Corinne Bailey Rae’s cover of Munich by The Editors
The intro riff an octave up:
But playing it like this makes for a smoother move into the chords:
Verse: Eb – Gm
Chorus: Ab – Gm
Requested by Mcnilly
In the original key:
Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)
Moved up a fret to make them more uke-friendly:
Girls – Lust for Life (Chords)
Requested by Stefanie.
EDIT: here’s a recording of some bits from this song that I did on my trusty 4 track (please excuse the tape hiss and warbly singing). So you can sort of get an idea of what I’m trying… excerpt from islands.mp3
Great album, for some reason I thought this one might be good to tackle on the uke – I haven’t figured out the instrumental outro bit yet, any help with this (or fixing any other bits) would be welcome!
Okay, so here’s what I’ve got for the verse:
g#||-----7-----5------3-----3-----------0-------------2-----|
d#||--------------1-1-----1------1----1-------1-----3---3---|
b||---------------------0-----0----2-------2-----4-------4-|
f#||-2-2---2-0----------------------2-----2-----0-----------|
and here’s the chorus (the “I am yours now” bit) not sure about the Em…
E B E C# D#m
g#||-0-3-0-0-2-|
d#||-1-0-1-1-3-|
b||-0-0-0-2-4-|
f#||-2-0-2-2-0-|
and then the bit where the guy starts singing:
g#||----------------------------------------------|
d#||-5-5/8-8/10--5-5\3-3\1--5-5/8-8/10--5 5\3-3\1-|
b||----------------------------------------------|
f#||----------------------------------------------|
Here are the lyrics:
VERSE
I don’t have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what’s right here
VERSE
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn’t over look
CHORUS
_____E_________
I am yours now
_______________B________________
So now I don't ever have to leave
__________E________
I've been found out
___________C#________D#m
So now I'll never explore
BIT WHERE THE GUY SINGS
See what I’ve done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I’ve been
I’m froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It’s a risk I’d take
I’m froze by desire
As if a choice I’d make
CHORUS AGAIN
I am yours now
So now I don’t ever have to leave
I’ve been found out
So now I’ll never explore
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO
Author/Artist: John Butler Trio
Title: Funky Tonight
Album: Grand National
Transcribed by: ukto (reeves@johnreeves.com.au)
this is a basic tab of Funky Tonight for Ukelele, tuned GCEA
It an ‘adaption’ of what JB plays for uke so it may not be ‘excatly’
as you hear it on the CD but it’s as close as I could get it for ukulele at the moment
tabbed in the key of A
main riff ^=hammer on
,
this is played off the A chord in fingerpikcing banjo style,
with thumb and forefinger rolls
A-|0—-|
E-|0—-|
C-|1—-|
G-|2—-|
This section is repeated and sung over
A-|—0—–0——-0——-0—0-|
E-|————-0————-3—|
C-|—–01———–01———|
G-|–2——–2—2——-2——-|
intermittent riff bewteen sections (JB elaborate on this a lot more;-)
A-|-02-0—–0———-0——–|
E-|——-04————–0——|
C-|————-02—-1———-|
G-|——————2————|
chords,midlle chorus bit 4 beats per bar played in a rock syle
beats played 1,2,3 ,4
play 4 times`from lyric “whats yr name ?
A C G D A-|0—-|3—-|2—-|0—-|
E-|0—-|0—-|3—-|2—-|
C-|1—-|0—-|2—-|2—-|
G-|2—-|0—-|0—-|2—-|
last time around I think it might go to E7 with big stop and then back into main riff
E7 A-|2—-|
E-|0—-|
C-|2—-|
G-|1—-|
alternative fingering for some chords if needed
A C G
A-|0—-|3—-|2—-|
E-|5—-|3—-|3—-|
C-|4—-|4—-|2—-|
G-|2—-|5—-|4—-|
the lyrics are
I dont want to argue, I dont want to fight
If somethings wrong you know I’m gonna try and make it right
I love you you ,love me we’ll be one family tonight
so come over here lets get down and funky tonight
You are my queen and there aint know doubt about it
and if you want ill tell the world yes you know i’ll shout it
the way you walk talk move girl get me high as kite
so come over here lets get down and funky tonight
Chorus
Whats yr name?
lets go back to where we first me back in 1999
appreciate
before you knew i was yours and I knew you mine
Gonna turn the lights down low put the stereo on
our favourite record by Ella Fitz and Louie Armstrong
take you to our living room dance floor and I hold you tight
I gauruntee you and me gonna get down funky tonight
I gaurentee you and me gonna get down funky tonight
I gaurentee you and me gonna get down funky tonight
repeat chorus twice
Author/Artist: John Butler Trio
Title: zebra for ukelele
Album: Sunrise Over Sea
Transcribed by: ukto (reeves@johnreeves.com.au)
Alright guys, this is a basic tab of Zebra for Ukelele, tuned
Uke TUNING: GCEA, tabbed in the key of B
chords, 4 beats per bar played in a reggae/rock skank syle
beats played 1,2,3 and 4
B F# A E
A-|2—-|1—-|0—-|2—-|
E-|2—-|2—-|0—-|0—-|
C-|3—-|1—-|1—-|4—-|
G-|4—-|3—-|2—-|1—-|
alternative fingering for some chords if needed
A E
A-|0—-|0—-|
E-|5—-|4—-|
C-|4—-|4—-|
G-|2—-|4—-|
main riff ^=hammer on
A-|-02-2-2-02—————————–|
E-|————-02-02———————|
C-|———————35-5-5-35———|
G-|———————————24-24-|
there is some additional alternative riff bits and rythmn changes
in thesong plus the solo breakdown mid song, i will try and add these in due course
it may help to have a good listen to this song before trying the tab.
Lyrics
I could be loud man, I could be silent
I could be young man or I could be old
I could be a gentleman, or I could be violent
I could turn hot man or I could be cold
I could be just like the calm before the storm boy
Waitin’ for all hell yeah to break loose
I could be innocent or I could be guilty
Doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in the noose
So I’m singing …
(La bom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bom, bom bom bom bom bom ect)
I could be rich like a wandering gypsy
I could be poor like a fat wallet lost
I could be the first man or I could come last
It’s not who breaks the ribbon boy it’s how you get across
I could be red, blue, black or white sunset
As dark as a day boy or bright as a night
I could be the sun boy or I could be the moon
I made it from the stars so I’m shining so bright
So I’m singing…
I could be asleep boy, or I could be awake
I could be alive man or be the walking dead
I could be ignorant or I could be informed
I could lead my life man or I could be lead
I could be anything I put my mind to boy
All I gotta do is give myself a half-a chance
I could bring love back into my life
And share it with the world if I got some balance
Owls by Cocoon (Chords)
By: jer989
Strum pattern is pretty easy to get from listening to the song – I believe that it’s 6 strums for all but the last of both the verse and chorus chords – the last chords get 7 strums. Also, on the last strum of the Aadd9 chord [2102] during the verse, I think it sounds right to lift up your finger on the ‘A’ string to briefly make an A chord [2100] before changing to the final B chord.
Check out the live version of the song on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF4uv4a3m8k
Have fun with it! – and please comment if you think it can be improved.
Verse Chords
————
Gbm [2120]
A [2100]
Aadd9 [2102]
B [4322]
Chorus Chords
————-
Gbm [2120]
E6 [4444] – barre all strings 4th fret
B [4322]
B [4322]
Gbm A Aadd9 B
One two three four
Gbm A
I’m her favorite game
Aadd9 B
But I don’t know the rules
Gbm A
I’m a piece on chess
Aadd9 B
And I always lose
Gbm E6
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
B B
And her anger grows
Gbm E6
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
B B
And I’m breeding owls
[both verse and chorus chords are same throughout the rest of the song]
She lost a treasure there …treasure there
In the forest’s heart…forest’s heart
She lost a treasure there…treasure there
She can’t remember what
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And her anger grows
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And I’m breeding owls
I’ve been hunting bears…hunting bears
In the forest’s heart…In the forest’s heart
I found a long black hair…a long black hair
She just took it back !
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And her anger grows
She’s a queen, she’s a queen
And I’m breeding owls
Tuning on this is tuned up one full step: aDF#B. If you use capos you can just put it on the second fret and play accordingly.
Intro: C (8 cts), Dm (8cts), A (16 cts)
Am
The tiny midnight caravan
C
Made its way across the black hills
Dm
As I watched from a distance
F
The slow-going glow
Dm
They’re wandering you know
G
Made me pine
C
For the lamplight
F
Where you lie
A
Where you lie
Am
If I took you darling
C
To the caverns of my heart
Dm
Would you light the lamp dear?
F
Would you light the lamp dear?
Dm
And see fish without eyes
G
Bats with their heads
C
Hanging down towards the ground
F
Would you still come around?
A
Come around?
(Solo on the same chords)
Am
I believe in you
C
In your honesty and your eyes
Dm
Even when I’m sloshing
F
In the muck of my demise
Dm
A large part of me
G
Is always and forever tied
C
To the lamplight
F
Of your eyes
A
Of your eyes
You can find this song on the iTunes Store 
Here’s an arrangement of the steel guitar standard played in Hawaiian slack key style. Just tune your 1st string down a full step (A-G); sounds best with a low G string. There’s a cheezy midi file to hear how it sounds. Have fun!
I absolutely adore this song by Damien Rice, and I can never find good enough chords! So here are my chords, and I they sound swell to me! Try it out.
D
And so it is
G
Just like you said it would be
A
Life goes easy on me
G D
Most…of the time
D
And so it is
G
The shorter story
A
No love, no glory
Bm
No hero in her skies…
G
I can’t take my eyes off you
F#m
I can’t take my eyes off you
Em
I can’t take my eyes off you
D
I can’t take my eyes off of you
G
Can’t take my eyes off you
A G A
Can’t take my eyes
…And so on. Hope you like it!
These are adapted from some guitar chords I found on Chordie. They didn’t sound exactly right so I played around with them a little bit.
Here’s my version: Seaside Chords
For the last verse, they do some finger picking along with the strumming. I emulate it by fretting the chords and then picking this pattern: (I’m referring to the strings as G, C, E, and A, and strums as D and U)
After the chorus, before the verse: C – A – - – E – A – E – A – E -
During the end verse: C – A – - – U – D – U – D -
Hopefully that makes sense.