Hawaiian Songs for Ukulele

Par NELSON MARK KAILANA. Want to play beautiful Hawaiian melodies on your 'ukulele? Now you can! Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is a comprehensive instruction into the art of playing great solo 'ukulele…slack key style. Slack Keyâ'Ho `aluâ'is a melodic, finger-picked guitar style created by Hawaiian paniolo in the mid-19th century, known as 'Hawaiian soul music”. It is only natural that some 'ukulele players in Hawaii would re-tune their instruments and play slack key style. Nothing sounds so sweet. No matter if you are a dedicated beginner wanting to expand your playing or an advanced uke-a-banger looking for a new challenge, you will find music to delight your fingers and stimulate your ear. Learn to Play Slack Key Style 'Ukulele is both a course of study and a collection of great solo arrangements that start out easy and increase in difficulty. Includes access to online audio.- Tablature and standard notation- Notes on the tunings, reading music and reading TAB- Guided lessons help you develop your style- Graded arrangements from easy to advanced- Over 30 great arrangements- Learn how to create your own slack key style arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs- Playable on any 'ukulele with a low G string- Downloadable musical examples of all songs / Pédagogie / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Tablatures / Ukulélé

Hawaii gave the world the Ukulele - a craze that eventually spread from the West Coast of the USA all over the world. This selection of songs arranged for the heroic little four-stringed instrument spans authenticHawaiian compositions like Aloha Oe and Hi'ilawe through cheerful pastiches like Everybody Does It In Hawaii and Sweet Leilani to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole’s inspired Hawaiian treatments ofOver The Rainbow and What A Wonderful World proving that any style of song sounds good played on a Uke.

Par MARK KAILANA NELSON. While the 'ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of its birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiians took to the 'jumping flea' right from the start, creating music of stunning beauty and versatility. Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards-even a few pieces from the classical guitar repertoire. The book offers 27 arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any 'ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty, starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicated beginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings, inversions up the neck, tricky fingerings and 'all the fun stuff' the author could muster. To aid the student, the companion CD includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts, inversion studies, introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Ukulélé Soprano

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 21-This volume of the Ukulele Play-Along series features 8 classic Hawaiian songs each expertly arranged for Ukulele.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!

A collection of 30 of the best-known Hawaiian songs arranged for ukulele. Features a biographical section on some of the most prolific songwriters including Harry Owens Johnny Noble and Sonny Cunha. Includes lots of photos and original sheet music covers a foreword and a complete ukulele chord chart.

Ideal for the weekend Hawaiian music buff wanting just enough instructions to play a song on the uke this book includes the basic rudiments to help a beginner learn melodies and then sing and strum away in many different keys.Learn songs in one key using single-string picking then practice strumming each song in four to six different keys. Ideal for individual or group instruction. Get ready for your next Hawaiian party. With lyrics in native Hawaiianonly. These songs will never grow old!

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 3-Now you can play your favourite songs on your uke with great-sounding backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! This pack features 8 tunes from the island state.

The fast and easy way to learn how to play the ukulele With the help of Ukulele For Dummies, learning to play this popular string instrument at a basic level has never been easier. Now in a fully updated second edition, this hands-on, friendly guide provides everything you need to know to pick up a uke and get playing fast. From purchasing a ukulele and the necessary accessories to making sense of simple chord progressions and playing in a variety of styles including pop, folk, Hawaiian, and holiday favourites the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have you creating beautiful music in no time. For anyone wishing to learn to play this fun, surprisingly versatile instrument, Ukulele For Dummies covers all the basics, from chords and strumming patterns to guidance on finger picking and everything in between. Plus, you'll find tips to make certain chord changes easier, chords and tabs for popular Christmas and New Year songs, apps for mobile devices, the ten best ukulele chords, and so much more. * Audio tracks are available via online download at Dummies.com, creating a total musical instruction package * Features a ukulele buying guide for the novice * Offers instruction in a variety of musical styles * Provides finger-picking instruction and the chords and patterns you need to know With its simple and clear instruction, and inspiration on every page, the second edition of Ukulele For Dummies will have fans and first-time musicians making a big splash with this tiny instrument in no time. / Ukulélé

