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 to playing 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 the Ukulele, 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 to hold 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've got 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 book begins 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 with Jambalaya 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 teaching theoretical 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 chord voicings 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 you'll have mastered notes, scales, basic fingerpicking, palm muting, different strumming patterns and more advanced chords.A final truly unique addition to The Complete Ukulele Player is the accompanying download card, giving you access to over a hundred studio-quality demonstration and backing tracks, helping you learn by listening and ear-training. The three hours of audio comprises basically everything that you would need to hear from the book itself, in easy to use tracks that you can download to your computer.So if you're new to the Ukulele and you are looking for a place to start, look no further than The Complete Ukulele Player. Featuring all the essential theoretical knowledge you will need, along with famous and popular tunes to play, this is the ideal beginning tuition book that will put the inimitable Ukulele at your fingertips. If you are looking for even more tunes to play with your newly-learned skills, check out The Complete Ukulele Player Songbook 1 and Songbook 2. These songbooks each contain 16 favourite tunes in the same format as this tuition book, making them the perfect companion for budding Uke players. / Ukulélé

The Daily Ukulele contains a super collection of 366 well-known songs arranged for ukulele from the 1950s through today.All songs feature melody, lyrics and ukulele chord grids in uke-friendly keys. A special 'Ukulele 101? section, chord chart, and vintage ukulele-themed photos makes the experiences of learning new songs much more fun and exciting.This Songbook contains a piece of sheet music for every day of the leap year, to keep you strumming for its entirety. Featuring songs from artists such as Elton John, the Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson plus many, many more. / Ukulélé

This huge collection of 64 Easy Songs For Ukulele is perfect for the pluckers and superb for the strummers. Featuring pop and rock hits from nearly every decade over the past half-century, all of these songs sound great on the humble Uke and have been specially arranged in easy keys with easy chord shapes.Ukuleles are brilliantly versatile, allowing you to give nearly any song a fresh and upbeat, summery sound. If it's an old favourite like (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Love Will Tear Us Apart or Blowin' In The Wind, the Ukulele can breathe new life into it, making it sound bright and reinvigorated. You might be more inclined to put a new spin on some of today's best tunes, from Pharrell's Happy to Passenger's Let Her Go, or even the instant Uke classic Lava by Kuana Torres Kahele, from the short film of the same name that preceded Pixar's brilliant film 'Inside Out'. Every song in this bumper songbook features lyrics, Ukulele chord boxes and rhythm patterns for simple strumming. With a great mix of old and new tunes from a variety of genres, 64 Easy Songs For Ukulele is a brilliant collection of songs for all Ukulele lovers.Whether you want a quick strum in the park, at a party, or you just want to learn some fantastic songs and give them a new sound, this collection of easy Ukulele songs will keep any Uke enthusiast playing for a long time. / Ukulélé

Par MANUS MORTON. This book teaches you how to play the D-tuned ukulele with an easy-to-follow approach that will have you playing instantly. Different strumming techniques help you play in any style including folk, blues, and country. Great songs like 'This Land Is Your Land,' 'When the Saints Go Marching In,' 'St. Louis Blues,' and many others are included with lyrics. A special section on playing by ear teaches how to figure out your own favorite songs, and a handy chart shows how to transpose any song to the key of your choice. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key. / Instrumental Music, Methods & Tutors, Miscellaneou / Méthode / Ukulélé

The Ukulele Decade Series: The 1980s features 80 tunes from the colourful '80s arranged for Ukulele, including Against the Wind, Don't Know Much, Got My Mind Set on You, Jessie's Girl, Thriller, The Wind Beneath My Wings and more. / Ukulélé

The First Aid Kit For Ukulele is packed full of the most essential, crucial and important accessories that any Ukulele player might need. Containing a tuner, a set of strings, a strap, a plectrum and the Ukulele Chord Playbook in a stylish silver tin, this is an absolutely perfect kit for aspiring and seasoned Ukulele players alike.In a conveniently portable package that is just ideal for travelling or keeping at home, these accessories will give you a solid foundation for either learning the Ukulele, or having some spare necessities if you've been playing for a while. The Pure Tone tuner will keep you sounding fantastic while the Pure Tone Uke strings will give your instrument that fresh and bright sound that makes it so fun and enjoyable. If you find your instrument goes out of tune in transit, or you accidentally break a string, the First Aid Kit For Ukulele will always be there to save your performance or practice.If you are stuck without a strap, or you lose sight of a particular chord, the stylish Ukulele strap will keep everything secure while the Ukulele Chord Playbook is an invaluable reference for learning, as well as brushing up on those crucial chords. Finally, the plectrum will ensure that you always have something to pick with, so you won't have to go rummaging around down the back of the sofa looking for that pick. Housed in a metal tin that will withstand even the toughest of touring schedules, the First Aid Kit For Ukulele is full of those accessories that you might often forget about, but will always need at the most crucial moments. The great thing about this collection is you can leave it in your car, in your room, or with your other equipment, so you'll never be in need of those necessary accessories when you're making fantastic Ukulele music. / 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 DVD provides live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, on-screen music and MP3 audio for every song and lessons hosted by performer and educator, Julia Jordan. 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

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles. Par SAREK ONDREJ. In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist Turlough O?Carolan, the book includes settings of a few original tunes by Mel Bay Publications president, William Bay.All arrangements appear in gCEA tuning in standard notation and uke tablature with suggested backup chords and occasional light fingering. / Date parution : 2022-06-08/ Recueil / Ukulélé

This collection features 15 classic songs arranged by Ukulelemaster, James Hill. In these remarkable arrangements, twodistinct Ukulele parts - chord accompaniment and melody - canbe played in counterpoint at the same time by one player.The arrangements cater to both advanced beginner andexperienced players and there is a warm-up section thatintroduces the player to the 'Duets for One? concept. The bookincludes access to audio tracks online of all the arrangementsperformed by James Hill, for download or streaming, using theunique 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 - Cheekto Cheek - Viva La Vida and more. / Ukulélé

The ukulele is the perfect instrument for kids looking to play a fretted instrument, and the songs in this collection will be right up their alley! Includes 45 songs: Animal Fair · Do-Re-Mi · Elmo's Song · Happy Birthday to You · The Hokey Pokey · It's a Small World · Mickey Mouse March · Old MacDonald · Pop Goes the Weasel · SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song · Take Me Out to the Ball Game · We're off to See the Wizard · Yellow Submarine · Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah · and more. / Ukulélé

17 Songs to Strum & Sing. Par SIMON PAUL. Strum your favorite Simon songs on the ukulele with this collection of 17 songs/ Recueil / 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

Ukulele Selections. If you've been waiting for your shot to play the great tunes from Hamilton on ukulele, here you go. 10 selections with melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A tuning. Songs include: Alexander Hamilton - Burn - Dear Theodosia - Hurricane - It's Quiet Uptown - My Shot - One Last Time - That Would Be Enough - Wait for It - You'll Be Back. If you've been waiting for your shot to play the great tunes from Hamilton on ukulele, here you go. 10 selections with melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A tuning. / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Répertoire / 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 dictionaryThis 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 be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé