The Easy Ukulele Chord Solo Songbook

Just for Fun: Christmas Ukulele contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple strum pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a ukulele chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, mandolin, and banjo editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs. / Ukulélé

Take a journey back in time with folk masters Lil' Rev and John Nicholson in this delightful collection of old-time fiddle tunes arranged for Ukulele. Southern string band bluegrass and hillbilly music are covered as well as song forms such as reels jigs blues rags hornpipes polkas and more. Featuring a variety of Ukulele picking styles each exciting instrumental piece in this songbook is carefully arranged for solo ukulele in standard notation and tablature.Chord grids are also included so you can play along with others or with your own String band. The playing level varies from very easy to very advanced so there's something inside for everyone andsomething for everyone to aspire to.This unique collection also includes historical notes rare photos and access to full-band audio backing tracks for play-along fun.

Ukulele From The Beginning is a great collection of favourite songs specially chosen for primary school-age children starting to learn the instrument! No previous knowledge of music is necessary for pupils... or theteacher! Just master the easy-to-play chord shapes and sing along! Ukulele from the beginning is an ideal introduction to this great little instrument and in no time at all the whole class will be playing and accompanyingthemselves! They'll soon want to learn more! As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: SoundCheck powered by Match My Sound: this innovativetechnology listens to you play and gives you instant feedback on your performance and advice on how to improve. eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device. Audio:full demonstration recordings of each piece plus accompaniment-only solo-only and rehearsal backing tracks.

This 92 minute lesson teaches and celebrates the songs of Uke legends players and singers who popularized the instrument and innovators who took it to new musical heights.You'll learn backup and solos to classic tunes (including a few instrumentals) by Cliff Edwards (Singing In the Rain) George Formby (My Ukulele) Johnny Marvin (12th Street Rag) Arthur Godfrey (Making Love Ukulele Style) Ian Whitcomb (The Uke Is On the March) Tiny Tim (Tiptoe Through the Tulips) and Roy Smeck (Music Box Waltz).There are plenty of beautiful chord melody solos along the way as well as stories about Uke'strailblazers. Fred makes it easy to learn with split-screen slowed down versions of the songs and helpful hints about the licks and picking styles.

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. / Ukulélé

The Ukulele has never been more popular and Fred Sokolow's relaxed user-friendly teaching style makes it easy to learn. In this lesson Fred takes you to the next level beyond simple strumming.You'll learn more first position chords as well as moveable (up-the-neck) chords. He shows you some fingerpicking accompaniment patterns a few major scales and how to play a 12-bar blues in any key. You'll also learn how to pick out melodies and play some beautiful chord/melody solos. Tunes include Tumbling Tumbleweeds Tennessee Waltz Route 66 Not Fade Away A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody See See Rider and more.Fred slows all the tunes down and breaks them down so they're easy to learn. You'll also enjoy his ?uke lore ? stories about the the songs and the players. All the songs are written out in tab and music with chord grids as well. Whether you're a novice or a uke player wanting more repertoire and technique there's plenty here for you. It's a great way to expand your horizons on this wonderful instrument.

The blues has always been spiced with suggestive metaphors. This collection of bawdy blues songs celebrate the off-color blues repertoire: Bessie Smith is wild about her kitchen man's turnip tops but Bo Carter's pencil won'twrite no more! There's lots of variety with songs from the 1930s 40s and 50s; some are simple three-chord blues tunes and others have beautiful ragtime chord changes. Fred shows you how to play accompaniment and solosfor all the songs. The evocative titles include Ain't Got Nobody to Grind My Coffee (Clara Smith) She's Your Cook But She Burns My Bread Sometimes and My Pencil Won't Write No More (Bo Carter) Kitchen Man (Bessie Smith) Big TenInch (Bull Moose Jackson) You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark (Alberta Hunter) and the holiday perennial Let's Make Christmas Merry Baby (Amos Milburn). You'll learn to accompany yourself singing the songs and howto play a fingerstyle instrumental version of each one. Fred's easy-going instructional style his tips on playing the arrangements and his slowed-down split-screen performances of each tune make learning easy. All thearrangements are written out in tab and music as well...both the backup and solos. 76 minutes - Level 2 - Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD.  DVD is region 0 playable worldwide.

The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments – or any combination of them – to “strum together” on dozens of great songs.This new easy-to-use format features melody lyrics and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments: standard Ukulele baritone Ukulele Guitar Mandolin and Banjo.This collection includes 70 traditional Celtic classics such as The Ash Grove Barbara Allen The Blue Bells of Scotland Comin' Through the Rye Danny Boy Down by the Salley Gardens The Drunken Sailor Finnegan's Wake Garryowen A Highland Lad My Love Was Born The Irish Rover Kerry Dance Loch Lomond Molly Malone(Cockles & Mussels) My Wild Irish Rose Red Is the Rose The Rising of the Moon That's an Irish Lullaby 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer Tourelay Tourelay When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Whiskey in the Jar Will Ye Go Lassie Go? Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon and many more.

Just for Fun: Christmas Mandolin contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple strum pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a mandolin chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, ukulele, and banjo editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs.TITLE COMPOSERDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Op. 71a, #3] Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional (source)We Three Kings of Orient Are Christmas Traditional (source)God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Traditional (source)Away in a Manger John R. Murray (contributor)O Christmas Tree Traditional (source)Up on the Housetop Christmas Traditional (source)It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Richard S. Willis (contributor) - Edmund H. Sears (lyricist)Jingle Bells James Pierpont (contributor)Silent Night Franz Grüber (contributor)Joy to the World George Frederic Handel (composer) - Isaac Watts (lyricist)What Child Is This? William Chatterton Dix (lyricist) - Traditional (source)I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day J. Baptiste Calkin (contributor) - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (lyricist)We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional (source)O Come, All Ye Faithful Traditional (source)I Saw Three Ships Traditional (source)A Child This Day Is Born Traditional (source)Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane (composer) - Hugh Martin (lyricist)Deck the Halls Traditional (source)The Holly and the Ivy Auld Lang Syne Carol of the Birds Simple Gifts The First Noel Holy Night, Peaceful Night O Little Town of Bethlehem Hark! The Herald Angels Sing In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Good King Wenceslaus Angels We Have Heard on High Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring March of the Toys (from 'Babes in Toyland') Go Tell It on the Mountain Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Pat-A-Pan (Burgundian) O Holy Night Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) Coventry Carol / Mandoline