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Learning Ukulele Strums - A Recipe for Success
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A strum is the execution of a rhythmic pattern - in a specific style at tempo.
Learning Strums, A Receipe for Success covers how to go about learning the various rhythmic patterns that are strums.
Strumming requires a specific set of skills. They are: 1) Memorization of chords 2) The ability to switch chords smoothly and 3) The ability to choose and execute a suitable rhythmic strum.
This series of lesson's focus is on the execution.
Six Essential Scales for Ukulele
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The six essential scale are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian.
There are two scales that can be the memorized and all other essential scales referenced from these two. These two scales are the Major and Natural Minor scales. The Major and Natural Minor scales are traditional scales and common scales in all forms of contemporary music. This lesson explores the Major and Natural Minor scales and their derivations.
From these two scales the Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydiand and Dorian scale can be created.
Core Chords - Creating the Big Six from F7, 1st Voicing
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Taking a movable F7 chord, you can derive each of the 'big six' essential chords. 7, maj7, m7, m7b5, dim7, and aug7.
Featured Books 
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning
Beyond knowing the names of the open strings most ukulele players find it hard to learn the whole fingerboard.
If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the ukulele fingerboard. Then "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard" is your answer. "Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning" has a step by step approach to finally mastering the ukulele fingerboard. FREE download.
The Blues Scale
Learn to play the Blues scale on ukulele. Available in "C" Tuning. Scale diagrams in the QuickStart format and chords chart for all keys. This book is a FREE download.
Ukulele Chords
NEW This small (1/2 size) chord book is a great little book to carry with you. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. From these two chord categories a variety of songs and styles can be played.
A Guide to Ukulele Chords
This book is designed as a guide to ukulele (pronounced “oo-koo-lele”) chords. Covering basic ukulele chords that ALL uke players MUST know, movable chord forms, rock uke chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and an introduction to 4-part “jazz” chords and more...
Ukulele For Guitar Players
Ukulele for Guitar Players is a guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar played to the ukulele.
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z
Covers the key of C major and C minor, including a detailed accompanying text explaining the principles behind each progression and the chord substutitions.
Exploring "Jazz" Chords on Ukulele
Exploring "Jazz" Chords takes the core chords from A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele and shows their use over a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire.
A Guide to Advanced Chords for Ukulele
If your goal is to expand your chord vocabulary, The Advanced Guide to Ukelele Chords Series is your answer. Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords. A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords Volume I provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
The Advanced Guide to Guitar Chords
Commonly referred to as "jazz" chords this provides detailed information on voicing 4-part chords.
Harmonic Analysis For Scale Selection And Chord Substitution
Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution.
Ukulele - Reading Music Series
Reading Music in Open Position, Single Note Studies- Primer. Reading music is not as hard as one might think. It may be new and unfamiliar to you but is not hard when you have a proper plan of attack.
Featured Song/TAB
Blue Bossa
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Blue Bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972). It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961. The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard.
Includes: Play-along Lead Sheet, Ukulele TAB of Melody, Melody and Chord Ukulele rrangement, example chords and scales for accompanment and improv.
