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12 Feb 2014

12 Feb 2014T20:16

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana - Ukulele Chords

OK, this one was a bit of a challenge as to how to present it. I wanted on final 'anti valentine' ukulele song to put up before Valentines Day this Friday, and this was the song that got stuck in my head. Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana.

Why an 'anti valentine'? Well, not everybody has something to celebrate on 14 February..

I believe the song was recorded in the key of A, but tuned half a step down. That is to say, a general pattern of A, F, D, but down half a step so G#, E and C#. A quick look at your chord charts will tell you they are HORRIBLE chords to play on a uke. Therefore, I present this in the standard A key, but you can either play it that way, or drop the tuning on your uke half a step on each string to match the record. Or you can work on the G#!!

Only other odd ones are in the chorus where the chord progression moves to A5, F5 and D5. They are fingered as follows

A5 - 2400
F5 - 0013
D5 - 22x0

They are not totally necessary, but help give it the right feel. I've included a video at the end to help with the pattern, but remember that if you are playing in A you are playing in half a step sharp!

HEART SHAPED BOX - NIRVANA FOR UKULELE

Intro [A5] [F5] [D5] repeat

[A]She [F] eyes me [D]like a Pisces [A] when [F]I am [D]weak
[A]I've been [F]locked in [D] side your heart-shaped [A] box [F]for [D]weeks
[A] I've been [F] drawn in [D] to your magnet [A] tar [F] pit [D] trap
[A] I wish [F]I could [D] eat your cancer [A] when [F] you turn [D] black

[A5] Hey! [F5]Wait! [D5]I got a new complaint
[A5]For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5]vice
[A5] Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5] vice
[A5]Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [F5] vice [D]
Your ad[F5] vice [D]

[A] Meat- [F] eating [D] orchids forgive [A] no [F] one just [D] yet
[A] Cut my [F] self on [D] angel hair and [A] ba [F] by's [D] breath
[A] Broken [F] hymen [D] of 'Your Highness', [A] I'm [F] left [D] black
[A] Throw [F] down your [F] umbilical noose so [A] I can [F] climb right [D]back

[A5] Hey! [F5]Wait! [D5]I got a new complaint
[A5]For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5]vice
[A5] Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5] vice
[A5]Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [F5] vice [D]
Your ad[F5] vice [D]

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO over A, F, D twice

[A]She [F] eyes me [D]like a Pisces [A] when [F]I am [D]weak
[A]I've been [F]locked in [D] side your heart-shaped [A] box [F]for [D]weeks
[A] I've been [F] drawn in [D] to your magnet [A] tar [F] pit [D] trap
[A] I wish [F]I could [D] eat your cancer [A] when [F] you turn [D] black

[A5] Hey! [F5]Wait! [D5]I got a new complaint
[A5]For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5]vice
[A5] Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [A5] vice
[A5]Hey! [F5] Wait! [D5] I got a new complaint
[A5] For [F5] ever in [D5] debt to your priceless ad [F5] vice [D]
Your ad [F5] vice [D]
Your ad [F5] vice [D]
Your ad [F5] vice [D]

9 Feb 2014

9 Feb 2014T12:11

Love Hurts, Gram Parsons Ukulele Chords

Continuing with some Valentines ukulele songs ahead of 14 February. This one is a really lovely tune. Love Hurts by Gram Parsons for ukulele. As usual, video at the end.

Love (G) hurts, love (Em) scars, love (C)wounds and (D7) mars
Any (G) heart not (Em) tough nor (C)strong e(D7)-nough
To take a lot of (G) pain, (B7) take a lot of (Em) pain
(G7) Love is like a (C)cloud (Am7) pulls a lot of (D7) rain
Love (G) hurts, (F) mmm, (C)mmm, love (G) hurts

(D7)

I'm (G) young I (Em) know but (C)even (D7) so
I know a (G) thing or (Em) two I (C)learned from (D7) you
I really learned a (G) lot, (B7) really learnt a (Em) lot
(G7) Love is like a (C)stove (Am7) burns you when it's (D7) hot
Love (G) hurts, (F) mmm, (C)mmm, love (G) hurts

(D7)

(Em) Some fools think of (B7) happi-(Em)-ness
(B7) Blizzful-(Em)-ness, (B7) together-(Em)-ness
(A7) Some fools fool themselves I guess But they're not fooling (D7) me

I know it isn't (G) true, (B7) know it isn't (Em) true
(G7) Love is just a (C)lie (Am7) made to make you (D7) blue
Love (G) hurts, (F) mmm, (C)mmm, love (G) hurts

(D7)
(G) (Em) (C ) (D7)
Love (G) hurts, (F) mmm, (C)mmm, love (G) hurts
(F) Ohhhh (C) Ohhhh love (G) hurts..

