Blister In The Sun

We started playing the chords to this song and I thought "Hmm, I could tab this." So I did. Here ya go. Sorry I haven't posted in a little, I've just been busy and lazy. Enjoy peeps. P.S. I'd advise finger picking this one. It's a lot easier to play.

---2-----3----2-----3----2-----3---x-x-x-x-
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-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2---2-x-x-x-x-
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Gold On The Cieling

I don't remember by who or what reason I learnt of this song. but if it was a who, then I could hug them all day. Here's two of the intro tabs to this song. I didn't tab out the one before them though (you'll know what I'm talking about if you watch the video or know the song). They look pretty complex but they're not. Enjoy!

Background

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Harmonica-Sounding-Guitar (I think)

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Happy

To be a hundred percent honest, I usually don't like Pharrell William's songs, but just the vibe of this song is awesome. The only thing I don't like about this song is that Let It Go beat it for "Best song in a movie" or something like that in the Grammies (You can notice I don't watch those things)! This is based off the Uke Hunt tab with a few minor changes. Also, if you haven't seen the WOTE version, it's below. Watch it now 'cause it's just awesome. Enjoy!

The Pharrell Williams version

The WOTE version

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Sunshine Of Your Love

This is one of the most classic riffs of all time. Even if you don't know the whole song, you probably know this riff. Cream Sunshine Of Your Love, here it is.

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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:
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-1-1-3---1---3-2-1-1-3---1-0-
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Sweet Home Alabama

I've been meaning to post this up for a while, and I just finished it tonight. It's a slightly simplified version of the Sweet Home Alabama riff. Basically, this plays throughout the song with changes to the end bit sometimes. You might be wondering what those weird letters are for, well, they're for telling you when to hammer on and slide off. Hammer ons are when you pick the string and then put another finger on a fret above the one you're currently playing so you make two notes in one pick. Slides are basically the same thing except you slide instead. P.S. s=slide and h=hammer on.

Source for little end bit: http://ukuleleunderground.com/2012/09/uke-lesson-57-sweet-home-alabama/

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--------2--------0----------3------5h7-----------------

-2-2-----2-0-0-----0-2-2-----2----------------5s6--

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The C Major Scale

First of all, whats a scale? A scale is a pattern of notes starting in one note and ending with that same note, going through every note (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) in order before going back to that note. The note that it starts and ends with is the key. The C major scale is very important because with it you can figure out allot of riffs, and it's what you play on the piano, starting at C and playing only on the white keys. The order of the notes is C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C. Here's how you play it:
----------------------------0(A)-2(B)-3(C)-
------------0(E)-1(F)-3(G)-----------------
-0(C)-2(D)---------------------------------
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You can make this scale into any key by moving it the appropriate number of steps up. Steps are how many notes between notes. Up one half step means turn it up to a #/b (A-A#/Bb) or on B-C or  E-F you go only one half step up, so no B#/ Cb or E#/Fb. And one step up means to the next note, so A-B or F-G. You don't play on your G string because it's your re-entrant string, which means it's higher than the string below it, unlike guitar, which doesn't have a re-entrant string. I'll give you a ex ample for what I was talking about earlier, about figuring out allot of riffs with the scale. Here's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star:

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------3-3------3-1-1-0-0--------3-3-1-1-0-0---3-3-1-1-0-0-------3-3-------3-1-1-0-0-----
-0-0-----------------------2-2-0---------------2--------------2-0-0-----------------------2-2-0-
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Notice how every note in it is in the C major scale. Have fun!

How To Read Tab

I'm sorry. I should have made this post earlier, posting up so much tab and for all I know you don't know how to read it! Tab reading is very important. If you don't want to play chords all the time, then you need to know how to read tab. This is just the basics, by the way, and if you want some thing more in depth go here: http://ukulelehunt.com/how-to-read-ukulele-tab/. Tab is when instead of playing a chord (4+ notes) you play just a few. So for example, you play the C note, which is 0th fret, C string, instead of playing the C chord, which is 0003. When tab is written, it's upside down. So the A string is at the top, G at the bottom, etc. The numbers mean what fret you press down on. So    -3-  
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means press down on the 3rd fret, A string. When there's multiple numbers below and above each other it means you play them at the same time. Tab is written just like normal writing, from left to right. Hammer ons are when you pick the string and then put another finger on a fret above the one you're currently playing so you make two notes in one pick. Slides are basically the same thing except you slide instead. P.S. s=slide and h=hammer on. Hope this helps.

How To Finger Pick

Finger picking is really hard, let me start out by saying that. It's not easy unless you practice. Do it with a invisible Uke while you're watching TV or something. One of the cool things about finger picking is you can do it with any song, as long as you do the chords with your left hand while picking with your right. Unlike most tabs, you will need to use most of your fingers. Below is the section where I talk about the actual patterns. I will have letters on the left of the tab. They talk about which finger you should use. T means thumb, P means pointer, M means middle finger and R means ring finger.

There are quite a few patterns you can follow. Here are 2 of the basic ones:
R-0-----
M---0---
P------0-
T-0------

M-0---
P-0---
T----0-
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You're not play chords in these tabs. Usually you would have them. Remember, you can use these on any song. From Back In Black to Stand By Me, there are no limits. Also, there are other patterns, find your own! Have fun.

Don't Stop Believing

This is the intro to a great, inspiring good 'ol Journey song. Enjoy!
Source: http://ukutabs.com/j/journey/dont-stop-believing/

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All Ye Faithful

I just finished this one. It's not the full song, but it's the first verse, which is the most recognized of all of them. This is the first tab on the blog completely arranged by me, so please give feedback. Also, I'm going on a trip to Cuba today, so I won't be able to post for the next week. Enjoy!

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Kids

I got introduced to this MGMT song in my school's Uke club and instantly loved it. This tab is loosely base on the on UkeHunt, but I added and took away some stuff. The easy part is it's very pattern based, so try to remember that. One of the many wonderful qualities about this song is that it's about the environment, a subject I find not often talked about in music.

Source: http://ukulelehunt.com/2009/07/22/mgmt-kids-tab/

Capo 2 / tune one step up (A, D, F#, B)

Riff:

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-3-3-3-3-8---8---8---7---3-3-3-x-2-2-2-x--3-3-3-3-8---8---8---7---3-3-3-x--------3---3-0---3-3-3-3-8-8-8-7-

-4-----------0---0---0---0---2-2-x----2-2-x--4-----------0---0---0---0------2-2-x--------------------4-----------------

-0------------------------------0-0-x----2-2-x--0------------------------------0-0-x--------------------0-------------------

-2-2-2--x-0-0-0-x-----0-2-0---0--------

-3-3-3--x-2-2-2-x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-

-2-2-----x----2-2-x--4---------4---4-4-4-

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Jesse James Riff

This tab is super hard to learn, but remember it's all based on G, and once you have it it's awesome. It's been covered so much, I can't tell you who it's by, but I really like The Pogues's cover. Have fun!

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