This collection of 47 favorite ukulele picking tunes includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes and more, each presented in standard notation and tablature with backup chords and light fingering. The author’s use of traditional gCEA uke tuning enhances the campanella or bell-like quality of these arrangements. As these melodies lend themselves well to jamming, this collection is sure to bring any uke enthusiast many hours of picking pleasure.
While the 'ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the jumping flea right from the start, creating music of stunning beauty and versatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards–even a few pieces from the classical guitar repertoire.The book offers 27 arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any 'ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty, starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicated beginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings, inversions up the neck, tricky fingerings and all the fun stuff the author could muster. to aid the student, the companion CD includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts, inversion studies, introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing.
(Ukulele Chord Songbook). This series features convenient books with complete lyrics and chord symbols above the lyrics for dozens of great songs. Each song also includes chord grids at the top of every page and the first notes of the melody for easy reference. These books are perfect for people who don't read music but want to strum chords and sing, and are equally ideal for more advanced, music-reading ukulele players who don't feel like wading through note-for-note notation. This collection features 100 favorites from the Fab Four: Across the Universe * Back in the U.S.S.R. * Carry That Weight * Dear Prudence * Eight Days a Week * Good Day Sunshine * Here Comes the Sun * If I Fell * Love Me Do * Michelle * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da * Revolution * Something * Ticket to Ride * We Can Work It Out * and many more.
Learn to Play 21 Easy Ukulele Christmas Songs (before Santa slides down your chimney) Beginner-friendly "21 Easy Ukulele Songs for Christmas" may be the easiest way to learn, play and master heart-warming Christmas songs on the ukulele. Here's why... This is not just a book of songs. The authors teach you how to play them in the book and via free online videos included with your purchase. All songs are arranged in order from easiest to hardest, starting with great-sounding 2-chord songs you can learn in minutes. Diagrams and photos of finger placement for all chords eliminate frustration (see page 9). All songs include lyrics and both musical and tab notation. Don't read music? Difficulty with chords? Simply follow the tabs and play melody. The authors make it as easy as pumpkin pie! Here's what customer Arlene Kennedy writes: "... I LOVE the tabs. I am not too great at chords. My 72 year old fingers are not co-operating. I did the 'tab' and it works fine for me. I also have a terrible singing voice. Now I can play a song using melody instead of chords..." You'll be learning from the award-winning musicians and music teacher duo who authored the best-selling book 21 Songs in 6 Days... and developed a popular ukulele teaching curriculum used by thousands of students. FREE BONUS VIDEOS: your purchase includes online video instructions for all 21 songs, so you can hear the songs and see how to play them. Page 8 includes directions for activating your free membership at ukulele.io. In no time, you'll be filling your home with nostalgic Christmas favorites, including: Jingle Bells Up on the Housetop Away in a Manger Silent Night Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Deck the Halls We Three Kings And 14 more seasonal treasures Click the book cover above to "Look inside" for all 21 songs. 21 Easy Ukulele Songs for Christmas Also Teaches You: How to read tablature (tabs) - even if you've never played before, this book is all you need to play beautiful Christmas songs, quickly and easily. How to perform easy or elaborate strumming patterns for each song to suit your skill level and add interesting variety. How to fingerpick and use simple techniques to create different sounds to add your own flair to your Christmas songs How to play duets with a friend or family member for a richer-sounding arrangement (perfect for caroling at home or around the neighborhood). Plus a brief history of each song, a glossary of terms, and more. It's never been easier to learn, play and master some of the greatest Christmas songs ever written. You'll be ready to impress and entertain your friends and family this Christmas and for many more to come. Grab your copy of 21 Easy Ukulele Songs for Christmas todayand have yourself a merry little Christmas day!
In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan, the book includes settings of a few original tunes by Mel Bay Publications president, William Bay. All arrangements appear in gCEA tuning in standard notation and uke tablature with suggested backup chords and occasional light fingering.
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!
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.
Kaufman offers a systematic approach for acquiring new skills quickly with a small amount of practice each day. He shows how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers.
