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 […]

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Themed list of the best ukulele videos by Lars Larsson. George Formby / When I’m cleaning windows GF / Auntie Maggie’s Remedy (Banjo Uke) GF / She’s got two of everything (Banjo Uke) Roy Smeck / 12th Street Rag & Interview RS / Tap Dancing on the Uke Vincent Cortese (student of Roy Smeck) / […]

The Duke of Uke has set up a webstore. Either it’s still in the developmental stages or you can pick up a uke for £1. New Craig Robertson CD That Dress released. Two new ukulele blogs: Monsieur Berger’s Ukulele Blog has beginner’s video lessons and Jeff’s Ukulele Ramblings has video as artist bios. R Kelly’s […]

Nina Coquina dishes out some sound advice on buying ukuleles on eBay that’s well worth a read. It amazes me what some people think they can get away with. Like this guy trying to sell a “Vintage Martin ukulele” for $1,500 on the basis of one line and three dark photos. He should look at […]

This is one of those rare occasions when you can use a guitar pick without me telling you off. There are many notes doubled up in this riff. One option is to make ‘running man’ shapes with your index and middle fingers. However, if you want to keep the muted the strings (by resting the […]

This spooky little riff which was used as the theme tune to The Exorcist fits very nicely on the ukulele in the original key. The biggest challenge in playing it is the time signature. I’m not even sure I’ve tabbed it right, but it makes most sense to me as three bars of 7/8 followed […]