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Archive for 2025
Bobby “Boris” Pickett – Monster Mash (Tab) I’ve covered a lot of Halloween songs over the years and I’ve always avoided Monster Mash. It’s delivered in a talk-singing voice, so there’s no real melody to transport to uke. So the melody in this arrangement is largely fictional. I’ve tried to follow the contours of the […]
The White Stripes – Fell in Love with a Girl (Tab) The White Stripes’ Fell in Love with a Girl is a simple song but the tempo is high. I’ve slowed it down in my version (from 180BPM-ish in the original to 170) but it’s still a challenge to keep up. To make things easier, […]
CCR – Bad Moon Rising (Tab) We’re kicking off Halloween season with CCR’s Bad Moon Rising. For extra spook, I’ve worked from the minor key version of the song that cropped up in Wednesday. I always like the way dark songs sound on the uke. So this minor version works well. I’m using Travis picking […]
Minnie Riperton – Lovin’ You (Tab) Today we’re taking on Minnie Riperton’s sweet lullaby and notoriously bad karaoke choice Lovin’ You. I’ve kept the arrangement sparse to match the original and to focus on the melody. But it’s still a challenge to play due to the amount of movement up and down the neck. The […]
A massive thanks once again to the generosity of Uke Hunt’s Patreon backers for keeping the site up and running this month. And extra thanks to September Tenor level backers: – Arthur Foley – Brian – Dennis Boutsikaris – Elizabeth Beardsley – Ely Fletcher – Ivo – Jeff K – Jon Kenniston – Kelby Green […]
Nena – 99 Red Balloons (Tab) Today’s tab is Nena’s 99 Red Balloons. Originally 99 Luftballons. I worked from the English version for this arrangement, but there’s not a lot of difference between them. Intro/Outro: The song closes with a slow, fingerpicked version of the melody. Nothing troubling to tackle here. It’s all basic chords […]
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush (Tab) Here’s my take on the most 90s song there is: STP’s Plush. Intro: Starting off with a simple chord riff with chromatically descending notes on the C and A-strings. Verse: Nothing too tricky in the verse. The transition between bars 7 and 8 was the bit I needed to […]
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good (Tab) This arrangement of Amy Winehouse’s You Know I’m No Good. The chords are simple but effective. The move from Gm to Cm6 (a Cm chord with an open A-string) to D has such a melancholic and resigned feel to it. Nothing goes above the fourth fret […]
Don McLean – American Pie (Tab) Here’s my take on Don McLean’s American Pie. Inevitably, I’ve trimmed this one down from its 8 1/2 minute runtime. This arrangement includes the opening slow verse, then speeds up for the first chorus, then speeds up again for the second verse and chorus. There’s nothing too tricky to […]
