Now Carring Ko'olau Gold, `Alohi & Manaha Tenor `Ukulele Strings
I'm using a low G set of the `Alohi strings on my main tenor and a high G set of Manaha strings on another tenor and really love these strings. I liked them so much I'm making them available right here on my site.
Featured Ukulele TABs
Featured Ukulele Lessons
- Which Way Is Up?
Just what string is the top string on a ukulele? This lessons sets things straight.
- The Major Scale
An essential, core scale with a lot of music information within.
All ukulele repertoire is available with a downloadable PDF version of the arrangement.
Some songs can be played using the Scorch plug-in from Sibelius
These solo arrangements are presented For educational purposes only
New Melody & Chord Ukulele Arrangements
Melody & Chord Ukulele Arrangements
Working on Melody & Chord Ukulele Arrangements for:
- Aloha Oe
- Amazing Grace
- My Favorite Things
- Spanish Flea
- Tijuana Taxi
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps Std Notation & TAB
With the popularity of Jake Shimabukuro's
version of this George Harrison song. I thought I'd tackle it in the original key of A minor/A major. I perform this song in a medley with another George Harrison classic, Here Comes the Sun in concert.
- Eleanor Rigby Std Notation, Chord Grids & TAB
- Eleanor Rigby
- Here Comes the Sun
- Image
- Norwegian Wood
- Penny Lane
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Yesterday Std Notation & TAB
Here is my solo ukulele arrangement of this classic Paul McCartney, Beatles song.
A Child Is Born
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C Tuning (G C E A)
Song Info
An arrangement of this standard for ukulele in "C" tuning G C E A, with a low "G". suitable for performance on standard high "G" C tuning.
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Autumn Leaves
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Autumn Leaves
An arrangement of this standard for ukulele in "C" tuning G C E A, with a low "G".
The introduction is adapted from my jazz guitar CD Midnight at the Jazz Cafe recording..
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Classical Gas
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Classical Gas - is an instrumental piece of music written by Mason Williams. The title of the album on which it appears is also Classical Gas. This song was originally released by Mason Williams on "The Mason Williams Phonograph Record" released in 1968.
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. The tune was originally titled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big band instrumental. Russell's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942.
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Eleanor Rigby
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Eleanor Rigby - is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney,[1] although in an interview conducted with Playboy magazine in 1980, John Lennon claimed that "the first verse was his and the rest are basically mine."[2] Pete Shotton, a close friend of Lennon who was present at the time, said "Though John (whose memory could be extremely erratic) was to take credit, in one of his last interviews, for most of the lyrics, my own recollection is that 'Eleanor Rigby' was one 'Lennon-McCartney' classic in which John's contribution was virtually nil."[3] McCartney also says that Lennon helped on about "half a line". It remains one of the Beatles' most recognizable and unique songs, with a double string quartet arrangement by George Martin and its striking lyrics about loneliness, continuing the transformation of the Beatles started in Rubber Soul from a mainly pop-oriented act to a more serious and experimental studio band.
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Filez Navidad
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Filez Navidad - is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditional Christmas/New Year greeting, "Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad" or "Merry Christmas, prosperous year and happiness") and equally simple English verse ("I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart"), it has become a classic Christmas pop song in the United States, Canada and throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
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Giant Steps
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Giant Steps - is a 1960 studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane, released on Atlantic Records.
Giant Steps was his second album to be recorded by the Atlantic label, and marked the first time that all of the pieces on a recording had been composed by him. The recording exemplifies Coltrane's melodic phrasing that came to be known as sheets of sound, and features the use of a new harmonic concept now referred to as Coltrane changes. Jazz musicians continue to use the "Giant Steps" chord progression as a practice piece and as a gateway into modern jazz improvisation. The ability to play over the "Giant Steps"/Coltrane cycle remains to this day one of the benchmark standards by which a jazz musician's improvising skill is measured.
The album is also considered to be Coltrane's farewell to bebop. He ventured into the territory of modal jazz shortly afterwards.
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Irish Washerwomen
C Tuning (G C E A) with low G
Song Info
An Irish fiddle tune for St. Patty's day.
"C" Tuning (GCEA) with a low "G".
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Joy Spring
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Joy Spring - The Clifford Brown song arranged for uke "C" Tuning and
a low "G".
Song and Complete TAB
- Joy Spring - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
C Tuning (G C E A)
Song Info
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - is a song by The Beatles originally released on the double-disc album The Beatles (also
known as The White Album), and later released as a single. It is a Paul McCartney composition, but credited
to Lennon/McCartney.
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Old MacDonald Had A Farm
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C Tuning (G C E A)
Song Info
An arrangement in the key of C & G of this fund childrens song for ukulele in "C" tuning
G C E A, with a low "G".
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Pink Panther
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Pink Panther - is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the 1964 Academy Award for Original Music Score. The cartoon character created for the opening credits of the movie by David DePatie and Friz Freleng was animated in time to the tune.
