Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for `Ukulele
"What I especially appreciate is realizing that I can use the ideas taught here to embellish and play songs *not* in the book. That will take my learning--and playing--beyond these pages." - The 4th Peg.com. Read the whole review here.
"Got the book today. WOW! I've been listening to the tracks and I'm blown away. They're incredibly beautiful, but simple and complex at the same time. The range of tunes you picked is amazing, the arrangements themselves are stunning. I am so over-the top impressed with your book...what a great job you've done.
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While the ‘ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of it's 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 you can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards–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 ‘ukulele. While the arrangements are in standard reentrant tuning, many can be played on instruments with low G tuning and Baritones. 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..
Table of Contents:
Section One – Getting Started
How to Read Music & Tablature
How to Play Fingerstyle Ukulele
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - EZ arrangement
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - fingerpicking exercise
All Through the Night (basic arrangement)
Las Mananitas
Pua Sadinia*
Isa Lei (basic arrangement)
E Kuu Morning Dew (basic arrangement)
Aloha Oe*
How to Pronounce Hawaiian
Wehiwehi Oe*
All Through the Night (extended arrangement)
Dona Nobis Pacem
Galiarde
The Southwind*
Greensleeves*
Hilo March*
New Spanish Fandango*
E Kuu Morning Dew (Slack Key Style)
Over the Rainbow
Ahi Wela*
Minuet
The Ragged Little Flea*
Kaulana Na Pua*
Planxty Irwin*
Danny Boy
Blue Ukulele Blues
Mbube (Wimoweh)*
Isa Lei (extended arrangement)
Gaviotas*
Appendix: Chord Inversions
About the Author
* Songs playable on Baritone and Low G instruments
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