AC/DC / James Hill – Thunderstruck

September 30, 2008


James Hill / AC/DC – Thunderstruck (Tab)

You might notice the lack of an mp3 for this one. That’s because it’s way beyond my abilities. You really need to use a pick to play this right and I’m hopeless with those rhino’s toenails. You’ll just have to watch James Hill do it here (Thunderstruck starts around 1:00). He plays the riff in D-tuning and exactly the same way as it’s played on guitar (so it’s a fifth higher than the original).

More guitar riffs for ukulele.

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9 Responses to “AC/DC / James Hill – Thunderstruck”

  1. MC Safety on September 30th, 2008 7:03 pm

    Let’s face it, if James Hill can play it, the majority of the world can’t.

    Though I have made headway on a very dumbed-down version of his Mario arrangement.

  2. Woodshed on September 30th, 2008 10:33 pm

    MC: Yep, that’s about the size of it. James is the greatest uke player in the world right now. No competition.

  3. Cardboardfrog on October 1st, 2008 2:14 pm

    and shall i ask him which cross roads i have to go to meet satan to aqquire such skills?
    or do you think any will do?

  4. Jeff on October 1st, 2008 3:05 pm

    All of this on one string. It was very addictive. I hard a hard time putting the uke down and going to sleep.

  5. Woodshed on October 2nd, 2008 6:49 pm

    cbf: Do they have anything exciting like crossroads in Canada? Perhaps he sold his soul at a roundabout.

    Jeff: I’m with you on the couldn’t put it down front. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve picked the uke up for ‘a quick 5 minute strum.’

  6. Variant on December 22nd, 2008 7:26 am

    I prefer playing the song on the last string, as I have a tendency of messing up otherwise.
    I also just strum very fast with my fingers.

  7. Woodshed on December 22nd, 2008 8:00 pm

    Variant: Good idea. Anything that makes this easier to play is worth trying.

  8. Sharpen on March 15th, 2009 9:26 am

    Just thought of a good idea while watching this. If you use your picking fingers ALL on one string, you can get quite impressive speeds.

  9. Woodshed on March 15th, 2009 2:34 pm

    Sharpen: Yeah, you can do. I usually find it best to use just my index and middle alternating. Although I do use my ring finger as well for tremolos.

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