Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen (Tabs)

I’m still to entirely sure this one works but it is fun to play. There’s very little melody in the song. So this arrangement is heavily chord-based. But you can style it out, especially if the listener knows the song and is singing along in their head.

The verses and choruses are talk-sung. So there I play the chords in the rhythm of the vocals. The bridge has just two notes: F (A-string, 8th fret) and E (A-string, 7th fret). They’re both in the chords they’re sung over, so there’s little to do here either. The outro has a long descending melody. All but one are the root notes of the chords they’re sung over. So the only addition to the chords is an A note (g-string, 2nd fret) over the B minor chord.

The only tricky bit is the solo. But if you hurl yourself into it and make sure the bends are out of tune it’ll work out fine.

By the way, the timing is this one incidental. I started working on it before the recent blow-up because every day is a good day to overthrow unelected leaders.

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Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (Tab)

This video has been knocking around for a while but I thought I’d put up the tab to give you enough time to get it under your belt before April Fools Day. The viral nature of this song has ensured it’s become Stock Aitkin Waterman’s most enduring hit, you can’t throw a dart at their catalogue without hitting something equally cheesy, catchy and memorable.

I’ve had a few stabs at arranging this tune over the years (the last one was on Instagram) and I’ve tackled the chorus slightly differently each time. But the run on “Never gonna” (end of bar 16) has never changed. You could, if you were being boring, play it like this:

But playing across all four strings makes it easier to play at full speed, lets the notes bleed into each other and leaves you in the right position for the following bar.

Links

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P.T. Adamczyk – Kerry’s Song from Cyberpunk 2077 (Tab)

The hullabaloo around the game has stopped me from playing Cyberpunk 2077, but when Kerry’s Song from the game was requested by a Patron I was really taken with the chill tune.

What isn’t so chill is trying to play it on the ukulele. There are a lot of big, quick leaps up and down the fretboard to contend with. A good tune to try if you’re practicing your fretting accuracy.

Links

Cyberpunk 2077 Soundtrack
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Tracklist
SeattleUke – Jerry’s Breakdown
Honoka Katayama – Blame It On The Boogie
The Hedge Inspectors – Too Many Horses
Edem Soul – Don’t Worry
Harry Kalahiki – Granada
B.S Roberts – Your Best Heart
Easy Star Records – Redemption Song
Blue Dean Carcione – I'm On Fire
Arko Mukhaerjee – Ab Ta Jau Kanchhi Ghar

Tab Books
– Harry Thomas of Renaissance Ukulele has released an ebook of low-G ukulele arrangements of tunes by, 17th century lute master, John Dowland called Dowlandia which you can download ‘ere. The tunes are excellently arranged and it’s a joy to play. Plus, it benefits Oxfam and the Survivor Girl Ukulele Band.
– New tab ebook from Choan Galvez: 50 Miniature Studies for Ukulele designed to improve your ukulele techniques.
– UOGB’s free Nevermind The Valentine Songbook.

Window Shopping
– Cupcake ukulele with Swarovski crystals.
– Vintage electric uke.
– Wayne White’s puppet guitar
– Kala release a mxmtoon signature ukulele.
– A model of Stitch playing the ukulele is somehow worth $2,800.

On Video
– Myanmar’s ukulele protest.
– The Rock’s mum ukulele-bombs his Fallon interview.
– Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum’s ukulele duet.

I started the Uke Hunt Patreon last February and have been blown away by the amount of support I’ve had. My goal was to get 50 patrons in the first year, so it’s amazing that it’s just past 180 Patreons. I’m massively grateful to all those people and everyone who has been a Patron along the way. It’s been a rough year for everyone, and having that support has made a huge difference.

It’s also let me focus on pumping out the tabs on the site with 59 full tabs in 2020 compared to 34 in 2019. I’m hoping to at least match this year.

In return for your support, all Patreons get tabs as soon as the video goes up. And there’s a monthly tab request thread with most tabs now being requests from Patreon. There are also more rewards for higher tiers.

Patreon Only Tabs

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Concert level backers ($5 per month and up) also get access to a month free tab. These tabs tend towards the more challenging in terms of skill level.

When you sign up, you’ll get access to all the previous Patreon-only tabs:

More Than Words – Extreme
Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics
Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
November Rain Guns N’ Roses
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
Love of My Life – Queen
Cry Me a River – Julie London
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
Purple Rain – Prince
With a Little Help from My Friends – The Beatles

Thanks!

Finally, Tenor level backers ($10 per month and up) get their names immortalised as Medician-level patrons of the arts along with these exceptional folks:

– Alina Morosanu.
– Arthur Foley.
– Colleen Petticrew.
– Craig Mills.
– Dan.
– Elizabeth Beardsley.
– Fiona Keane.
– Jeff K.
– Katherine Penney.
– Kie77.
– Leia-lee Doran.
– Lisa Johnson.
– Mr Daniel Barclay.
– Nick Parsons.
– Olga deSanctis.
– Pat Weikle.
– Pauline LeBlanc.
– Sandi Clement.
– Thorsten Neff.
– Trevor Mccravy.

Shuki Levy and Haim Saban – Inspector Gadget Theme (Tab)

This one is a lot of fun but a real finger-twister. I slowed it down a fair amount from the original and it’s still a challenge with quick runs, big leaps up the fretboard and a couple of triplet strums.

There are also some very strange musical choices in it. Most notable is the key change from E minor to F major (in my version) in bar 13. Up to that point, the only two notes that haven’t appeared are F and C (both of which show up in the F chord).

Links

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The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go (Tab)

A little tribute I put together for Mary Wilson of The Supremes who died recently.

Where Did Our Love Go, written by the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland, was originally intended for Mary Wilson. But Berry Gordy decreed Diana Ross the leader. Which is a bit of a shame as this song would have suited her deeper, richer voice more than Ross’s higher, poppier sound.

The arrangement starts out with a Motown stomp before two rounds of the main melody. Next up, I throw the backing vocals into the arrangement.

The only tricky bit of the arrangement comes in the solo. I’ve already adapted it pretty heavily from the original, so feel free to adjust it to suit your playing.

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Tracklist
Diane Nalini & Adrian Cho – Skylark Via @ukeist
dodie – Hate Myself
Jarmo Julkunen – Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Zaza’s Ukulele Hawaiians – Hula Dance
Local Natives and Sharon Van Etten – Lemon (not sure what exactly he’s playing but it’s close enough.) UPDATE: Thanks to @doctroid for pointing out it’s a Loog.
Aline Kelly – Minuet & Variation
Paul Mansell – As Time Goes By
Ryo Natoyama – Dried Flowers

Rascal Flatts – Bless the Broken Road (Tab)

Bless the Broken Road was originally recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. But became a big hit for Rascal Flatts when they covered it. I discovered the song through RMR's incongruous reworking of it. My arrangement is based on the Rascal Flatts version. Although I was singing the RMR version in my head.

The song has a beautiful melody that fits nicely on the uke. The chord changes come fast, but they’re all simple chords. The intro/outro and the solo are the trickiest parts. But I’ve tried to keep those as playable as possible. You can always lay out on the solo if you want to show off.

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