, play them the MC Hammer version (it’s enough to frighten the parachute pants off even the most superdope of homeboys). Anyhoo, back to the real thing. If you’re […]

Saint-Saens – Danse Macabre (Tab Redux) I first tackled this tab way back at the beginning of the blog and have long wanted to give it another stab. Now nine years later here’s my attempt. I’ve left the original version below so you can judge for yourself if I’ve improved at all in the last […]