Hawaiian Style-Learn the inner secrets of Ukulele playing as well as the basics of advanced jazz-type chord substitution. Add colour to your solos with this goldmine of little-known techniques. If you can already pick and strum thebasic melody of a song you can use the ideas in this manual to learn how to express your creativity.How-to instructions include 'wah-wah' chime and bongo effects vamp runs multiple tremolos the rhumbas strum pencilpercussion the 'bend' 'two-on-one-uke' speed picking ukulele electronics and more. A useful bonus is a 13-page section on basic and advanced chords featuring five to seven different ways to play the same chord up thefretboard.

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele we are proud to present Fingerstyle Duets for Ukulele. This book and companion audio offer 21great songs arranged in 18 duets for fingerstyle Ukulele. The songs come from around the world: European waltzes classic Hawaiian songs folksongs Victorian parlor pieces and classical guitar and piano transcriptions.Nothing in this book will be out of reach of the advancing beginner or intermediate player. Even advanced players will find something to tickle their fancy. The book includes tips on technique and fingerpicking exercises.Many of the songs include lyrics adding to the flexibility of the arrangements. Included are four etudes - basic duets featuring scaled down melodic parts for the lead Ukulele and simple pattern picking for the accompaniment.More advanced duets feature modulations chord inversions up the neck and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand in both parts. The book concludes with an arrangement of Erik Satie's haunting solo Piano piece Gymnopedie#1. Includes access to online audio.

Beginning Ukulele, Intermediate Ukulele, and Mastering Ukulele together in one complete, comprehensive instruction book dedicated to revealing the secrets of the ukulele! Anyone interested in playing ukulele can pick up this fun, well-paced method and get started right away. Learn everything you need to know, including chords, strumming, picking, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB) and standard music notation. Featuring practice tips and other important issues for the beginning ukulelist, this comprehensive edition takes you from the absolute beginner level up to advanced chords and chord-melody playing. Play classics like 'Amazing Grace,' 'Greensleeves,' 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' and 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' and develop your skills to include jazz improvisation. Whether you are just starting to play ukulele or are an advanced player looking to improve your playing, this is the one book you need. Guitarists looking to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to the ukulele. Features * Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation * Large chord and scale diagrams * Plenty of fun examples to play in a variety of musical styles * Lessons on classic ukulele strums, such as the split strum, triple strum, and triple burst strum * All essential left-hand ukulele techniques, including hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides * Includes an MP3 CD with over 150 minutes of demonstrations by ukulele virtuoso Daniel Ho. / Ukulélé

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Children Number of pages : 24 Finally! A chord book written for the young beginner (or even beginners of any age) showing a creative and simple way to learn and play ukulele chords. Chords are taught beginning with the most essential to more advanced. Chords are presented with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve bar blues in many different keys. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with photographs showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation. - Extra large chord diagrams and photos for easy learning - Chords are taught beginning with the most essential to more advanced - Chords are presented with exercises that build upon each other - Great for ukulele beginners of all ages

This series features convenient 6 x 9 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.

From Beginner to Advanced-A 40-week one-lick-per-day workout program for developing improving and maintaining Ukulele technique. This package provides practice material for every day of the week and includes access to online audio with all the workouts in the book. Follow this program and you'll see increased speed improved dexterity better accuracy heightened coordination and more in your playing. Musical styles include pop rock folk old-time blues jazz reggae and more.Techniques covered include strumming fingerstyle legato and staccato hammer-ons and pull-offs slides bening damping vibrato tremolo and more.

