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Children’s Ukulele Method

by Lee “Drew” Andrews
 
This ukulele method was written for children and beginners of all ages. Beginning with simple chords and songs this method is perfect for all beginners. Students are also taught to play and read single note lines on the ukulele. Proper holding, strumming and picking techniques are taught through text and pictures. Large text, notes and diagrams make this an easy book to use. The songs used in this method are well-known tunes for players of any age. Accompanying CD contains all examples and songs in the book. …

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[Feb 2010 | No Comment | 763 views]
Kawika

by Uketree Records
Learn Hawaiian style ukulele from this great series. All tunes are well-known Hawaiian songs which include: “E Wai’anea”, “Kawika”, “Lei Nani”, “Pua Lililehau” and more. Instructional material on chord structure, arranging traditional songs, transposing keys, where to strum and more are presented in this book. A great resource for traditional Hawaiian music.
PDF | Kawika.mp3

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[Oct 2009 | One Comment | 2,497 views]
Ukulele Chord Solos In C Tuning

by Neil Griffin
These chord-melody solos have been arranged for solo ukulele playing. Tunes include Aloha Oe, When the Saints Go Marching In, Bill Bailey, The Sheik of Araby, By the Light of the Silvery Moonlight, and many more. All in standard notation and tablature with companion recordings of each tune including guitar accompaniment.
Download Printable Version: Ukulele Chord Solos
Aloha OE.mp3 | Hail, Hail the Gangs all Here.mp3

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[Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | 1,874 views]
Hawaiian Uke Songbook

An excerpt from the Mel Bay Hawaiian Uke Songbook by Ken Eidson and Ross Cherednik
A superb collection of 53 Hawaiian favorites arranged for uke solo. It includes instruction on chords, “vamping”, reading tablature and notation, note location on the fingerboard, scales and scale exercises, and rhythm, plus special uke techniques. Basic chords are summarized and “Rhythmic Strumming, Hawaiian Style” is taught. A section on advanced chords is also included. Although this book is written for the standard ukulele in C tuning, the authors also address how the baritone uke, ukulele-banjo, …