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I’m pretty sure this one is just a heavily effected guitar. But I snuck a non-guitar riff through in the guitar riff series, so it’s payback time. Besides, it’s a lot of fun to bust this one out. I’ve included the definitely-a-guitar part as well.

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There’s a debate on the best way to play this on Uker Tabs, so here’s the way I think it’s best to play it. My version includes the melody and the chords. I think it needs that extra bit of body on the ukulele.
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The How to Play Ukulele Strums ebook has been a big hit with people. It’s already sold over 250 copies. And if you want to get your hands on it, don’t hang about because the price goes up from $14 to $17 at the end of tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd July).
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Cat Green Bike – Palm Tight Pass (MP3)
Cat Green Bike – Pretty Little Lob (MP3) via Foetal Orange
I’m very taken with Cat Green Bike’s latest EP Breakbeat/Thrash/Concrete. Don’t let the title fool you, there’s very few breakbeats, very little thrash, and it’s a whole lot more beautiful than concrete. You can get the CD (if [...]

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That ‘Literal Video’ thing got old fast. Nevermind, the Take On Me one was amusing.
Ukebucket did a rather fine cover of this tune. You can download it here.

Stop the (Word)press: Todd has put up Ukulele Hunt jingle. No doubt I’ll be mentioning that a few times.
This week’s most interesting video is a loose ukulele jam from, guitar virtuoso, Kaki King. She does some incredible things with a guitar, so it’ll be interesting to see what she ends up doing with a [...]

‘Window shopping’ isn’t accurate this week. I promised myself a new uke once the ukulele strumming ebook was finished. So I bought myself a Kala Lacewood soprano from the Southern Ukulele Store guys. No doubt I’ll be letting you know my opinion before too long.
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Marc Jacobs ukulele bags???
A bunch of new stuff on Uker Tabs: Home by Joey Cape, Harry Potter Theme , (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon, Rihanna’s Umbrella, Ace of Spades and Grandaddy’s A.M. 180 riff.
Here’s a cute little short. It does play into something I’ve noticed following mentions of ukulele on Twitter. I’m amazed [...]

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Oooh, we’re Radiohead. We’re not going to abide by bourgeois constructs like time signatures.
Bastards. Makes this one quite tricky to play.
In case your eye-sight is a bit blurry, the first full chord is a dotted crotchet rather than a quaver. That chord is played with a down [...]

By far the most frequently asked question on the blog is, “What’s the strumming for this?” It’s taken me about six months, but I think I’ve finally got an answer to that question.
I don’t mind putting up strumming patterns, but the question really demands a permanent solution for people’s strumming woes. So I’ve written a [...]