The fast and easy way to learn how to play the ukulele With the help of Ukulele For Dummies, learning to play this popular string instrument at a basic level has never been easier. Now in a fully updated second edition, this hands-on, friendly guide provides everything you need to know to pick up a uke and get playing fast. From purchasing a ukulele and the necessary accessories to making sense of simple chord progressions and playing in a variety of styles including pop, folk, Hawaiian, and holiday favourites the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have you creating beautiful music in no time. For anyone wishing to learn to play this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics, from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger picking and everything in between. Plus, you'll find tips to make certain chord changes easier, chords and tabs for popular Christmas and New Year songs, apps for mobile devices, the ten best ukulele chords, and so much more. * Audio tracks are available via online download at Dummies.com, creating a total musical instruction package * Features a ukulele buying guide for the novice * Offers instruction in a variety of musical styles * Provides finger-picking instruction and the chords and patterns you need to know With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making a big splash with this tiny instrument in no time. / Ukulélé

Alfred's Basic Ukulele Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the ukulele easy and fun. This book covers how to hold your ukulele, tuning your ukulele, right- and left-hand techniques, the basics of reading music, chords, strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB. The included DVD features MP3 audio demonstrations and video lessons to accompany all of the topics in the book. The video and audio can also be streamed online or downloaded. / Ukulélé

Step-by-step pages take you through the essential intermediate Ukulele techniques.Absolute Beginners Ukulele Book 2 has been designed to tell you everything you need to know to add style and colour to your playing.In one great book you get:A look and learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations.Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to progress as a Ukulele player.CDaudio tracks to show you how things sound.Full length accompaniment tracks for you to play along with.An 'owners manual' approach to your Ukulele that makes learning easier than ever before!

The complete Absolute Beginners method - all in one book!Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you play your ukulele. Step-by-step pictures takeyou from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track.In this book you get:a look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations; practical advice and tipscovering everything you need to know to get you playing fast;CD audio tracks show you how things should sound plus full-length accompaniment tracks to play along with.Simply everything you need is included inthis 'owner's manual' approach to your ukulele that makes learning easier than ever before.Written by Steven Sproat who is a Ukulele player with considerable experience. He has broadcast on many radio stationsincluding BBC Radio 2 and BBC Scotland. Steven has played at prestigious venues such as Ronnie Scott's in London the Cheltenham Festival and the New York Ukulele Festival and is also a teacher his most famous pupil beingcomedian Harry Hill!For Ukeleles in standard GCEA tuning.

Ukulele Basics Repertoire offers a tempting assortment of children’s songs popular music folk songs and film themes specially chosen and arranged for young beginners aged 6+. Designed both to consolidate and further the techniques introduced in Ukulele Basics this pocket collection introduces new skills and concepts gradually over the course of the book. It: includes chordal arrangements of He’s A Pirate Greased Lightning Hokey Cokey and The Animals Went In Two By Two; explores new chords strumming patterns and rhythms including Dm Bb E7 and Gm chords and semiquaverrhythms; provides opportunities for practising fast chord changes; introduces new time signatures 6/8 and 3/2; develops general musicianship; and follows the fun but clear approach of the tutor book. Practical and fun this is an ideal resource for group and individual teaching and the perfect companion to Ukulele Basics.

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

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track. Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time. A look andlearn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get playing fast! CD audio tracks to show you how things should sound plus full lengthaccompaniment tracks to play along with. Written by Steven Sproat who is a Ukulele player with considerable experience. He has broadcast on many radio stations including BBC Radio 2 and BBC Scotland. Stevenhas played at prestigious venues such as Ronnie Scott’s in London the Cheltenham Festival and the New York Ukulele Festival and is also a teacher – his most famous pupil being comedian Harry Hill! ForUkuleles in standard GCEA tuning. As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device.  

Learning to play the Ukulele is a great experience but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you familiarise yourself with the instrument and then gets you playing -fast!Full-colour pictures clear diagrams and really practical advice combine to make Start-Up Ukulele do exactly what it says on the cover. You'll start off on the right track and that makes everythingelse come more easily.Contents include:Parts of the UkuleleHow to hold the UkuleleTuningPlaying chordsReading tablatureStrummingpatternsStrumming techniquesFinger pickingBarre chordsA selection of timeless folk songs for you to playA handy chord reference guide

Tableaux d'accords pour tous les styles d'accompagnements-The rapid rise in popularity of the Ukulele is easily explained by its relative inexpensiveness how small light and easy to carry it is and the fact that nearly any song sounds fresh reinvigorated and fun when played on one. Laurent Leo's practical and easy-to-understand Méthode De Ukulélé is clear and efficient enabling you to quickly learn to play simple melodies and tunes.

