Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Early Music Gems written by Ondrej Sarek and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 34 delightful Early Music melodies arranged for solo ukulele in gCEA tuning. The styles range from early Renaissance to Baroque, including lively dance tunes and sacred compositions, known for their beauty and vitality. Originally composed for lute or vihuela and often transcribed for classical guitar, these timeless pieces are now part of the ukulele repertoire. Written in standard notation and tablature, primarily for the intermediate to advanced player, but also for the determined novice.
Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Classical Gems written by Paul Mansell and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ukulele Picking Tunes: Classical Gems, by professional ukulele player and composer Paul Mansell, provides a unique collection of 20 favorite classical pieces arranged for both high-G and low-G ukulele. All the arrangements appear in both ukulele tablature and standard music notation. Selections include compositions by well-known composers such as J. S. Bach and Beethoven, as well as some lesser-known gems by Dowland, Sor and Carcassi. The book includes access to video footage of the author performing each piece.
Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles written by Ondrej Sarek and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of 23 melodies from the British Isles, award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Ondrej Sarek treats the soprano ukulele as the lyrical solo instrument it can truly be. Along with fingerstyle arrangements of traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing, and the timeless melodies of Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan, the book includes settings of a few original tunes by Mel Bay Publications president, William Bay. All arrangements appear in gCEA tuning in standard notation and uke tablature with suggested backup chords and occasional light fingering.
Download or read book Renaissance Guitar Music for Fingerstyle Ukulele written by Steven Watson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 37 pieces of Renaissance guitar music transcribed for solo fingerstyle ukulele together with the author’s recordings of every transcription. Moreover, a generous introduction provides a brief history of the Renaissance guitar, tips on period ornamentation and musicianship, recommended recordings, and invaluable resources for further research of your own. Throughout Europe, the Renaissance guitar was a popular instrument in the middle of the sixteenth century. Its composers left us a treasure-trove of music, from rustic dances to chansons and elaborate fantasias. Five-hundred years later, this music fits beautifully on the Renaissance guitar’s musical descendant, the ukulele. The Renaissance guitar and the ukulele share an almost identical tuning. As the transcriptions in this book are written in standard notation and tablature, any type of ukulele, from soprano to baritone—as well as the top four strings of the guitar— can be used to play them. Most of the pieces are in standard gCEA or GCEA tuning; the seven pieces in the second section of the book, however, require low-G tuning to render the counterpoint as written. It’s also possible for guitar and baritone uke players to read the tablature provided. The music will sound a perfect 4th lower than the notation, but as there was no standard pitch in the time of the Renaissance guitar, modern players should feel no obligation to play this music at fixed pitch. If you wish to read from the tablature and sound in the same key as the notation for ensemble purposes, guitar and baritone uke players merely need to place a capo at the fifth fret. With a certain sense of historical irony, the music of the Renaissance guitar is here reborn on modern fretted instruments.
Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Fun Solos to Play written by Ondrej Sarek and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 47 favorite ukulele picking tunes includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes and more, each presented in standard notation and tablature with backup chords and light fingering. The author’s use of traditional gCEA uke tuning enhances the campanella or bell-like quality of these arrangements. As these melodies lend themselves well to jamming, this collection is sure to bring any uke enthusiast many hours of picking pleasure.
Download or read book Uke Tunes Made Easy Large Print Edition written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive 96-page, large print/big note perfect-bound ukulele tune book with over 50 tunes. Songs include gospel, bluegrass, patriotic and popular folk tunes. Chord charts are included showing all the chords needed to play these songs. the tunes are sown with melody line notation fueaturing chords above and lyrics below.
Download or read book Ukulele Picking Tunes Beautiful American Ballads written by Ondrej Sarek and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fun with Strums Ukulele written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to aid the beginning uke player in playing strums applicable to folk and bluegrass music. Each of the 29 songs has a different strum pattern! A complete grounding in chord accompaniment is attained through songs presented in various keys. Written for the uke in standard GCEA tuning.
