Favorite Old-Time American Songs For Ukulele features over 100 traditional American Folk songs arranged for the Ukulele with chord diagrams and melody lines in tablature and standard notation.This vastcollection makes Favorite Old-Time American Songs For Ukulele a treasury of the best songs from the American tradition. Nothing in this book is out of range for beginner Ukulele players. The songs are in keys thatare both easy to sing and that fit the melodic range of the Ukulele. Of course not every Voice sings comfortably in every key so information on transposition and a short discussion for players of the Baritone Ukulele areincluded. Although you do not need to read music or tablature to use this book short introductions to each are included. In putting together this collection arranger Mark Nelson was inspired by the old Americanpractice of making a sampler an endearing needlework design showing off various stitches and techniques.Favorite Old-Time American Songs For Ukulele presents a sampling of the best American songs forpeople working in schools churches hospitals and other public performance spaces or for anyone wishing to expand their repertoire and brush up on a few old songs. The huge collection of songs consist of a little ofeverything; sentimental old hearth songs laments and lullabies ballads and play-parties the sacred and profane can all be found inside this book.

Want to play beautiful Hawaiian melodies on your ?ukulele' Now you can! Learn to Play Slack Key Style ?Ukulele is a comprehensive instruction into the art of playing great solo ?ukulele?slack key style.Slack Key?Ho `alu?is a melodic finger-picked guitar style created by Hawaiian paniolo in the mid-19th century known as ?Hawaiian soul music?. It is only natural that some ?ukulele players in Hawaiiwould re-tune their instruments and play slack key style. Nothing sounds so sweet. No matter if you are a dedicated beginner wanting to expand your playing or an advanced uke-a-banger looking for a new challenge you willfind music to delight your fingers and stimulate your ear. Learn to Play Slack Key Style ?Ukulele is both a course of study and a collection of great solo arrangements that start out easy and increase in difficulty. Includesaccess to online audio. Tablature and standard notation Notes on the tunings reading music and reading TAB Guided lessons help you develop your style Graded arrangements from easy toadvanced Over 30 great arrangements Learn how to create your own slack key style arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs Playable on any ?ukulele with a low G string Downloadable musicalexamples of all songs

With Online Audio-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 andversatility. 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 27arrangements 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 dedicatedbeginners 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 thecompanion audio download available online 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.