The Black Keys – Tighten Up (Tab) The Black Key’s Tighten Up, like most of their songs, is a very straight forward blues rock song. But there are a couple of oddities. The first is a rogue bar of 3/4 in bar 38. The second starts at bar 48 when the song, ironically, loosens up and the tempo slows. I think you could switch the 3/4 bar to 4/4 and no one would notice. But the tempo change feels integral to the song. Links Buy the original More rock tabs and chords Uke Hunt Patreon ..read more

A massive thanks to all Uke Hunt’s Patreon backers for keeping the site up and running this month. And double thanks go to these legendary patrons of the arts: And extra thanks to March’s Tenor level backers: – Arthur Foley – BigHempin – Colleen Petticrew – Dennis Boutsikaris – Elizabeth Beardsley – Ely Fletcher – Ivo – Jameson Gagnepain – Jeff K – Jon Kenniston – Kelby Green – Leia-lee Doran – Margit Stadlmann – Mary – Moses Kamai – Pat Weikle – Pauline LeBlanc – Robert – Ryan Grubbs – Tina Knight If you join Patreon at the Concert level or higher, you’ll get access to all previous exclusive ..read more

Blink-182 – All the Small Things (Tab) Here’s a fun version of Blink-182’s infectious (in the good sense and the bad sense) earworm All the Small Things. Intro: All strums. I’m using my index finger a bit like a pick here (and in most of the song). For all the strumming parts in the song, don’t worry about hitting the exact strings so long as you’re holding down the chord. Verses: I’m using a bit of palm muting on the strings during the strums (i.e. resting the side of my strumming hand lightly on the strings). That allows the melody to stand out more. The only tricky part here is in bar 17 ..read more

Hozier – Take Me to Church (Tab) I can’t say Hozier’s massive hit Take Me to Church fits nicely on the uke. But it is well worth learning if you’re up for a challenge. Verse: No mucking around with an intro. The verse starts in 3/4 time and switches to 4/4 at the end. If you know the song, it shouldn’t trip you up. Pre-Chorus: Back to 3/4 for the “Amen” section. And again switching to 4/4 at the end. This is the most sparse section of the song. Creating contrast with the chorus. Chorus: Staying in 4/4 for the most challenging section of the song played high up the neck. Reaching the 14th fret ..read more

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Ozzy Osbourne – Mama, I’m Coming Home (Tab) Here’s my take on Ozzy Osbourne’s Mama, I’m Coming Home. Intro: Starting off with an incongruous country lick. Then moving into a descending line played on the g- and C-strings with the thumb. Set against static notes on the E- and A-strings (plucked by the index and middle fingers respectively). It fits nicely on the uke and sounds more intricate than it actually is. Verse: Carrying on the descending line but now played with one finger per string picking. Pre-Chorus: Building up the tension with a strum each time there’s a chord change. Chorus: Bri ..read more

boygenius – Ketchum, ID (Tab) Here’s a quick version of my favourite boygenius song: Ketchum, ID. It’s straightforward to play on uke and uses one finger per string picking the whole way through. Intro: This is my own noodling over the C-F-C-G chord progression. A good place to pick out your own version. Verses: Both verses (I’ve gone with the Phoebe Bridgers verse and Lucy Dacus verse) are simple melodies that are just played in the first position. Choruses: The choruses move up and down the neck as I do my best to recreate the harmonies on uke. But the pace is stately so it’s not too tricky ..read more

A massive thanks to all Uke Hunt’s Patreon backers for keeping the site up and running this month. And double thanks go to these legendary patrons of the arts: And extra thanks to March’s Tenor level backers: – Arthur Foley – BigHempin – Colleen Petticrew – Dennis Boutsikaris – Elizabeth Beardsley – Ivo – Jameson Gagnepain – Jeff K – Jon Kenniston – Kelby Green – Leia-lee Doran – Margit Stadlmann – Mary – Moses Kamai – Pat Weikle – Pauline LeBlanc – Robert – Tina Knight If you join Patreon at the Concert level or higher, you’ll get access to all previous exclusive tabs including March’s: Lithi ..read more

Wilson Pickett – Mustang Sally Originally by Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally has been covered by acts including The Commitments, Buddy Guy and Barry from Eastenders. I based this arrangement on the Wilson Pickett version but there’s elements of the Commitments version in there. As well as a few bits of my own I’ve thrown in. This is another song where it’s more important to keep the propulsive rhythm of the song going than hit every string exactly as they are tabbed. The arrangement is all up and down the neck. But there’s nothing too difficult to handle. Just a couple of stretches up to the 12 ..read more

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