The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing for Soprano, Concert, or Tenor Ukulele. Par . Do-It-Yourself Ukulele is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using well-known pop, rock, blues, traditional, and Hawaiian tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio demonstration tracks and a full video course -- with nearly seven hours of instructional videos -- by popular YouTube ukulele teacher and author Terry Carter for a comprehensive learning experience. You\'ll learn: ukulele fundamentals; how to read music and tablature; playing chords of all types; essential strum patterns; notes on the fretboard; single-note melodies; using scales; fingerpicking; technique building; essential ukulele songs; blues-style playing; using a capo; and more! Includes 102 video tutorials and 87 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along! Audio and video files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book for download or streaming. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Méthode / Ukulélé

Ukulele Play-Along Volume 36-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 online audio player Playback+ allows you to slow down the audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys pan left or right and more! This volume includes 8 Elvis Presley island favorites:Aloha Oe Blue Hawaii Can't Help Falling in Love The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Love Me Moonlight Swim My Way and Rock-A-Hula Baby.

25 popular songs for the ukulele in standard music notation tablature and easy chords. To get the most out of this book you'll want to replace the fourth (high G) string with one of a heavier gauge and tune it an octave lower to get that full deep sound a lá Hawaiian uke virtuoso Jesse Kalima in playing the melodies in this book. The chords can be played with or without the low G sound.

Description Es ist schon seit längerem bekannt, dass das kleine Instrument mit dem witzigen, hawaiianischen Namen - übersetzt soviel wie 'hüpfender Floh' - inzwischen Kultcharakter hat. Ebenso erfolgreich erweisen sich inzwischen die Songbücher für Ukulele. Und exakt deswegen legen wir nach! Der zweite Band der Hit Session-Variante für Ukulele liegt für die vielen begeisterten Spielerinnen und Spieler bereit. Und diese Begeisterung unterstützen wir mit 100 tollen Songs wie: Don’t Speak, Chasing Cars, Over The Rainbow, Viva La Vida, Dance With Somebody, Nur ein Wort, Chasing Pavements, Ruby, Nur noch kurz die Welt retten, After Afterall und vielen weiteren. Komplette Songlist folgt. Covergestaltung vorbehaltlich Änderungen.

From the author of Mel Bay's best selling Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele and Favorite Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele we are proud to present Fingerstyle Duets for Ukulele. This book and companion audio offer 21great songs arranged in 18 duets for fingerstyle Ukulele. The songs come from around the world: European waltzes classic Hawaiian songs folksongs Victorian parlor pieces and classical guitar and piano transcriptions.Nothing in this book will be out of reach of the advancing beginner or intermediate player. Even advanced players will find something to tickle their fancy. The book includes tips on technique and fingerpicking exercises.Many of the songs include lyrics adding to the flexibility of the arrangements. Included are four etudes - basic duets featuring scaled down melodic parts for the lead Ukulele and simple pattern picking for the accompaniment.More advanced duets feature modulations chord inversions up the neck and different rhythmic approaches for the right hand in both parts. The book concludes with an arrangement of Erik Satie's haunting solo Piano piece Gymnopedie#1. Includes access to online audio.

Seventeen beautiful songs transcribed for guitar and ukulele exactly as played by IZ including his breathtaking version of Over the Rainbow as heard on the soundtracks to Finding Forester, 30 First Dates, and ER. There are also four pages of colour photographs featuring Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole, the Hawaiian singer with an unparalleled voice. Hawai'i '78 ; White Sandy Beach; 'Opae E; Kaleohano; Na Ka Pueo; Hi'ilawe; N Dis Life (In This Life); Ka Pua U'I; Kuhio Bay; Henehene Kou 'Aka; Panini Puakea; Wind Beneath My Wings/He Hawai'i Au; Starting All Over Again; Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World; Kamalani.