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[Nov 2009 | One Comment | 1,035 views]
Three Uke Tunes for Christmas

by Lee “Drew” Andrews
Featuring 28 well-known Christmas songs arranged for ukulele with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Book contains chord diagrams for ukulele and guitar as well as common strum patterns to use for rhythm backup. All songs are arranged in standard notation and tablature for ukulele.
This book may be used along with Mel Bay’s Mandolin Christmas Songbook (MB21013) and Mel Bay’s Dobro Christmas Songbook (MB21508). All songs, except “Away in a Manger” are in the same key and can be played together. Most songs in Mel Bay’s Tenor …

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[Oct 2009 | No Comment | 1,296 views]
The Cat’s Meow

by Ian Whitcomb
This collection for ukulele brings back many favorite songs and ballads from the Roaring Twenties, plus several songs taken from the notebooks of Al Brown, an itinerant performer active in the period. These songs were featured in the motion pictures The Cat’s Meow and Last Call. The music is presented in lead sheet form with melody lines, chord symbols, and lyrics. Photos and artwork from the 1920s enhance the presentation. The music on the companion CD is performed by Ian Whitcomb with his various bands and orchestras.
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[Oct 2009 | No Comment | 1,109 views]
Favorite Uke Tunes

by Norm Jones
The format used in this book was developed by Norm Jones, a self-taught, non-music reading ukulele enthusiast. Norm was unable to find the songs that he wanted in just a lyric/chord format so he developed his own. He later added thematic graphics to make the sheets more attractive. The music is not provided, so it is necessary that the player know the tune. However, this is a great format for people who either play, or would like to play, the ukulele but don’t read music. The novelty of …

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[Jul 2009 | No Comment | 1,434 views]
“First Jams” Ukulele

An excerpt of Mel Bay’s new “First Jams” Ukulele by Lee “Drew” Andrews