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The ukelele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukelele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukelele For Dummies covers all the basics—from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger-picking.
With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, Ukelele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making beautiful music—as they tiptoe through the tulips—in no time.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the eBook file
Part 1: Ukulele Basics.
Chapter 1: Why Play the Ukulele?
Chapter 2: Ukulexicon.
Chapter 3: Getting in Tune.
Chapter 4: Before You Play a Note.
Part 2: Chords and Strumming.
Chapter 5: First Ukulele Chords.
Chapter 6: Strumming Patterns.
Chapter 7: More Chords.
Part 3: Picking and Single Note Playing.
Chapter 8: Going Solo.
Chapter 9: Fingerpicking Patterns.
Chapter 10: Combining Chords and Melodies.
Chapter 11: Soloing Techniques.
Part 4: Style Files.
Chapter 12: Rock and Punk.
Chapter 13: Blues.
Chapter 14: Hawaiian.
Chapter 15: Standards.
Chapter 16: Reggae and Jawaiian.
Chapter 17: Classical.
Part 5: Buying and Looking After Your Ukulele.
Chapter 18: Buying a Ukulele.
Chapter 19: Ukulele Accessories.
Chapter 20: Re-Sringing and Repairing.
Part 6: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Ukulele Players You Should Know.
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Get Involved in the Ukulele Scene.
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Improving.
Appendices.
Appendix A: Chord Charts.
Appendix B: Reading Music.
Appendix C: Using the CD.
Index.
Anonymous
Posted April 28, 2012
After trying a variety of other Uke books which started out really basic but stayed at that "your first week of playing" level, we finally found this one. This one will take you from your first week right on through more advanced levels with more in-depth info as you need and want it. Instead of wasting hours trying to find more info on the internet (hours that could've been spent getting better at the uke!), you just have it all right here, in one handy volume, ready to go.
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Posted May 27, 2012
I think the book sounds good but I only got the sample which is a waste of memory. I hope this was useful :)
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Posted August 3, 2012
The first five chapters are the most beneficial for a beginning ukulele player. I would have liked more songs on the beginning level to play before the more difficult songs and arrangements. Ukulele for Dummies covers a large variety of information on ukuleles and comes with a decent cd for audio learning.
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Posted June 7, 2012
This is retarded i got this sample to see what this book would be like and all i got was the table of contents you know what barnse and noble i think this is stupid i asked for a sample and you gave me about the author this proves nothing about the book just the author i am tired of this so please when you make a sample make sure its the actual book somone would pay for not the table of contents because thats bad buisness and nobody likes it i meen who buys a book for the about the author and the table of contents this is rediculouse my opologys to whoever wrote this book but barns and noble is making your writing look bad stay away from them make your life easier
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The ukelele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukelele. The recent hit song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention the runaway success of the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain. For anyone wishing to master this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukelele For Dummies...