Written by established educator David Harrison The Complete Ukulele Player is the most in-depth and comprehensive introduction to playing this fantastic instrument. Taking you from being an absolute beginner toplaying scales harmony and your first tunes this is the essential volume for anyone interested in learning the Ukulele. If you have no prior experience with musical instruments or you do but not on theUkulele then The Complete Ukulele Player is the ideal book for you. With comprehensive advice clear diagrams numerous photographs and invaluable tips this book will take you from not even knowing how tohold the Ukulele to feeling right at home.  The Complete Ukulele Player begins your journey with an introduction a short history of the instrument and how to choose one. When you'vegot your first Ukulele you'll find out the anatomy of the instrument which accessories you might need how to hold it and how to tune it. After you've mastered the practicalities it'll be time to make music! This tuition bookbegins by using easy 3-chord songs like Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind Love Me Do by The Beatles before moving on to songs with diminished chords like Patsy Cline's Crazy transposition withJambalaya and more advanced strumming techniques with Norwegian Wood.  The benefit of using popular songs in this way is to enhance musicality at the same time as teachingtheoretical concepts. It's easy to pick up a Ukulele and strum a few chords but with The Complete Ukulele Player chords and harmony are explored in much more depth and detail than in other books. Different chordvoicings and techniques are explained and made clear in relation to songs making learning easier and more enjoyable. Van Morrison's Brown-Eyed Girl is used as an introduction to tablature and by the end of the book

Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters - Duets for One-This collection features 15 classic songs arranged by Ukulele master James Hill. In these remarkable arrangements two distinct Ukulele parts – chord accompaniment and melody – can be played in counterpoint at the same time by one player.The arrangements cater to both advanced beginner and experienced players and there is a warm-up section that introduces the player to the “Duets for One” concept. The book includes access to audio tracks online of all the arrangements performed by James Hill for download or streaming using the unique code inside the book.Songs are arranged for GCEA-tuned Ukes and includes GeorgiaOn My Mind • Summertime • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • The Glory of Love • Here Comes the Rain Again • L-O-V-E • Cheek to Cheek • Viva La Vida and more.

Take a journey back in time with folk masters Lil' Rev and John Nicholson in this delightful collection of old-time fiddle tunes arranged for Ukulele. Southern string band bluegrass and hillbilly music are covered as well as song forms such as reels jigs blues rags hornpipes polkas and more. Featuring a variety of Ukulele picking styles each exciting instrumental piece in this songbook is carefully arranged for solo ukulele in standard notation and tablature.Chord grids are also included so you can play along with others or with your own String band. The playing level varies from very easy to very advanced so there's something inside for everyone andsomething for everyone to aspire to.This unique collection also includes historical notes rare photos and access to full-band audio backing tracks for play-along fun.

The internationally successful guitarist and teacher Justin Sandercoe has become enormously popular for his numerous online publications and Guitar courses. His books have been highly-praised by the press and his fans due to his ability to appeal to beginners, amateurs and advanced musicians alike. This Ukulele Songbook contains 25 songs that are perfect for any aspiring Ukulele player.In his first Ukulele Songbook, Sandercoe has prepared 25 songs in his own inimitable tuition style. The songs all feature clear lyrics, chords and song parts, as well as many hints, tips and background information for a better understanding of each tune. / Ukulélé

For Soprano, Concert, Tenor, And Baritone Uke. Par RICHTER AXEL. This book is for the intermediate and advanced level players. It displays all chords in six tunings for the different sizes of the ukulele. Of course, there are other books which show how to build chords, but when you are playing a new song, you need an 'almanac' for a quick look over all the possibilities to play a certain chord. That leads you into arranging a song and creating your very own style of playing. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Ukulélé Soprano

A superb collection of 53 Hawaiian favorites arranged for uke solo. It includes instruction on chords 'vamping' reading tablature and notation note location on the fingerboard scales and scale exercises and rhythm plusspecial uke techniques. Basic chords are summarized and 'Rhythmic Strumming Hawaiian Style' is taught. A section on advanced chords is also included. Although this book is written for the standard ukulele in C tuning the authorsalso address how the baritone uke ukulele-banjo and tiple can be used with this book. Written in notation and tablature.

80 Songs-This series features convenient 6 x 9 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.

With First Lessons Ukulele by Jerry Moore anyone can learn to play the ukulele and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukuleleprovides a simple approach for learning how to play the ukulele without reading music. From the most basic necessities such as holding the uke properly and forming simple chords up to more advanced techniques which includetransposing using second and third position chords and picking and strumming melody solos. Companion CD included.