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Sailor's Hornpipe
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
An arrangement this traditional hornpipe for ukulele in "C" tuning
G C E A, with a low "G".
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Satin Doll
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Satin Doll - is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, 101 Strings, and Nancy Wilson.
Johnny Mercer was often asked to write lyrics to already popular songs. The lyrics to "Satin Doll" were written after the song was already a hit in its instrumental version. Ellington used "Satin Doll" as the closing number at most of his concerts.
It is possible that the music was not composed by Ellington but by pianist-arranger Billy Strayhorn, who worked closely with Ellington.
Song and Complete TAB
- Satin Doll - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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Shiny Stockings
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D Tuning (D G B E)
Song Info
Shiny Stockings - A melody and chord arrangement of the Frank Foster song for ukulele in low "D" tuning "D G B E".
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Spain
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Spain - is an instrumental jazz fusion composition by jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea. It is probably Corea's most prominent piece, and some would consider it a modern jazz standard.
Spain was composed in 1971 and appeared in its original (and most well-known) rendition on the album Light as a Feather, with performances by Corea (Rhodes electric piano), Airto Moreira (drums), Flora Purim (vocals and percussion), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Joe Farrell (flute). It has been recorded in several versions, by Corea himself as well as by other artists.
Song and Complete TAB
- Spain - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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St. Thomas
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
St. Thomas - is perhaps the most recognizable instrumental in the repertoire of American jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who is usually credited as its composer. However, it is actually based on a traditional nursery song from the Virgin Islands, which Rollins' mother sang to him when he was a child. As such, it has a distinct Caribbean vibe to it.
Song and Complete TAB
- St. Thomas - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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The Star Spangled Banner
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
The Star Spangled Banner - is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from
a poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a then 35-year-old amateur poet who wrote "Defence of Fort
McHenry" after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland, by Royal Navy ships in
Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
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Super Mario Brothers Main Theme n>
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Super Mario Brothers Main Theme - My Arrangement for uke tuned G C E A (low G). James Hill plays it in the key C but in D tuning. To play this with a standard g C E A tuning don't play string 4 when the melody is on string 2 or 3.
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Super Mario Brothers Underwater Theme
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Super Mario Brothers Underwater Theme - Arrangement for uke tuned G C E A (low G).
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Super Mario Brothers Underworld Theme
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Super Mario Brothers Underworld Theme - Arrangement for uke tuned G C E A (low G).
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Sway
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Sway - is the English version of "¿Quién será?", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. In 1954 the English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel[1] and recorded by Dean Martin (his recording reached number fifteen on the Billboard magazine best-seller chart[2] and number six on the UK chart).
Song and Complete TAB
- Sway - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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Walk Don't Run
C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Walk Don't Run - is a rock'n'roll instrumental composition written and first performed by Johnny
Smith in 1955. It became a hit single in the autumn of 1960 for the Seattle-based instrumental
rock band The Ventures. In the UK, the tune was covered by the John Barry Seven, whose version,
while only peaking at #11 on the Record Retailer chart, compared with the Ventures' #8,
outcharted them to reach the Top 10 on other UK charts such as that of the NME.
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
C Tuning (G C E A)G
Song Info
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a rock ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album)
Arrangement for a low "G", C tuning and in the original key. This is based on the arrangement that I perform in concert in a George Harrison medley with Here Comes the Sun.
Here Comes the Sun feels like it was written on a uke. This is quite possible as George always traveled with two ukes. One for him and one just in case someone else wanted to play.
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Yesterday
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C Tuning (G C E A)
with low G
Song Info
Yesterday - is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Yesterday" has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 3,000 recorded cover versions, the first hitting the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone. Despite never being a UK number one single, "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners.
Song and Complete TAB
- Yesterday - standard music notation and ukulele TAB
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Regarding A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Many thanks for your speedy shipment of my order, received today - now all I have to do is practise!!! I am a humble Sax player so not used to more than one note at a time but now is the time to learn.
Will order more advanced stuff when I am improved:-)) I'm very impressed by your variations on the blues
form (Coltrane sequence for instance). Best Wishes, - Pete Cornish
The Trouble with TAB
UL43
Created: 15 March 2009
Updated: 15 March 2009
Lesson Info
TAB, short for tablature is a form of musical notation using numbers and letters on a staff that that corresponds to the number of strings of fretted string instrumen. Theses number tell a player which fret to place their fingers on rather than which pitches to play.
TAB has a history with lute music from centuries ago and has found wide use in the music publishing industry catering to the guitarist who can’t or doesn’t want to learn to read. TAB doesn’t exist in mainstream music, primarily by some music magazines and on the internet.
Learning to read TAB can be accomplished in minutes. Learning to read standard music notation takes a little longer.
