This book is intended for ukulele players who had some experience with their instruments, but would like to increase their musical ability, as well as for guitarists who like to improve their accompaniment skills on the treble strings of the guitar. There exist many excellent introductory ukulele methods, as well as extensive chord dictionaries. Instead, this book is intended for those players who wish to be able to sight read from a fake book, figure out the chords to a song without a chart, create accompaniments to their own songs, create chord solos, extend their chord vocabulary, or further their understanding of harmony.

Book. Sixteen songs; chord shapes are for A D F# B tuning. Includes: After My Laughter Came Tears; Are You Lonesome Tonight; Carolina Moon; Fly me to the Moon; For All We Know; Gimme a Little Kiss; Goodnight, Irene; I Don't Know Why; I'll Get By; Last Night I had the Strangest Dream; Mean to Me; Music! Music! Music!; Non Dimenticar; The Thing; This Land is Your Land; and Tom Dooley.

VHS tape.

Mr. Fast Fingers continues to give the ukulele greater prominence, wider appeal, increasing respect.

Good Vibes, from start to end, Shimabukuro is the unchallenged ukulele master.

Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser, August 24, 2003

This album further expands the appeal of the simple instrument with playing styles that tap jazz, rock, pop, blues, and occasionally, a hint of Japanese seasoning.

DVD. 80 minutes. The Sons of Hawaii are one of the premiere groups that brought about the renaissance of Hawaiian music in the past few decades. This video details the group's history and includes interviews with band members as well as several performances and songs. Here's what a viewer wrote: If you love Hawaiian music, then this film will touch your heart. It traces the history of the Sons of Hawai'i, but more importantly, brings to light why Gabby Pahinui and Eddie Kame are so important to the culture, but in different ways. You get to see in-depth interviews with Moe Keale (IZ' uncle) and Joe Marshall, both now gone, and so many stories about the Sons of Hawaii, of kupuna who helped save the music and memories of Gabby.

Aaron Keim & Nicole

Assorted authors Book; companion music DVD (MP3 format only) may also be available. He Mele Aloha: A Hawaiian Songbook is a collection of over 260 songs, listed alphabetically, about 40 of which are hapa-haole songs. It is intended to encourage the tradition of kanikapila. The emphasis is on accurate Hawaiian lyrics and translation. Simple chording and fingering for the ukulele is shown for each song. The lyrics are large for easy reading. It is in a workbook format, with ring binding, large print and room to make notes. Kanikapila: The word kanikapila, literally "play music," has come to mean gathering together informally to sing and play. It was not so long ago that kanikapila was part of our daily lives in Hawai'i. Over the last generation music has moved from the garage party to the concert stage. It has become something to listen to rather than participate in. There is a sense today that singing is reserved for those who are really "good" at it. Still, many people yearn to kanikapila. Translations: English translations favor a less than literal approach, as the translator tried to capture not only the specifics of the language but the essence of the song. Existing translations were edited in order to provide a level of consistency, and were sometimes adjusted to reflect more recent understandings of the poetry. When translations were not available, they have been written anew. Melody and phrasing is not provided-you must know the song to sing it. Most of these songs have been recorded, and one purpose of this book is to encourage support of Hawai'i's composers and entertainers.

Mel Bay Book. 32 pages. A basic book for very beginning players. Shows chord shapes and photos of dozens of chords with suggested fingering. No songs, no fingerpicking.

Mel Bay A catalog of baritone uke chords in photo/diagram form grouped by type. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, and ninth chords are all shown in all keys in fretboard photos and diagrams. Major seventh, minor seventh, sixth, minor sixth, seventh augmented fifth, and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Also includes helpful photos and information on the correct way to hold the baritone ukulele and the pick, and on tuning the baritone uke. This book may also be used with the tenor ukulele in D-G-B-E tuning.

William Bay DVD—book also available for loan. William Bay teaches you all of the basics of playing the uke. You will learn to hold the uke and strum in different time signatures. You'll also learn to play 58 all-time great ukulele songs in the keys of C, G, D, F and Bb. Step-by-step instruction provides hours of fun and enjoyment. C tuning. 70 minutes.

William Bay Companion DVD also available in our library. A wonderfully easy, entertaining way to learn the uke! Based on C tuning, this text presents strum-along/sing-alongs in the keys of C, G, D, F, and B flat. The video will teach you in a step-by-step manner, and provide hours of fun and enjoyment! You will learn 58 great, all-time favorite uke songs including Peg O' My Heart and Fascination.

Jim Beloff Jim Beloff teaches you how to tune and hold your uke, develop rhythmic strums, and play the basic chord positions. He starts with the simplest of tunes, but quickly progresses to songs with more complex chords and progressions. In short order, you'll be playing and singing "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands," "When The Saints Go Marching In," "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain," "A Bicycle Built For Two," "Give My Regards To Broadway" and "Aloha Oe." Once you've mastered these classic songs, it won't be hard to pick up a songbook and go on to strumming any tune you like.

To add to the enjoyment of this video, Jim introduces you to three very special guests: Travis Harrelson, a well known Southern California-based uke player and collector, demonstrates his masterful strumming techniques; Poncie Ponce, best known for his role as Kim the taxi driver in the TV show "Hawaiian Eye," performs his famous uke solo of Stars And Stripes Forever; and Ian Whitcomb, a popular recording artist and radio personality, uses the uke as the perfect accompaniment to his English music-hall style of singing. Finally, Jim takes you into his home for a tour of his vast ukulele collection. While showing off some of his favorite vintage ukes, Jim relates the colorful history of this most "joyful" of musical instruments.

Jim Beloff DVD. In this long-awaited follow-up to Volume 1, Jim teaches chord shapes and progressions, complex strums and accompaniments to some of the most beloved songs in popular music history. With his usual warmth and good humor, Jim guides you through each song, slowing down the tricky parts and sprinkling the lesson with wisdom gleaned from his deep knowledge of the instrument. Before long, he'll have you singing and playing: Under the Boardwalk * That Hawaiian Melody * You Made Me Love You * I Can't Give You Anything but Love * Bye Bye Blackbird * The Girl from Ipanema * and Blue Moon. Jim's special guest, Lyle Ritz, is a legend, known throughout the world as one of the "masters" of the ukulele. He shares his ideas about the instrument and demonstrates some of his most requested instrumentals: Dream * Lulu's Back in Town * Fly Me to the Moon * and Ritz Cracker. INCLUDES CHORDS + MUSIC * LEVEL 3. 90 minutes.

Jim Beloff Book. This copy is for use during group meetings only; not available for loan.

Jim Beloff, Lyle Ritz Book with CD. This collection includes 15 magnificent chord solos arranged by the ukulele jazz master, Lyle Ritz. A chord solo is an arrangement where both the melody and harmony of a song are ingeniously captured in the many chord changes. These are some of the most challenging arrangements ever published for the ukulele, and unquestionably, some of the most beautiful. Also features info on creating your own ukulele chord solos, and a CD of all 15 tunes performed by Ritz himself. Songs are arranged for both GCEA- and DGBE-tuned ukes and include: Bluesette * Dream * Honeysuckle Rose * How High the Moon * Lover * Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars * Satin Doll * Where or When * and more.

Jim Beloff, Fred Sokolow Book with CD. Take your uke playing to the next level with this great package that will teach you how to: strum backup chords all over the fretboard, in any key; play chord solos up and down the fretboard; solo in any key using first-position major scales, chord-based licks, and moveable major and blues scales; understand chord progressions; increase your chord vocabulary; and more. Tunes and exercises that illustrate each technique are written in standard notation and tablature and played on the accompanying CD. An absolute beginner can follow the diagrams and instruction from the beginning. Intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the ukulele.

Bob Brozman, Ledward Kaapana Bob Brozman, who plays duets on National steel with Kaapana, comes to Hawaiian music via the blues and other traditional mainland folk forms. His work has a busyness, in the best possible sense of the term—the guy's all over the place, though he can also lay back and keep it simple when he wants to; he also has a prickliness that many island steel players don't show. He brings out the best in Kaapana, who plays with a fuller, more virile tone than usual. They reach further back than most of their peers for material and arrangements, too, so this set has the straightforward, benignly sentimental feel of the earliest recorded Hawaiian music. —John Morthland

Boulder Acoustic Society

May Singhi Breen Book. Published in 1950, by May Singhi Breen. Softcover manual with 72 pages, Robbins Music Corp.

Brittni Paiva 2007 Hawaii Music Awards Peoples' Choice Winner for Ukulele Album of the Year 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee for Best Instrumental Album of the Year 2007 Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee for Album of the Year The do-it-all girl has done it again! Bravo to Brittni Paiva on her third and latest release - Brittni! It s hard to believe that this 18-year old could produce another CD in barely a year that would equal or better her last CD, Hear, a 2006 Na Hoku Hanohano nominee for Best Instrumental Album of the Year and winner of the Hawaii Music Award s Best Ukulele Album of the Year! Two vocal tracks on her latest CD reveal that strings are not Brittni s only voice. One track, a beautifully rendered Pua Karauna, is a duet with her singing coach, the legendary Melveen Leed. Brittni features four original compositions, one of which is about Honoli i, a popular surfing spot on the outskirts of Hilo. Once you know this, the music and title Riding Honoli i evoke a wonderful visual image grab the board, drive the jeep down to catch a few waves. Gazing is another beautifully executed original composition. Inspired initially by the starry Big Island skies, the solo ukulele captures the imagery of a solitary figure gazing at an awesome expanse. Included in this CD are two tracks originally written for three violins Pachelbel s famous Canon in D for 3 violins and bass accompaniment; and Michael McLean s Csardas for 3 violins and piano. This prodigiously talented teen said she was looking forward to continuing to demonstrate the versatility of the ukulele by incorporating many different styles of music on this instrument. In this CD, she has accomplished just that! A multi-talented musician who is known for her instrumental dexterity and strength, Brittni is committed to perpetuating the art of ki ho alu (slackkey guitar). In this CD, she displays her masterful command of ki ho alu by delivering a lovely rendition of Mauna Loa. Guest musicians include well-known bassist Nathan Aweau and drummer Wendell Ching, who also co-produced Brittni. The assortment of songs on this latest CD, which encompasses many eras and a variety of genres, is sure to be a hit with a wide range of audience.

Ken Eidson & Ross Cherednik Book. 108 pages.

Calvin Chin Book. Maybe you found your Uncle Henry's old ukulele in a storage box someplace, and you'd kind of like to play it a little. Maybe you just bought a new one, picturing yourself entertaining friends. And maybe you wish you could get beyond "Kumbayya" or "I've Been Working on the Railroad."

This is the book for you. Because in just a few weeks it can teach you a way to strum and pick so many chords that you can learn hundreds of songs, and develop a repertoire that'll amaze and delight everyone who hears you play!

These lessons show you how to find a whole octave worth of chords on each string of the instrument: majors...minors...sevenths...augmented and diminished...major 7ths...and all the others that'll let you make music. Real music. And it includes 37 song scores (plus some advanced versions) to practice on. You'll even be able to play songs as solos, when you really want to impress your audiences.

Come on—enjoy this breakthrough! Learn how to really play one of the most pleasurable instruments ever made!

Hawaiian composers, Charles A.K. Hopkins (Editor and Arranger)

Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu This hardback book was published as part of the special edition of an album by the Sons of Hawaii. Includes a wealth of information. Written by Samuel Crowningburg-Amalu.

Bruce Dean Book. This book doesn't get into specific songs at all, or strumming techniques. It simply walks you through a process that drastically increases the number of chords you can play and, more importantly, helps you understand completely how chords are built and named, so you can become so familiar with your fretboard that you can put together new chords and play them in a variety of positions, as the occasion requires. The first 12 pages of this 72-page book (8.5x11 format, and spiral-bound to lie flat) are basic enough for even the rank beginner, starting with open chords, chord groups for practicing and a checklist for clear chord sounds. Section II gets into moveable or barre chord forms, again with chord pairs to practice making the changes.
Section III on advanced chords is the meat of the book — packed with chord theory that is always rooted in the down-to-earth practice of actually playing the ukulele. Dean's approach is to start with a brief regard in the direction of finger patterns for playing major scales on the uke, which he calls "our most powerful partner for defining chords." He shows how the chord triads are built from the scales. It's simple and obvious enough information once you understand it, yet this is the first ukulele instruction book I've come across that lays it all out for the neophyte in easy-to-understand detail. He shows how major chords are modified to make minor, diminished, augmented and suspended chords.

CLIFF EDWARDS Book. Volume 1 of a three-part series by the man who made ukuleles famous in the 30s and 40s. Various tunings. Thirty songs, including Ramona, Peg 'O My heart, Sunday, Diane, Charmaine, Jada, etc. Includes chords, melody lyrics and a section on playing tips.

Denis Gilbert Book. 146 pages, published in March, 2003. Here's a review from another reader: The book has very clear & concise step by step instructions. The photographs are professionally formatted. With the proper equipment, supplies, and dedicated workmanship, your personally made ukulele will surpass in quality and value any ukulele you find in the market. I know because I have the book and am working on my third ukulele. The first I made for myself, the second for my daughter, and the third for my son. I now have family heirlooms to be proud of. I highly recommend this book. Ukulele-making is a fine art and to discover an ukulele-making book is a rare find.

Michael Gillette This DVD is perfect for anyone who wants to improve their ukulele playing technique. Even if you have never played a ukulele before you will discover that Ralph Shaw (the King of the Ukulele!) will lead you through the basics and beyond so that you will learn tips, tricks and techniques that will have you sounding like a ukulele maestro! Just some of the things you will learn in this 1 hour lesson include:

Beginners uke - including tuning, strumming & basic chords

How to use 'ornament'; notes

Play chords up the neck

How to play 4/4, 3/4 and jig time and develop right-hand techniques such as the syncopated 'split stroke' as used by George Formby

How to play Rolls and Triplets

The basics of melody chording In short this one DVD will set you up for a lifetime of fun and music with the world's greatest little instrument... The Ukulele!

Herb Ohta

Jake Shimabukuro You'll forget all the Tiny Tim, Don Ho, and Hawaiian-music jokes about the ukulele when you hear Gently Weeps, which leaves behind the Roaring Twenties strum and plinky-dink sound of most such music. Jake Shimabukuro sets the tone with the lead-off track from which he takes the album's title, George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," unfolding the vulnerable undertow of Harrison's epic lament. A string of covers follows, as Shimabukuro touches the serene with Schubert's "Ave Maria," evokes a Japanese koto on a Zen-like version of "Sakura," and turns "The Star-Spangled Banner" into a lament. But Shimabukuro's original tunes are just as full of plucked nuance, especially "Heartbeat Dragon," where he uses a slight delay to create a quietly joyful Celtic air. However, don't think it's all wistful melancholy. Shimabukuro whips it out on original tracks like "Let's Dance," alternating hard rhythmic chops with flamenco-like strums. His take on Erroll Garner's "Misty" is a little jive, though I'm sure the hot jazz middle-section pumps the crowds up. Chick Corea's "Spain" fares much better and still scores high on the flash quotient. You just can't keep a fret-burner down, even when his fretboard is toy-sized. You can't keep the Hawaiian out either. Its gentle sway turns up on the sweetly laconic "Angel." A few bonus tracks of generic fusion at the end detract from the solo purity and intimate mood that Shimabukuro creates, but Gently Weeps is a joy until then. —John Diliberto

Jake Shimabukuro It's rare for a young musician to earn comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. It's even harder to find an artist who has entirely redefined an instrument by his early thirties. But Jake Shimabukuro (she-ma-boo-koo-row) has already accomplished these feats, and more, in a little over a decade of playing and recording music. As the San Francisco Gate recently posited about the Hawaiian musician: "The sounds the boyish 33-year old wrings from his ukulele...are unlike anything else in the history of the instrument."

Yes, the ukulele. In the hands of Shimabukuro, the traditional Hawaiian instrument of four strings and two octaves is stretched and molded into a complex and bold new musical force. On an album like his new Peace Love Ukulele,' Jake and his "uke" effortlessly (it seems) mix jazz, rock, classical, traditional Hawaiian music and folk, creating a sound that's both technically masterful and emotionally powerful...and utterly unique in the music world.

Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole Book. 98 pages.

H.M. 'Heeday' Kimura Learn the inner secrets of trick and novelty ukulele playing as well as the basics of advanced jazz-type chord substitution. Add color to your solos with this goldmine of little-known techniques. If you can already pick and strum the basic melody of a song, you can use the ideas in this manual to learn how to express your creativity. How-to instructions include: "wah-wah," chime and bongo effects, vamp runs, multiple tremolos, the rhumbas strum, pencil percussion, the "bend," "two-on-one-uke," speed picking, ukulele electronics, and more. A useful bonus is a 13-page section on basic and advanced chords featuring five to seven different ways to play the same chord up the fretboard.

John King John King - The Classical Ukulele is a collection of 19 classical and traditional works ingeniously arranged for ukulele by John King. While this book is ideal for more experienced players, all of the arrangements are written in tablature so that anyone can play without having to read music. Most amazing is how well these famous pieces by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Joplin and others translate to the ukulele. Works include "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring," "Fur Elise," "Chop Sticks," "Greensleeves," "Danny Boy" and "The Entertainer." Also included is a CD of all of the arrangements magnificently performed by John King himself. All works are arranged for GCEA tuned ukuleles.

Lou Leaman Book. Songs are in various tunings; check the chart at the top of each song. Thirty-five songs with chord arrangements for the ukulele (and guitar!). Published in 1950; 49 pages.

Lyle Ritz No Frills - Jazz Ukulele and Bass by Lyle Ritz

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Morton Manus Now, everything you need to know to play the baritone ukulele in one book. Start from the beginning by learning about the parts of the instrument, learn how to hold it and how to tune it. You will then learn the basics of reading music. You will learn to play using popular songs including Tom Dooley, The Streets of Laredo, When the Saints Go Marching In, The Red River Valley and many more. A dictionary of baritone ukulele chords is included.

Jerry Moore Book with CD. This is the original version of this book, which was self-published by Jerry Moore and later purchased and re-issued by Mel Bay. Our version is highly collectible by ukulele enthusiasts. This book teaches you how to create melodies and chord solos on the ukulele. It is intended to help those players who love this instrument, and would like to increase their skills and enjoyment. The basic approach taken does not include music theory and rhythms, only the chords and notes necessary to create and play the songs. A "user friendly" approach to playing wonderful ukulele solos!

Miller Music Book (copy 1). By Miller Music Corporation,  New York 36, New York, 1950, — 56 pages in Very Good + Condition, — Also adaptable for Piano Accoedion, Guitar, Popularb Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, Clarinet & other instruments since all arrangements have the melody & chord symbols (in addition to the Ukulele diagrams) — With Words, Arranged by Paul Hill, —- Songs, — Across The Sea, - A Song of Old Hawaii, - Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee), - An Old Hawaiian Custom, - Beauty Hula, The, - Coral Sea, - Dreamy Kalua, - Drowsy Waters (Wailana), - For You A Lei, - Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu—wai), - Honoluliu Eyes, - Honolulu Moon, - Hula Lullaby, - Hula Rock-A-Bye, - I Want To Learn To Speak Haweaiian, - I Wonder Where My Hula Girl Has Gone, - I've Found A Little Grass Skirt, - King Kamehameha (The Conqueror Of The Islands), - Lovely Hula Hands, - Malihini Mele, - Maori Brown Eyes, - My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii, - My Sweetheart (Kuu Home), - My Waikiki Ukulele Girl, - Naughty Hula Eyes, - Native Guitars, - Old Plantation,The (Kuu Home), - On The Beach At Waikiki, - One, Two, Three, Four, - Pagan Love Song, - Pretty Red Hibiscus, - When Hilo Hattie Dose the Hilo Hop.  —-

Miller Music Book (copy 2). By Miller Music Corporation,  New York 36, New York, 1950, — 56 pages in Very Good + Condition, — Also adaptable for Piano Accoedion, Guitar, Popularb Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet, Clarinet & other instruments since all arrangements have the melody & chord symbols (in addition to the Ukulele diagrams) — With Words, Arranged by Paul Hill, —- Songs, — Across The Sea, - A Song of Old Hawaii, - Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee), - An Old Hawaiian Custom, - Beauty Hula, The, - Coral Sea, - Dreamy Kalua, - Drowsy Waters (Wailana), - For You A Lei, - Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu—wai), - Honoluliu Eyes, - Honolulu Moon, - Hula Lullaby, - Hula Rock-A-Bye, - I Want To Learn To Speak Haweaiian, - I Wonder Where My Hula Girl Has Gone, - I've Found A Little Grass Skirt, - King Kamehameha (The Conqueror Of The Islands), - Lovely Hula Hands, - Malihini Mele, - Maori Brown Eyes, - My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii, - My Sweetheart (Kuu Home), - My Waikiki Ukulele Girl, - Naughty Hula Eyes, - Native Guitars, - Old Plantation,The (Kuu Home), - On The Beach At Waikiki, - One, Two, Three, Four, - Pagan Love Song, - Pretty Red Hibiscus, - When Hilo Hattie Dose the Hilo Hop.  —-

Miller Music Book. Thirty-one songs. 56 pages. 1961.

Centerbrook Publishing 100 favorite Hawaiian melodies with full music notation, words and chords. Note diagrams are for guitar chord shapes; just substitute the chord name for your ukulele chord shape. CD included which features the melodies.

Harry Reser Book. Written in 1959 by one of the greats in the history of fretted instruments and revised by renowned picker Woody Mann. Standard (soprano) ukulele parts are in D tuning (ADF#B). 64 pp

Del Rey DVD. We're in the midst of a ukulele renaissance and this wonderful little instrument's role has been expanding to include a wide variety of musical genres. In the hands of the amazing Del Rey it becomes a veritable blues and ragtime music machine! This informative and entertaining DVD will teach you a myriad of fingerpicking and chording techniques.Del takes a guitar player's approach to the instrument, using her three fingers to get a syncopated melody and harmony lines against a steady thumb beat. She teaches you how to play cool riffs, turnarounds, blues songs and up-beat dance tunes. Tuning her uke to open C (G-C-E-A), she starts off with blues scales and right hand exercises to coordinate your picking and fretting hands. Then it's right into five fabulous pieces in a variety of keys: Goin' Up the Country; Run and Tell Your Daddy, Lord; Keep it Clean; Dance Hall Shuffle and Brown's Blues. 70 minutes.

Lyle Ritz DVD. Ukulele jazz master Lyle Ritz shares many of his playing techniques in this educational and entertaining 75 minute DVD. In the instructional portion Lyle plays through seven different arrangements drawn from his °Ukulele Masters: Lyle Lite° songbook/CD, pointing out techniques and tricks that he has developed over a lifetime of performing. Songs taught include: Avalon · Beautiful Dreamer · Let Me Call You Sweetheart · My Melancholy Baby · and Ritz original "B-Flat Blues in C." He plays each slowly, then up to speed, and lyrics, melody lines and ukulele chord grids are included as printable PDF files on the disc. Also features a fascinating career retrospective interview conducted by Jim Beloff. 75 minutes.

Lyle Ritz, Jim Beloff 16 easy chord solos (both melody and harmony captured in the chord changes) arranged for GCEA-tuned ukuleles by jazz master Lyle Ritz. His arrangements will delight advanced beginners and intermediate players alike. The CD features all the songs performed by Lyle on both ukulele and bass. Includes: Beautiful Dreamer * Edelweiss * Let Me Call You Sweetheart * Ramblin' Rose * Surfer Girl * and more!

Marcus Rogers With this DVD you can put your ukulele skills into action. The chord names are shown clearly on the screen while Ralph performs 26 songs just for you.

Ralph's fun loving energy combined with his evident musical ability will benefit your playing by showing you how to:

Keep strumming on key and in time

Use different ukulele rhythms in 'real life' playing situations

Build your confidence to play with other people

Develop your sense of performance

Increase your repertoire of musical styles

Suitable for ALL levels of ability Ralph has songs using as few as 2 chords to as many as 11 chords.

Categories of song include:

1)Simple Strum Alongs (The More We Get Together, Cockles and Mussels, Aloha Oe and more…)

2)Classic Strumming Oldies (On Moonlight Bay, The Black Velvet Band, Yes Sir That's My Baby, Shine On Harvest Moon and more…)

3)Winter Holiday Strum Along (Joy to the World, Silent Night, Donner the Yodelling Reindeer, Jingle Bells and more…)

4)Songs for Children (This Old Man, Twinkle Twinkle medley, The Cat Came Back and more…)

5)Something New (Manikin Man, Doggy Language, Be My Lover and more…)

DVD is suitable for any ukulele tuning even though Ralph plays in the GCEA tuning (ADF#B, DGBE can also be used with this dvd).

Rigk Sauer
Book/CD pack. Making the move from chord strumming to solo playing is the biggest challenge in learning to play uke. This book introduces various solo techniques including single note solos and chord solos. Step-by-step methods and arrangement tips and tricks help you understand different soloing techniques and how to create your own ukulele solos. Includes a section on chord theory and a one page chart with fingerings for more than 1000 chords. Songs include "Love Me Tender," "The Entertainer," "Sweet Home Chicago," more. CD contains 11 songs and play-along MIDI files for practice. Note/tab. 75 pp. $24.95

Ralph Shaw In this second volume of the Complete Ukulele Course DVD series Ralph Shaw teaches techniques and strums that will inspire your playing to new heights.

You will learn to play in the following styles; March, Waltz, 12 Bar Blues, Samba, Bossa Nova, Swing, Triplets, Bo Diddley, Reggae and more. In addition Ralph teaches the strum and chords used in IZ's famous Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World medley. Ralph also shows how to play your uke like an old-time banjo by using the clawhammer/frailing technique. Finally Ralph shows you how to play a syncopated rhythm solo in the style of George Formby. For each strum Ralph teaches the technique followed by a song that uses that strum. Songs include; Darktown Strutters Ball, Take Me Home Country Roads, Girl From Ipanema, Let Me Call you Sweetheart, Song to Bring Back Something Which Is Lost… and many more. All in GCEA tuning.

Jason Verlinde & Michael Simmons Book. 128 pages, Volume Two, 2003.The second and final edition of this much-sought-after magazine features articles about early ukulele maker Augusto Dias, Herb Ohta, harp ukuleles and how to repair koa ukuleles—plus more!

Jason Verlinde and Michael Simmons Book. 108 pages, Volume One, 2002.This one is highly collectible—so please be careful with it (it sold originally for $6.99 but has been upwards of $100). Why so valuable? It was the debut issue of this well-produced magazine—and there were only two issues ever. The authors went on to create the hugely popular Fretboard Journal which encompasses ukulele as well as the more "popular" string instruments. In This issue you'll find articles about Martin ukuleles, the story behind the Maccaferi plastic ukes, Tiny Tim, Les Paul, Roy Smeck and more.

Alfred Publishing Staff The term "rock" isn't really accurate for this book, it's more of soft rock/pop hits. But whatever you call the genre of music, this book is a goodie because it offers songs (with full musical notation), performance notes and, best of all, two CDs featuring "play along" backing tracks. That means you can removethe votcals to hear the ukulele parts, better, mute the ukulele tp play along with the band, loop the song over and over or slow the song down.

Various Artists

Victoria Vox Play along to your favorite Victoria Vox songs! Includes all original tracks from Victoria's CDs: "Jumping Flea" and "Chameleon." Includes ukulele finger charts below chord changes. This book would also work for guitar and piano players who read chords and melody, with lyrics.
*Songs: America, Buttercup, C'est Noyé, Christmas With You, Dreamin' 'Bout You, Jessica, My Darlin' Beau, Peeping Tomette, The Bird Song, Tucson, Ukin' at the Wheel, What's Wrong?!, Yodelayheehoo. 48 pages.

Ian Whitcomb Book with CD. A wonderful tribute to the ukulele and its leading advocates, past and present. Contains seventeen classics and eight new tunes as well as an in-depth historical essay illustrated with original sheet music covers. Classic selections include: Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula; Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?; All That I Ask of You Is Love; They're Wearing 'Em Higher in Hawaii; Sierra Sue; Any Time; Pasadena; Somebody Stole My Gal; Blue; and more. All tunes are shown with complete lyrics and chord diagrams. Includes a select discography of CD's featuring ukulele artists and a list of uke web sites. Most of the songs heard in the feature film Stanley’s Gig (2000) starring Faye Dunaway can be found in this book.

Ian Whitcomb Book with CD. In this wonderful treasure Ian Whitcomb shows how to handle the uke in such a romantic way that the gently murmuring strums emerge to act as a sweet stream of accompaniment upon which one's vocals can float along smoothly and pleasingly. All of the classic ballads included in this book were originally published before the ukulele established itself as an instrument to be taken seriously by the pop industry, before it became the 1920's equivalent of the rock guitar. The music on the companion compact disc is performed by Ian Whitcomb and his various bands and orchestras. The music is written in standard notation with chord symbols and fretboard diagrams for soprano or tenor uke in standard (G-C-E-A) tuning. Lyrics are also included.

Victor L. Wooten Book. 275 pages. This one came our way with a strong recommendation: "This book is not about ukulele but is everything about playing the ukulele." A "guide" through the musical journey of learning to play your instrument of choice.