Apr/14/08
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Search for Ukulele Tabs and Chords

I love Google. It’s about the most fantastically useful product there is and it’s free. And it sends me more people than anyone else. AND it keeps coming up with little gadgets that I can’t help but test out. The latest one I’ve taken advantage of is Google Custom Search to create this:

Google Ukulele Tab and Chord Search

You type in the band or song you want to play on the uke and it searches the trusted ukulele sites for tabs and chords for that song. I haven’t decided whether it’s useful or not. But, it’s there if you want to test it out.

Other Interesting Google Stuff

Google Books has free previews of a number of books. Most exciting is Jim Beloff’s The Ukulele: A Visual History.

Google Patents has plenty of weird and wonderful ukulele inventions such as Maccaferri’s button press chord doohicky and a ukulele on one side/mandolin on the other mashup.

Google Sets is a strange one. You type in a few words and it spits out more words in the same group. I tested it out out with “tenor, soprano, concert” and it came up with the right answer.

Google Experimental Search lets you search ukulele history by date or find places of ukulele interest wherever you are.

It might be possible to use these for non-uke related purposes. Although I’m fairly sure that’s the original intention behind them.

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  1. Jeff April 15th, 2008 1:41 pm

    This is perhaps one of the best ukulele blog items that you’ve put out. I am 1/100th of the internet junkie that you are but I wonder what 40 sites are included in your database? Songbooks from clubs around the U.S., like the ever popular Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz songbook? Brooke Adams and Ukelaneys songs from Portland Oregon, SUSA (Salem Ukulele), Fabulous Songbook, Tabbed songs from the German Ukulele Club, Ron Chmberlin’s Arrangements, Fleabag Songbook, The 4th Peg, Doctor Uke, THe Guitar Guy, Berkeley Ukulele Club Songs.

    Lately, I have been doodling around with Pachelbel’s Canon in D (which is part of a play it forward put on You Tube by davoomac in Guam http://www.youtube.com/user/davoomac) I have been challenged to get the tab down just right). But it has made me wonder about other classical songs that may be made for the uke. Perhaps Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorsky? Who knows?

    I have been enjoying learning and playing a simple waltz, Hene, from John King’s duets book.

    Al, thanks for another tool to enjoy!

  2. Woodshed April 15th, 2008 5:43 pm

    Thanks, Jeff. Glad you liked it. Most of the sites on the list are the ones I put in the Ukulele 101 book. With a few that have cropped up since.

    I’ve been working on a few classical tunes with the intention of doing a classical book. One easier and not quite as good as John King’s.

  3. Jeff April 15th, 2008 5:52 pm

    I look forward to seeing your classical book. I still want/need to get into your fingerpicking booklet. I know that the German Ukulele has a bunch of classical tabs but I’ve forgotten how to get to them. I don’t understand German.

  4. Woodshed April 15th, 2008 5:58 pm

    I’m not sure if it’s what you’re referring to, but you reminded me about Wilfried Welti’s classical tabs which are here:

    http://www.ukeland.com/pages/media/audio/users.cgi?wwelti

  5. Ve April 17th, 2008 5:28 pm

    Thanks for posting on the subject of searching for chords. I am really pleased that you took the time to create a Custom Search in Google! I’m pretty sure Google lets you integrate the search bar on your website.
    Cheers again!

    -Ve, a librarian from Montreal who plays the ukulele :D

  6. Woodshed April 17th, 2008 5:32 pm

    Glad you found it useful, Ve. You’re right, it does let you integrate it, but my technical incompetence got the better of me.

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