Ukulele Books
Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backing track.
Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time.
In this outstanding words and music book you will find the best of George Formby's numbers, including 'Chinese Laundry Blues', 'When I'm Cleaning Windows', 'Little Ukulele', 'Leaning On A Lamp Post'...and many others. Every song is arranged for piano/vocal, with chord symbols and 'uke' boxes.
Learning to play the Ukulele is a great experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you familiarise yourself with the instrument and then gets you playing- fast! Full-colour pictures, clear diagrams and really practical advice combine to make Start-Up do exactly what it says on the cover
A catalog of baritone uke chords in photo/diagram form grouped by type. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are all shown in all keys in fretboard photos and diagrams. Major seventh, minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Also includes helpful photos and information on the correct way to hold the baritone ukulele and the pick, and on tuning the baritone uke. This book may also be used with the tenor ukulele in D-G-B-E tuning.
Scales for Soprano Ukulele provides fingering diagrams, construction formulas in whole and half steps (in standard notation) and application (usage) for the most common scales used in improvisation and composition. This easy to read and understand book is packed full of scalar information. Scales are shown with roots on the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings. Scales and modes shown include Major, Minor, Harmonic Minor, Pentatonic, Dorian, Phrygian, and Mixolydian. Each scale is shown in fretboard diagrams. Can be used with soprano and tenor ukuleles in C tuning, D tuning and Low G tuning. A must have for ukulele players.
The latest instalment in Kate's songbook collection, this brand new book of written music (single line melodies and chord letter symbols) and lyrics containing songs from Kate’s 4 recent albums;
Make the Light,
Ghost,
Life in a Paper Boat &
Philosophers, Poets & Kings.
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A total of 44 songs from Kate’s repertoire.
Learn to play chords on the ukulele with this comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. The Ukulele Chord Finder contains over 1,000 chord diagrams for the most important 28 chord types, including three voicings for each chord. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart of the ukulele neck!
Collected in this songbook are 21 Easy Hits For Ukulele, specially arranged in easy keys with easy chord shapes so that everyone can play this fantastic range of contemporary hits and classic pop tunes.
The great thing about the Ukulele is its sheer versatility, allowing you to put a fresh spin on an old favourite, or play a contemporary pop song with a twist. From classic songs like Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison and ABBA's Fernando to Cat Stevens' Wild World and Shirley Bassey's Big Spender, these evergreen pop tunes are sure to sound new and exciting when played on a Ukulele.
Every song in 21 Easy Hits For Ukulele features full lyrics, Ukulele chord boxes and rhythm patterns for easy strumming. The arrangements are in easy keys that allow you to pick up these tunes as quickly as possible while still sounding great. A brief guide to tuning your Ukulele and how to read chord boxes can be found at the beginning of the book, too.
A fantastic selection of contemporary pop hits are also included, such as Happy by Pharrell Williams, Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran as well as the incredible Stay With Me by Sam Smith. Once you've mastered all 21 songs, you'll have a wide variety of great songs, old and new, under your belt. Whether you want to strum in the park or just play for your own pleasure, 21 Easy Hits For Ukulele is full of great tunes that are well-suited to the unique sound of the Uke.
You need only minimal playing skills and three chords--G, C, and D7--to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started, or if you are a "casual" player on a chording instrument, this is the perfect book for you. The book is absolutely bursting with a great variety of music: Old-time, bluegrass, gospel, Christmas, children's, Stephen Foster, British and Celtic, cowboy, blues, and more. Because melody and lyrics are provided with every song, singers will also enjoy this wonderful collection of the world's favorite songs. Truly a book of outstanding arrangements, made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. (Some of these songs, like "Dark Hollow" and "Way Downtown," are hard to find in print.) Guitar, uke, and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords, along with tips on strumming and transposing tips for singers. An invaluable reference book for teachers and pros, too!
Famous Solos and Duets for the Ukulele presents ukulele music as you have never seen or heard it before. An anthology of pieces selected from the earliest known methods and collections published for the ukulele between 1909 and 1920, Famous Solos and Duets is newly engraved in both standard notation and tablature and contains extensive fingering and performance instructions.
Written specifically for left-handed Ukulele players, this book contains photos and diagrams of chords for every key in C tuning.
