ISBN 9781610659659. The ukulele is an extraordinary instrument with a remarkable history. Apart from its well-practiced use as a strummed accompaniment instrument, it is capable of real beauty and the most delicate expression. It has as much depth as Renaissance and Baroque guitars and lutes, and is worthy of serious study by all those who have a heart for music.This set of 20 fingerstyle arrangements is written for the beginning student seeking something a little more challenging to play. These 20 progressive studies touch on all aspects of fingerstyle playing on the ukulele presenting different styles: blues, jazz, classical, and even minimalism and serialism. There are studies in arpeggios, scales, modes, ii-V-I chord sequences, strumming, syncopation, campanella fingerings, improvisation, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Some of the studies concentrate on the left hand, some on the right hand, some on both. Possibly the most comprehensive set of studies currently available for the ukulele, mastery of which will equip one to explore any style of music desired. It is also a showcase for how well the ukulele can adapt to different styles of music. Includes access to online audio.

Hello. Carl here. I've arranged a handful of popular classical pieces
here for you and your ukulele. Playing uke alone can be a fun but also
lonely experience, so I've added the melody line along with the
solo ukulele part, just in case you're lucky enough to have a friend.
The pieces are easy to medium difficulty depending on how quickly you play them.
In real book style I've also written the suggested chords above the stave should
you wish to strum along.
You get the tab, the notation and I've also included the seperate parts
should you want to use it to learn notation or something.
If you like this book, please do tell anyone you know about it.
Hopefully they will
buy it too.
http://www.ukeofcarl.com

This is an instrumental solo for the ukulele in the chord melody style. A single ukulele plays both the complete melody and the chords. This makes a fine performance piece to show off the ukulele as something besides a novelty and accompaniment instrument.