I’ve written up a full guide to reading tab but there are few questions I get asked a lot. So here’s a little post clearing up any problems. What do the numbers in brackets mean? There are two ways brackets are used. The first is to indicate these are background notes that should be played […]

The Pogues – Waxies’ Dargle Chords) It’s St Patrick’s Day this weekend so time for the annual Pogues post. Waxies’ Dargle is a good old, traditional three chord romp. The chords are dead easy but it’s played so fast it can be hard to keep up. I like to play it with a capo on […]

Vangelis – Chariots of Fire (Tab) A quick bonus tab. In tribute to Roger Bannister I knocked together a simple version of the Chariots of Fire theme tune. There were a bunch of requests for a tab so here it is. Links Buy it on iTunes More movie theme tabs and chords

Full Playlist Tracklist Ukulele Death Squad – Not Afraid Dustbowl Revival – Call My Name Jerome Koko & Daniel Ho – Hi’ilawe Joao Frazao – Blue Bossa Tyrone and Lesley – Moth Song Black Gardenia – No Moon at All The Ladybugs – Tennessee Waltz Phredd – Son You’ve Got Problems Kyle Frazer – I’m […]

The documentary Street Punk! Banda Aceh is now free on YouTube. It follows Indonesian punk band Marjinal who are living under Sharia Law while protesting the system, sheltering young homeless kids and teaching them ukulele. Banjo wizard Clifton Hicks shares some hand stretching exercises he uses to prevent injury. And be sure to give his […]

The Lumineers – Ho Hey (Tab) I’m about five years late to this one. And three years late to anyone caring about it. But I still love this tune. And it works very well on ukulele. All beginner chords and you don’t even have to move past the third fret. The melody uses exclusively notes […]

Learning songs by ear and tabbing them out is hard work. You’d think after all these years I’d have got good at it. But it’s still a real grind. So I need all the help I can get. One tool I reach for is Capo 3 from SuperMegaUltraGroovy. I’ve used Capo since version 2 and […]

It’s been more than a decade since I tabbed The Simpsons theme tune and it’s long overdue for a follow-up. To make up for it here’s a collection of short tunes all from the golden age of The Simpsons. Baby on Board Baby on Board (Tab) With the song being four part harmony it makes […]

Full Playlist Tracklist Lucy Wise – Solid Ground Ron Artis – Don’t Give Up The Ouse Valley Singles Club – Funky Skiffle EatMyUke – Hippo Campus Bashful Creatures Medley Jim Boggia – Born in the USA The Hedge Inspectors – Leave Me Alone Jósean Log – La Vida La Vida J. Walter Hawkes – Old […]

Something very suspicious is going on with the eBay seller jp-cultures. They have a large range of very impressive ukuleles for sale. But some of their listings seem to be identical to listings by other sellers. They only have 17 feedback (despite having nearly 6000 instruments for sale) but their positive feedback seems to be […]