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A Guide to Advanced Ukulele Chords - Volume I A highly organized and efficient approach to the mysterious subject of advanced chords. | AGCUKE1 |
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele A to Z 26 blues progression in C and G tuning, progressing from basic to advanced jazz progression, with chord grids and substutitions explained. | AGCPB1UKE |
A Guide to Ukulele Chords for Lefties Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. Plus, an introduction to movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, jazz chords and more. FOR LEFTIES. |  BC1UKE-L |
A Guide to Ukulele Chords, 2nd Edition A Guide to Ukulele Chords, Second Edition is designed as a guide to ukulele chords. Covering the basic ukulele chords that ALL ukulele players SHOULD know. A Guide to Ukulele Chords covers movable chord forms, rock chords, how to transpose chords, learning the ukulele fingerboard and includes an introduction to 4-part, a.k.a jazz chords and more... |  BC1UKE2 |
Learn a variety of strums and rhythmic patterns in wide range of musical styles. One of the first skills a ukulele player learns is the art and craft of strumming, playing rhythm. This refers to an accompaniment technique suitable for the singer, singer - songwriter or someone who plays a support role for another instrument. |  UKESTRUM1 |
Daily Practice Material for the Contemporary Ukulele Scales, intervals and sequences for daily practice for ukulele. |  PMG1UKE |
Easy Pop Melodies - 2nd Edition Hal Leonard Pop Melody Supplements are the unique books that supplement any guitar method books 1, 2 or 3. The play-along CD features guitar on the left channel and the full rhythm section on the right. Each book is filled with great pop songs that students are eager to play! |  HAL00697268 |
Even More Easy Pop Melodies - An excellent pop supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, or any guitar method book 3. Includes 20 songs. |  HAL00697270 |
Exploring Jazz Chords on Ukulele Exploring jazz chords using a variety of common chord progressions based on songs from the standard jazz repertoire. | AGCUKE1STD |
Harmonic Analysis for Scale Selection and Chord Substitution Understanding of the functional sequence of chords. This is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. | RMA1 |
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning If your goal is to finally learn the names of the notes on the ukulele fingerboard. Then Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard is your answer. Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - C Tuning, has a step by step approach to finally mastering the ukulele fingerboard. | ULUNN-C |
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - D Tuning Learning the ukulele fingerboard will finally get the names of the pesky notes under control. |  ULUNN-D |
Learning the Ukulele Fingerboard - G Tuning Learning the ukulele fingerboard will finally get the names of the pesky notes under control. |  ULUNN-G |
More Easy Pop Melodies – 2nd Edition A unique pop supplement to any guitar method book 2. Cross-referenced with Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 2 pages for easy student and teacher use. 18 songs, including: All Shook Up • Jailhouse Rock • Ticket to Ride • King of Pain • and more. |  HAL00697269 |
QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele - Triads C Tuning Major, minor, diminished and augmented arpeggio fingers for C tuned Ukuleles. All material is covered in every key |  QSUAT-C |
QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele - Triads G Tuning Major, minor, diminished and augmented arpeggio fingers for G tuned Ukuleles. All material is covered in every key |  QSUAT-G |
QuickStart Arpeggio Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Major Triad Major Triad arpeggio fingers for C tuned Ukuleles. All material is covered in every key |  QSUAT-C-MAJOR |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Aeolian Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Aeolian (Natural Minor) scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-AEOLIAN |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Blues Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Blues scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-BLUES |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Diminished Scale Diminished scale fingering solutions starting from any finger, in all keys. |  QS1UKES-DIMINISHED |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Dorian Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Dorian scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-DORIAN |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Ionian Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Ionian (Major) scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-IONIAN |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Mixolydian Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Mixolydian (Dominant) scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-MIXOLYDIAN |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - Pentatonic Scale One octave scale fingering solutions covering strings four and three using any finger. Pentatonic (Major Pentatonic) scale chords are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-PENTATONIC |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, C Tuning - WholeTone Scale Whole Tone scale fingering solutions starting from any finger, in all keys. |  QS1UKES-WHOLETONE |
QuickStart Scale Fingerings for Ukulele, Volume I, C Tuning Six essential scales for C tuned ukuleles. Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES |
QuickStartScale Fingerings for Tenor and Baritone Ukulele, Volume I, G Tuning Six essential scales for G tuned ukuleles. Blues, Pentatonic, Dorian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Ionian scales are covered in all keys. |  QS1UKES-G |
Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering Learn the six fingering principles to navigating the ukulele fingerboard. |  6SUF |
The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I Volume I features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions using the chords from The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords. |  AGCPUKE1 |
Strum a different song every day with easy arrangements of 365 of your favorite songs in one big songbook! The Daily Ukulele features ukulele arrangements that feature melody, lyrics and uke chord grids and are in ukulele-friendly keys that are particularly suited for groups of one to one hundred to play and sing. |  HAL00240356 |
Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. Movable chords are covered in every key. | BC1UKE-C |
A guide to transferring the accumulated experience and knowledge gained as a guitar player to the ukulele. | UKEGTR |
Ukulele- Reading Music Series - Primer Learn to read single note melodies in the first/open position. It is a lot easier than you might think with this step-by-step easy to use approach. Tunings: C with low or high G - (GCEA or gCEA). | UKEREAD1 |
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