Jazz Standards for Ukulele


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(Ukulele). 25 jazz standards are presented in arrangements for the ukulele, including: As Time Goes By * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * How High the Moon * Isn't It Romantic? * The Lady Is a Tramp * My Foolish Heart * A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square * On the Sunny Side of the Street * Summertime * Tangerine * What'll I Do? * and more. Includes a bonus mouth trumpet lesson because playing uke is even more fun when you add the melody on trumpet, using only your voice!




Jazz Ukulele


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(Berklee Guide). Play jazz ukulele! Learn the essential theory, concepts, and techniques to perform jazz. This book will help you to understand and play jazz harmonies and tension substitutions, and the principles for improvisation and accompanying other musicians. It includes traditional notation and tablature, and also introduces additional types of notation common in jazz. The accompanying online audio lets you hear the concepts and then practice them along with a jazz combo. By the end of the book, you will be able to play jazz ukulele in ensemble and solo settings.







Duke on Uke


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101 Ukulele Licks


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(Ukulele). From blues to bluegrass, uke can play it all! In this one-of-a-kind book with audio, you get over a hundred authentic licks notated for the ukulele in standard notation and tablature. Plus there are tons of extras common chord progressions, scales, uke history, recommended listening, information on uke builders, blogs, websites, and more! The audio features a demo of every lick, as well as play-along tracks with chord progressions for practicing and jamming.




Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: James Hill


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(Ukulele). This collection features 15 classic songs arranged by ukulele master, James Hill. In these remarkable arrangements, two distinct ukulele parts chord accompaniment and melody can be played in counterpoint at the same time by one player. The arrangements cater to both advanced beginner and experienced players and there is a warm-up section that introduces the player to the "Duets for One" concept. The book includes access to audio tracks online of all the arrangements performed by James Hill, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Songs are arranged for GCEA-tuned ukes and include: Georgia On My Mind * Summertime * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * The Glory of Love * Here Comes the Rain Again * L-O-V-E * Cheek to Cheek * Viva La Vida * and 7 more.




Hal Leonard Ukulele Method


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(Fretted). The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is designed for anyone just learning to play ukulele. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by acclaimed performer and uke master Lil' Rev includes many fun songs of different styles to learn and play. The accompanying CD contains 46 tracks of songs for demonstration and play along. Includes: types of ukuleles, tuning, music reading, melody playing, chords, strumming, scales, tremolo, music notation and tablature, a variety of music styles, ukulele history and much more.




Six Love Songs


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Jazz Chord Solos for Tenor Ukulele (Songbook)


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(Ukulele). Impress your friends by playing these ten jazzy classics arranged especially for tenor uke: Here, There and Everywhere * Here's That Rainy Day * Honeysuckle Rose * Mona Lisa * Moon River * Tenderly * Till There Was You * Wave * What a Wonderful World * When You Wish upon a Star.




Children's Ukulele Chord Book


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Finally! A chord book written for the young beginner (or even beginners of any age) showing a creative and simple way to learn and play ukulele chords. Chords are taught beginning with the most essential to more advanced. Chords are presented with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with photographs showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation.•