My first introduction to Blondie was during their second wave when they released Maria in 1999. It reached the number one spot in the UK charts, a position they hadn’t occupied in almost 2 decades. It wasn’t until my teen years that I delved into blondie some more and I discovered them to be one of the most prominent American punk/new-wave bands of the 80s. Let’s learn to play One Way Or Another on the ukulele.
What Are We Learning To Play?
Below is a video of what you will be able to play by the end of this post.
Ukulele Tabs
This riff has a driven fast-paced feel so its best to play it using an o shape in your hand. Press your thumb and first finger together and this is going to recreate a plectrum. If you don’t have long fingernails, don’t worry too much, but it will help you play if you can catch your nail for each pluck.
A |----------------------|---------------------------|
E |---5----5------5----5-|----5----5------5----------|
C |---6----6------6----6-|----6----6------6----------|
G |-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-6-5-4-|
A |----------------------|---------------------------|
E |---2----2------2----2-|----2----2------2----------|
C |---3----3------3----3-|----3----3------3----------|
G |-4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|--4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-5-6-7-|
A |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |---5----5---5-7-5---7-5---|----5----5---5-7-5---5-4-3-2-|
C |---6--6-----------------6-|----6--6---------------------|
G |-7-7----------------------|--7-7------------------------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |---2----2---2-4-2---4-2---|----2----2---2-4-2---2-3-4-5-|
C |---3--3-----------------3-|----3--3---------------------|
G |-4-4----------------------|--4-4------------------------|
