December 25, 2015
Walking Bass Feature #4
Got a gift voucher from your music store for christmas? Spend it on a capo.
December 21, 2015
Kids, listen to your Dad. When asked for his opinion, Lloyd Webber's father said "Sounds like a million dollars".
December 14, 2015
Walking Bass Feature #3
Not a standard jazz-type walking bass, but nonetheless very busy on the lower string section:
- The Needle and the Damage Done (Guitar)
December 10, 2015
That comes from noodling around
December 08, 2015
Walking Bass Feature #2
A nicely swinging doo-wop classic, on the setlist of many fingerpickers
December 04, 2015
Roddie's tearjerker
- I don't want to talk about it (Ukulele)
December 01, 2015
Walking Bass Feature #1
As you might have found out by now, I am a great fan of melodic fingerstyle. Concentrating on the main theme of a song is what comes first for me. However, in the low end, that same old alternating root note / fifth gets a little boring now and then. That is why I thought of posting a little series of tunes with slightly more interesting bass figures over the coming weeks. Let's start with a simpler tune containing only a "homeopathic" dose of walking bass:
Also nice on Ukulele:
Coming up next are, among two ore three others:
- Blue Moon
- In the Mood
Also check out some older posts:
- Bare Necessities (in some parts)
- Bach’s Bourreé in E-Minor (to my taste the walking bass line of the millennium)
November 27, 2015
New Star Wars movie coming to the cinemas. Not that I would care much, but a nice occasion to post this one.
November 22, 2015
Another request,
- I Wanna be Like You (Guitar)
November 20, 2015
Was on my list for long. Requested by Phil from the Netherlands.
November 10, 2015
Requests take some time, but will be delivered. Speed up the process with a donation. Here's one for Robert. Thanks a lot. I hope you like it.
- Mother Nature's Son (Ukulele)
November 01, 2015
Double feature of a tab requested long time ago.
October 29, 2015
Some layout refurbishment of older tab sheets (incl. numerous corrections), all guitar stuff:
- As Time Goes By
- Caravan
- Crying in the Rain
- Dimming of the Day
- Hit the Road, Jack
- How Deep is your Love
- Take Five
- Time after Time
- You are the Sunshine of my Life
Since Christmas is approaching rapidly, I will try to finalize some requests in the next days.
October 13, 2015
Here comes second and last series of the "Turnaround Tunes". Isn't it just amazing what you can do with four chords only ?
- Hit the Road, Jack (Ukulele)
October 9, 2015
Saw "Grease" recently again and remembered that song, which I started tabbing a long time ago and then just forgot. Immediately took it up again.
- You're the one that I want (Guitar)
October 5, 2015
This time I thought of starting a little sequel of songs which I call „Turnaround Tunes“. Those songs are based on a repeating chord progression (also called „vamp“ or -more sophisticated-„harmonic ostinato“) which is continued throughout a song. Maybe the most popular turnaround is I-VIm-IV-V.
In Fmajor, the key chosen for this series of songs, this would be F-Dm-Bb-C
I find it really interesting to see how many wonderful melodies are based on this simple pattern (or slight variations of it):
- All I Have to do is Dream (Ukulele)
- Love is all around (Ukulele)
- Wonderful World (the other one, Ukulele)
September 27, 2015
I know, its only synth pop, but I like it.
September 24, 2015
And now, the weather forecast for the beginning of autumn:
September 16, 2015
And one more of that old stuff. Some people seem to like that, if my download statistics are correct ..
- Ich brech' die Herzen der stolzesten Frauen (Guitar)
September 14, 2015
Some almost forgotten tune
- Ich hab das Fräulein Helen baden sehn (Ukulele)
- Ich hab das Fräulein Helen baden sehn (Guitar Dropped CG)
September 06, 2015
Another double feature
- Mull of Kintyre (Guitar, Dropped D)
- Mull of Kintyre (Ukulele, Low G)
August 29, 2015
Some jazz for a change ?
August 28, 2015
No synths, no ukes !
abridged - hardrock-part not included
August 26, 2015
Some more melodramatic sobbing - but just beautiful.
- Don't cry for me Argentina (Guitar)
August 24, 2015
Two pieces focusing on the bass strings
- Rollin' in the Deep (Guitar)
August 12, 2015
Already in the ukulele section. In the weird key of Bb and avoiding open strings.
August 08, 2015
As promised, some guitar tunes to follow. This mid-tempo ballad is perfect for fingerstyle
- Bad Day by Daniel Powter (Guitar)
July 31, 2015
Will take a brief ukulele break over the next two weeks or so. I have really neglected "the other" instrument recently. And there are so many wonderful six string-tunes in the pipeline.
July 30, 2015
Unbelievable but true. No fingerstyle version of this on the entire web. Requested by Edwin.
- House of the Rising Sun (Ukulele)
July 24, 2015
Here's one for Ken
July 21, 2015
Just lovely
July 11, 2015
It was about one year ago that I started this project (ok, it went online in September). Thanks to all of you for visiting. A good reason to raise your glass. Here are my three favourite ukulele drinking songs:
July 10, 2015
I was asked for this some time ago
July 02, 2015
This should have gone here much earlier. Guitar version to follow soon.
