Mel Bay: Fun With The Ukulele Book: Ukulele: Instrumental Tutor

This book and companion audio include twenty of the most popular kids' tunes of all time arranged for small hands to play on the ukulele. Chords are supplied for other instruments to join in the fun as well as lyrics forsinging.The ukulele tablature makes learning fun and easy while the arranger (with 25 years of teaching experience) has laid the foundations for good fingerstyle technique. This book is therefore both fun and educational.Includes access to online audio.The ukulele is a wonderful instrument for kids - cheap and cheerful and ready-made for kids' small hands.Most ukulele books introduce chords from the first page yet chords can be difficultand frustrating for child beginners. This book gets kids playing recognizable tunes right from the get go. Each song includes:- A standard notation clef with the words underneath- Chord symbols for guitar keyboard or anotherukulele to provide accompaniment- A tablature clef which is what the kids should play.

This book and companion audio include twenty of the most popular kids' tunes of all time, arranged for small hands to play on the ukulele. Chords are supplied for other instruments to join in the fun, as well as lyrics for singing. The ukulele tablature makes learning fun and easy, while the arranger (with 25 years of teaching experience) has laid the foundations for good fingerstyle technique. This book is therefore both fun and educational. Includes access to online audio.The ukulele is a wonderful instrument for kids - cheap and cheerful, and ready-made for kids' small hands. Most ukulele books introduce chords from the first page, yet chords can be difficult and frustrating for child beginners. This book gets kids playing recognizable tunes right from the get go. Each song includes:- A standard notation clef with the words underneath- Chord symbols for guitar, keyboard or another ukulele to provide accompaniment- A tablature clef, which is what the kids should play./ Tablatures / Ukulélé Tablatures

A superb collection of 53 Hawaiian favorites arranged for uke solo. It includes instruction on chords 'vamping' reading tablature and notation note location on the fingerboard scales and scale exercises and rhythm plusspecial uke techniques. Basic chords are summarized and 'Rhythmic Strumming Hawaiian Style' is taught. A section on advanced chords is also included. Although this book is written for the standard ukulele in C tuning the authorsalso address how the baritone uke ukulele-banjo and tiple can be used with this book. Written in notation and tablature.

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.

This handy pocket-sized book contains a chord reference basic strum patterns and songs. It includes information on holding the Ukulele and the pick tuning and how to read chord diagrams.Chord diagrams are providedfor major minor dominant 7th diminished augmented minor 7th major 7th sixth and minor sixth chords. Presents 15 fun songs to play written with melodies lyrics chord symbols and up/down strum patterns.

Climb aboard for an exciting musical cruise unlatch your sea chest break out the Ukulele and cast off with 62 songs of oceans rivers canals lakes and bays with Nautical Songs For The Ukulele.This songbook includes sheet music for Anchors Aweigh Cape Cod Girls My Bonnie Mermaid Song and many more.

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele we are proud to present Fingerstyle Duets for Ukulele. This book and companion audio offer 21great songs arranged in 18 duets for fingerstyle Ukulele. The songs come from around the world: European waltzes classic Hawaiian songs folksongs Victorian parlor pieces and classical guitar and piano transcriptions.Nothing in this book will be out of reach of the advancing beginner or intermediate player. Even advanced players will find something to tickle their fancy. The book includes tips on technique and fingerpicking exercises.Many of the songs include lyrics adding to the flexibility of the arrangements. Included are four etudes - basic duets featuring scaled down melodic parts for the lead Ukulele and simple pattern picking for the accompaniment.More advanced duets feature modulations chord inversions up the neck and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand in both parts. The book concludes with an arrangement of Erik Satie's haunting solo Piano piece Gymnopedie#1. Includes access to online audio.

With Online Audio and Video-This book provides an easy and fun way to learn the Ukulele! Based on C tuning You Can Teach Yourself Uke presents strum/sing-alongs in the keys of C G D F and B flat. The online video and audio trackswill teach you in a step-by-step manner while providing hours of fun and enjoyment. The book contains 58 great all-time favourites for the Ukulele including Alexander's Ragtime Band Aloha Oe   Go Tell It OnThe Mountain The Blue Bells Of Scotland Peg O' My Heart and Fascination. This book is suitable for use with Soprano Ukuleles.