Arrested Development Theme Tune

January 27, 2008

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Arrested Development (Tab)
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Like every great American comedy TV show the BBC gets its hands on (Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, Curb Your Enthusiasm), the BBC schedulers seemed intent on stopping people watching it by buffeting it around the late night, digital TV schedules. I presume they do this so we don’t realise how awful Brit-com shows like My Family are, but even broadcasting footage of a slowly rotting dog turd for the other twenty three and a half hours of the day wouldn’t make My Family seem funny.

Anyhoo, as well as being witty and enjoyable, Arrested Development had a theme tune played on the uke. The original version has been expunged from YouTube, so the video is a Family Guy parody of the theme tune but it has the same music.

The theme was written by David Schwartz (who also wrote music for Deadwood and Northern Exposure) and you can download a version without Ron Howard yammering over the top on David Schwartz’s website.

I had assumed that it was played on a rather nasty banjo-uke, but the main part of the theme is played on Tahitian ukulele.

EXPECTING TO FIND CHORDS/TABS? Try clicking where it says the name of the song in red under the video.
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12 Responses to “Arrested Development Theme Tune”

  1. on2 on January 28th, 2008 7:52 pm

    yay! i’m so excited to learn this. thanks for putting it up!

  2. Woodshed on January 28th, 2008 9:05 pm

    You’re welcome, on2.

  3. ak on January 29th, 2008 4:47 pm

    Oh, you’re a hero ! Thanks.

  4. Woodshed on January 29th, 2008 8:18 pm

    Ha, ha. Thanks, ak. Where’s my parade?

  5. Dean Ashton on January 31st, 2008 9:39 pm

    Hello – Is there a tab for Loudon Wainwright’s The Passion Play anywhere??????? from the soundtrack to the hit film Strange Wierdo’s.

  6. Woodshed on February 1st, 2008 5:56 pm

    Hi, Dean. Not that I know about. But I’ll have a go at working it out sometime.

    I’ve had a quick look through this version. He’s tuned a little sharp, but the chords for the main part are F F7 Bb C7

    Hope that helps.

  7. dean on February 5th, 2008 7:53 pm

    thanks Woodshed – that’s great.

  8. Amber on May 31st, 2009 4:08 pm

    Whoa! Jordan and I were looking for this to open our set with. THANKS!!!!!!!!! This is the first place I checked…glad I did:)

  9. Woodshed on June 1st, 2009 4:00 pm

    Amber: Glad I could help.

  10. Beck on June 6th, 2009 12:07 pm

    This is awesome! I was wondering if you had the chords for the little bit of music that’s played right at the end of the closing credits. It’s a cute wee ukulele ditty, and would love to know the chords!

  11. Woodshed on June 6th, 2009 6:34 pm

    Beck: Do you have a link to somewhere I can hear it?

  12. Beck on June 7th, 2009 2:50 am

    Here’s a link to the end credits song…the little bit I’m interested in knowing is like…the last 3 seconds. Hope this helps!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nEIEblY_CA&feature=PlayList&p=D421A33B60D6E6D5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=17

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