Download or read book 20 Old Time American Tunes Arranged For Ukulele written by ROB MACKILLOP and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features twenty superb arrangements of traditional Old Time American tunes by ukulele maestro Rob MacKillop. Included are classics such as Wildwood Flower, Man Of Constant Sorrow, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Angeline TheBaker, and many others. All the music is playable with a pick or finger style, and the tunes are presented in both tablature and standard notation. The book includes accompanying audio online available for download
Download or read book Uke Chords Made Easy Large Print Edition written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive 96-page, large print perfect-bound ukulele chord dictionary containing hundreds of chord forms ranging from major, minor and dominant 7th forms to the various extensions such as minor 7b5, 9th, minor 9th and more! Chords are shown in Uke C Tuning.
Download or read book Fun with Strums Baritone Ukulele written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 29 folk and bluegrass songs selected to aid the beginning baritone uke player in playing strums suitable for diverse time signatures and tempos. Includes chord diagrams for the principal chords in each key plus instruction on tuning and playing position. an ideal follow-up to Fun with the Baritone Uke.
Download or read book Guitar Picking Tunes Blues Jazz Jam Tunes written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 48 original jazz tunes in different styles, with fun melodies ideal for jamming. The pieces are in a variety of keys and are presented in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book First Lessons Ukulele written by Jerry Moore and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can learn to play the ukulele, and play it well. No previous knowledge of music is necessary. Strum and pick both harmonies and melodies. First Lessons Ukulele provides a simple approach for learning how to play the ukulele without reading music. from the most basic necessities, such as holding the uke properly and forming simple chords, up to more advanced techniques, which include transposing, using second and third position chords, and picking and strumming melody solos. Companion CD included.•
Download or read book John Dowland Lute Songs for Solo Ukulele written by Tony Mizen and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Dowland (1563 – 1626), a contemporary of both William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, was recognized as one of the greatest musicians of his time, writing songs, ensemble music and solos for the lute. Early music has long been part of the classic guitar repertoire and more recently, it has been adopted with enthusiasm by ukulele players. This book presents sixteen of Dowland's most beautiful lute songs that can be performed by ukulele players, with or without a vocalist. Two versions of each song – one easier and another more advanced—are offered in both standard notation and tablature for soprano, concert, and tenor ukuleles in re-entrant (gCEA) tuning. Various vocal ensemble renditions of the songs, as well as the author’s video performances of each solo arrangement are available online. For vocalists and their audiences, and for all musicians and songwriters to fully connect with the emotion of the songs, Dowland’s sublime lyrics are also included.
Download or read book Play the Ukulele in 5ths Tuning written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to playing the soprano, concert, or tenor ukulele tuned in perfect fifths as used by the string and mandolin families of instruments, as well as the cittern and tenor banjo. The book’s scores are all in tablature; you’ll have no trouble adapting to the tuning and playing in the book’s various styles. The 55 pieces in Play Ukulele in 5ths Tuning progress from simple to advanced and can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. To help you come to grips with the tuning, the book includes Classical-era studies originally written for instruments tuned in 5ths, followed by Scottish traditional tunes, bluegrass, blues, and early jazz pieces, and ultimately—Bach's gorgeous Baroque cello music. Includes access to online audio for every piece recorded by the author to facilitate your progress. Anytime you play with musicians who use instruments tuned in fifths, you can all use the same fingerings. As a result, the music can sound more "together". In addition, having played the uke tuned in perfect fifths, if you ever want to play any of those traditionally 5th-tuned instruments, you will have had a head start!
Download or read book First Jams Ukulele written by LEE DREW ANDREWS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard Jam tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming.Improvisation – Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each book in the series offers the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. the accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. the first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.
Download or read book Ukulele Aerobics written by Chad Johnson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Ukulele). A 40-week, one-lick-per-day workout program for developing, improving, and maintaining ukulele technique. This title provides practice material for every day of the week and includes audio tracks of all the workouts in the book. Follow this program and you'll see increased speed, improved dexterity, better accuracy, heightened coordination and more in your playing. Musical styles include pop, rock, folk, old-time, blues, jazz, reggae and more! Techniques covered include: strumming, fingerstyle, legato and staccato, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, bening, damping, vibrato, tremolo and more.
