101 Easy Ukulele Solos
101 Easy Ukulele Solos

Author: Bill Hearn

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1513459392

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That’s right, the ukulele is a great instrument all by itself! This book contains 101 solos that let you play melody and accompaniment all on one ukulele. If you’d like to sing, go right ahead; lyrics are included for many of the solos. Each section starts with easy solos, complete with tips on ukulele technique and arranging. The music is written in tablature and standard musical notation, with suggested chords above the music for an optional second ukulele or guitar. Essential right and left-hand fingerings are shown in traditional classic guitar symbols and while most of the book is written in standard (aECG) tuning, a few tunes are offered in both drop-B tuning and drop-E-flat tuning. With selections ranging from country to classical, medieval to modern, and a Christmas section with seventeen traditional favorites, this ukulele collection includes music for every taste and season. A useful chord dictionary and access to online audio of the author’s beautiful renditions of each well-crafted solo arrangement are included.

John Dowland Lute Songs for Solo Ukulele
John Dowland Lute Songs for Solo Ukulele

Author: Tony Mizen

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2024-04-19

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 151347751X

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John Dowland (1563 – 1626), a contemporary of both William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, was recognized as one of the greatest musicians of his time, writing songs, ensemble music and solos for the lute. Early music has long been part of the classic guitar repertoire and more recently, it has been adopted with enthusiasm by ukulele players. This book presents sixteen of Dowland's most beautiful lute songs that can be performed by ukulele players, with or without a vocalist. Two versions of each song – one easier and another more advanced—are offered in both standard notation and tablature for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles in re-entrant (gCEA) tuning. Various vocal ensemble renditions of the songs, as well as the author’s video performances of each solo arrangement are available online. For vocalists and their audiences, and for all musicians and songwriters to fully connect with the emotion of the songs, Dowland’s sublime lyrics are also included.

Renaissance Guitar Music for Fingerstyle Ukulele
Renaissance Guitar Music for Fingerstyle Ukulele

Author: Steven Watson

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2024-03-25

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1513477617

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This book presents 37 pieces of Renaissance guitar music transcribed for solo fingerstyle ukulele together with the author’s recordings of every transcription. Moreover, a generous introduction provides a brief history of the Renaissance guitar, tips on period ornamentation and musicianship, recommended recordings, and invaluable resources for further research of your own. Throughout Europe, the Renaissance guitar was a popular instrument in the middle of the sixteenth century. Its composers left us a treasure-trove of music, from rustic dances to chansons and elaborate fantasias. Five-hundred years later, this music fits beautifully on the Renaissance guitar’s musical descendant, the ukulele. The Renaissance guitar and the ukulele share an almost identical tuning. As the transcriptions in this book are written in standard notation and tablature, any type of ukulele, from soprano to baritone—as well as the top four strings of the guitar— can be used to play them. Most of the pieces are in standard gCEA or GCEA tuning; the seven pieces in the second section of the book, however, require low-G tuning to render the counterpoint as written. It’s also possible for guitar and baritone uke players to read the tablature provided. The music will sound a perfect 4th lower than the notation, but as there was no standard pitch in the time of the Renaissance guitar, modern players should feel no obligation to play this music at fixed pitch. If you wish to read from the tablature and sound in the same key as the notation for ensemble purposes, guitar and baritone uke players merely need to place a capo at the fifth fret. With a certain sense of historical irony, the music of the Renaissance guitar is here reborn on modern fretted instruments.

Play the Ukulele in 5ths Tuning
Play the Ukulele in 5ths Tuning

Author: Rob MacKillop

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2022-05-16

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1513469304

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This book is devoted to playing the soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele tuned in perfect fifths as used by the string and mandolin families of instruments, as well as the cittern and tenor banjo. The book’s scores are all in tablature; you’ll have no trouble adapting to the tuning and playing in the book’s various styles. The 55 pieces in Play Ukulele in 5ths Tuning progress from simple to advanced and can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. To help you come to grips with the tuning, the book includes Classical-era studies originally written for instruments tuned in 5ths, followed by Scottish traditional tunes, bluegrass, blues, and early jazz pieces, and ultimately—Bach's gorgeous Baroque cello music. Includes access to online audio for every piece recorded by the author to facilitate your progress. Anytime you play with musicians who use instruments tuned in fifths, you can all use the same fingerings. As a result, the music can sound more "together". In addition, having played the uke tuned in perfect fifths, if you ever want to play any of those traditionally 5th-tuned instruments, you will have had a head start!

101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 8
101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 8

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2010-04-08

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1783238097

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In Book 8 of the popular 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series, we have another barrel-load of superb songs in easy melody, chords and lyrics arrangement. With so many incredible tunes, you'll always be finding new things to play and will never again be stuck for a great song that everyone will enjoy. Book 8 features some of the best songs by the best songwriters and performers, old and new. Artists represented include the classically brilliant The Beatles, Bob Marley, Elton John and The Clash through to contemporary hits from acts like Snow Patrol, The Killers, Vampire Weekend and Duffy. The 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series brings these amazing songs right to everyone's fingertips. If you're a beginner just getting to grips with the basics, you'll be able to start playing these songs very quickly and easily, meaning you can be playing some of your favourite songs straight away. Not only this, but if you're a more experienced player, this Easy Guitar songbook will tell you exactly how the bands played these songs so that you can add them to your repertoire, or create your own unique versions of each song by playing around the basic melody or chord progression.

