Killer Technique: Ukulele is a technique and daily study book inspired by Corey Christiansen's Gig Savers: Killer Technique book for guitar (MLB20028).This book provides concepts and daily routines to help players gain facility on their instrument by improving technique and avoidinginjury. The exercises can be used as a warm-up or as full-speed technical studies. Many of the exercises focus on one hand or the other; others are designed specifically to improve synchronicity between the two hands. It is usefulfor musicians of any level. The exercises are presented in string numbers fret numbers and fretboard diagrams rather than standard notation or tab. This book will work for any variety of ukulele-soprano tenor concert baritone and bass. The exercises are designed for use with a pick but can easily be adapted for fingerstyle players as well.

The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant-The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. of Nazareth, PA, and at how the instruments' success forever changed the company that made them. Martin's ukulele-making led the small,respected builder of fine guitars and mandolins into an era of unprecedented growth in the 1920s and helped it become one of the most legendary manufacturers of high-quality guitars in the world.Drawing heavily from theextensive archives at the Martin factory, the book examines the company and its development, from production records, sales ledgers, and a vast collection of correspondence to hundreds of photos, including many of the rarestukuleles the company produced. Extensive additional imagery chronicles the history of the popularity of the ukulele itself.The book is both a narrative about Martin's ukulele manufacturing history and a reference workdetailing the numbers of each style of ukulele ever made by the company. It is an exploration from Martin's first attempt at production in 1907, to the peaks of ukulele popularity in the 1920s and '50s, to the disinterest thatcaused Martin to cease ukulele production in the 1990s, to the recent resurgence that has allowed the firm to again offer a wide assortment of new models.

From the trenches of No Man's Land in France to the home fronts all across the American heartland these are the songs and tunes of a fighting nation and her beleaguered Allies. This book includes songs of patriotism propaganda and anti-war protest; lively marches and national anthems; non-military selections from Tin Pan Alley; songs of poignant farewells and joyous returns; lighthearted comic and novelty numbers; and more. Songs include: Garryowen? Goodbye Broadway ? Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here ? Hello France ? I'm Always Chasing Rainbows ? Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning ? Over There ? Smiles ? Taps ? We're In theArmy Now ? Yankee Boy ? You're a Grand Old Flag ? and many more. Includes an introduction notes throughout about the songs and photos.

This book and DVD shows you exactly how to play these six Christmas hits on the Ukulele!The whole family will love these easy Uke arrangements of your favourite Christmas numbers... and everybody can learn to play them!With all the chords and complete lyrics it just couldn't be simpler to make your own music this festive season!

Following on from Justin Sandercoe's hugely successful Justinguitar.com Beginner's Course and his songbooks for Guitar, this is Justin's first Ukulele Songbook, featuring 25 great Ukulele songs for players of all ages.Inside you will find 25 fantastic songs by artists like The Beatles, Daft Punk, John Legend, Bob Marley and so many more. Justin Sandercoe has expertly compiled some classic Ukulele songs, some contemporary pop songs and some vintage favourites into an easy-to-use and fun-to-play Ukulele Songbook that will bring out the best in your instrument.This Ukulele chord book begins at the very start, with beginner songs for Ukulele that only use the most basic chords. So if you've just started to get to grips with the instrument, you can start here and progress through every tune in the songbook. Songs like I'm Yours and Stand By Me will introduce the fun that can be had with the Uke, before you move onto the other sections and get more serious. Sandercoe goes on to introduce some classic Ukulele songs, some contemporary pop hits, and even some songs that sound like they shouldn't work on a Uke, but totally do! - such as Get Lucky by Daft Punk and Happy by Pharrell Williams.The Ukulele Songbook is written in the inimitable style of Justin Sandercoe, whose enjoyment of the Ukulele is evident in his enthusiasm for how fun and accessible it is. Every song in the songbook is arranged especially for the Ukulele, and comes accompanied by full lyrics, chord diagrams and strumming patterns to help you through anything tricky. It's more than a mere songbook, though, as Justin also gives you general performance tips within each song, helping you to perfect your playing and become a better Ukulele player overall.Whether you're just starting out or you need some fresh songs for your repertoire, the Justinguitar.com Ukulele Songbook will give you a number of tunes, and tell you exactly how to play them. You'll be in safe hands with Justin Sandercoe, who has worked with thousands of pupils and has even been dubbed one of the most influential Guitar teachers in history. Check out this book of Ukulele chords and get strumming and singing along to these favourite hits. / Ukulélé

This book and accompanying audio provide the most basic introduction to the Ukulele available. Starting with a chord that requires no left hand finger at all the book introduces simple chords and easy rhythm strumsusing a number of well-known songs.Students who feel totally overwhelmed by other methods will find this approach quick and easy to understand. The music on the accompanying audio is played at a moderate tempo so thatbeginners can play along with ease. The book is catered to students of all ages and levels.

British singer-songwriter Sam Smith rose to fame in 2012 when he collaborated with Disclosure on their single 'Latch'. He gained his first number 1 in May 2013 when he was featured on Naughty Boy's hit 'La La La'.In 2014 he was awarded the BRIT Critics' Choice Award and was also the winner of the BBC's Sound of 2014 poll.Smith's debut album In The Lonely Hour was released in May 2014. The second single from the album Money On My Mind reached no. 1 in the UK singles chart while the third single Stay With Me was an international success topping the U.S. Billboard Pop Songs chart.Thisalbum contains every song from the album arranged specially for Ukulele with lyrics and chords.

Designed by John McCarthy, this complete ukulele course has all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the ukulele for comfortable playing and fast, effective learning. Next, learn picking and strumming techniques, chords, rhythm, timing, and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn melodies, scales and the basics of the blues. You will also learn lead techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs and bends, and how to put them together to play lead riffs! As an added bonus, included is an extensive chord and scale section to further your knowledge of the ukulele. Download audio backing tracks and demonstrations that correspond with each lesson in the book. Hear each lesson played slowly and at regular speed. Play songs and melodies over full band backing tracks to get the sensation of playing in a band! Register using the member number inside the last page of this book. / Ukulélé

The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple common tunes to learn. These are standard Jam tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written inthe same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar mandolin banjo ukulele dulcimer or Dobro together grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book in the series offers the melody for that particularinstrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with themelody line the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek Old Joe Clark Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

Par LAWRENCE IAN. Ce recueil vous permettra de chanter et de jouer dès la première leçon, avec des morceaux qui vous plairont. En commençant d' abord par les cordes à vide, puis en progressant à un rythme régulier vers des morceaux plus difficiles comprenant plusieurs accords et changements d'accords, vous utiliserez bientôt votre ukulélé dans tous les styles. Complément idéal de la méthode Ukulele Magic Tutor Book 1, mais également des autres méthodes de ukulélé, ce recueil vous offre une réserve de chansons vous assurant de continuer à jouer tout au long de votre apprentissage./ Recueil / Ukulélé

Strum sing and pick along with 30 country classics! Includes: Achy Breaky Heart * Blue Bayou * Could I Have This Dance * Crazy * For the Good Timnes * The Gambler * Hey Good Lookin' * I Walk the Line * King of the Road * RockyTop * Tennessee Waltz * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.