Berklee Basic Ukulele

Learn the ukulele with this easy-to-follow, fun introduction – the perfect guide for the beginning ukulele enthusiast! The book begins with the basics of reading music notation: traditional notation, ukulele tablature, and chord diagrams, which can serve as a review or a handy primer for those with no prior reading experience. Learn a variety of techniques for playing melodies, strumming chords, and accompanying yourself singing, with many tunes in a diversity of styles as examples!

Includes:

• How to hold the ukulele, play with healthy hand/body position, and produce a good tone
• The notes of the ukulele fingerboard
• The basics of music theory, which you will then use to help learn songs and develop an overall intuitive sense of how to play the ukulele
• Essential chords and chord strumming patterns for different styles
• Melodies and chordal accompaniment parts to songs such as Aloha ʻOe; Amazing Grace; Bound for South Australia; Hiʻilawe; Hinei Ma Tov; Londonderry Air; Simple Gifts; When the Saints Go Marching In; Will the Circle Be Unbroken? and more!