I first got into Tame Impala after hearing Currents. What I didn’t realize until listening to it is how many songs by them I actually knew. They seem to be one of these bands that are kinda unheard of but also absolutely huge at the same time. They headlined the Other Stage at Glasto!
I had every intention of doing Lonersim first but I listened to InnerSpeaker while doing some admin work on the website and I was hooked. Within a minute of I Don’t Really Mind finishing, I had Logic open and was starting work on the backing track. Cracking album and it sounds sick on the ukulele.
In this post, we are learning to play Jeremy’s Storm, Solitude In Bliss and Runaway Houses City Clouds. Below is a video of my arrangement of the full album.
This isn’t the first time i have arranged Tame Impala on the ukulele. I gave their 3rd album Currents the uke treatment last year too. Some of the artists that Kevin Parker lists as influences are Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins and The Beach Boys.
Tame Impala Ukulele Tabs
Not sure how to read these? Check out this guide and you will be learning these ukulele tabs in no time.
Jeremy's Storms
A |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E |-5---------------3---5----------------3--|-2---------------0--2---------------0-|
C |------2--------2-----------2--------2----|---------------0------------------0---|
G |-0--0----0h3h5-------0--0----0h3h5-------|-0--0-4--0-2-4------0--0-4--0-2-4-----|
A |-5---------------6--------------|----------------------------------------|
E |------5------5--------5------5--|----------------------------------------|
C |----------5---------------5-----|--3----3-------3--0----0-------0--0-1-3-|
G |-3--3---3--------8--8---8-------|--3--3----3-3--3--1--1----1-1--1--------|
Solitude In Bliss
This is a lovely chord progression and its simple to play as we are using the same shape throughout.
You need to use your first finger to barre the fret. Then use your pinky finger to hit the higher fret on the bottom string for each chord.
A |-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3----------|
E |-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3----------|
C |-4-4-4-4-4----x2---|-3-3-3-3-3-----x2---|
G |-5-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5-5----------|
A |--------------------------|--------------------------|
E |------6h8-8--8p6------x2--|------4h6--6--6p4-----x2--|
C |--5h7------------7--------|--3h5-------------5-------|
G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
Runaway Houses City Houses
A |-5---5-5---5-5---3-|-8---8-8---8--10-10-10-10-10--5--|
E |-2---2-2---2-2---0-|-5---5-5---5--7--7--7--7--7---2--|
C |-2---2-2---2-2---0-|-5---5-5---5--7--7--7--7--7---2--|
G |-2---2-2---2-2---0-|-5---5-5---5--7--7--7--7--7---2--|
A |-------5---------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-------2---------|----------------------|-----------------------|
C |-2---2----2---2--|--------------------2-|-------------------2---|
G |-----------------|--2--2-2-2--2-2-0h2---|-3--3-3-2--2-2-0h2---2-|
