The best and most popular Hits Of The Year are included here in Ukulele chord songbook format, specially arranged from the actual recordings and all in the original keys. Featuring 24 huge hit songs fresh from the charts of the past year, now ready to be played by Ukulele players of all ages well into the coming year.The biggest, catchiest and best-loved of the 2015's chart-toppers are included here, like the massive hit Lava from Pixar's 'Inside Out', as well as songs by massive pop stars like Taylor Swift (Blank Space), Ed Sheeran (Photograph) and Sam Smith, with his song for the 2015 James Bond film Writing's On The Wall. Other chart hits from 2015 include LunchMoney Lewis' fantastically catchy Bills, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' throwback hit Uptown Funk! , and the bizarrely brilliant FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Every song features lyrics, chords and a useful chord chart, allowing you to learn to play the best Hits Of The Year as quickly as possible. Many of the songs in this book have been number one in the charts both in the UK and internationally, making them well-loved by practically everyone. You'll enjoy playing the best songs of 2015 and everyone else will enjoy hearing them. With 24 great songs for Ukulele from the year's biggest and best artists, Hits Of The Year 2015 is the best way to learn to sing and strum all the chart-toppers from the past year. / Ukulélé

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary The accompanying CD includes beautiful recordings of all the music in the book and can be played on your CD player or downloaded to your iPod® or other mp3 player. This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé