The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant-The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. of Nazareth, PA, and at how the instruments' success forever changed the company that made them. Martin's ukulele-making led the small,respected builder of fine guitars and mandolins into an era of unprecedented growth in the 1920s and helped it become one of the most legendary manufacturers of high-quality guitars in the world.Drawing heavily from theextensive archives at the Martin factory, the book examines the company and its development, from production records, sales ledgers, and a vast collection of correspondence to hundreds of photos, including many of the rarestukuleles the company produced. Extensive additional imagery chronicles the history of the popularity of the ukulele itself.The book is both a narrative about Martin's ukulele manufacturing history and a reference workdetailing the numbers of each style of ukulele ever made by the company. It is an exploration from Martin's first attempt at production in 1907, to the peaks of ukulele popularity in the 1920s and '50s, to the disinterest thatcaused Martin to cease ukulele production in the 1990s, to the recent resurgence that has allowed the firm to again offer a wide assortment of new models.

This collection for Ukulele contains fun arrangements of 17 classic pieces composed by Vince Guaraldi for the beloved Charlie Brown films. The Charlie Brown Collection? includes the favourites: Christmas Is Coming Christmas Time Is Here The Great Pumpkin Waltz Happiness Theme Linus and Lucy Peppermint Patty Red Baron Skating Charlie Brown Theme and more.

28 Favorites to Strum & Sing-Now you can strum & sing along to 28 ever-popular spirituals on the uke! Each song is presented in melody lyrics and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A tuning.Includes: Deep River • Every Time I Feel the Spirit • Give Me Jesus • He's Got the Whole World in His Hands • Joshua (Fit the Battle of Jericho) • Kum Ba Yah • The Lonesome Road • Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen • Rock-A-My Soul • Standin' in the Need of Prayer • Swing Low Sweet Chariot • This Little Light of Mine • Were You There? • and more.

A Complete Guide to the Basics-Here is the ultimate teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs and on-screen Ukulele notation so viewers can play all the music examples. Simply follow along with the music on screen as you watch and listen to the teacher!Covers:Melodies chords and songsPicking and strummingPlaying tips and techniquesStandard notationMany more!

25 bluegrass favorites to jam with on your uke including: Blue Moon of Kentucky Dooley Foggy Mountain Top Fox on the Run High on a Mountain Top I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow I'll Fly Away Keep on the Sunny Side Kentucky Waltz The Long Black Veil Rocky Top Sitting on Top of the World Turn Your Radio On The Wreck of the Old '97 and more.

The Ukulele Decade Series-The Ukulele Decade Series: The 1960s features Ukulele arrangements of 80 songs from the decade of peace and love including Along Comes Mary Barbara Ann Calendar Girl Hello Mary Lou It's Not Unusual My Boyfriend's Back One Fine Day Stand by Me Twist and Shout and more.

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack. This songbook features eight songs from Disney's latest blockbuster arranged with melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for standard G-C-E-A tuning. Songs include: All Is Found ? Into the Unknown ? Lost in the Woods ? The Next Right Thing ? Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People (Cont.) ? Show Yourself ? Some Things Never Change ? When I Am Older.

This series features convenient 6 x 9 books with complete lyrics and chord symbols above the lyrics for dozens of great songs. Each song also includes chord grids at the top of every page and the first notes of the melody for easy reference. These books are perfect for people who don't read music but want to strum chords and sing and are equally ideal for more advanced music-reading ukulele players who don't feel like wading through note-for-note notation.

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 4-Ukulele Play-Along Volume 4: Children's Songs will help you play your favourite children's songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro!Just follow the written music listen to the CD to hear how the ukulele should sound and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Each Ukulele Play-Along pack features eight cream-of-the-crop quintessential songs.

A great collection for beginners: if you can learn two chords, you can play two dozen favorite hits! Includes: ABC · Brick House · Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) · Eleanor Rigby · A Horse with No Name · Iko Iko · Jambalaya (On the Bayou) · Okie from Muskogee · Oye Como Va · Tulsa Time · and more!

Combining picking patterns chord strumming & melody lines for interesting and fun arrangements fingerstyle ukulele has become popular with indie artists and emerging solo uke players around the world. This new book will help anyone move beyond three chords and a strum! Kev covers techniques and patterns tablature music reading and much more with arrangements written specifically for fingerstyle uke in styles ranging from Celtic to classical! Perfect for uke newbies guitarists ready to take on a new instrument and singer-songwriters looking to expand their horizons. For Soprano Concert or Tenor Ukuleles in Standard C Tuning (High G)

Comprehensive Ukulele Method-Playing the ukulele is an enjoyable easy and inexpensive way to get involved in music. It provides a way to learn musical concepts and skills that can apply to any instrument you decide to study. Moreover it will give you agreat opportunity to share the joy of making music with other people. This book will help to provide you with the basic skills and musical background you need to get started. This carefully crafted method emphasizes chordstrumming skills; teaching students HOW to practice; note reading exercises; ?chord challenges? to learn how to figure out chord progressions; tab reading; and more. It also includes nearly 30 familiar songs thatstudents can play while still learning including: All My Loving ? Home on the Range ? Hound Dog ? Jambalaya (On the Bayou) ? La Bamba ? The Lion Sleeps Tonight ? The Rainbow Connection ? Take MeOut to the Ballgame ? and more! Practice experiment and have fun playing the ukulele!

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 23-The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the written music stream or download the online audio to hear how the ukulele should sound and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio is enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch!This updated second edition includes the songs: Blank Space I Knew You Were Trouble Love Story Mean Safe & Sound Shake It Off Teardrops onMy Guitar White Horse.

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 19-This volume of the Ukulele Play-Along series features 8 traditional Blues tunes each expertly arranged for Ukulele in standard notation.The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the written music listen to the CD to hear how the ukulele should sound and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so Mac & PC users canadjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Each Ukulele Play-Along pack features eight cream-of-the-crop quintessential songs.Songs include: Dust My Broom • Every Day I Have the Blues • How Long How Long Blues • It Hurts Me Too • and more!