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Media Type : Book/CD SetLevel : Beginning-IntermediateMusical Genre : All StylesNumber of pages : 96While the â??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, standardsâ??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 â??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.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
This book is fantastic a real must for finger style / picking and so easy to follow with a great cd that you can keep up with - I had the Spanish fandango in my repertoire within a very short period of time and it is number 15 in the book the tunes are arranged in order of difficulty - I am not an accomplished player and have only been playing for 12 months and cannot read music , you can use any uke though a tenor is preferable , this is the best ukulele book I have bought to date brilliant !!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
An excellent book for a uke tyro like me. In the 27 arrangements there is a wide range of styles from Hawaiian (quite a lot, obviously) to a few Renaissance and classical pieces. They get more difficult a you progress through the book, and the ones I have tried are not too challenging and really enjoyable to play.
I tune my uke with a low G string, so I had to transpose some of the melody notes on the 4th string to the 2nd, but that's all part of learning the fingerboard. As I play a soprano I find it difficult to play chords as written in the higher positions, as there's not enough room for all 4 fingers, so I suppose (as has been remarked before) that a tenor uke would be easier for an adult. My solution has been to play just the top 3 strings rather than produce muffled chords.
One problem I have has is to read the notation for the time and the tabs for the notes, so I have had to mark up the tabs appropriately.
Thoroughly recommended.
I tune my uke with a low G string, so I had to transpose some of the melody notes on the 4th string to the 2nd, but that's all part of learning the fingerboard. As I play a soprano I find it difficult to play chords as written in the higher positions, as there's not enough room for all 4 fingers, so I suppose (as has been remarked before) that a tenor uke would be easier for an adult. My solution has been to play just the top 3 strings rather than produce muffled chords.
One problem I have has is to read the notation for the time and the tabs for the notes, so I have had to mark up the tabs appropriately.
Thoroughly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
I didn't realise that the website Ukulele Hunt did a review on this book. So that is worth reading and it lists the songs there too.
The CD is good - Is is an audio CD that I have ripped to my mp3 player which is handy.
The book seems to have some good hawaiian and non hawaiian songs.
It is risky trying to find decent Ukulele books. Some are just rubbish attempts but this book seems quite useful and good for what it is and for what it claims to be.
Overall - Quite Good.
The CD is good - Is is an audio CD that I have ripped to my mp3 player which is handy.
The book seems to have some good hawaiian and non hawaiian songs.
It is risky trying to find decent Ukulele books. Some are just rubbish attempts but this book seems quite useful and good for what it is and for what it claims to be.
Overall - Quite Good.
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Perfect for beginners
This book and CD is ideal for beginners and those people-like myself - who have only been playing the ukulele a few weeks. Read more
Published 1 month ago by David G. Beckley
Excellent - even for a novice!
As a 'ukulele beginner, I bought this as the most recommended fingerstyle tutor.
It's a great book. Read more
It's a great book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Hall
Too hard for us.
I am sure this is a good book if you were a very competent but My husband and I have been attending Ukulele Lessons for 3 months and were doing quite well. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Pauline Brighton
Fingerpicking Uke
This is one of the clearest, well laid out, user friendly Uke instruction manuals that I have come across. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Big Mike D
Very Good
I like this book. It has a lot of content for both the standard and baritone uke and sails through many different styles. Read more
Published 12 months ago by UkeofCarl
Great Book For A More Rounded Playing-Style
I've not got very far with this book yet but already it's developed me beyond simple strumming. It introduces new techniques like hammer-ons and slides very progressively and even... Read more
Published 12 months ago by T. Hurt
Fingerstyle Solos For Ukulele
Excellent book for instruction to learn to play the uke. I am a beginner although I have guitar experience but still an excellent starter book. Read more
Published 14 months ago by taffy
A great start for new ukulele players!
I have been very please with this book and its cd. It is very helpful and contains a fairly nice variety of music to keep interest high. Read more
Published 14 months ago by amac58
beyond expectations
As a beginner ukulele player but with some knowledge of music, this book is ideal. Each section looked difficult at first but the step by step guides, and the cd to hear what it... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Janet Lumb
Ukulele book
excellent book - starts off reasonably easily and gradually helps you improve.
For those who want to do more than strum.
For those who want to do more than strum.
Published 18 months ago by Htekseh
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