Silent Night

Silent Night was written in a small Austrian village in 1818, first sung in its chapel’s Christmas Mass. As the organ had broken, the composer, Franz Gruber, arranged for a simple guitar accompaniment for a few voices. In honor of this beloved carol’s...

Guitar Tab: The Holly And The Ivy

Here is an arrangement of the British folk Christmas carol, The Holly and the Ivy for solo guitar. It can be played with a pick or fingerstyle. The second section uses natural harmonics. Touch, don’t press, the strings right over the indicated fret to produce the...

Christmas Duets: Tabs For Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, And Ukulele

Here is a set of four Christmas carols, (O Christmas Tree; God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen; Joy to the World; and Silent Night.), arranged as instrumental duets. The duets have been tabbed separately for guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, tenor guitar/banjo, and 5-string...

Ukulele Tab: Funeral March Of A Marionette

We all know it as the theme to the Alfred Hitchcock TV show from the 50s & 60s, but the actual title is Marche Funèbre d’une Marionnette, or Funeral March of a Marionette. This short piece was originally composed by Charles Gounod in 1872 for solo piano, and...