This book contains over 80 holiday songs arranged to be easily playable on ukulele. Ranging from classic carols such as 'Silent Night? and 'O Christmas Tree,? to popular tunes like 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas? and 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town,? right on through music from yuletide movies such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, this book is perfect for holiday get-togethers and sing-alongs! Titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory * Angels We Have Heard on High * As Lately We Watched * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger (Murray) * Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) * The Babe * A Babe Is Born in Bethlehem * Believe (from The Polar Express) * The Bells of Christmas * Boar's Head Carol * Born Is He, This Holy Child * Bright and Joyful Is the Morn * Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You) * Carol of the Birds * Celebrate Me Home * A Child This Day Is Born * Christ Was Born on Christmas Day * Christmas Comes Anew * Christmas Vacation (from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) * The Coventry Carol * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy * Deck the Halls * Emmanuel * The First Noel * The Friendly Beasts * Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) * The Gift * Go Tell It on the Mountain * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good Christian Men, Rejoice * Good King Wenceslas * A Great and Mighty Wonder * Hallelujah Chorus (from The Messiah) * Happy Xmas (War Is Over) * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here We Come A-Wassailing * The Holly and the Ivy * Holy Night, Peaceful Night * Hush, My Babe, Lie Still and Slumber * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * I Saw Three Ships * I Wonder as I Wander * I'll Be Home for Christmas * In the Bleak Midwinter * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Joy to the World * The Little Drummer Boy * March of the Toys * Mary Had a Baby * Mele Kalikimaka * Noel! Noel! * O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) * O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * O Come, Little Children * O Come, O Come Emmanuel * O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) * O Little Town of Bethlehem * On Christmas Night All Christians Sing * Once in Royal David's City * Patapan * Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town * Silent Night * Simple Gifts * Sleigh Ride * Stand Beneath the Mistletoe * Star of the East * The Twelve Days of Christmas * Ukrainian Carol (Carol of the Bells) * Up on the Housetop * We Three Kings of Orient Are * We Wish You a Merry Christmas * Welcome Christmas (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) * What Child Is This? * When Christmas Comes to Town (from The Polar Express) * You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!). / Ukulélé

An easy-to-follow DVD that will take you step-by-step through the basics to playing complete songs! In one great DVD you get: Clear demonstrations and jargon-free explanations about: Correct posture and hand positions Basic strumming and rhythm patterns Understanding chord diagrams Playing your first songs / Ukulélé / Dvd

Beautiful American Ballads. Par SAREK ONDREJ. With the same arranging expertise shown in his other Mel Bay solo ukulele collections, Ondrej Sarek presents these 25 lyrical North American melodies. The selections are derived from popular themes by known and unknown composers from the Colonial Era to the 21st century, including folk ballads, Civil War melodies, songs by Stephen Foster, a 19th century piece by Edward MacDowell, and a half-dozen clearly modern but lyrical compositions by William Bay. Written in standard notation and tablature for the soprano or concert ukulele tuned gCEA. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Recueil / Ukulélé

This handy reference guide fits into your Ukele case and is organized in a unique dictionary style permitting you to locate any chord quickly. A great source not just for chords but also includes an introduction to the instrument and the basics of music theory. This clearly presented and illustrated guide to playing the most commonly used chords in music is an essential tool for all Ukulele players.

'Holiday Favourites For Solo Ukulele' by Joe Carr will put the greatest Christmas carols Thanksgiving tunes and Hanukkah harmonies right at your fingertips so that you'll be strumming and pluckingthese merry melodies away in no time at all.The fun and happy sound of a good Uke is perfect for the holiday period so each and every one of the songs in this Ukulele Christmas song book is guaranteed to be acrowd-pleaser. With Christmas classics like Jingle Bells Silent Night and Away In A Manger arranged for the Ukulele all the songs to get you into the holiday spirit will be yours for the playing. Each song isarranged in a chord melody style meaning the melody is to be played on the higher strings while the chords can be played simultaneously on the lower strings. This will reproduce the familiarly rich sound of the songs but with afun Ukulele twist. Online audio is available with this book.

Passend zum Lehrbuch Ukulele spielen ohne Noten erscheint nun das dazugehörige Songbook! Diese Auswahl an beliebten und bekannten Songs kann jeder Anfänger ohne Vorkenntnisse schnell erlernen. Die Songs sind dabei nach Schwierigkeit geordnet und auf den Lernfortschritt der Schule abgestimmt. Neben aktuellen Hits wie 'Nur noch kurz die Welt retten' oder 'Applaus, Applaus' sind auch beliebte Klassiker wie 'Country Roads' oder 'Über den Wolken' enthalten. So lernen Anfänger mit bekannten Hits das Ukulele spielen und haben von Anfang an ein abwechslungsreiches Repertoire zur Hand, das Lust aufs Spielen macht! Auf der beiliegenden CD sind die Songs alle gut nachvollziehbar eingespielt. / Ukulélé