My daughter really likes the "Peg + Cat" theme song. She'll dance to it even if it's interrupting other shows. So, I thought I'd learn it so I could play along on my ukulele if it comes up.

However...

It's really frickin' hard! I am almost incensed that a little cartoon girl can play this song like it's nothing while dancing and frolicking in the woods. <Ahem>

If you try to pick it apart by ear, you'll quickly fail because it's in the uncommon key of Eb. I'd recommend a capo at the 3rd fret. (Peg obviously doesn't use a capo since she open picks all 4 strings at the start, showoff.) (Speaking of capos...) I used Capo3 and UkeChords to transcribe these verses by hand. My untrained ear says the chords are correct, but feel free to speak up if something sounds off.

Anyhow, you're going to want to barre across the 3rd fret with your index finger and use your second and third fingers to hit the Ab and C notes (respectively) in your Ab chord in the riff. I'm really bad at describing strumming patterns, so you'll have to pick that up on your own.

For the missing parts, you basically just play the riff or repeat the beginning.

Peg + Cat Ukulele Accompaniment

Riff (played over most of the song)
Eb  Ab  Eb  Ab  Eb  Eb  Ab  Ab  Eb  Ab
6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6 
3   4   3   4   3   3   4   4   3   4 
3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3 
3   5   3   5   3   3   5   5   3   5 

Peg  +  Cat brdoo dodododoodoodoo
Eb  Bb7 Eb  Eb  Eb  Ab  Ab  Eb  Ab
6   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6 
3   4   3   3   3   4   4   3   4 
3   5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3 
3   3   3   3   3   5   5   3   5 

Pe~g +  Cat brdoo dodododoodoodoo
F7  Bb7 Eb  Eb  Eb  Ab  Ab  Eb  Ab
3   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6 
1   4   3   3   3   4   4   3   4 
3   5   3   3   3   3   3   3   3 
2   3   3   3   3   5   5   3   5 

You're the Best!
Eb     Eb    Eb  
8      8     8   
10     10    10  
10     10    10  
10     10    10  

We Are Two~  Nana nana na~
Eb  Eb  Eb-  Eb7  Eb7  Eb7 
6   6   6    44   44   4   
3   3   3    33   33   3   
3   3   3    33   33   3   
3   3   3    33   33   3   

Me  +   You~  Nana nana na~
Ab  Ab  Ab-  Eb7  Eb7  Eb7 
3   3   3    66   66   6   
4   4   4    66   66   6   
3   3   3    77   77   7   
5   5   5    66   66   6

Posted
AuthorKelvin Nishikawa