Ukulele From The Beginning

SKU: AP.45243

ISBN 9781470633332. UPC: 038081519463. English.

For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Ukulele format provides melody, chords, and lyrics for easy strum and sing performance---plus suggested strum patterns and TAB for any integral hook parts. This Love and Romance edition features songs from such artists as Celine Dion, Chicago, Bruno Mars, Andy Williams, Sam Cooke, Phil Collins, and many more! Titles: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins) * Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (from Arthur) (Christopher Cross) * At Last (Etta James) * Because You Loved Me (Theme from Up Close and Personal) (Celine Dion) * Breathe (Faith Hill) * Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) (Maureen McGovern) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) (Barbra Streisand feat. Kris Kristofferson) * Falling Slowly (from Once) (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Feelings (Dime?) (Morris Albert) * For Your Eyes Only (from For Your Eyes Only) (Sheena Easton) * Glory of Love (Theme from The Karate Kid Part II) (Peter Cetera) * The Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Mel Carter) * How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (from Best Friends) (Patti Austin and James Ingram) * (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams) * I Swear (John Michael Montgomery) * Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) (Melissa Manchester) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * I'll Stand by You (The Pretenders) * I'm Not In Love (10cc) * It Might Be You (Theme from Tootsie) (Stephen Bishop) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Just You 'n' Me (Chicago) * Laura (Standard) * Look What You've Done to Me (Boz Scaggs) * Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Standard) * A Love Song (Anne Murray).

SKU: HL.581260

ISBN 9780876392256. UPC: 196288077046. 9.0x12.0x0.199 inches.

Learn the ukulele! Berklee Basic Ukulele is an easy-to-follow, funintroduction to the ukulele--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 noprior reading experience. You will then learn a variety techniques for playing melodies, strumming chords, and accompanying yourself singing, with many tunes in a diversity of styles as examples. You will learn various rhythms and strum patterns, starting from very basic strumming and then slowly incorporating more complex right hand techniques, and learn to strum along with your favorite (ororiginal) songs. Each chord, strum pattern, and concept is coupled with exercises and songs to give you ample opportunities to absorb the material, with demonstration and play-along audio tracks. Includes: â?¢ How to hold the ukulele, play with healthy hand/body position, and produce a good tone. â?¢ The notes of the ukulele fingerboard. â?¢ The basics of music theory, which you will then use to help learn songs and develop an overall intuitive sense for how to play the ukulele. â?¢ Essential chords and chord strumming patterns for different styles. â?¢ Melodies and chordal accompaniment parts to songs such as â??Aloha 'Oe,â? â??Amazing Grace,â? â??Bound for South Australia,â? â??Hi'ilawe,â? â??Hinei Ma Tov,â? â??Londondeery Air,â? â??Simple Gifts,â? â??When the Saints Go Marching In,â? â??Will the Circle Be Unbroken?,â? and others!

SKU: AP.45152

ISBN 9781470632847. UPC: 038081516318. English.

For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Ukulele format provides melody, chords, and lyrics for easy strum and sing performance---plus suggested strum patterns and TAB for any integral hook parts. This Classic Rock edition features songs spanning three decades from such artists as Chicago, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and many more! Titles: 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * Baby It's You (Smith) * Behind Blue Eyes (The Who) * Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) * Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band) * The Chain (Fleetwood Mac) * The Circle Game (Joni Mitchell) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen) * Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Chicago) * Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac) * Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin) * Hit Me with Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar) * Hold the Line (Toto) * Hold Your Head Up (Argent) * I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * Let's Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones) * The Letter (The Box Tops) * Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs) * Life in the Fast Lane (The Eagles) * Light My Fire (The Doors) * Lola (The Kinks) * Marrakesh Express (Crosby, Stills and Nash) * Only Women Bleed (Alice Cooper) * Open Arms (Journey) * Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) * Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) * Pinball Wizard (The Who) * Riders on the Storm (The Doors) * Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * She's Not There (The Zombies) * Space Oddity (David Bowie) * Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum) * Stairway to Hea.