So you think you’re good then? These tabs will test even the nimblest of fingers.
If you’re looking for a book with challenging arrangements for ukulele then John King’s The Classical Ukulele is an absolute must. And check out How to Play Ragtime Ukulele for some more challenges.
1. Jake Shimabukuro – While My Guitar Gently Weeps via EdWhitehead.co.uk
2. Guns ‘n Roses – Sweet Child of Mine
4. Aldrine Guerrero – Bandito Tyler via Dominator
5. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
6. William Tell Overture via Ukulele Dav
7. Iron and Wine – Naked As We Came
8. Starts and Stripes Forever via Ukulele Dav
9. James Hill – Uke Talk via Dominator
Once you’ve got your skills up to par, here are a few more tricky tabs.
A great tab book for players in this skill range is Learn To Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele by Mark Nelson and also check out Ukulele Hunt’s ebooks How to Play Blues Ukulele and How to Play Ukuleles for Peace
3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – simplified version.
4. MGMT – Kids
5. Britney Spears / sweetafton23 – Toxic
6. Wildwood Flower via KenMiddleton.co.uk
8. Jack Johnson – Breakdown via LiveUkulele.com
9. Tetris Theme
On the Ukulele Hunt links you can usually find the tabs by clicked on the title in big red letters.
Because tabs are usually for more complicated tunes, they are usually more difficult to play than chords. But here are a few simpler tabs for people who are just getting started. (Don’t forget, on the Ukulele Hunt links you can find the tabs by clicking on the red bit under the videos on most posts)
1. Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
7. Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Ode to Joy
9. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
10. Mash Theme: From LiveUkulele.com