12 Bar Blues

I think that Blues pretty much made modern music possible. Artists such as Robert Johnson and B.B King paved the way for all the songs on this blog, except for All Ye Faithful, 'cause I'm pretty sure it was made pre-1800. Anyway, here's how to play the 12 bar blues!

The 12 bar blues is called the 12 bar blues for a reason. You play it in sections of 12 bars, then repeat it. Here's a formula for what chords to play: I  IV  V. If that made any sense to you, then good for you! If you didn't, then here's how it works. You'll plug any chord, say, A, into the slot where it says "I". Then you'll take your A and go 3 steps up, so it's D. and then take your D and put it another step up, so E. You can do it with any key, this one being A, so for G it would be G in the I, C in the IV, and D for the V. But if you play either of those, just like that, it won't sound anything like the blues, so here's a diagram-thing to show you where to plug the chords into and what to do to them:
Bar 1: I
Bar 2: I
Bar 3: I
Bar 4: I
Bar 5: IV7
Bar 6: IV7
Bar 7: I
Bar 8: I
Bar 9: IV7
Bar 10: V7
Bar 11: I
Bar 12: I
You might be wondering those 7s are for. Well, they mean that the chord you play on that line is a seventh chord. So in the key of A, the chords will be A, D7, and E7. The reason I keep on using the A key is because the chords are really easy and you can do a cool thing at the end instead of the last I called a walk up easily. The way you do it is you go to D7 in this case, and then walk it up to D#7, and E7. It's common in allot of blues songs. Have fun!

Good Times, Bad Times

This song was the first song on Lead Zeppelin's first album, and one heck of a way to start a career! This song has allot of chucking.

Sources: I got a bit of help from http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/l/led_zeppelin/good_times_bad_times_ver2_crd.htm and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLxuqJO8zo&feature=kp

        

Intro: E
         E                                      D                 A                      E
In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man,
                                                    D                               A                           E
Now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can.
                                   D           A                                   E
No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam.

E                    D                        E                       B
Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share
When my woman left home for a brown eyed man,
Well, I still don't seem to care

F#
Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be,
Only took a couple of days 'til she was rid of me
She swore that she would be all mine and love me till the end,
But when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oooh

E                    D                        E                       B
Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share
When my woman left home for a brown eyed man,
Well, I still don't seem to care

E                                                       D    A
I know what it means to be alone
E                                               D    A
I sure do wish I was at home
E                                                          D    A
I don't care what the neighbors say
E                                                                 D    A
I'm gonna love you each and every day
E                                                              D    A
You can feel the beat within my heart
E                                                                              D    A
Realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part

Highway To Hell

This is probably ACDC's most famous riff, nevermind the most famous chord riff of all time, and it's super easy. The X's mean hit right below your strings on your Uke, but not to hard. Uke on!
-0-X-X-0-0-2-X-X-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-0-X-X-
-2-X-X-2-2-3-X-X-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-0-X-X-
-2-X-X-2-2-2-X-X-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-X-X-
-2-X-X-2-2-0-X-X-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-2-X-X-
 D          D D G        D D G D D G D D A

Let Her Go

Hi guys! This is a great song by Passenger. A couple things before you play this song. Number one, when you play a D at the end of the line, you should play it like this:
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-2-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-
So basically what that means is you'll be playing normal D (2220) for five strums, and then switching from Dsus4 (0230) twice. Number two, the italics mean that you'll fingerpick the first chorus and single strum the last. The fingerpicking'll look like:
---x------x------x-
-----x------x------
-x------x------x---
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The X's mean the chord that you're on. You'll play this once per chord. Enjoy! P.S. if you haven't heard Passengers voice, it's really weird. My dad said "That's a guy?" when he  heard it the first time.
Source: http://chukuleles.blogspot.ca/search/label/Passenger

        

Intro: Em, C, G, D x2

                     C                        G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
                       D              Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               C                           G       D
Only know your love her when you let her go
                      C                        G
Only know you've been high when you’re feeling low
              D                         Em
Only hate the road when you re missin’  home
              C                         G
Only know your love her when you’ve let her go
D
 And you let her go

Em   C   D   Bm
Em   C   D

Em                             C
Staring at the bottom of your glass
        D                             Bm
Hoping one day you will make a dream last
               Em          C           D
The dreams come slow and goes so fast
    Em                           C
You see her when you close your eyes
      D                            Bm
Maybe one day you will understand why
               Em            C         D
Everything you touch all it dies

                     C                        G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
                       D              Em

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               C                           G       D
Only know your love her when you let her go
                      C                        G
Only know you've been high when you’re feeling low
              D                         Em
Only hate the road when you re missin’  home
              C                         G
Only know your love her when you’ve let her go
D
 And you let her go

Em   C   D   Bm
Em   C   D

Em                             C
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
         D                      Bm
Same old empty feeling in your heart
           Em            C        D
Love comes slow and it goes so fast
         Em                       C
Well you see her when you fall asleep
                D                   Bm
But to never to touch and never to keep
                         Em
Because you loved her to much
             C           D
And you dive too deep
                     C                        G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
                       D              Em

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               C                           G       D
Only know your love her when you let her go
                      C                        G
Only know you've been high when you’re feeling low
              D                         Em
Only hate the road when you re missin’  home
              C                         G
Only know your love her when you’ve let her go
                Em
And you let her go
     C     D
Ooooo ooooo oooooo
                Em
And you let her go
       C     D
Ooooooo ooooo ooooo
                Em         C    D   Bm Em C D
And you let her go
                     C                        G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
                       D              Em

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               C                           G       D
Only know your love her when you let her go
                      C                        G
Only know you've been high when you’re feeling low
              D                         Em
Only hate the road when you re missin’  home
              C                         G
Only know your love her when you’ve let her go
D
 And you let her go

                     C                        G
Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
                       D              Em
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
               C                           G       D
Only know your love her when you let her go
                      C                        G
Only know you've been high when you’re feeling low
              D                         Em
Only hate the road when you re missin’  home
              C                         G
Only know your love her when you’ve let her go
D
 And you let her go

Dueling Banjos

This is probably the riff people think of when they think about banjo. I didn't tab the hole thing, just a simplified version. P.S. I learnt the main riff and intro from someone, so I don't know where to link to for sources.

Intro chords: F F Bb F

Main riff:
-0-1-3-0-1---0-----
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Yankee-Doodleish part:
--------0---0------------0------
-1-1-3---1---3-2-1-1-3---1-0-
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