Hawaiian Songs for Ukulele

Par NELSON MARK KAILANA. Want to play beautiful Hawaiian melodies on your 'ukulele? Now you can! Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is a comprehensive instruction into the art of playing great solo 'ukulele…slack key style. Slack Keyâ'Ho `aluâ'is a melodic, finger-picked guitar style created by Hawaiian paniolo in the mid-19th century, known as 'Hawaiian soul music”. It is only natural that some 'ukulele players in Hawaii would re-tune their instruments and play slack key style. Nothing sounds so sweet. No matter if you are a dedicated beginner wanting to expand your playing or an advanced uke-a-banger looking for a new challenge, you will find music to delight your fingers and stimulate your ear. Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is both a course of study and a collection of great solo arrangements that start out easy and increase in difficulty. Includes access to online audio.- Tablature and standard notation- Notes on the tunings, reading music and reading TAB- Guided lessons help you develop your style- Graded arrangements from easy to advanced- Over 30 great arrangements- Learn how to create your own slack key style arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs- Playable on any 'ukulele with a low G string- Downloadable musical examples of all songs / Pédagogie / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Tablatures / Ukulélé

Hawaii gave the world the Ukulele - a craze that eventually spread from the West Coast of the USA all over the world. This selection of songs arranged for the heroic little four-stringed instrument spans authenticHawaiian compositions like Aloha Oe and Hi'ilawe through cheerful pastiches like Everybody Does It In Hawaii and Sweet Leilani to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s inspired Hawaiian treatments ofOver The Rainbow and What A Wonderful World proving that any style of song sounds good played on a Uke.

Par MARK KAILANA NELSON. 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 and versatility. 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 27 arrangements 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 dedicated beginners 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, the companion CD 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. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Ukulélé Soprano

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 21-This volume of the Ukulele Play-Along series features 8 classic Hawaiian songs each expertly arranged for Ukulele.The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro!

A collection of 30 of the best-known Hawaiian songs arranged for ukulele. Features a biographical section on some of the most prolific songwriters including Harry Owens Johnny Noble and Sonny Cunha. Includes lots of photos and original sheet music covers a foreword and a complete ukulele chord chart.

Ideal for the weekend Hawaiian music buff wanting just enough instructions to play a song on the uke this book includes the basic rudiments to help a beginner learn melodies and then sing and strum away in many different keys.Learn songs in one key using single-string picking then practice strumming each song in four to six different keys. Ideal for individual or group instruction. Get ready for your next Hawaiian party. With lyrics in native Hawaiianonly. These songs will never grow old!

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 3-Now you can play your favourite songs on your uke with great-sounding backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! This pack features 8 tunes from the island state.

The fast and easy way to learn how to play the ukulele With the help of Ukulele For Dummies, learning to play this popular string instrument at a basic level has never been easier. Now in a fully updated second edition, this hands-on, friendly guide provides everything you need to know to pick up a uke and get playing fast. From purchasing a ukulele and the necessary accessories to making sense of simple chord progressions and playing in a variety of styles including pop, folk, Hawaiian, and holiday favourites the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have you creating beautiful music in no time. For anyone wishing to learn to play this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics, from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger picking and everything in between. Plus, you'll find tips to make certain chord changes easier, chords and tabs for popular Christmas and New Year songs, apps for mobile devices, the ten best ukulele chords, and so much more. * Audio tracks are available via online download at Dummies.com, creating a total musical instruction package * Features a ukulele buying guide for the novice * Offers instruction in a variety of musical styles * Provides finger-picking instruction and the chords and patterns you need to know With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making a big splash with this tiny instrument in no time. / Ukulélé

The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing for Soprano, Concert, or Tenor Ukulele. Par . Do-It-Yourself Ukulele is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using well-known pop, rock, blues, traditional, and Hawaiian tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio demonstration tracks and a full video course -- with nearly seven hours of instructional videos -- by popular YouTube ukulele teacher and author Terry Carter for a comprehensive learning experience. You\'ll learn: ukulele fundamentals; how to read music and tablature; playing chords of all types; essential strum patterns; notes on the fretboard; single-note melodies; using scales; fingerpicking; technique building; essential ukulele songs; blues-style playing; using a capo; and more! Includes 102 video tutorials and 87 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along! Audio and video files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book for download or streaming. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Méthode / Ukulélé

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 36-The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the written music stream or download the online audio to hear how the Ukulele should sound and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The online audio player Playback+ allows you to slow down the audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys pan left or right and more! This volume includes 8 Elvis Presley island favorites:Aloha Oe Blue Hawaii Can't Help Falling in Love The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Love Me Moonlight Swim My Way and Rock-A-Hula Baby.

25 popular songs for the ukulele in standard music notation tablature and easy chords. To get the most out of this book you'll want to replace the fourth (high G) string with one of a heavier gauge and tune it an octave lower to get that full deep sound a lá Hawaiian uke virtuoso Jesse Kalima in playing the melodies in this book. The chords can be played with or without the low G sound.

Ukulele Solo-Thirty great songs arranged for Ukulele Solo by Jumpin' Jim Beloff. Contents: Aba Daba Honeymoon The Birth of the Blues The Boy Next Door By the Light of the Silvery Moon Bye Bye Blackbird Dancing in the Dark Deep Purple Don't Blame Me Don't Get Unused to Me Dream a Little Dream of Me Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?) Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight (Goodnight It's Time to Go) Hi-lili Hi-lo I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good I'm Always Chasing Rainbows I'm in the Mood for Love If They Can Put Man on Moon Belo Mairzy Doats More Than You Know Once in a While Over the Rainbow Ramona ThatLucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me The Ukulele Song We're off to See the Wizard When I Grow Too Old to Dream The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa! Baa! Baa!) Whispering.

Strum sing and pick along with 32 hits from the great state that made the ukulele famous! Includes: Aloha Oe - Bali Ha'i - Beyond the Rainbow - Hanalei Moon - The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Ka-lu-a - Lovely Hula Girl - Mele Kalikimaka - One More Aloha - Our Love and Aloha - Pearly Shells - Sands of Waikiki - Sea Breeze - Tiny Bubbles - and more.

Though the Ukulele came from Portugal it became popular and got its name in Hawaii. In this 90-minute lesson Fred Sokolow presents the most well-known Hawaiian hapa-haoli standards some that go back to the 1920s others as recent as the 1960s. Mostly written by Tin Pan Alley composers who threw in a few Hawaiian words and phrases these songs are still sung today wherever Ukes are strummed. Fred teaches beautiful chord-melody solos to each one and shows you how to strum a simple accompaniment. Fred makes it easy to learn with split-screen slowed down versions of the songs and helpful hints about the licks and picking styles. All the songs are written outin tab and music notation in the PDF file that comes with the lesson.Songs include: Blue Hawaii Little Brown Gal Ukulele Lady On the Beach at Waikiki Pearly Shells Tiny Bubbles and I Wonder Where My Little Hula Girl Has Gone.