On Video – I’m back doing seven second ukulele lessons on Instagram (that are rarely seven seconds long). Tabs so far include Sweet Child O’ Mine, Anyone Who Knows What Love Is and the new ones from You Me At Six and Rodrigo Y Gabriela. – George Formby Society president bungees off Tees Transporter Bridge. […]

You’ll Never Walk Alone (Tab) This Rodgers and Hammerstein was originally from the musical Carousel. But I know it exclusively from the Gerry and the Pacemakers version that lead to it becoming the anthem of Liverpool FC (narrowly beating out the Anfield Rap). The already emotionally powerful song was given extra weight by the role […]

Following on from the What’s the deal with sus chords? post, here’s a post demystifying another strange but highly effective chord type: augmented chords. The Basics On chord sheets you’ll usually see augmented chords represented by aug or +. So C augmented would be shortened to Caug or C+. Augmented chords are very similar to […]

Rebecca Sugar – Time Adventure (Chords) Rebecca Sugar made a welcome return to Adventure Time to provide this song for the finale. Their songs are easily my favourite part of the show and they don’t disappoint with this beautiful, moving tune. I’ve written up two versions of the song: one with just basic chords and […]

Full Playlist Tracklist Jake Shimabukuro and Jerry Douglas – If 6 Was 9 Maggie & Mr. Rogers – Harlem Bill and the Belles – Finger Pointin’ Mama Anne Janelle – Feeling Beautiful tUnE-yArDs – ABC Ukulele Road Trips – Hraesvelg Iris Wagner – Stringflow EmiSunshine – Wide Rive To Cross

Jake Shimabukuro has a new album out: The Greatest Day. You can listen to clips from it and pre-order it here. Videos – Dennis Rodman gives Eddie Vedder a uke. – Lenny Henry’s Formby-based This is America parody. – Kyotaro lays out on a UBass. Window Shopping – 1930s Martin 5K and 1920’s 3K. – […]

Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Tab) Continuing my Aretha tribute with this outstanding song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King (who seems to be the world’s biggest Aretha fan). She delivers this song so simply and powerfully. She doesn’t rely on the pointless vocal runs that ruin many later […]

Leo Brouwer – Etude V Allegretto (Tab) Today is guest tab from Brazilian uker Aline Kelly. She’s one of the great ukulelists to come out of Brazil recently along with João Tostes and Vinícius Vivas. It’s been a real pleasure to see the ukulele take off there in recent years. Aline’s performance was the first […]

Aretha Franklin – I Say a Little Prayer for You (Chords) Aretha Franklin put to bed the argument sometimes made by idiots that singers who don’t write their songs are somehow lesser artists. She could elevate a song like no one else. Making her version the definitive one even stealing songs from greats like Otis […]

Full Playlist Tracklist La Familia de Ukeleles – Hurry Up Taimane – Fire Garfunkel and Oates – 50/50 DermitderUkulele and Herman Vandecauter – Pimontoyse (Adrian Le Roy) Mike Haysom – Spring Fling Allison Russell – This Will Be Our Year Amanda Shires – White Feather Ives Lamego & Vinícius Vivas – Natiruts My Sun and […]