Printable PDF of complete lesson: $1.99
Lessons Link
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An Introduction to Creating Solo Ukulele Arrangements
UL125
Created: 23 June 2008
Updated: 06 October 2008
Lesson Info
Creating a solo ukulele chord arrangements is as simple as harmonizing a melody by playing a chord with that has that melody note as the top note. This style of playing is called “Chord Melody” or ”Melody and Chord’”. The hard part comes with: What chord voicing? When should I play a chord? When are single notes OK? And a few other issues usually pop up.
Luckily we don’t have to wait for monster chops, a massive chord vocabulary or endless hours of practicing scales and chords to play the ukulele. Although practice is good. All we need are a few chords and single notes and we can have hours of ukulele fun just doodling around on the uke and creating simple melody and chord solo ukulele arrangements. What you already know can lead to hours of fun.
Printable PDF of complete lesson: $1.99
Lessons Link
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My Take on TAB!
Wikipedia states:
"An alternate usage of the word "tab" is common on the internet,
where it can also refer to conventional chord symbols (for harmony), or note names (for melody)."
This a departure from what has been traditionally known as TAB. There a lot of sites on the internet,
especially ukulele sites popping up that claim to be TAB sites. These are mostly
sites with the chords and lyrics to songs, with chord diagrams.
For sites listed here I'll stick with the traditional, pre Internet, definition of what TAB is.
Dominator
Roseville, California
Links
A GREAT collection of ukulele TABS from "Dominator" aka Dominic Pieranunzio
are available.
The TABS are quality – but the standard music notation, especially the rhythmic notation is very hard to read. There are a lot of rhythmic values that cross the mid bar without using a ties. This makes it very hard to read as musician that can read music.
(from Dominator's site ) A little about me: Primarily a self taught guitarist, pursuing the ukulele for approximately six years, I have spent the last couple of years concentrating on the ukulele. Not being able to find tablature for the ukulele in the same quality and format as was (and still is) available for the guitar is the motivation behind this site. Since books containing ukulele tab were not available, I decided I would try to transcribe the songs myself and make them available for others to learn from as well.
Being self-taught, I know very little about music theory. I know enough about the Modes that I can improvise and construct solos, for guitar, without any major issues. I find tablature much more suitable for me than learning to read notes on the musical staff. Therefore, the tabs presented on this site may have errors regarding correct key signatures, time signatures and notes that may be written in the wrong octave etc. I am sorry if this is an inconvenience for those who choose to read the musical staff and prefer not to use the tablature staff when learning a particular song. If I could, I would eliminate the music staff all together but my transcribing software does not currently support that function. This is why I always recommend listening to the original recording, or in some cases my recorded mp3, to get the timing and feel for the song. By doing so and placing your fingers on the fret board as indicated in the TAB you will be well on your way to playing the songs listed on this site. As always, I will do the best I can to answer any questions you may have. So, choose your favorite songs and strum, strum away. Dominator!
More information available on artist's web site.
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- Dominator Ukulele Tabs - link
Dominic "Dominator" Pieranunzio has some of the best ukulele TABs available online. And, a great player as well.
The Dominator uses Power Tab Editor. The only issue I have is the standard music notation. For musicians used to reading standard music notation the rhythmic notation is very hard to read. In common, 4/4 time there are a lot of cases where a note is sustained over the mid bar. Making it very hard to read for a player used to reading professionally prepared charts.
- The Big Muffin Serious Band - link
Ukulele TABs in PDF and PowerTAB format.
- Chord Melody Ukulele Solos by Geoff Davis - link
Blue Stone Folk School - Each download contains a chord and lyric sheet, a chord melody arrangement, a performance tempo video and an instruction tempo video.
- Classical Ukulele Arrangements - link
Classical and early music for the Ukulele
- ezFolk - link
- Richard Gillmann's Free Ukulele Tab Links - link
Richard has a massive list of links for ukulele TABs around the web.
- Ken Middleton - link
New book - 12 Tunes for Bluegrass Ukulele. And, a great collection of FREE TABs with video links.
- NALU music - link
This is the ukulele great, John King's site. John is a master classical guitarists and ukulele player. Also a very knowledgeable historian of all things ukulele.
- Tab-U-Learn - Tab-U-Learn
Tabs for Baritone Ukulele,Tenor Ukulele, and Harmonica
- Joseph Todaro Todaro's Music - link
- TRI-TABS - link
The Easy Way To Learn Fingerstyle On Any Ukulele.
- UkeLand - www.UkeLand.com - UkeCast is your source for new ukulele music, news, reviews, interviews and more!
- UkeTalk - UkeTalk Ukulele Music
The UkeTalk site and discussion board is administrated by Kevin Crossett of Montpelier, VT. Owner of Guitar Sam music in Montpelier and a builder of the Kespa ukuleles.
- Ukulele Zoo - www.ukulelezoo.com
- Ukulele Tabs - link
Tablatures for ukulele
Other Resources
Don't forget to checkout other instruments for sources of great transcriptions.
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