Nov/3/09
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Led Zeppelin – Kashmir (Riff Tab)

led zeppelin ukulele tab

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I don’t know why this is only the third time I’ve featured the Mighty Zeppelin (Whole Lotta Love, Stairway to Heaven) they’re quite clearly the greatest band in history. Perhaps because all their songs are heroically unsuited to the ukulele. This one certainly is. It took a fair bit of fudging and key changing, but I think this version just about works.

I’m using a pick in the MP3 but that’s just because I recorded this right after Master of Puppets and forgot to put it down.

Part of the Guitar Riffs for Ukulele series.

Requested by Jennifer.

20 Comments

  1. mictoboy November 3rd, 2009 4:19 pm

    As soon as I saw the title of this entry I burst out laughing. As you put it: ‘heroically unsuited’ :D

    I can’t wait to give this a bash tonight!

  2. laipaz November 3rd, 2009 9:14 pm

    sounds very suitable to me.
    high class arrangement!!!

  3. Jim D'Ville November 3rd, 2009 9:20 pm

    Love it, Al!

  4. JCMcGee November 3rd, 2009 10:19 pm

    mad!

    You’re a nutter…you must spend literally 24hrs a day playing uke!

  5. JCMcGee November 3rd, 2009 10:20 pm

    ….oops, forgot to say; It’s brilliant!

  6. howtoplalone - alec November 4th, 2009 9:37 am

    Sounds spot on, and heroically unsuited to the ukulele.

  7. LonnaB November 4th, 2009 12:30 pm

    That’s classic. A must learn. You’ve outdone yourself, again, Al.

  8. me November 4th, 2009 12:37 pm

    what can i say!,

    posterity is a richer fool because of this one action,

    i commend and salute…..

  9. Rob NY November 4th, 2009 3:30 pm

    NICE!

  10. Mcnilly November 4th, 2009 6:19 pm

    Wow, that is great, i never thought it would sound so great on uke!

  11. Orac November 4th, 2009 6:51 pm

    Has anyone covered “When The Levee Breaks”?
    I’m new to the Uke, and would be interested.

  12. Jeff November 4th, 2009 8:16 pm

    Very fun!!!

  13. Warren Bowman November 5th, 2009 5:32 am

    total noob here. How does one decipher these riff charts?

  14. Mcnilly November 5th, 2009 6:20 pm

    Woodshed, i have decided i actually love you for tabbing this! its not as hard as i thought and it sounds so amazing!

  15. LonnaB November 5th, 2009 9:14 pm

    Mcnilly- I had a similar reaction when I sat down to play this thru.

    Woodshed’s tabs are always so well written- easy enough to play with some practice and always spot on.

    This is some of his best work, in my opinion.

  16. Woodshed November 5th, 2009 9:26 pm

    mictoboy: All the most enjoyable ones are heroically unsuited to the uke.

    laipaz: Thanks.

    Jim: Glad you like it.

    Jimmy: I wish I could play 24 hours a day.

    alec: Thanks. It’s not quite right, but close enough.

    Lonna: Thanks. Some of them take me ages to play right – so not that easy… or I’m not much cop.

    Rob: Ta!

    Mcnilly: I love you too!

    Orac: Not that I know of.

    Warren Bowman: How to Read Ukulele Tab

  17. LonnaB November 6th, 2009 3:34 pm

    Woodshed- I guess it gets a lot easier when you have someone else doing the tabs and also providing an MP3 example! I’m sure that there’s a lot more work put into the tabs you provide than some of us can even imagine. Thank you for all you do for the rest of us. You are like my real life Santa Claus!

  18. Darrin December 28th, 2009 5:37 am

    Finally! A simplified arrangement that still manages to capture the full sound. No need to drop down tuning for this one! Thanks a mill! -D

  19. Jill January 1st, 2010 4:29 am

    This might simply be the coolest riff ever. Thank you.

  20. Darrin January 2nd, 2010 3:32 am

    Jill, as a 6-stringer, there have been many intricate tries at tabbing this for the electric guitar. Yours is the 1st that I have come upon that is simple and to the point, and can be applied to the guitar.

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