101 Blues Riffs and Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning DGDGBD
101 Blues Riffs and Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning DGDGBD

Author: Brent C Robitaille

Publisher: Kalymi Music

Published: 2024-07-29

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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Master the Blues in Open G Guitar Tuning (DGDGBD) 101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open G Guitar Tuning is the most complete book ever written exclusively for blues in DGDGBD tuning. It is suitable for beginners and intermediate guitarists and an excellent reference for advanced guitarists. Guitarist Brent Robitaille has written over 50 instructional guitar books and is recommended by students worldwide. Brent is a well-known session guitarist who has recorded extensively and specializes in altered tunings and blues. His latest book, 101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open G Tuning, is a complete course covering a wide range of essential blues styles, including traditional, Delta, rock, funk, and jazz blues. The 101 riffs and solos cover stylistic riffs, practical one- and two-bar riffs, blues rhythm guitar riffs, fingerstyle patterns, slide guitar, and solos, all designed to be immediately applicable to your playing, ensuring that your time and effort will be well-spent. Using a combination of slide, fingerstyle, and pick playing, you will cover all the bases needed to develop a solid blues technique in open G guitar. Refer regularly to the extensive scale charts, which show the blues, major, minor, modal, and pentatonic scales, chords and arpeggio patterns, essential blues chords and progressions presented in all keys. Additional material on slide guitar playing includes accompaniment with a bottleneck slide, chords with slide and fingers, and exercises to develop your steel skills further. Best of all, you can go to Brent’s website to listen to all the audio tracks and a selection of videos to enhance your learning (brentrobitaille.com). If you want to begin or continue exploring the world of open G, you are in the right place. Everything you need to master the blues with essential lessons in 6-string DGDGBD open guitar tuning!

101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 6
101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 6

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2007-07-31

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1783238100

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In Book 6 of the popular 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series, we have another barrel-load of superb songs in easy melody, chords and lyrics arrangement. With so many incredible tunes, you'll always be finding new things to play and will never again be stuck for a great song that everyone will enjoy. Book 6 features some of the best songs by the best songwriters and performers, old and new; timeless tunes like How Deep Is Your Love, Dream On, Eye Of The Tiger and Live And Let Die. If you're a beginner just getting to grips with the basics, you'll be able to start playing these songs very quickly and easily, meaning you can be playing some of your favourite songs straight away. Not only this, but if you're a more experienced player, this Easy Guitar songbook will tell you exactly how the bands played these songs so that you can add them to your repertoire, or create your own unique versions of each song by playing around the basic melody or chord progression.

101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 7
101 Songs for Easy Guitar Book 7

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2008-08-01

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1783238089

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In Book 7 of the popular 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series, we have another barrel-load of superb songs in easy melody, chords and lyrics arrangement. With so many incredible tunes, you'll always be finding new things to play and will never again be stuck for a great song that everyone will enjoy. Book 7 features some of the best songs by the best songwriters and performers, old and new. Artists represented include the Kings of Len, U2, Elliot Smith and Foo Fighters. The 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series brings these amazing songs right to everyone's fingertips. If you're a beginner just getting to grips with the basics, you'll be able to start playing these songs very quickly and easily, meaning you can be playing some of your favourite songs straight away. Not only this, but if you're a more experienced player, this Easy Guitar songbook will tell you exactly how the bands played these songs so that you can add them to your repertoire, or create your own unique versions of each song by playing around the basic melody or chord progression.

Alfred's Easy Ukulele Songs, Rock and Pop
Alfred's Easy Ukulele Songs, Rock and Pop

Author: Alfred Music

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2015-09-24

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 0739091301

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For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Ukulele format provides melody, chords, and lyrics for easy "strum and sing" performance—plus suggested strum patterns and TAB for any integral "hook" parts. This Rock and Pop edition features songs spanning seven decades from such artists as Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole, Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars, and many more! Titles: * Ain't Misbehavin' (Standard) * Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers) * Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) * Blue Moon (The Marcels) * Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) * Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones) * Bye Bye Blackbird (Standard) * Chain Gang (Sam Cooke) * Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes (Jimmy Buffett) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Cool Kids (Echosmith) * Dancing Queen (ABBA) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Easy to Be Hard (Three Dog Night) * Everything Is Awesome (Awesome Remixxx!!!) (from The Lego Movie) * Falling Slowly (from Once) (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Fernando (ABBA) * Forget You (Cee Lo Green) * Ghostbusters (Ray Parker, Jr. ) * Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * It Don't Mean a Thing (Standard) * Jumpin' Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul and Mary) * Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) * Marry Me (Train) * Theme from New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) * Over the Rainbow (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole) * Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) * Pinball Wizard (The Who) * (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley and His Comets) * Rocky Mountain High (John Denver) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * Shower the People (James Taylor) * Singin' in the Rain (Standard) * Son of a Son of a Sailor (Jimmy Buffett) * Squeeze Box (The Who) * Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) * Superstar (Carpenters) * Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver) * Tell Her No (The Zombies) * When You're Smiling (Standard) * Woodstock (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) * You Send Me (Sam Cooke)

Chord Melody Method For Uke
Chord Melody Method For Uke

Author: Jerry Moore

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-06-29

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1619113074

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This book teaches you how to create melodies and chord solos on the ukulele. It is intended to help those players who love this instrument, and would like to increase their skills and enjoyment. The basic approach taken does not include music theory and rhythms, only the chords and notes necessary to create andplay the songs. A user friendly approach to playing wonderful ukulele solos! Includes access to online audio