This helpful guide contains a section devoted to moveable chords, as well as a summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard. In Mel Bay's Left-Handed Ukulele Chords the chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. This book can be used with either the soprano (standard) or tenor Ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning.
This book offer scales and modes for the baritone uke. Each scale is shown in multiple fingers with roots on the fourth, third and second string. Scales and modes shown include Major, Minor, Harmonic Minor, Pentatonic, Dorian, Phrygian, and Mixolydian. Each scale is shown in fretboard diagrams.
A handy photo/diagram chord book which shows, in C tuning, the chords in each key. A special section on moveable chords is also included. The chords are grouped by type, including major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and more. A summary of where the chords lie on the fretboard is also included. This book can be used with either the soprano (standard) or tenor ukulele in G-C-E-A tuning.
Improve your ukulele playing with Fretboard Roadmaps, your guide to the essential patterns that all great uke players know and use!
21 Easy Songs for Ukulele, specially arranged in easy keys and with easy chord shapes. Songs drawn from classic '50s, '60s and '70s artists.
Presented in compact 17cm x 24.7cm format, this is the ideal on-the-go songbook for the ultimate portable instrument!
This songbook for Baritone Ukulele contains 20 classic songs by the Lads from Liverpool, including: "All You Need Is Love", "Blackbird", "Here Comes the Sun", "Let It Be", "Michelle", "Norwegian Wood", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Penny Lane", "Something", "Ticket to Ride", "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Yesterday" and more. Includes a Baritone Ukulele notation legend.
Nearly 50 favorites - from Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Harry Belafonte, the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, John Denver, Jack Johnson and others - all expertly arranged for ukulele!
Nearly 50 favorites - from Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Harry Belafonte, the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, John Denver, Jack Johnson and others - all expertly arranged for ukulele!
Here are seventeen all time favourite hit songs that are ideal for Ukulele accompaniment.
Complete with lyrics and chord boxes, this collection is the ideal way to improve you Uke skills by playing real songs that everyone can sing!
The Hal Leonard Bass Ukulele Method is your complete guide to learning bass ukulele. This book uses bass lines from popular songs to teach you how to play all kinds of rhythm grooves, in any key. Over 50 audio tracks are included for demonstration and play-along! Lessons include: notes on the fretboard; alternating bass (root - 5th), connecting runs, 12-bar blues, major arpeggios, minor arpeggions, scales, rhythm grooves, I-IV-V songs, I-vi-ii-V songs, and much more! Songs include: All Your Love (I Miss Loving) · Hey Jude · Jambalaya (On the Bayou) · Losing My Religion · Perfect · Riptide · Rolling in the Deep · Stand by Me · Under the Boardwalk · and more! Book includes tab and standard notation. Demonstration and play-along audio tracks are accessed online for download or streaming.
Strum Together songbooks feature melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for five popular folk instruments displayed together in an easy-to-use format. With this edition, you can play 47 Dylan classics on ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and/or banjo! This is a great resource for stringed instrument players who are ready to experience the fun of making music together. Songs include: All Along the Watchtower · All I Really Want to Do · Blowin' in the Wind · Forever Young · Girl from the North Country · Gotta Serve Somebody · A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall · Highway 61 Revisited · It Ain't Me, Babe · Jokerman · Just like a Woman · Knockin' on Heaven's Door · Lay, Lady, Lay · Like a Rolling Stone · Maggie's Farm · Mr. Tambourine Man · Quinn, the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) · Tangled up in Blue · The Times They Are A-Changin' · and more.
Here are 17 all-time favourite chart hits that are ideal for ukulele accompaniment.
Bare Necessities And Other Favourite Songs For Kids contains 15 classic children’s songs specially arranged for beginner Ukuele players. Includes melody line, lyrics and easy to read uke chord boxes. The Easy Uke Library provides fantastic collections of songs all specially arranged for beginner Ukulele players. The books all include melody line, full lyrics and easy to read chord diagrams.
Complete with full lyrics and easy-to-read chord boxes, this great songbook allows you strum and sing all-time great songs such as All Along the Watchtower, Blowin' in the Wind, Like a Rolling Stone and The Times They Are A-Changin'.