Last of Us Part II Medley (Tab) In this month’s Patreon request thread, I got a total of five requests for songs that are featured in The Last of Us 2. So I thought I’d put them all together in a medley. Although Wayfaring Stranger and Take On Me are by far the longest sections. […]

Watch on YouTube It’s the halfway point of the year and time for a roundup of my favourite videos so far. And it’s been a weird year. Which is reflected in the videos which are split between live clips and socially distanced edited videos. If there’s anything great I’ve missed, send me a link in […]

Hank Williams – I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Tab) This tab was requested by Patron Fiona. She asked for a version that, “lets you play up the neck as well as in the lower end where it’s comfortable”. I don’t know if I’ve entirely fulfilled that brief. The melody is contained within an octave […]

Watch on YouTube Tracklist Claire Hastings and Grant Dinwoodie – Wild Mountain Thyme Sho Humphries – Tears in Heaven x Blue Roses Falling Desirée Dawson – Hey Brother Nicolas Fingerstyle Ukulele – Wave The Avett Brothers – Locked Up Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – The Lovecats Natasha Ghosh – Dust In The Wind Herman […]

Listening – Matt Kresling has released the ukulele soundtrack to his outstanding Madagascar Journals travel documentary and you can download it free on Bandcamp. – A new release from The Front Bottoms Ukulele Versions. – The Staves performed a live show from home in aid of Tiny Changes (ukulele action starts at about the 42 […]

Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now (Tab) About once a year a pop song manages to pierce my grumpiness and make me grin. This year it’s been Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now. There’s a lot to recommend the song: the jazzy chords, the funky bass, the cowbell. But my favourite aspect is the one-note chorus. […]

I ventured into TikTok the other day to find out what the kids are into. Turns out they love hyper-literal dance moves, handing over their data to the CCP, syncopation and jazz chords. I’m entirely on board with those last two. So here’s a selection of songs that became popular on TikTok. Doja Cat – […]

Proud Mary/Midnight Hour (Tab) One of the joys of lockdown has been watching rockers replace their bands with their kids. Best of all has been John Fogerty blasting out the hits with his family. So here’s a uke version of one of those hits paired with another sixties banger from Wilson Pickett (who covered Proud […]

Watch on YouTube Tracklist Sarah Marie Young – Have You Ever Seen the Rain Ukulele Death Squad – Drunken Lullabies Swingy – I Will Wait For You Zoë Bestel – Don’t Know Why Kenta Ebara – Heavenly Island via @ukeist Vanessa Ding – Might as well blackstem – Hard Times Polo G x Einer Bankz […]

Martha and the Vandellas – Dancing in the Street (Tab) A particularly relevant Motown classic today to express my solidarity with my American friends fighting for justice. The arrangement is based primarily on the Martha Reeves version. But I do slip in the bass riff from the Bowie/Jagger version which first pops up in bar […]