The Ramones – Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight) (Chords) Helen Love’s cover of The Ramones’ Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight) is the sound of Christmas as far as I’m concerned. You can download it at Filthy Little Angels. You’ll have to hunt for it on there but it’s well worth it. […]

Christmas With U (mp3) Christmas for Cowboys (mp3) via his website. At this time of year a lot of us will be working up a few Christmas songs to entertain family and friends. Ballard C Boyd is no different. Each year he puts together a CD for family and friends and also puts it up […]

Beirut – Flying Club Cup Beirut – Sunday Smile (mp3) via their website Beirut are hugely popular with hipsters and college kids. Whichever record exec focus-grouped the idea and found out that brass band waltzes and ukuleles were what the youngsters wanted deserves a raise. You can check out the songs at flyingclubcup.com where the […]

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Chords) This is one of my all time favourite Christmas songs. A huge number of people have done this song but my favourites are Coldplay’s (in the video) and Patsy Monteleone’s version on MUD. The chords in my version are loosely based on Patsy’s version – and, gosh, there […]

When you’re giving someone a gift, you do want it to be that little bit more special. Ukuleles with an added design give that extra ‘wow factor’. You could commission yourself a painted uke. Or, if you’re a bit more strapped for cash and time, buy off-the-shelf. Fluke Ukuleles Flukes seem to be almost universally […]

If you can’t stand the sound of your loved one strumming incessantly, it might seem a little counter-intuitive to buy them an electric ukulele. Were it not for one word: headphones. Ovation Applause With their round backs and distinctive sound-holes, Ovation Applause tenor ukuleles are heavily based on their guitar big brother. In my opinion, […]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Tab) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (mp3) As promised yesterday, here’s a solo version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It’s a fairly simple arrangement. For the most part, the melody is fingerpicked and chords are strummed in between the melody notes. Apart from a couple of notes at the […]

White Christmas (Tab) White Christmas (mp3) I couldn’t let Christmas pass without working up a version of this tune. It’s a classic. This arrangement keeps it fairly simple. It’s mostly just strummed chords. When you’re playing a chord based solo like this one, it’s important that you emphasise the melody notes. There are a couple […]

Bob Brozman’s Ukulele Tunes & Techniques (DVD) Bob Brozman is one of my musical heroes. A quick check on YouTube will show you why. It’s not just his playing, it’s his musical philosophizing too. He’s always interesting and often highly quotable (the quote of him on my About page is from this DVD). All that […]

Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody (Chords) I couldn’t imagine Christmas without this song. When I picture the nativity, I imagine Joseph screeching, “It’s KRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSS-MAAAAS.” But, I’m guessing, most people outside the UK will be completely baffled by it. The song starts out with a series of ‘slash chords’ which need a little reworking on the […]