Christmas Melodies for Ukulele

Holiday Favourites For Solo Ukulele by Joe Carr will put the greatest Christmas carols Thanksgiving tunes and Hanukkah harmonies right at your fingertips so that you'll be strumming and plucking thesemerry melodies away in no time at all. The fun and happy sound of a good Uke is perfect for the holiday period so each and every one of the songs in this Ukulele Christmas song book is guaranteed to be acrowd-pleaser. With Christmas classics like Jingle Bells Silent Night and Away In A Manger arranged for the Ukulele all the songs to get you into the holiday spirit will be yours for the playing. Each songis arranged in a chord melody style meaning the melody is to be played on the higher strings while the chords can be played simultaneously on the lower strings. This will reproduce the familiarly rich sound of the songs but witha fun Ukulele twist. The songs vary in ability with some able to be played well by beginners while other tunes will challenge more experienced players. The songs in Holiday Favouritesare notated in standard notation as well as TAB meaning you can play them whether you read music or not. This Ukulele Christmas sheet music is accompanied by an audio CD featuring demonstration tracks of each song foryou to play along with or just to hear exactly how it should sound. So whether you're preparing for a performance or you just want to expand your Ukulele repertoire with some seasonal songs Holiday Favourites For Solo Ukulele is probably the best option for Ukulele Christmas sheet music as well as music inspired by other holiday traditions like Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. 

The word 'DADGAD' refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm resonance allowing you toplay simple single-note melodies yet still fill out the sound of the instrument. The twenty Christmas carols presented here form a perfect introduction to playing guitar in DADGAD tuning. The melodies are presented withoutadded bass notes or chords - just those great melodies once heard never forgotten. This means you already know what the tune is supposed to sound like leaving you to concentrate on playing the notes on the right string andfret and for the right length of time. This book is the easiest of Rob Mackillop's DADGAD books. It assumes you know how to hold and tune the guitar and play some notes and a few simple chords. The book includes a'Technique Primer' to help get you up and running plus the essential chord diagrams for playing in DADGAD tuning. Book includes access to online audio featuring Rob MacKillop's performance of each piece.