June 21, 2015
Hookline alarm !!
June 20, 2015
Another jazz classic, made famous by Ella and Frankieboy.
June 06, 2015
Two completely different tunes. I really should develop a more specific musical taste.
- Still Crazy after all these Years (Ukulele, Low G)
June 01, 2015
Long time no guitar tabs. To compensate, this one has three pages.
- Somebody to Love (Guitar, Drop DG)
May 26, 2015
Track #2 of the Crowded House trilogy. One of the songs that make me really wish I could sing.
- Better be Home Soon (Ukulele)
May 24, 2015
No post today, just want to express my gratitude. "Fingerstyle rules" has made it into the Top 50 Ukulele Sites. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
May 17, 2015
Here comes the only song that started a real revolution. And the only song I know of that has it's own monument.
- Grandola Vila Morena (Ukulele. Low G)
May 15, 2015
It is the season: Springtime and young girls in snug dresses. That is more or less what this song is about.
- Come on Eileen (Ukulele, Low G)
May 11, 2015
I always found there should be more of John Hiatt's songs tabbed on the web. Here is my favourite:
- Crossing Muddy Waters (Ukulele)
May 09, 2015
A not so well-known tune by Ryan Sheridan. Well, at least my neighbors know it. I strum it all day.
Yes, strum, for a change.
And the famous theme from "The Third Man"
- Harry Lime Theme (Guitar, Drop DG)
April 26, 2015
Here comes # 1 of the Crowded House Ukulele Trilogy
April 23, 2015
You will appreciate that this is not in the original key:
- For No One (Guitar, Dropped D)
April 16, 2015
The love declaration of the century
- Be My Number Two (Ukulele, Low G)
April 12, 2015
Finally spring has arrived, soon it will be time for some strawberry picking
- Strawberry Fields Forever (Guitar)
- Strawberry Fields Forever (Ukulele)
April 07, 2015
7/4, perfect occasion to post something in a real odd measure.
- Solsbury Hill (Ukulele, Low G)
April 04, 2015
Two classic non-12-bar-blues:
- Keep Your Hands Off Her (Guitar, Drop D)
April 03, 2015
Today is April 3 (or 3/4), so guess what measure this is in. And look forward to April 7.
- Valsinha das Medalhas (Ukulele Low G)
March 27, 2015
If you wonder about some files with the extension "v2": I just reworked some sheets, either correcting some minor mistakes or harmonization of tab layout. Particularly some of the earlier guitar tabs need refurbishing. Ongoing.
March 25, 2015
Just heartwarming beautiful
March 20, 2015
Meanest Hookline ever
- Don't Worry Be Happy (Ukulele)
March 19, 2015
Two short pieces in Open G tuning
- Penny for your Thoughts (Guitar, Open G)
- House Carpenter (Guitar, Open G)
March 17, 2015
Everybody ready for a challenge ? Feed your printer, this one is a lot of paper.
March 10, 2015
One of my all-time Ukulele favorites
- I Wanna Be Like You (Ukulele)
March 06, 2015
After reading a book on a similar issue, this came into my mind
- One of Us (Guitar, Dropped D)
March 02, 2015
Rainy lazy Sunday yesterday:
- Look what they done to my Song, Ma (Ukulele, Low G)
February 24, 2015
Maybe the most popular piece ever written.
and Steve Hackett's wonderful
February 18, 2015
From the Ink Spots, requested by Ben Cain - I hope you find it o.k.
- We Three [my echo, my shadow and me] (Ukulele)
February 16, 2015
Another double-feature of a very under-rated song. Makes me happy every time I hear it.
- Something in the Water (Ukulele)
- Something in the Water (Guitar, Drop DG)
And a very sad one:
January 29, 2015
Here is one of Randy Newman's signature tunes, for guitar and uke. I believe my dog would sing this to me if he could :
- You've got a Friend in Me (Ukulele)
- You've got a Friend in Me (Guitar)
January 28, 2015
Abba's song for UNICEF
January 23, 2015
Open Tunings are a fine thing, but it is so laborious for one tune only. So here are two:
- Little Martha (Guitar, open D)
- Das Loch in der Banane (Guitar, open D)
I do not expect much from the new year. Particularly I don't expect Keith and Mick to retire.
January 12, 2015
A little poem: Just can't stop humming ......
- All the Roadrunning (Ukulele, low G)
and also added another classic ...
- St. James Infirmary (Ukulele)
January 09, 2015
Finally made it to provide a tune requested long ago, Agnes took me ages. These catholic girls are sometimes a bit difficult. Sorry for letting you wait and sorry for the low G.
- St. Agnes and the Burning Train (Ukulele, low G)
January 05, 2015
Happy new year to everyone. New Year, new Uke, new tabsheets:
- Stories we could tell (Ukulele)
- Golden Brown (Ukulele, low G)
Enjoy the stuff. Requests are not forgotten, but will take a while.