Ukulele Music & Song Books
This book and companion audio present 38 classic children's songs arranged for solo ukulele. Included are nursery rhymes, lullabies and rounds. Because sing-alongs are an important part of children's playtime, words are included. These arrangements sound wonderful played by musicians of all levels. In the solo style, the lead melody is voiced on the higher strings while chords are voiced on the lower strings. The result is a pleasant, full-sounding arrangement that makes the ukulele sound surprisingly big and complete. Includes access to online audio.
Learn fashionable and evocative tunes from 19th-century America! Originally collected for the fretless minstrel banjo, many of these tunes were taught to Tom Briggs on Southern plantations, and are the sound of a new, vibrant America. Mixing early Black banjo music, with European dances, a new popular music was born, which, in the following decades, would mature into ragtime and jazz.Rob MacKillop arranged these pieces for fingerstyle ukulele. They sound great on either a standard uke or on a banjo ukulele. Includes access to an online audio recording containing performances of all 20 pieces by Rob MacKillop on a banjo ukulele.
70 songs with lyrics, melody lines, and chord frames for standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Enjoy strumming and singing these Beatles classics with all your buddies! A great resource for beginning stringed instrument players who are ready to experience the fun of making music together! Songs include: All You Need Is Love · Back in the U.S.S.R. · Birthday · Can't Buy Me Love · Come Together · Day Tripper · Drive My Car · Eight Days a Week · Eleanor Rigby · Get Back · Good Day Sunshine · Got to Get You into My Life · A Hard Day's Night · Help! · Here Comes the Sun · Hey Jude · I Saw Her Standing There · I Want to Hold Your Hand · In My Life · Let It Be · The Long and Winding Road · Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) · Paperback Writer · Revolution · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · She Loves You · Ticket to Ride · Twist and Shout · Yellow Submarine · Yesterday · and more!
Sing and play the best songs from the biggest names in rock and pop with this new addition to the popular Buskers series. This comprehensive songbook contains 101 acoustic classics by artists ranging from the Beatles and Joan Baez to KT Tunstall and Jeff Buckley. All your favourite songs are arranged with lyrics, melody and chord boxes, in a ring-bound, conveniently-sized book that can be used for gigs, practice or just for fun!
With the same arranging expertise shown in his other Mel Bay solo ukulele collections, Ondrej Sarek presents these 25 lyrical North American melodies. The selections are derived from popular themes by known and unknown composers from the Colonial Era to the 21st century, including folk ballads, Civil War melodies, songs by Stephen Foster, a 19th century piece by Edward MacDowell, and a half-dozen clearly modern but lyrical compositions by William Bay. Written in standard notation and tablature for the soprano or concert ukulele tuned GCEA.
The Ukulele Playlist: Folk features over 40 folk songs and sea shanties, specially arranged for Ukulele.
25 top tunes for the holidays in standard G-C-E-A tuning for ukulele, including: Blue Christmas · Christmas Time Is Here · Frosty the Snow Man · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas · I'll Be Home for Christmas · The Little Drummer Boy · The Most Wonderful Time of the Year · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Silver Bells · White Christmas · and more.
Shamrocks, shillelaghs and shenanigans ... they are all here in this collection of 55 fabulous Irish favorites! Each song is specifically arranged for the ukulele, with the melody in both standard notation and easy-to-read tab. Includes: An Irish Lullaby · The Band Played On · Cockles and Mussels · Danny Boy · The Irish Rover · McNamara's Band · Peg O' My Heart · The Rose of Tralee · and dozens more.
Unlock the joy of Clawhammer strumming with this latest addition to the First 50 series! Whether you're a beginner or seasoned strummer, this book offers a blend of traditional, folk, pop, country, rock, and bluegrass favorites. Learn the essentials with a detailed clawhammer lesson by renowned ukulele educator Lil' Rev, or jump right in and enjoy clear arrangements with standard notation, tab, lyrics, and chord diagrams. Transform your playing and let the clawhammer strum shine! Songs include: Ain't No Sunshine · Ballad of Jed Clampett · Blowin' in the Wind · The Crawdad Song · Folsom Prison Blues · The House of the Rising Sun · Keep on the Sunny Side · Oh! Susanna · Runnin' Down a Dream · Teach Your Children · Wagon Wheel · You've Got to Hide Your Love Away · and more!
