Home music lessons with Ukulele music books provide the ideal solution. Offering songs suitable for every level, these books provide beginners with access to songs they may need for learning how to read music.
This book provides readers with an introduction to chords by showing them where to place their fingers on the strings, tab reading and singing/strumming techniques.
Songbooks with Chords
Ukulele songbooks with chords provide beginners with an effective way to quickly expand their repertoire quickly and effortlessly. While guitar songbooks often require multiple scales and fingering techniques to play songs from memory, ukulele music often only requires four simple chords in standard tuning – making these books great resources for beginning players who are just learning their instrument! Many books also include tablature for these basic chords so even novice players can start playing songs right from the beginning!
Some ukulele songbooks are tailored specifically towards teaching different musical genres such as rock, country or jazz; others focus on more general songs with lyrics so you can sing along while you play; additional books may offer strum patterns and chord charts to build your skills further.
Blues and other traditional forms of music can be challenging for novice musicians to learn, but with the right songbook you can be playing your favorite tunes quickly. Ralph Wood’s Blues for Ukulele provides an expert overview of basic ukulele blues theory as applied to common 12-bar progressions, chords, riffs and turnarounds – everything necessary for an efficient learning experience.
This small and portable ukulele songbook is an indispensable resource for any ukulele player. Packed full of chords for all the most popular songs and featuring an easy-to-use chord dictionary, you’ll quickly be able to locate what chords go with which songs with just a quick glance! Arrangement by key and listing of root note notes helps find exactly the chord you need quickly.
There is some musical theory included in the book, but this can easily be skipped over by those with prior musical experience. If that’s you, use the Editor view to extend your ukulele chord library by creating new chords – fingerings, base fret and muted strings can also be defined to create your custom chord library. When selected as an instrument in Settings view of app will display chords appropriate for either guitar or ukulele respectively.
Songbooks with Lyrics
No matter your skill level or learning style, ukulele songbooks are invaluable tools for learning new songs and improving your playing. The best ones break popular songs into frets designed specifically for the uke, making it easy to follow along and learn songs quickly. Others provide lyrics or melody lines specific to the instrument itself – pick a book that best matches both your learning style and experience in reading music!
Ukulele songbooks may include chord charts and fingerings for every song in a book, which is especially helpful for beginners as a quick way to learn chord notes quickly. A ukulele chord chart for songs works similarly to its guitar counterpart in terms of reading it aloud; its form being more straightforward and simple than usual.
If you’re in search of an extensive chord dictionary for your uke, consider Tobe Richards’ Ukulele Chord Bible from Cabot Books’ Fretted Friends series (2007. This book lists over 1,000 chords with three positions for each one and basic music theory information that makes this an essential resource for those wanting to expand their song repertoire.
Phil Doleman’s Uke Ballads by Roy Sakuma Productions in 1998 offers another great beginner ukulele book: it contains 26 cover songs with 17 having accompanying arrangements which start off simple but become increasingly complex as you progress through this book.
Some ukulele songbooks even provide chord melody solos for those without strong singing voices, making ukulele playing even more enjoyable and memorable! Uke Chord Melody Solos by John King is an outstanding example of such a book.
Some ukulele music books specialize in specific genres, like blues or classical music. A blues songbook may be especially beneficial to newcomers to this style who need help learning the fundamentals. Such songbooks serve as guides to playing blues on the ukulele using chord progressions and turnarounds as part of its strategy.
Songbooks with Audio
No matter if you are an amateur singer, an aspiring vocalist, or simply want to learn some favorite songs with accompaniment on ukulele, there is an extensive range of songbooks featuring audio. Popular publishers like Hal Leonard, Alfred and Berklee Press provide extensive collections of ukulele sheet music songbooks with CDs or MP3 downloads that offer multiple ways for learning your favorite tunes.
The Hal Leonard Ukulele Method is an easy-to-use beginner’s guide for anyone learning the ukulele. Both the book and video teach beginners basic strum and sing-along techniques with basic songs and chords for all beginners, music reading techniques, tuning methods, history of the ukulele as well as history lessons through large text, notes and pictures; making this book ideal for ages 7 years old or up.
Taylor Swift 1989 for Ukulele book is one of the top selling ukulele songbooks with audio, featuring all tracks from her Grammy-winning album arranged for ukulele. Another top seller is Alfred The Who – Uke ‘An Play Easy TAB Songbook which showcases 14 hits from their legendary discography arranged specifically for ukulele.
Whoever prefers to focus on melodies and lyrics should check out the Pro Vocal Ukulele Songbook series, which comes equipped with CD demos and separate backing tracks for practice purposes. These songbooks can be used for singing karoake or audition preparation as well as practicing solo performances with friends or family members.
Songbooks with Duets
Books offer many of the same advantages as digital resources when it comes to learning the ukulele; they’re especially handy when camping or traveling without access to Internet; or when you just want a break from digital media for awhile. No matter what level you are at playing ukulele, there’s sure to be a songbook perfect for you.
The Ukulele Guide Open Mic Songbook features 27 vintage pieces unfamiliar to modern listeners and players of ukulele music alike, yet still popular today. While these songs might not fall within traditional playing styles for most uke players, that might just add another element of interest! In addition, its introduction pages contain easily understood musical theory making this the ideal starter songbook.
First 50 Songs You Should Play on Ukulele is another useful ukulele songbook designed for beginners. This guide offers melodies and chord diagrams of some of the most popular tunes as well as links to free audio tracks so that you can strum along. Designed specifically for acoustic uke playing without needing a capo, its chords offer complete freedom when strumming along.
Interested in musical theatre? For an experience that encapsulates both classic and contemporary shows alike, Broadway Duets for Ukulele provides the perfect solution. A collection of vocal pieces for two voices from Aida, Cabaret, Hairspray, The Producers Spamalot & Wicked are featured as part of this album.
This songbook stands out from others by including both music notation and tablature for the ukulele, making it an invaluable resource for learning how to read music as well as those interested in exploring notation systems that apply across instruments.
Fretted Friends’ Chord Dictionary from Hal Leonard (2008) is designed specifically for ukulele players and provides them with over 1,000 chords in all keys arranged alphabetically by key. Plus, its handy chart also lists three positions for each chord! This handy little book fits right into any uke case!