I’ve seen several requests around for ukulele tabs of “Pandanus.” It is a phenomenal song – probably one of the best Hawaiian instrumentals ever written.
Peter Moon could rip with the best – ukulele or guitar players. His double-stop work was out of this world and if you aren’t familiar with his music, you should really do yourself a favor and listen the Cane Fire and Tropical Storm albums, along with his legendary lead uke playing on Kawika.
“Pandanus” is his flagship shredding song, but remains so smooth that it’s almost unbelievable. Most people focus on the lead playing, but take a listen to what the band is doing around the melody to make it swing.
My full fledged lessons on playing in a Hawaiian style teaches you five classic songs and how to solo arrange them. This knowledge can be used to create a solo arrangement for a song like “Pandanus.”
Bring five classic songs to life thru picking, strumming, and solo arranging – Hawaiian style!
For solo uke versions, I’ve always liked mistahukulele808’s performance. Even a decade later, his rendition still feels the smoothest out of everything on Youtube:
For baritone players, I also created a TAB for DGBE in the original key. The lower tuning allows some of the notes to sit in better areas, though as with any tuning variation, for everything that’s better, some stuff is crammed up the fretboard.