8 Feb 2014

8 Feb 2014T10:29

Valentines Day Is Over - Billy Bragg - Ukulele Chords

Another ascerbic valentines themed ukulele song for the run in to February 14th - Valentines Day Is Over by Billy Bragg for ukulele!

credit - louderthanwar

I love this song, but then I love Billy Bragg and this is off the Workers Playtime LP. The song video is at the end, but generally it's a song that mixes picking and more angry strumming. Have fun. (The trick is in the chord change between the C, Em, and Am which is a quick change before each 'Valentines Day Is Over' lyric line. You may also prefer the sound of the Dm in the verses being played at a higher position than at the lower frets such as 7555.

INTRO C, F, F, C
F, C
F, G
F, C

[C]Someday [F]boy you’ll [F]Reap what you’ve[C]sown
You’ll [F]catch a [C]cold and you’ll be [F] on your [G]own
And [F] you will [C] see that what’s [F] wrong with [C] me
Is [F] wrong with [C] everyone that [Dm]you wanna play your [G] little games on

F, C

[C]Poetry and [F]flowers, [F]pretty words and [C] threats
[F]You’ve gone to the [C]dogs again and [F]I’m not placing [G] bets on you
[F]Coming [C] home tonight [F] anything but [C]blind
If [F] you take me for [C] granted then you [Dm] must expect to [G] find

Sur [F]prise sur [C]prise
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is [C]over, it’s O[F]ver[G]
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is O[F]ver[C]
[F] [C]

[G7]If you want to [F]talk about it well [C] you know where the phone is [G7]
Don’t come round rem [E7]inding me ag[F]ain How brittle [Fm] bone is…
[C]God didn’t make you an [G]angel [F]The Devil made you a [G] man
That bru[C]tality and the ec[E7]onomy are rel[F]ated now I under[Fm]stand
Oh when will you [C]realize that [E7]as above [F]so below there [Fm]is no love

[F] [C]
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is [C]over, its o[F]ver[G]
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is o[F]ver[C]
[F] [C]

TRUMPET SOLO
[G7] [F] [C]
[G7] [E7] [F] [Fm]

For the [C] girl with the hourglass [G] figure
Time [F] runs out very [G] fast
We [C]used to want the [E7]same things
But [F]that’s all in the [Fm]past
And[C]lately it seems that [E7]as it all gets tougher
[F]Your idea of justice just be [Fm]comes rougher and rougher

[F] [C]
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is o[F]ver[C] It’s o[F]ver[G]
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is o[F]ver[C]
[F] [C]

[C]Thank you for the [F]things you bought me [F]Thank you for the [C] card
[F]Thank you for the [C]things you taught me [F]when you hit me [G] hard
That [F]love between two [C] people must be [F]based on under[C]standing
Un[F]til that’s true you’ll [C]find your things all [Dm]stacked out on the [G]landing

Sur [F]prise sur[C]prise
[C] [Em][Am]
Valentines Day is o[F]ver[C] It's o[F] ver[G]
[C] [Em] [Am]
Valentines Day is o[F]ver
It’s o[G] ver[C]
It’s o[F] ver[C]
[G] [C]

5 Feb 2014

5 Feb 2014T20:05

Everybody Knows (Except You) - The Divine Comedy - Ukulele Chords

With Valentines Day around the corner, there may be some of your wanting to find a ukulele song to try to woo the sweetheart who refuses to acknowledge you... so how about this one by the brilliant Divine Comedy. Everybody Knows (Except You) for ukulele. (Video at the end!)

8 Nov 2012

8 Nov 2012T08:35

It Must Be Love - Labi Siffre - Ukulele Chords

A really nice song this one for Valentines that works well on ukulele! Video of some of the N'Ukes together with the world famous Richard G (and friends) playing the same song and same ukulele chords at the end!

(Intro: Am Am9 Am Am9)

Am Am9 Am Am9 G Gsus4 G Gsus4

I never thought I’d miss you half as much as I do

Am Am9 Am Am9 G Gsus4 G Gsus4

And I never thought I’d feel this way, the way I feel about you

Em A7 Dm E7

As soon as I wake up, any night, any day

Am C6 D7 Alt D7

I know that it’s you I need to take the blues away

G Bm7 Cmaj7 C D7 C

It must be love, love, love

G Bm7 Cmaj7 C D7 C

It must be love, love, love